INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Life has become a bit hard for most people due to various changes that have been happening throughout Africa. It is essential as a person to have these life skills.
Life skills are a group of empowering skills that enable people to cope with life and its challenges and transitions. There are divided into 3 categories namely mental, emotional and interpersonal skills.
Interpersonal skills, is directly related to communication skills, it entails interactions between individuals in a given community or set up to be able to fit in the community and increase your social network to your advantage. It also refers to abilities and behavior that enables individuals to build positive relationships with others.
It involves interpersonal sensitivity, that considers approachability and adaptability skills. This allows adjusting of one`s behavior and communication styles to work effectively with different personalities. If a certain individual can adapt to a given situation, he/she can also address conflicts or disagreements in a productive manner.
These skills has to do with verbal and non verbal cues. Active listening is key, this allows one to feel for others(empathy skills) and to express own feelings with also giving feedback.
Take home message
Embracing these skills allows one to be acceptable and accommodated in every society, it is key to have these skills because it creates crucial relationships that can make your life better in the long-run and it also keeps them. These relationships can grow your career and personal life.