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Soft Skills

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Soft Skills In simple words, it can be said that soft skills are nontechnical skills which relate to how you interact with other people in the workplace and in the society and how it translates into your success at the workplace or how you lead people to success.  For a definition, it can be said that soft skills refer to a set of personal attributes and social abilities that are essential for effective communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and leadership. Unlike hard skills that are specific to a particular job or industry, soft skills are transferable and can be applied in various contexts, such as the workplace, community, and personal relationships. Customer is the king because it is the customer who gives the business. A company gets business from customer satisfaction and popularity of its products. In the fast paced and interconnected world, business success can be achieved through teamwork only. That is why soft skills become the most desirable qualities in the pre...

Barriers to Communication (Unit three)

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  Barriers to Communication Communication is successful when it reaches the receiver and he is able to interpret it in the same meaning in which the sender wants him to. However, there are many barriers, which become obstacle on its way and block the process.These barriers may be divided into three categories:-     1.     Physical Barriers 2.     Psychological Barriers 3.     Linguistic Barriers 1. Physical Barriers Physical barriers belong to the hindrances, which lay beyond the mind of the sender or the receiver. They may be physical defects of our body or may exist in the out side environment e.g.  noise, physical defect, fatigue, illness, time, distance, age, sex etc. Noise.  It is evidently the biggest physical barrier to communication.  If there is too much noise in the atmosphere, we must make arrangements to zero the noise for proper communication. Physical Defect.  A  person may be deaf or may ...