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Interpersonal Skills

Intentions

Motivations

Desire

Empower

Developing skills for successful


interaction

Diversity

Intentions

Motivations

Developing skills for


successful
interaction

Desire

Empower

Diversity

No matter how hard you work


or how many brilliant ideas
you may have, if you cant
connect with the people who
work
around
you,
your
professional life will suffer.

Interpersonal Skills

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What are
Interpersonal Skills

Developing skills for


successful
interaction

Interpersonal Skills help


us
understand
the
intentions, motivations and
desires of other people.
The allow us to work
effectively with others.

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Why Interpersonal Skills are


Important?

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--Relationship Skills
--Problem Solving
--Life Skills
--Empathy &
Understanding
--Social Skills
--Emotional Literacy

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Interpersonal
Relationships
Affiliations

Social
Association

Between two or more


people
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Connections

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Six success elements in


Relationships

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It takes a combination of
1.
Self-awareness,
2.
Self confidence,
3.
Positive personal impact,
4.
Outstanding performance,
5.
Communication skills and
6.
Interpersonal competence
to succeed in your career
and life.

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Do you know
how other
peoples see
you?

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When you leave a


meeting or end a
conversation,
what
impression do you
leave behind?

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Create
Positive
Personal
Impact

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Interpersonal
Communication
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Interpersonal
Communication
Interpersonal communication
mean the ability to relate to
people in written as well as
verbal communication. This
type of communication can
occur in both a one-on-one
and a group setting. This also
means being able to handle
different people in different
situations, and making people
feel at ease.

Interpersonal Skills

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Communication
Styles

There are four styles of


communication:

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1.
2.
3.
4.

Passive
Aggressive
Passive-aggressive
Assertive

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Passive communication
involves the inability or
unwillingness to express
thoughts and feelings.

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The
aggressive
communication
involves
overreaction, blaming and
criticizing

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Passive-aggressive
is
a
combination of the first two
styles
they
avoid
confrontations (passive), but
will be manipulative to get
what they want (aggressive).
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Assertive behavior involves


standing up for oneself.

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Many causes of
conflict arise due to
miscommunication.
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Once you understand


your
own
communication
style
pitfalls,
you
can
correct
them
and
communicate
more
effectively.

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Remember
Aggression
breeds
Aggression!

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What is
Conflict?

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What is Conflict?

Conflict
through
involved
their
interests

is a disagreement
which the parties
perceive a threat to
needs,
well-being,
or concerns.

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Conflict Resolution
Conflict resolution involves
identifying areas of agreement
and areas of compromise so
that
a
solution
to
the
disagreement
or
conflict
occurs.
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How do I
handle/prev
ent/reduce
conflicts?

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5 Ways to Resolve
Conflict

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Running away
Being obliging to the
other party
Defeating the other party
Winning a little/ losing a
little
Co-operating

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Resolving
conflict is an
art of
Communicatio
Use
n
Interpersonal
Communicatio
n skills

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Do the hard jobs first. The


easy jobs will take care of
themselves.
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Thank You
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