What is language? As North Americans living in the early 21st century‚ we have been educated about language from the time we entered school. But much of what we learn about language in schools belongs more to a folk model than to an analytic model of language. Here are several pervasive aspects of our folk model of language. Language is a communication system. It is true that we use language to communicate with others. However‚ language is much more than a communication system. The most recent
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INTERPERSONAL SKILLS Interpersonal skills are the skills that a person uses to interact with other people. Interpersonal skills are sometimes also referred to as people skills or communication skills. Interpersonal skills involve using skills such as active listening and tone of voice‚ they include delegation and leadership. It is how well you communicate with someone and how well you behave or carry yourself. Also they help people further their careers. Interpersonal skills refer to mental and
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All communication has two aspects: receptive language and expressive language. Receptive language is what we hear and understand. Expressive language is what we say to others. These two facets of language are very different but equally important. Receptive language is the ability to listen and understand language. Expressive language is the ability to communicate with others using language. We need both receptive and expressive language abilities‚ and both begin to develop at birth and experts say
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through effectively FLEXIBILITY 9 Adapt successfully to changing situations & environments TIME MANAGEMENT 10 Manage time effectively‚ prioritising tasks and able to work to deadlines. Other skills that were also seen as important GLOBAL SKILLS Able to speak and understand other languages. Appreciation of other cultures. See Study and work placements outside the UK Working Abroad NEGOTIATING & PERSUADING Able to influence and convince others‚ to discuss and reach agreement. LEADERSHIP
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Speaking a second language: A skill everyone should master Habla espanol? Most English speaking people today have no idea what I just said. Speaking a second language is a skill that most do not have but should possess. A person who masters a second language definitely gains an advantage over someone who only speaks one language. Everyone should learn to speak a second language because it benefits our lives in so many ways ranging from economic to educational and even socially. There are
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both types of skills- the hard skills and the soft skills. Hard skills are important and you should never undermine them. They are your bread and butter skills. For example‚ a tourist guide has to know the technical aspects of his job like showing his tourists the right places in a proper sequence with authentic commentary on them‚ the legalities of his job‚ the safety aspect of his tourists etc‚ yet‚ he will be more in demand and earn more if he also has the necessary soft skills for the job like
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INTERVIEW SKILLS What is an Interview? An interview is a face-to-face meeting‚ especially for the purpose of obtaining a statement for assessing the qualities of a candidate. It further‚ indicates a physical meeting of people with two possible objectives: * To obtain a statement or opinion – as is done when film stars are interviewed to get their views on any particular role‚ or when the prime minister is interviewed to get statement on the result of his discussion with another political leader
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FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS 1 Elucidate on how to write a business letter (2 marks)‚ and include principles of writing letters (2 marks)‚ structure of a business letter (4 marks)‚ and types of a business letter (2 marks). Answer : Writing a business letter : Know the format. Whatever the content of your letter‚ there are a few business standards to follow regarding the way it looks. Business letters should be typed and composed in a common font such as Arial or Times New Roman. Include
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Negotiating Skills To provide you with the skills to plan & implement successful negotiation At the end of the course you will appreciate how to: • Establish objectives to be achieved by negotiation. • Identify a range of outcomes from the desired ideal to the ultimate acceptable fall back position. • Use interpersonal skills to influence others in both informal and formal situations to achieve your objectives. Negotiating Skills • Act assertively to achieve objectives • Reduce resistance
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Negotiation Skills Introduction Everybody negotiate in his or hers personal and professional lives and it is an important part of the competitive modern life. Negotiations can occur over dealing with people‚ business contracts‚ official matters‚ service‚ buying products and relationships. As James Poon (1998‚ p. 41) expressed that negotiation is a basic human activity. The world is like a giant negotiating table that person can negotiate many different things in different situation. Definitions
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