Seven Laws of Presentation

The Seven Laws of Presentation

• Audiences sleep!
• Repetition is death!
• Feelings are a poor indicator of how you are doing!
• The job is to get them to want more of what you've got!
• When you're on, you're in charge!
• There is always a message!
• Passion is mandatory!

Soft Skills

6 soft skills for every professional

i. Interpersonal skills

ii. Team spirit

iii. Social grace

iv. Business etiquette

v. Negotiation skills

vi. Behavioural traits such as attitude, motivation and time management

Do you have these? If your answer is yes, good for you.

But if your answer is no, then you know it is time to approach either a training organisation or a training consultant.

If you dont have them acquire them and be your own trainer!

While organisations are definitely investing in augmenting their staff's people skills, here are some inputs for professionals and students who would like to initiate the process themselves:

i. Be a part of team activities

ii. Ask family members or close friends to write down your best and worst traits.

iii. How well do you manage your time?

iv. Introspect on how you react to feedback.

v. How good are you at critiquing?

vi. Live consciously

Soft skills on your CV

Soft Skills in your Resume

Examples of soft skills that you could integrate in your resume

• problem solving
• communication team player skills
• conflict management
• interpersonal skills
• planning and organization
• leadership and motivation skills
• initiative

Employers are realising how a candidate's soft skills can help them determine which potential employee should be offered the job. When you are short listed and there are two or three remaining candidates, your soft skills can give you that extra push that will win you the race.

Most job candidates do not emphasise their job skills nearly enough. Communication, team leadership and planning are all transferable skills and very useful to the candidates who are changing careers. Most job adverts specify 'soft skills' in their requirements.

When writing your resume for a specific job, include the soft skills required in the job description and design your other work accomplishments around them.

When marketing your soft skills, be sure to identify the specific soft skills the employer is requesting then build your resume around them. For example, when you begin describing your soft skills ask yourself questions like this, 'What are my specific problem solving skills? How do I use problem solving on the job? Why is problem solving important in my job?'