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What are social skills? Why they are useful?

Developing social skills is about being aware of how we communicate with others

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Question added by Ghada Eweda , Medical sales hospital representative , Pfizer pharmaceutical Plc.
Date Posted: 2016/03/15
Rami Abbas
by Rami Abbas , Sales Manager , Al Houda Contracting and Real Estate Development

Mostly are communication skills and how to get to know people and act in the right manners with them in order to gain their acceptance.They are very useful in every aspect of life and business in general. it makes life easier in general.

Ghada Eweda
by Ghada Eweda , Medical sales hospital representative , Pfizer pharmaceutical Plc.

Social skills are the skills we use to communicate and interact with each other, both verbally and non-verbally, through gestures, body language and our personal appearance.

Human beings are sociable creatures and we have developed many ways to communicate our messages, thoughts and feelings with others.

What is said is influenced by both verbal language and the way we use it - tone of voice, volume of speech and the words we choose - as well as by more subtle messages such as body language, gestures and other non-verbal communication methods.

The fact that some people are better 'social interactors' than others has led to detailed investigations into the nature and function of interpersonal interaction.

Developing social skills is about being aware of how we communicate with others, the messages we send and how methods of communication can be improved to make the way we communicate more efficient and effective.

There are distinct advantages to having well developed social skills.

Here are five:

1. More and Better Relationships

Identifying well with individuals leads to more relationships and, at times, friendships.

By developing your social skills you become more charismatic, a desirable trait . People are more interested in charismatic people as charismatic people are (or at least appear to be) more interested in them.

Most people know you cannot advance far in life without strong interpersonal relationships. Focusing on relationships will help you get a job, get promoted and make new friends. Well honed social skills can increase your happiness and satisfaction and give you a better outlook on life.

More relationships can also help to reduce the negative effects of stress and boost your self-esteem.

2. Better Communication

Relating with people and being able to work in large groups naturally develops one's communication skills.

After all, you can not have great social skills without good communication skills and being able to convey one's thoughts and ideas may be the single most important skill that you can develop in life..

3. Greater Efficiency

If you are good with people, you can more easily avoid being with the people you do not like as much as others.

Some people dread social interactions because they do not wish to spend time with individuals who do not have similar interests and viewpoints. It is a lot easier to attend a meeting at work or a party in your personal life if you know at least some of the people who will be there.

If you are in a social situation and do not want to spend time with 'John' because you don't like him or he cannot help you with a particular issue, a good set of social skills will allow you to politely convey that you need to spend time with other people at the get together.

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4. Advancing Career Prospects

Most worthwhile jobs have a 'people component' and the most lucrative positions often involve a large amount of time spent interacting with employees, media and colleagues.

It is rare that an individual can remain isolated in their office and still excel in their job. Most organisations are looking for individuals with a particular, tactical, skill set: the ability to work well in a team and to influence and motivate people to get things done.

5. Increased Overall Happiness

Getting along and understanding people will help to open many personal and career-related doors.

Having the confidence to start a conversation at a work-related conference may lead to a new job offer with a higher salary. A smile and 'hello' in a social situation may lead to a friendship being formed.

TARIG BABIKER AL AMIN
by TARIG BABIKER AL AMIN , Head of Planning and Studies Unit , Sudanese Free Zones and Markets Co.

Human beings are sociable creatures and we have developed many ways to communicate our messages, thoughts and feelings with others , as above : Social skills are the skills we use to communicate and interact with each other, both verbally and non-verbally, through gestures, body language and our personal appearance

Social skills is any skill that facilitate interaction and communication with others. Social rules and relationships arise as expressed and changed in ways verbal and non-verbal. And called the process of learning some of these skills socialization. Also sometimes referred to as dealing with skills to deal with others and communication skills skills.

And can be defined as interpersonal skills are the skills to which the individual uses to communicate and interact with others. They include persuasion and listening Prospectus, authorization and leadership. The term "deal" Often in business contexts to refer to measure an individual's ability to work within business organizations through communication and social interaction skills. Interpersonal skills is how people deal with each other.

 

the benefits :

When you follow these kinds of inferences to achieve the best results usually the specialist skills enjoys a good deal with the others. Often these evaluations occur in official and unofficial circles. The presence of positive skills to deal increases the productivity of the organization since it was reducing the number of conflicts. It could be made available to communicate easily and comfortably in informal situations. People with the skills of a good deal overall control of the feelings that appear in difficult situations and respond appropriately rather than be overwhelmed with emotion. Trust behavior plays an important role in the decision to take the risk. We are dealing with a very important others, especially in the roles in which the individual is more interaction skills. This is one of the means to measure performance for careers in human resources, public relations and others.

Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi
by Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi , Shared Services Supervisor , Saudi Musheera Co. Ltd.

Wow Mashalla agree with great answer add by mrs. Dalal

 

Social skills are the skills we use to communicate and interact with each other, both verbally and non-verbally, through gestures, body language and our personal appearance.

Human beings are sociable creatures and we have developed many ways to communicate our messages, thoughts and feelings with others.

Benefits of Social Skill:

1. More Relationships

2. Great Communication Skills

3. More Efficiency

4. A Better Career

 

5. Increased Quality of Life / Happiness

Mohammad Iqbal Abubaker
by Mohammad Iqbal Abubaker , Jahaca Pty Ltd - Accounts Administrator , Jahaca Pty Ltd - Accounts Administrator

I agree with the Answer added by: Ghada Eweda  Medical sales hospital representative 1 month ago

 

Social skills are the skills we use to communicate and interact with each other, both verbally and non-verbally, through gestures, body language and our personal appearance.

 

Human beings are sociable creatures and we have developed many ways to communicate our messages, thoughts and feelings with others.

 

What is said is influenced by both verbal language and the way we use it - tone of voice, volume of speech and the words we choose - as well as by more subtle messages such as body language, gestures and other non-verbal communication methods.

 

The fact that some people are better 'social interactors' than others has led to detailed investigations into the nature and function of interpersonal interaction.

 

Developing social skills is about being aware of how we communicate with others, the messages we send and how methods of communication can be improved to make the way we communicate more efficient and effective.

 

 

 

 

 

Mushreq Abdulmajeed
by Mushreq Abdulmajeed , Senior Project Supervisor , Lagoon Spring Company

I apologize the question out of my specialist !!!

Yaqoub Alomar
by Yaqoub Alomar , Civil Engineer , Al-Zubeir municipality

The ability to make people smile/laugh genuinely. A good sense of humor can take you a long way in a social circle however the first step to that is being able to talk.

syed muhammad naeem
by syed muhammad naeem , Quality Control Officer , Pakistan Cables

Contact building works more than your technical skills most of the time.

حسين عبدالهادي الصلوي
by حسين عبدالهادي الصلوي , متدرب , المحطة الغازية توليد الطاقة الكهربائية

The social skills are what we make of the means and actions to deal with others, in the vicinity of our environment or a new environment or strange for us, and we deal with this environment with all adaptation and harmonization, within the limits of what is familiar among humans.

Social skills: there are basic skills, and there Suprematism skills, basic skills are all confined about social networking

 

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