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NPTEL

Soft Skill Development

NPTEL and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur via YouTube

Overview

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PRE-REQUISITES: Basic knowledge in communication and a good understanding of English.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: For anyone keen to improve their soft skills.

INDUSTRIES APPLICABLE TO: All industries where soft skills are important will recognize the relevance of this course.

COURSE OUTLINE: While hard skills teach us what to do, soft skills tell us how to apply our hard skills in a social environment. The focus of the course is to develop a wide variety of soft skills starting from communication, to working in different environments, developing emotional sensitivity, learning creative and critical decision making, developing awareness of how to work with and negotiate with people and resolving stress and conflict in ourselves and others. The uniqueness of the course lies in how a wide range of relevant issues are raised, relevant skills discussed and tips for integration provided in order to make us effective in the workplace and social environments. The key areas addressed are conversation skills, group skills, persuasion skills, presentation skills, critical and creative thinking, emotional skills,
positive thinking and vocational skills.

Syllabus

Lecture 1: Understanding the Communicative Environment – I.
Lecture 2: Understanding the Communicative Environment – II.
Lecture 3: What to listen for and why.
Lecture 4: When to speak and how.
Lecture 5: Staring and Sustaining a Conversation.
Lecture 06: What to Present and How Part I.
Lecture 07: What to Present and How Part II.
Lecture 08: Multimedia Presentation : Understanding the Basics.
Lecture 09: Communication Styles.
Lecture 10: Speaking in Groups.
Lecture 11: The World of Visual Culture I.
Lecture 12: Visual Perception.
Lecture 13: The Aural : Its relevance and Impact.
Lecture 14: The Body and the Way It Communicates.
Lecture 15: The Face, Its Expressions and What It Says.
Lecture 16: Building Relationships.
Lecture 17: Understanding Group Dynamics - I.
Lecture 18: Understanding Group Dynamics - II.
Lecture 19: Groups, Conflicts and their Resolution.
Lecture 20: Social Network, Media and Extending Our Identity.
Lecture 21: How Emotionally Mature Are You.
Lecture 22: Improving Your Emotional Intelligence.
Lecture 23: Empathy.
Lecture 24: Intrapersonal Communication.
Lecture 25: Change Tolerance.
Lecture 26: Creativity : What Does It Mean.
Lecture 27: Creativity : A Detailed Exploration.
Lecture 28: Creativity : Activities Applied.
Lecture 29: Creativity at Workplace.
Lecture 30 : Creativity, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving.
Lecture 31: Motivating Oneself.
Lecture 32: The Art of Persuasion - I.
Lecture 33: The Art of Persuasion - II.
Lecture 34: From Persuasion to Negotiation.
Lecture 35: Leadership and Motivating Others.
Lectire 36 : Managing Time.
Lecture 37 : Managing Stress.
Lecture 38 : Resilience.
Lecture 39 : Work - Life Balance.
Lecture 40 : Applying Soft Skills to Workplace.

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4.5 rating, based on 26 Class Central reviews

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  • thank you... it is very useful.A soft skill is a personal attribute that supports situational awareness and enhances an individual's ability to get a job done. The term soft skills is often used as a synonym for people skills or emotional intelligence.
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    NIKHIL HARIKUMAR
    The Soft Skills course offered by NPTEL is a comprehensive and insightful introduction to the essential non-technical skills that are crucial for success in today's competitive world. The course covers a wide range of topics, including communication…
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    Jalal Jehangir
    This soft skills course exceeded expectations! Comprehensive content, engaging exercises, and real-world applications. Enhanced communication, teamwork, and adaptability. A valuable investment for personal and professional development. Highly recommended for skill refinement.
    Exceptional soft skills course! In-depth modules, interactive activities, and real-world applications. Significantly improved my communication, teamwork, and adaptability. A transformative experience for personal and professional growth. Strongly recommended for anyone aiming to elevate their skill set.
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    Christy Emmanuel
    The course is good & informative with variety of topics covered in it but the speakers are sounded very boring and there is no energy and enthusiasm levels in them. It could have made more interactive and interesting for the listeners.
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    MAALAN
    It's been great learning also v very useful to my career also still management the stress how to be a leader how to motivate others all the concepts while learning during the course quite good to learn
  • Shobita Gaira
    It is a good course that includes the bacis of communication body language how to present the yourself in front of a group.

    It also deals with the social media and mass media communication and tells how one should present a slide show or a presentation.

    In the end it also suggests the reference books for further knowledge and information.
  • Rakshita
    Good soft skill and it was very important how to behave and how to listen to something and to behave is very important in life so this course is very helpful
  • Reshma.S
    It's very use for our career nd I know new things it's very nice Teaching is very good.learn new things and I will learn in my flexible time.
  • Sultanur Saurav
    Nice content i like it it will more improve my skills nice content thank you so much its my pleasure to watch all video
  • Puja
    It's a very good platform to improve communication skills it's very usefull for beginners and advanced people
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    Pooja Kandalkar
    Good course. So I understand more things in soft skill. The soft skill most important in the interview
  • Prajakta Deo
    The course helped me to achieve an in depth overview of importance of soft skills in today's era. As a budding dentist, I feel the tutoring material will definitely help me to move smoothly and successfully through the thick and thin of my future practice.
    The course has not only helped me gain more confidence over my interpersonal skills in the professional domain, but it has also helped me secure a firm hold over the way I interact with people and situations in any field.
    I found the material provided truly useful for me in more than one way.
  • Kaveri Anil Shelke
    From the soft skill lectures I got to learn many things. This is really very helpful. Lectures were very really informative. The way of teaching and explaining the things was really very nice. I really learned many important skills from the sessions.

  • Narasimha Rao Thota
    Soft Skills is a term often associated with a person’s EQ which is Emotional Quotient, the cluster of personality traits, social graces, communication, language, personal habits, interpersonal skills, managing people, leadership, etc. Soft Skills ar…
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    Aditya Mondal
    Objective. To describe and assess a course review process designed to enhance course quality. Design. A course review process led by the curriculum and assessment committees was designed for all required courses in the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) p…
  • MOHD SHAHBAZ IDRISI
    The course is very efficient for college students so i personally suggest everyone to join this communication skills course to improve your communication skills
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    RK VK
    It's good and well explained, the presentation from the experienced faculties were very good, Each topics were explained in details
  • Swarashtra Srivastava
    Nice course with lots of learning insights. Thank you so much all mentors for all the guidance and support.
  • RAHUL VOHRA
    An absolutely wonderful course on communication skills. Its a course every professional should take as it teaches the very basics of communication that we all should incorporate and practice everyday.
  • Dipali Dharmaraj Jadhav
    Excellent learning, i appreciate it. It was good for features education and our daily life. It's halp for any job opportunities. And it's very good for features.

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