Life skills module

Title: NEW YOU
Overall Objectives:
-To impart life skills and to make college
girls independent, confident and assertive.
Specific Objectives:
- To impart communication skills.
- To develop critical thinking and self-
management skills among the target
audience.
- To impart good decision-making skills.
- To introduce the concept of advocacy and
develop advocacy skills.
Target Audience: College girls (Age :18 to
25 years)
Socio-economic Status: LIG, MIG and HIG
Geography: Urban Areas
Duration: 2 days
Number Of Participants: 50
SKILL
MODULE
ON
LIFE
SKILLS

Day Session Session
Name
Duration Session
Objective
Details Requirements
Day 1 Session 1 Introductory
session.
2 hours
(9.30 am-11.30
pm)
-To make the
participants
aware about
each other.
-To make them
aware about the
concept and
importance of
life skills.
-Ice breaking
game
-PowerPoint
Presentation,
Discusssion
-Projector screen
-Laptop
Tea Break (11.30am-12.00pm)
Session 2 Let`s talk 1 hour
(12.00pm-
1.00pm)
-To impart
communication
and
interpersonal
skills to the
target group.
-Role play
-Activity
involving
expression.
- Chair
- Table
- Books
Lunch (1.00pm-2.00pm)
Session 3 Buddy Up 1 hour
(2.00pm-
3.00pm)
-To impart
listening skills
and improve
ability to
understand the
problem of
others.
-Trigger
Film
Discussion
-Projector
-Laptop
-Speaker
Session 4 Calling for
Persuasion
1 hour
(3.00pm-
4.00pm)
-To impart
persuasion and
networking
skills.
-Talk by a
motivational
speaker
-Mic
Recaptulation
and Feedback
30 minutes Quiz -Sheets
Day 2 Session 1 Working
Together
2 hours
(9.30am-
11.30am)
-To impart skills
helpful in team
work.
-Impart skills
required in
accessing one`s
own abilities
and how to use
them in
teamwork.
-Group
activity
-
Tea Break (11.30am-12.00pm)
Session 2 Exploring
Rational
Approaches
1 hour
(12.00pm-
1.00pm)
-To impart good
problem solving
skills.
-Role Play -
SCHEDULE

Lunch (1.00pm-2.00pm)
Session 7 Synthesizing
Information
1 hour
(2.00pm-
3.00pm)
-Impart skills
for analysing
attitude and
social norms,
beliefs affecting
them.
-Act upon a
random
situation
-
Session 8 Self-
Monitoring
1 hour
(3.00pm-
4.00pm)
-Impart skills
for increasing
personal
confidence and
taking
responsibility.
-Workshop
by a resource
person.
-Laptop
Projector
Recaptulation
and Feedback
30 min
(4.00pm-
4.30pm)
-Random checks
and
Interrogation.
-Feedback
forms will be
disturbed
-Sheets
BUDGETING:
MATERIAL AMOUNT
Projector 20,000
Laptop 35,000
Chair 500
Table 800
Books 200
Resource person 7,000
Sheets (50) 50
Mic 1,200
TOTAL 64,750

DETAILED SESSIONS
DAY 1
Session Objective: To make them aware about the concept and importance of life skills.
Duration: 2 hours
Material: Projector and laptop
Methods: Ice-breaking game, PowerPoint Presentation and discussion
Steps:
Part 1:
In groups, participants are made to play ice breaking game so that they come to know each other better
and narrow down why they have come together.
Part 2:
STEP 1: Facilitator will brainstorm the participants with the definition and importance of life skills
starting with what people have in common and their interest.
STEP 2: Facilitator will ask the participants to list all the suggestions and answers encourage those not
talking and remember there are no wrong answers.
Session 1: Introductory
Session

STEP 3: Facilitator will explain the concept of life skills and its importance through powerpoint
presentation.
STEP 4: Facilitator will ask the participants to present their discussion points.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Ice breaking games
An ice breaker is an activity, game, or event that is used to welcome and warm up the conversation
among participants in a meeting, training class, team building session.
For example: The “What Am I?” Game
-Have the participants into a circle including the facilitator. The facilitator will have a ball and can
throw to any participant, then the participant will share her strength and weakness with everyone. After
that, the ball will keep passing to other participants and the group will come up with all the strengths
and weaknesses of each other and this will help them to know each other better.
What are life skills?
Life skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable humans to deal effectively with
the demands and challenges of life. This concept is also termed as psychosocial competency. The
subject varies greatly depending on social norms and community expectations but skills that functions
for well-being and aid individuals to develop into active and productive members of their communities
are considered as life skills.
Importance Of Life Skills:
 Translate knowledge, attitude and values into action
 Behave responsibly and this leads to healthy living
 Develop positive attitude towards themselves and others
 Communicate effectively
 Develop negotiation skills
 Improve self-perception
 Building self-esteem
 Building self-confidence

