English language learners, this is a short presentation on some of the soft skills paramount to a productive, effective, fulfilling life in the Canadian workplace.

1. Source: “Soft Skills” - retrieved April 05. 2014
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/soft-skills.asp
Source: About.com Job Searching - List of Soft Skills – retrieved April 05, 2014
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/skills/fl/soft-skills.htm
What are they?
What is their purpose?
How do we develop them?
Why do we need to learn about them?
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2. Soft Skills
Source: “Soft Skills” - retrieved April 05. 2014
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/soft-skills.asp
Attributes of every person
Required for effective interaction
Based on what we are
Complement hard skills
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Being attentive
Communicating
appropriately
Collaborating

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Source:About.comJobSearching-ListofSoftSkills–retrievedApril05,2014
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/skills/fl/soft-skills.htm
Soft Skills
Attentive listening
Appropriate
communication
Adaptability
Assertiveness
Collaboration, cooperation
Collegiality, courteous
behaviour
Critical thinking, observing
Cultural competence
Following instructions,
elaborating
Reliability, work ethics
Motivation, interest
Self-directed, self-
supervising
Sense of humour

4. Source: “Soft Skills” - retrieved April 05. 2014
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/soft-skills.asp
Source: About.com Job Searching - List of Soft Skills – retrieved April 05, 2014
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/skills/fl/soft-skills.htm
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