1. Social Skills

2. Introduction When you possess Social Skills you have the skills that are used in relating to others.

3. Write the answer on a blank sheet of paper that I will give you. 1. If I asked you what are the skills that you have to possess to hold a job, what would you say? 2. What skills seem to be the most important when working with other people, especially adults?

4. Write the answer on your paper 1. Tell me, what is the difference between a skill and a technique? This is a hard question, so think about the meaning of being skilled at something.

5. Can people begin by being skilled or do they have to go through some training or experience before they can be skilled? Would you want to go to a surgeonwho has learned a technique for surgery or would you want to go to a surgeon who has used the technique over and over and over and is now “skilled” in the use of that technique?

6. In order to develop a skill, you have to learn how to do something and then you have to do it. Learning something is not the same as being able to do it. You can become skilled at something only by doing it over and over. It is a lot like playing football or the piano or anything that you learn how to do well. When we are talking about social skills, we are talking about a certain set of information and skills that are necessary for you to succeed in life.

7. If I could teach you these skills, what would it be worth to you to learn to do them well? The fact is, it would be worth a great deal to you.

8. Also, you will want to notice that not everyone has these skills and that is because of one or more of three reasons: 1.They have not been taught the techniques, or 2. They have not used them enough to be good at them, or 3.They are too lazy to care about them.

9. Now you decide! Do you want to fall in one of these groups or do you want to learn them and do them until you are really good at them? Believe me, social skills are crucial to your success.

10. Write the answer on your paper! 1. What are the most important social skills you can think of? 2What is important when meeting new people? Did you know that when you meet new people the most important thing is what you do with your body?

11. Body Language