Session Objective: To impart communication and interpersonal skills among teen girls.
Duration: 1 hour
Material: Table, chair, books
Methods: Role play and activity involving expression
Steps:
STEP 1: Facilitator will introduce the participants to the importance of communication and
interpersonal skills.
STEP 2: Facilitator will divide the participants into groups and distribute different topics to eachgroup.
The groups will perform the role play involving expression (on topics like interview situations,
convincing a boss for a holiday) on the given topic. The group members will come to know the effect
of expression and body language while communicating.
STEP 3: Facilitator will explain the concept of Do`s and Dont`s in interpersonal communication and
how important interpersonal communication is.
STEP 4: Facilitator will ask the participants to come out with their discussion points.
What are Interpersonal skills?
Interpersonal skills are skills we use every day when we communicate and interact with people, both
individually or in groups. Interpersonal skills include a wide variety of skills though many are centered
around communication and understanding body language.
Session 2: Let`s Talk

Areas of Interpersonal Skills:
 Verbal communication
 Non-verbal communication
 Listening skills
 Negotiation
 Problem-solving
 Decision-making
 Assertiveness
Need for Interpersonal skills:
Interpersonal skills are the powerful weapons people use to interact & communicate with individuals in
an organisational environment. Interpersonal skills include a wide variety of skills, though many are
centred around communication, such as listening, questioning and understanding body language. They
also include the skills and attributes associated with emotional intelligence, or being able to understand
and manage your own and others’ emotions.
People with good interpersonal skills tend to be able to work well in a team or group, and with other
people more generally. They are able to communicate effectively with others, whether family, friends,
colleagues, customers or clients. Interpersonal skills are therefore vital in all areas of life at work, in
education and socially.
Tips for improving Interpersonal skills:
 Cultivate a positive outlook. Teach yourself to be positive by reminding yourself every day of
the good things about your life and your job.
 Control your emotions. Work isn’t the place to be overly emotional. Whether you’re extremely
irritated, severely depressed or ecstatically happy, take a deep breath and tone your emotions
down. Always express yourself in a calm, patient manner.
 Acknowledge others’ expertise. One of the best ways to build trust at work is to let your co-
workers know you appreciate their expertise. Ask for their help on projects and give credit
where credit is due.
 Find one good trait in every co-worker. Not all of us like every single person we work with
but you can’t let personal preference get in the way of peak performance. If a colleague’s
personality clashes completely with your own, the best way to handle the situation is by
finding at least one good trait in that person—preferably something professional.
 Practice active listening. You can do this by maintaining eye contact with the speaker, nodding
your head, and repeating what he or she says in your own words. The speaker will feel
respected and you’re likely to be able to recall the conversation more easily afterwards.

SessionObjective: To impart listening skills and improve ability to understand the problem of others.
Duration: 1 hour
Material: Projector, laptop, speaker
Methods: Trigger film and discussion
Steps:
STEP 1: Facilitator will introduce the participants to the concept of empathy building and its
importance.
STEP 2: Facilitator will show the participants a short film. This will improve their listening skills
which is important in every situation.
STEP 3: Facilitator will ask the participants to come up with the review of the film shown.
STEP 4: All the review points will be noted on a white board by the facilitator and discussion will be
conducted.
What is Empathy?
Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their
frame of reference i.e. the capacity to place oneself in other`s position.
Session 3: Buddy Up

Types of Empathy
Cognitive Empathy Emotional Empathy Somatic Empathy
Cognitive Empathy
Cognitive empathy is the largely conscious drive to recognize accurately and understand
another's emotional state. Sometimes we call this kind of empathy “perspective taking.
-When we practice cognitive empathy (also known as perspective-taking), we focus on our ability
to understand where a person is coming from. It relates heavily back to the platinum rule: instead
of thinking about how we would like to be treated in a given situation, we think about how the
other person would like to be treated in a given situation.
Emotional Empathy
Emotional empathy, also called affective empathy or primitive empathy, is the subjective state
resulting from emotional contagion. It is our automatic drive to respond appropriately to
another's emotions.
Somatic Empathy
Somatic empathy is a physical reaction, probably based on mirror neuron responses, in
the somatic nervous system. Somatic empathy, is to feel in your body what another may be
experiencing at physical level.
Elements of Empathy:
 Understanding Others
 Developing Others
 Having a Service Orientation
 Leveraging Diversity
 Political Awareness
What is Empathy Building?
Empathy is the ability to understand or feelwhat another person is experiencing from within their frame
of reference i.e. the capacity to place oneself in other`s position.
Need for Empathy Building:
Empathy is a foundation for building bridges between individuals, understanding each other`s
complex emotions, gaining a diverse perspective, and leveraging relationships for collaboration
and progress.

