# Soft Skills

- Institution: IIT Roorkee
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. Binod Mishra
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109107121)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109107121)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Soft Skills, a buzz word today has attracted the attention of students, professionals and entrepreneurs all over the world. Employability, being the major concern today, every individual aims at getting coveted jobs. Employability today is commensurate with proving multiple skills in varied situations in a fast changing world. Hence, everyone aspiring for jobs today has to prove one’s mettle in various situations where one requires to be armed with different skills, which, collectively come under Soft Skills. One may be armed with good competence of one’s subject but one cannot compete with his peer groups unless one has the potential of performance. Performance can be ensured with the demonstration of certain abilities that can help a professional communicate, corroborate, convince, evaluate and look into the continuing as well as the upcoming trends of the corporate world from time to time.The course aims at creating awareness among the stock holders of the corporate world in which the role of individuals as team players and also as responsible leaders materializes to a great extent. The course, with its interactive and need based modules, will address various challenges of communication as well as behavioural skills faced by individuals at workplace and organizations in bridging the gaps through effective skills of interviews, group discussions, meeting management, presentations and nuances of drafting various business documents for sustainability in today’s global world.

Intended audience: BE/B.Sc/B.A, ME, M.Sc./M.A, Ph.D,Open to everyone desirous of honing one’s employability skills

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of reading and writing English.

## Lectures

1. [Introduction to Soft Skills](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/6ab2a4cf271d) (YouTube)
2. [Aspects of Soft Skills](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/71fdda9615d4) (YouTube)
3. [Effective Communication Skills](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/0f0ee06688f7) (YouTube)
4. [Classification of Communication](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/59551cf1cdfe) (YouTube)
5. [Personality Development](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/0541f4ee7c2a) (YouTube)
6. [Positive Thinking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/3f1180b4692c) (YouTube)
7. [Telephonic Communication Skills](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/dce80662e866) (YouTube)
8. [Telephonic Communication Skills Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/20ce1edac8fb) (YouTube)
9. [Communicating Without Words](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/0dbc6c46e839) (YouTube)
10. [Paralanguage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/3f24591c48a9) (YouTube)
11. [Proxemics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/b26557d87d9a) (YouTube)
12. [Haptics: The Language of Touch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/653e7cfec649) (YouTube)
13. [Meta-communication](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/06020559e91e) (YouTube)
14. [Listening Skills](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/865f5bd62034) (YouTube)
15. [Listening: Types and Importance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/2b086ec8cd94) (YouTube)
16. [Negotiation Skills](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/ec1cdfa9fe9e) (YouTube)
17. [Negotiation Strategies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/2c0e44cc8b04) (YouTube)
18. [Culture as Communication](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/1df6ca0acc27) (YouTube)
19. [Communicating Across Cultures](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/bdfa3552deb8) (YouTube)
20. [Organizational Communication](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/510c7928727f) (YouTube)
21. [Communication Breakdown Part I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/d869fa28e1de) (YouTube)
22. [Communication Breakdown Part II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/3314b6e6f390) (YouTube)
23. [Advanced Writing Skills](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/31013bcdf47d) (YouTube)
24. [Principles of Business Writing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/c94af7eee564) (YouTube)
25. [Types of Business Writing Part I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/fbd9dcfb8c10) (YouTube)
26. [Types of Business Writing Part II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/fdb6ba10fe1f) (YouTube)
27. [Business Letters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/59ed3a377f7b) (YouTube)
28. [Business Letters: Format and Style](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/8b0594886e79) (YouTube)
29. [Types of Business Letters Part I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/566cd51ce5d8) (YouTube)
30. [Types of Business Letters Part II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/d7f62eeebdbb) (YouTube)
31. [Report Writing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/4bd5fde188ac) (YouTube)
32. [Types of Report](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/68d4720a58ad) (YouTube)
33. [Strategies for Report Writing Part I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/66c7bbd4953e) (YouTube)
34. [Strategies for Report Writing Part II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/60954d93c9eb) (YouTube)
35. [Evaluation and Organization of Data](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/629bb110b782) (YouTube)
36. [Structure of Reports Part I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/901e797acf60) (YouTube)
37. [Structure of Reports Part II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/09cde5eb9c2a) (YouTube)
38. [Report Style Part I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/d6918cfe8fcc) (YouTube)
39. [Report Style Part II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/4569e0ce6243) (YouTube)
40. [Group Communication Skills](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/7f7d466cc66c) (YouTube)
41. [Leadership Skills](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/91317468a1d0) (YouTube)
42. [Group Discussion Part I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/80d226240b8c) (YouTube)
43. [Group Discussion Part II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/c58e20113252) (YouTube)
44. [Meeting Management](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/cc7fa95bc362) (YouTube)
45. [Adaptability and Work Ethics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/526bf4b6ac61) (YouTube)
46. [Advanced Speaking Skills](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/454838ece218) (YouTube)
47. [Oral Presentations, Speeches & Debates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/a919ad16c3b6) (YouTube)
48. [Combating Nervousness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/53c46ebb9ca4) (YouTube)
49. [Patterns and Methods of Presentations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/f92300b882d7) (YouTube)
50. [Oral Presentation: Planning and Preparartion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/02b045dc1863) (YouTube)
51. [Making Effective Presentation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/e86324684bc5) (YouTube)
52. [Speeches for Various Occassions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/ab70b33d90ea) (YouTube)
53. [Interviews](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/1c14b40b1bcf) (YouTube)
54. [Interview: Planning and Preparation Part I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/3c31fd5418af) (YouTube)
55. [Planning and Preparation (Part II): Effective Resume](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/323962cfaa45) (YouTube)
56. [Drafting An Effective Resume](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/f3485c5c1a4d) (YouTube)
57. [Facing Job Interviews Part I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/5394e8aad7a4) (YouTube)
58. [Facing Job Interviews Part II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/f5b69216dd4a) (YouTube)
59. [Emotional Intelligence and Critical Thinking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/f8a802d76e06) (YouTube)
60. [Applied Grammar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109107121/ac78f5a425e1) (YouTube)