Social Skills Training

Social Skills Course Overview:

This course will help you learn and understand the social skills necessary to build healthy relationships, communicate effectively, and navigate challenging situations. Through a mix of lectures, discussions, and exercises, you will explore topics such as emotional intelligence, active listening, assertiveness, and dealing with difficult people. By the end of the course, you will have developed practical tools to help you communicate confidently and manage social interactions skillfully.

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Learning Objectives:

– Understand the importance of social skills in building healthy relationships and achieving personal and professional success

– Explore the concept of emotional intelligence and its role in effective communication

– Learn active listening techniques to improve your ability to understand and respond to others

– Practice assertiveness skills to communicate confidently and set boundaries in relationships

– Learn how to deal with difficult people and manage challenging situations

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Course Outline:

Module 1: Introduction to Social Skills

– What are social skills?

– The importance of social skills in personal and professional success

– The link between social skills and emotional intelligence

Module 2: Listening Skills

– Active listening techniques

– Practice active listening through exercises and role-plays

Module 3: Assertiveness Skills

– What is assertiveness?

– The difference between assertiveness, aggressiveness, and passivity

– Exercise: Assertiveness self-assessment quiz

– Assertiveness techniques and strategies

– Practice assertiveness through exercises and role-plays

Module 4: Dealing with Difficult People

– Identifying difficult behavior

– The impact of difficult behavior on relationships

– Strategies for dealing with difficult people

– Practice dealing with difficult people through exercises and role-plays

Module 5: Challenging Situations

– Recognizing and managing challenging situations

– Exercise: Challenging situation scenario planning

– Practice handling challenging situations through exercises and role-plays”

Module 6: Conclusion

– Review of key course concepts

– Setting personal goals for continued skill development

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Reviews:

★★★★★ “This course was really eye-opening for me. I never realized how important social skills are in every area of life! I’m definitely going to work on improving my emotional intelligence and communication skills.” – Laura N.

★★★★★ “I found this course to be very helpful. It provided a lot of practical tools that I can use in my everyday interactions with others. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their social skills.” – Beatrice O.

★★★★ “This course was very informative and helpful. I enjoyed the mix of lectures, discussions, and exercises. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their social skills.” – Steve G.