How to improve empathy skills?
 Challenge yourself
 Get out of your usual environment
 Get Feedback
 Explore the heart not just the head
 Walk in other’s shoes
Session Objective: To impart persuasion skills and networking skills.
Duration: 1 hour
Material: Mic
Methods: Talk by a motivational speaker
Steps:
STEP 1: Facilitator will brainstorm the participants with the concept of improving persuasion and
imparting networking skills.
STEP 2: A talk will be conducted by Mr. Vivek Bindra who is a known motivational speaker to give a
clear idea about networking skills.
STEP 3:Facilitator will give the participants a clear definition of networking and to provide them some
simple hints and tips for networking.
STEP 4: The participants are expected to come up with some queries and to give a brief idea of what
they have understood from this workshop.
Session 4: Calling for Persuasion

What is Advocacy?
Advocacy is referred to as the ability to articulate one`s needs and make informed decisions and impart
persuasion skills necessary to meet the needs.
Importance of Advocacy Skills:
 Advocacy skills develops self-determination skills, which could foster increased personal
satisfaction and happiness.
 Advocacy skills provide opportunities and experiences to explore.
 Improves the ability of a person to take risks, learn from consequences, become self-motivated,
develop positive self-esteem and gradually gain control over their lives.
Outcomes after implementing Advocacy Skills:
 People are able to appropriately describe their abilities and needs, and the accommodations and
assistance that support their learning.
 People are actively involved in setting realistic goals for their learning.
 People are successful in the workplace.
The Essentials of Self Advocacy:
 Be assertive rather than aggressive.
 Be direct, stating clearly, firmly, and politely what your needs are.
 If something isn't clear to you, ask questions.
 Take time to listen to others, respecting their points of view.
 Ask for help when you need it.
 Acknowledge your own mistakes.

Objective: Random checks and interrogation
Material Required: Sheets
Duration: 30 minutes
Steps:
Step 1: Clearing out doubts, life discussions.
Step 2: To conduct a quiz followed by discussion of queries.
Step 3: End the Day 1 with love and motivation for the next day.
RECAPTULATION AND
FEEDBACK

DAY 2
SessionObjective: To impart skills helpful in team work and skills required in accessing one`s own
abilities and how to use them in teamwork.
Duration: 1 hour
Methods: Group activity
Steps:
STEP 1: Facilitator will brainstorm the participants with the concept of skills helpful in team work and
the skills required in accessing own’s abilities.
STEP 2: Facilitator will divide the participants into different groups and allocate some activities (like
personal shield, trust fall, labels etc). The group members will come to know each other better and this
will enhance their own skills and the team will be have more cooperation and understanding.
STEP 3: The discussion will be held for the participants about what they have learnt from this exercise.
Session 1: Working Strategies

What is Teamwork?
Teamwork is the collaborative effort of a team to achieve a common goal or to complete task in the
most effective and efficient way.
Teamwork skills at a workplace:
Teamwork is when workers combine their individual skills in a pursuit of a goal.
Important teamwork skills include:
 Helping and guiding.
 Persuading.
 Sharing opening and willingly.
 Being an active participant.
 Being flexible.
 Showing commitment.
Importance of Teamwork:
Teamwork environment promotes an atmosphere that fosters friendship and loyalty. These close-knit
relationships motivate employee in parallel and align them to work harder,cooperate and be supportive
of one another. Individuals possess diverse talents, weakness, communication skills, strengths and
habits. Therefore, when the teamwork environments are encouraged this help towards achieving the
overall goals and objectives. This ultimately can lead to a healthy and efficient working space.
How to improve Teamwork skills:
 Lead by example.
 Build up trust and respect.
 Encourage socializing.
 Cultivate open communication.
 Clearly outline roles and responsibilities.
 Organize team processes.
 Set defined goals.
 Recognize good work.

