Communication Skills
Communication Skills
Speaking, writing, listening, presenting, deliberating, collaborating, knowing your audience, and crafting an effective message – these are the proficiencies that build trust when teams need to work together, and when decisions need to be made. The demand for professionals who know how to communicate well has surged in recent years. Whether you are a new graduate looking for a foot in the door, a seasoned executive trying to build team unity, or an engineer attempting to distinguish yourself from your peers – you probably know that the ability to communicate well is not just a bonus skill, it is a requirement.
Speaking, writing, listening, presenting, deliberating, collaborating, knowing your audience, and crafting an effective message – these are the proficiencies that build trust when teams need to work together, and when decisions need to be made. The demand for professionals who know how to communicate well has surged in recent years. Whether you are a new graduate looking for a foot in the door, a seasoned executive trying to build team unity, or an engineer attempting to distinguish yourself from your peers – you probably know that the ability to communicate well is not just a bonus skill, it is a requirement.
Soft Skills
Refer to an individual’s social ability and how they relate to and influence other people.
Hard Skills
Refer to teachable skills or job-specific abilities that can be quantified or measured.
Return on Investment
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Written and oral communication skills are the most widely in demand skills across the broadest range of professions.
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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The most valued proficiencies for MBAs are: “oral communication,” “listening skills,” “written communication,” and “presentation skills.”
- Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)
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“You can improve your value by fifty percent just by learning communication skills—public speaking.”
– Warren Buffet
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Stanford Research Center, Harvard University, and Carnegie Foundation found that a whopping 85% of job success comes from excellent soft and people skills. Whereas15% comes from technical skills.
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According to MIT management, the return on soft skill training can be as high as 250%.
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63% of millennials said their company DID NOT develop their leadership skills
-Deloitte 2016
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Only 31% of employers actually provide soft skill development training to their employees.
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54% of the employees say they have not included soft skills in their CV.
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LinkedIn’s "Top 3 Skills Companies Need Most” are persuasion, collaboration, and creativity.
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What
is The Trivium?
The Trivium refers to the three pillars of ancient education: grammar, logic, and rhetoric. The mechanics of language (grammar), the habits of thought (logic), and the practice of persuasion (rhetoric) were essential to the training of leaders in the ancient world.
The same is true today. More than ever, people who can think, write, speak, and persuade are the ones who have the most influence.
At TriviumU, we embrace this timeless tradition and adapt it to the needs of today’s ambitious professionals. As we expand our materials, courses, and workshops, we will ensure that what we offer aligns with what has always worked.