Soft Skills

“ The Need of the hour for

Engineers”

By
Sadhish Prabhu.S
Senior Lecturer/ECE
Sethu Institute of Technology
 What is soft skill?

Soft skill is the ability required and expected

from persons for finding a suitable job, its
maintenance and promotion

IQ (Intelligence Quotient)

EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)

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 Major areas

Communication
Working in team
Presentation
Email Etiquette
Tips for success

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 Communication

Effective communication is the hallmark of

one’s education

The ability to speak fluently using the right

word in the right order is an good
communication

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 Need for communication
Have you been facing problems in
interviews?
Do you fear to deliver any speech?
Do you hesitate to speak in a gathering?
Do you have problems explaining your
views to others?
Do others disagree with you even though
you are right?
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 Types of communication

Verbal
Non Verbal

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 Working in team

People of either gender, different age

groups, qualification, status & skills work
as a team with a common objective of
accomplishing the task

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 Stages in a team

Forming
Storming
Norming

Performing

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 Recipe For Successful Team
Commitment to shared goals and objectives

Clearly define roles and responsibilities

Use best skills of each
Allows each to develop in all areas

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 Recipe For Successful Team
Effective systems and processes
Clear communication
Beneficial team behaviors; well-defined
decision procedures and ground rules
Balanced participation
Awareness of the group process
Good personal relationships

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 Presentation
Presentation skills include planning,
preparation & delivery of the message

Making a formal speech is one form of

presentation

Appropriate voice will make the

presentation effective and interesting
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 Presentation
Look at the eyes of audience & speak in a natural,
conversational voice

Ask for feed back from your audience about your

presentation & change accordingly

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 Etiquette
• Etiquette – is defined as:
“The conduct or procedure required by good
breeding or prescribed by authority to be
observed in social or official life

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 Email
Etiquette
Be short and to the point when sending email
Be sure to read the entire message before
responding
Be cautious when using Reply to All to respond
Be judicious with the use of attachments
Use the bcc field for personal distribution lists of
clientele to protect address lists

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 Tips for success
We must respect the views & sentiments
of others
Always learn new things
Accept responsibility for your self & your
actions
 Look at problems & challenges
 Be grateful always
 Love your self
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 THANK YOU

sadhishprabhu@aol.in

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