1. Soft Skills
Anthony Stewart

2. Soft Skill
What is a soft skill? Soft skills are people skills like self respect, work ethic, emotional intelligence and social skills.
Cite: Paragraph 6 lines 1-3 of Why Soft Skills Matter : Making Sure Your Hard Skills Shine

3. Communication
Why is communication an important soft skill for a workplace environment?
What are three examples of how communication can be practiced in the workplace?
What is communication?
Communication is the giving and receiving of information ideas, and opinions of those around us
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Communication is an important skill for the workplace environment because you have to know how and when to share your ideas or concerns.
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Cite: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success : Communication

4. Attitude and Enthusiasm
Why are attitude and enthusiasm important soft skills for a workplace environment?
What are three examples of how attitude and enthusiasm can be practiced in the workplace?
What are attitude and enthusiasm?
Attitude is how you look at something and how you act, and enthusiasm is seeming upbeat about the tasks at hand.
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Cite: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success : Enthusiasm and Attitude
Employers would rather provide job skills and training to enthusiastic but inexperienced workers than hire someone with perfect qualifications but a less than positive attitude.
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Go above and beyond to help people.
Show up on time.
Show interest in his or her job.
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5. Teamwork
What is teamwork?
What are three examples of how teamwork can be practiced in the workplace?
Teamwork is being able to work with people effectively and understanding each other as a unit.
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Cite: Skills to Pay the Bills : Teamwork
Why is teamwork an important soft skill for a workplace environment?
Working cooperatively
Communicating
Healthy respect for different opinions, customs, and individual preferences.
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You have to be able to work with your fellow employees to get things done.
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6. Networking What is networking?
Why is networking an important soft skill in the workplace environment?
What is networking?
Interacting with people
Cite: Mastering Soft Skills For Workplace Success : Networking
Because working involves interaction between people, and networking is usually how you find jobs
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What are three examples of how networking can be practiced in the workplace?
Take initiative
Overcome fear
Informational interview
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7. Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
What are three examples of how problem solving and critical thinking can be practiced in the workplace?
What are problem-solving and critical thinking?
Why are problem solving and critical thinking important soft skills for a workplace environment?
The ability to use knowledge, facts, and data to effectively solve problems.
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Cite: Skills to Pay the Bills : Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
Employers want employees who can work through problems on their own or as an effective member of a team.
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Noticing difference between criticism, praise, and
feedback
Reacting appropriately
Think it through

8. Professionalism What is professionalism?
Why is professionalism an important soft skill in the workplace?
Communicating effectively and appropriately and always finding a way to be productive.
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Cite: Skills to Pay the Bills : Professionalism
A professional worker will work hard and arrive on time.
They are dressed nice and clean and speak clearly.
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What are three examples of how professionalism can be practiced in the workplace?
Work hard
Manage time effectively
Take responsibility for their own behavior
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9. Social Media
Give examples of how social media can be beneficial and detrimental to the workplace environment.
What are the benefits and detriments of social media in the workplace?
Benefits: Social Skills, Independence and Self Expression, Educational Development
Detriments: Bullying, Disclosure, and Sharing Personal Information
Cite: A word about social networking
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Check the Facebook of who you’re hiring.
It can be distracting to the employees
Explain
Social media helps people develop their communication skills by doing it online and not in person some people are shy and don’t like to talk.