Soft Skills Training
HOW CAN L.S.D. HELP YOU LEARN SOFT SKILLS?
L.S.D.I MEAN L.S.D. AS AN ACRONYM ONLY!!!
LLOOK
SSAY
DDO
WHAT ARE SOFT SKILLS?
How would you describe it?
SOFT SKILLS
People skills (non-technical)Personality traitsSocial gracesAbility to communicatePersonal habitsFriendliness
WHY ITS IMPORTANT?
LOOK Attire
Hygiene/Grooming
Body LanguageEye contact, gestures, posture, body movement, facial expressionSMILING, confidence
Unspoken stuff a.k.a. vibe
SAYOral/spoken communication skills Remember the 3 Vs:Verbal the words you sayVocal how you sound Visual how you look (part of L in LSD)Written communication skills
Questioning skills
Honesty
Courtesy
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, AND PRACTICE SOME MOREPress Conference Activity:
Think of something you know a lot about and be prepared to answer questions about it
Audience will serve as reporters
DOTeamwork
Self-discipline & self-confidence
Self-motivated
Flexible/adaptableDependable/good work ethic
Leadership
Organized
Manages time well
Multicultural skillsGood dining etiquette
MARSHMALLOW TOWER ACTIVITY
Directions: Divide into groups of 5 peopleEach team gets a bag of marshmallows and strawsTeam gets a total of 8 minutes to create a free-standing monumentFirst 3 minutes everyone participates
MARSHMALLOW TOWER ACTIVITY
After 3 minutes, tell the participants they cannot speakAfter 2 more minutes, tell the participants they can speak but can only use one handAfter 2 more minutes tell 2 members to step out of the group and not participateAfter 8 minutes total, they need to let go of the monumentthe highest free-standing monument WINS!!!
RECAPUse L.S.D. to remember what soft skills areLLOOK
SSAY
DDO
QUESTIONS
Do you have any questions?
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