This document discusses the importance of soft skills for teachers. It identifies key soft skills like communication, listening, motivation, conflict resolution, decision making, feedback, dealing with criticism, and time management. The objective is to raise awareness of soft skills and provide information on different forms. Effective communication principles for kids include being age appropriate, addressing the child holistically, being positive and strength-based, and addressing needs of disadvantaged children. Listening skills like active, passive, and protective listening are explained. Factors that influence motivation and models for conflict resolution are also outlined.

1. ENHANCING SOFT
SKILLS
JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE SMART DOESN’T
MEAN YOU ARE NICE

2. TYPES OF SOFT SKILLS
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
LISTENING SKILLS
MOTIVATION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND DECISION
MAKING
EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK
DEALING WITH CRITICISM
TIME MANAGEMENT

3. OBJECTIVE
 Awareness about the importance of soft
skills in the art of teaching.
 Assist in the development of soft skill
competence by providing information
regarding different forms of soft skills .
 Identifying and understanding the various
strategies used by these soft skills.

4. EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION
Medium
Receiver
Feedback
Sender

5. 4 CENTRAL PRINCIPLES FOR
COMMUNICATION WITH KIDS
 Age Appropriate and child friendly
 Address the child holistically
 Positive and strength based
 Address the needs of all including the most
disadvantaged

6. LISTENING SKILLS
ACTIVE LISTENING – Listen to each
student’s contribution attentively
PASSIVE LISTENING – Listen to the entire
class. This is to keep the class alert
PROTECTIVE LISTENING – Listen to
situations and discussions for student’s
in need of protective behavior
Identify bullying /depressed behavior

7. MOTIVATION
INFLUENCING FACTORS
Teacher’s behavior
Teaching Style
Course Structure
Nature of Assignment
Informal Interaction

8. CONFLICT RESOLUTION
 IN CLASS MODEL which is resolved in the class
itself
 SCHOOL WIDE MODEL which is addressed by
the entire school. More than one teacher can
approach and resolve the student’s conflicts.
 COMMUNITY WIDE MODEL where in the
students are taught about their rights and

9. DECISION MAKING
 Define the problem
 Identify the alternatives
 Make a decision
 Implement the decision
 Evaluate the decision

10. FEEDBACK SANDWICH
 ALWAYS LET YOUR STUDENTS KNOW
THAT YOU APPRECIATE THEIR WORK
AND SKILLS
POSITIVE
AREA OF
OPPORTUNITY
POSITIVE

11. DEALING WITH CRITICISM
 KEEP YOUR COOL
 SUMMARIZE THE KEY POINTS
 ASK QUESTIONS
 PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR SHOES
 BE GRATEFUL

12. TIME MANAGEMENT
USE A DAILY PLANNER
CALL OUT ROLL CALL WHILE THE
STUDENTS ARE WORKING
KEEP A LOG OF PHONE CALLS/MEETS YOU
HAD WITH PAREMTS
RESEARCH FROM BEFORE, USE GOOGLE/
EDUREF FOR LESSON PLANS