Interpersonal skills, sometimes refered to as communication skills, soft skills or people skills, are the life skills we use everyday to communicate and interact with others. A list of interpersonal skills could include:
Assertiveness
Listening Skills
Stress Management
Interpersonal Communication Skills
Negotiation
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Interpersonal skills are about how we communicate with others, our confidence, our ability to listen and understand. People with strong interpersonal skills are often more successful, both professionally and in their personal lives, as good interpersonal skills allow others to perceive us as more confident and with more charisma, qualities that are often endearing.
You already have interpersonal skills. We all learn how people are likely to react to what we say, how we say it and what we do. How these actions are likely to make them, and us, feel. Those with strong interpersonal skills have learnt to identify which are the best ways of interacting with others in different situations. Interpersonal skills are easily developed, a little time and effort spent working, thinking and practicing your interpersonal skills can pay huge rewards in all aspects of your life.There a variety of skills you will need to succeed in different areas of life and SkillsYouNeed has sections covering many of these. However, the foundation for many areas of our lives are good interpersonal skills since these are relevant to ourpersonal relationships, social affairs and professional lives and are the basis on which we can develop other life skills. Unlike specialised and technical skills, interpersonal skills will be used every day and in every area
