Working With Others

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If you want to be successful in the world of work, you need to develop the ability to work with others. There are very few jobs out there where you won’t need at least some level of interaction with other people, whether that be colleagues or customers, so making this one of your top skills is vital. 
As well as equipping you for going into the workplace, these skills are totally transferable too, so you’ll be able to use them in your everyday life with friends and family. 
Being able to demonstrate this will enhance your employability and through this playlist you’ll gain an understanding of collaboration, communication, adaptability and networking… all making up a top team player’s toolbox.
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Activities to complete

Complete the following activities, earn badges and you will see your playlist progress updated

Competent Collaboration

Mandatory

2 hours

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Effective Communication

Mandatory

2 hours

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Content

When you’re working with others you’ll almost always require effective communication skills. Having the ability to express ideas and opinions clearly, use active listening, and provide feedback to others is a key skill not just for success at work, but also in everyday life. Having this skill will give you the ability to build strong relationships, resolve conflicts and work effectively with others.

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Effective Communication Get this badge

The owner of this badge has completed the required 4 tasks required for the ‘Effective Communication’ activity which forms a part of the learning playlist ‘Working With Others.’  The skills, knowledge and attitudes gained and demonstrated through completing these tasks include: 
Learning about the key skills that are needed for effective communication
Reflecting on ways to improve their active listening skills
Developing approaches to communicating feedback effectively
Identifying what qualities good communicators they know have and identifying how to use them in their own lives
Completing these four tasks means they have successfully worked to gain the Effective Communication badge and now well on their way towards achieving the overall ‘Working With Others’ badge.

You have to finish all tasks to get the badge

Tasks

Task no.1

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Watch this video on effective communication in the workplace: Effective Communication Skills in the Workplace 

Task no.2

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Thinking about the video you’ve just watched and your own behaviours, identify three ways you’ll try to improve your active listening.

Task no.3

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Thinking about the video you’ve just watched and a time you’ve had to give feedback in the past, write an example of how you would give someone appropriate and supportive feedback effectively.

Task no.4

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Think about someone you know who is a great communicator and go and have a conversation with them. Observe their behaviours, both verbal and non-verbal, then share your observations here and think about how you can incorporate them into your own communication style.

Location

Blackpool, UK

Achieving Adaptability

Mandatory

2 hours

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Nurting Networking

Mandatory

2 hours

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Skills

ETS-TR

#Усведамленне нечаканых момантаў і вынікаў навучання і рэагаванне на іх

ESCO

#able to use learning strategies

ESCO

#advocate social relationships

ESCO

#build professional network

ESCO

#communicating effectively and efficiently

ESCO

#reflect on learning process

EntreComp

#Communicate effectively

LIFECOMP

#Can reflect on and assess purposes, processes and outcomes of learning and knowledge construction, establish relationships across domains

GREENCOMP

#Adaptability

ESCO

#collaborate on tasks

LIFECOMP

#Can reflect on other people’s feedback as well as on successful and unsuccessful experiences to continue developing one’s potential

ESCO

#accept feedback

ESCO

#responding positively to difficult work situations

ESCO

#able to use learning strategies

ESCO

#advocate social relationships

ESCO

#build professional network

ESCO

#communicating effectively and efficiently

ESCO

#reflect on learning process

EntreComp

#Communicate effectively

LIFECOMP

#Can reflect on and assess purposes, processes and outcomes of learning and knowledge construction, establish relationships across domains

GREENCOMP

#Adaptability

ESCO

#collaborate on tasks

LIFECOMP

#Can reflect on other people’s feedback as well as on successful and unsuccessful experiences to continue developing one’s potential

ESCO

#accept feedback

ESCO

#responding positively to difficult work situations

Activities: 4

Started: 5

Completed playlist: 1

Time to complete: 8 hours

Organisers

Think Forward

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