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Personal effectivenessPeople skills

When taking part in a community challenge, it is important to understand personal effectiveness and the value of reflection. A personal development plan helps identify skills to be improved.

Part of National: Foundation KS4Community challenge

People skills

People skills are generally examples of soft skills. They can include the following.

Petal diagram of People skills; Openness, Speaking, Persuasion, Leadership, Active listening, Working in a team

Working in a team

This means understanding everyone鈥檚 roles and responsibilities and promoting positive relationships by using appropriate behaviours including , , and being respectful.

Openness

Openness means being able to behave and communicate honestly with different types of people. It is the opposite of hiding information from others.

Speaking

This is a skill that involves being able to present information confidently and clearly to people. It could be on a one-to-one basis or to a large group of people.

Persuasion

Persuasion means being able to get others to support your ideas or proposals.

Leadership

This is the ability to communicate and lead others to a goal or vision. Leaders are able to persuade others and bring about change or positive results.

Active listening

People with this skill are able to listen without interrupting. This means they are able to give full attention to what someone else is saying. They may ask questions and think carefully about what is being said so they understand.

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