Session Objective: To impart good problem-solving skills.
Duration: 2 hours
Methods: Infographic and role play
Steps:
Step 1: Facilitator will start the session by highlighting the importance of decision-making skills.
Step 2: Participants will learn about the model for appropriate decision-making.
Step 3: Facilitator will divide the participants into groups and distribute different topic to each group.
The groups will perform the role play involving different topics (like what kind of training they should
do for cracking entrance exams,what decisions to be made while having an emergency etc). The group
members will come to know what suits them best and how the decision is to be made.
Step 4: Facilitator will ask all the participants to come up with their discussed points.
Session 2: Exploring Rational
Approaches

Step 5: After the discussion participants will enhance their decision-making skills by solving different
situations and learning what type of a decision-maker they are.
What is Decision Making?
Decision making is the cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or a course of action
among several alternative possibilities. Every decision-making process produces a final choice. It can
also be regarded as a problem -solving activity by a solution deemed to be optional.
Steps involved in Decision Making:
 Objectives must first be established.
 Objectives must be classified and placed in order of importance.
 Alternative actions must be developed.
 The alternatives must be evaluated against all the objectives.
 The alternative that is able to achieve all the objectives is a tentative decision.
 The tentative decision is evaluated for more possible consequences.
 To decisive actions are taken and additional actions are taken to prevent any adverse
consequences from becoming problems.
 There are steps that are generally followed that result in a decision model that can be used to
determine an optimal production plan.
 In a situation featuring conflict role playing may be helpful for prediciting decisions to be made.
Need for Decision Making:
 Proper utilization of resources
 Evaluation of managerial performance
 Selecting the best alternative
 Achievement of goals and objectives
Tips to Improve Decision-Making Skills
 Gather information about the situation
 Avoid making impulsive or emotionally-charged decisions
 Give yourself time to thoughtfully make-a-decision
 Look at the situation in both the short-term and long-term
 Weigh the costs and benefits of the situation
 Focus on the high priorities first
 Learn to delegate tasks and boost others' decision-making skills

Session Objective: To impart skills for analysing attitude and social norms, beliefs affecting them.
Material Required: Picture Cards, projector, laptop.
Steps:
Step 1: Facilitator will divide the participants in a group of 5.
Step2:Facilitator will fabricate a scenario in which participants would need to work together and solve
problems to succeed.
Step 3: Facilitator will divide the different situations in different groups like being stranded on a
deserted island or getting lost at sea.
Step 4: Facilitator will ask them to work together to conclude a solution that ensures everyone arrives
safely.
Step 5: Facilitator will ask them to come up with a list of 10 must - have items that would help them
most, or a creative passage to safety.
Step 6: Encourages them to vote- everyone must agree to the final solution.
Session 3: Synthesizing
Information

What is critical thinking?
Critical Thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally about what to do or what to believe. It
includes the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking. Someone with critical thinking
skills is able to do the following:
 Understand the logical connections between ideas
 Identify, construct and evaluate arguments
 Detect inconsistencies and common mistakes in reasoning
 Solve problems systematically
 Reflect on the justification of one’s own belief and values
Ways to improve Critical thinking:
Method1: Honing your questioning skills.
 Question your assumptions
 Don’t take information on authority until you’ve investigated it yourself
 Question things
Method2: Adjusting Your Perspective
 Understand your own biases
 Think several moves ahead
 Read great Books
 Put Yourself in other’s peoples’ shoes
 Set aside at least 30 minutes a day to improve your brain function
Method3: Putting it all together
 Understand all your options
 Surround yourself with people smarter than you
 Fail until you succeed
Session 4: Self-Monitoring

Session Objective: To impart skills for increasing personal confidence.
Material Required: Mic, laptop, projector.
Methods: Talk by a motivational speaker, Mr. Sandeep Maheshwari.
Steps:
Step 1: Facilitator will introduce the guest of the day to the participants.
Step 2: Facilitator will start the session by giving brief introduction of what is self-management and
importance of self-management in life.
Step 2: Facilitator will interact with the problem faced by audience like peer pressure.
Step 3: Facilitator will make audience clear how self-management can reduce day to day problems.
Step 4: Facilitator will help the participant to make their time table regarding important task to least
important task and how to work on it smartly.
What is Self-Management?
By focusing on yourself, by practicing self-discipline and by following a calculated yetflexible schedule.
Self-management is not rocket science. Still, it works like a charm. Let’s look into how proper self-
management can lead to a productive life, by helping you to do the right things at the right time.
Points that will help you to manage yourself:
 Get crystal clear

 Be extremely flexible
 Avoid task hopping
 Make deadlines your friend
 Take time for self-care
Session Objective: Random checks and interrogation
Material Required: Feedback Forms, Return Gifts
Steps:
Step 1: Clearing out doubts, Life Discussions.
Step 2: Distribution of feedback forms.
Step 3: End the Session with giving token of love, appreciations, and motivation through a poster with
a Quote for the Life.
Developed By:
Bhumika Anand , Khushboo Arora , Aashna Arora
Under the guidance of Mrs. Neeti Vaid, Assistant Professor
Department Of Development Communication And Extension And Journalism
Institute Of Home Economics
University Of Delhi
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