Interpersonal Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Course Overview
Interpersonal Skills
Building Trust, Influence, and Lasting Working Relationships
As automation absorbs technical work, the ability to listen, build trust, and handle tension is what sets professionals apart. The course develops practical capability in self-awareness, active listening, rapport building, empathy, feedback, assertiveness, and conflict resolution, so relationships hold up under pressure and influence grows without formal authority.
What You Will Learn
The main objectives of the course are:
- Explain why interpersonal skills matter in an automated world.
- Build self-awareness and identify your blind spots.
- Listen actively for emotion, meaning, and intent.
- Align words, tone, and body language for credibility.
- Build rapport and apply the trust equation.
- Practice empathy and deliberate perspective-taking.
- Give and receive feedback without defensiveness.
- Prepare for and steer difficult conversations.
- Recognize conflict styles and find common ground.
- Speak up assertively and set clear boundaries.
- Influence and persuade without formal authority.
- Sustain relationships across cultures and remote settings.
Who Should Enroll
This certificate is designed for team leaders and supervisors, client-facing and account management staff, HR and people partners, sales professionals, project coordinators, customer service teams, technical specialists moving into collaborative roles, and any professional who works closely with others.
Skills You Will Build
- Self-Awareness
- Active Listening
- Non-Verbal Communication
- Rapport Building
- Empathy
- Feedback Delivery
- Difficult Conversations
- Conflict Resolution
- Assertiveness
- Relationship Networking
- Interpersonal Communication
- Trust Building
- Perspective-Taking
- Emotional Composure
- Constructive Feedback
- Boundary Setting
- Influence Without Authority
- Cultural Intelligence
- Remote Connection
- Relationship Maintenance
Course Outline – Interpersonal Skills
Module 1: Why Interpersonal Skills Matter More Than Ever
- What Interpersonal Skills Actually Are
- The AI Paradox: Human Skills in an Automated World
- The Business Case: What Interpersonal Skills Deliver
- Interpersonal Skills Are Learnable: Building Your Path
Module 2: Self-Awareness as the Foundation
- What Self-Awareness Is — and Why So Few Have It
- Blind Spots: The Gap Between Intent and Impact
- Knowing Your Style, Triggers, and Impact
- Building Self-Awareness: Reflection and Feedback Loops
Module 3: The Art of Active Listening
- What active listening really is
- The barriers that get in the way
- The core techniques
- Listening for emotion and meaning
Module 4: Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication
- The Anatomy of a Message: Two Channels at Once
- Verbal Communication: Choosing Words That Land
- Non-Verbal Communication: Voice, Face, Body, and Space
- Congruence: Aligning Words, Tone, and Body for Credibility
Module 5: Building Rapport & Trust
- Rapport and Trust: What They Are and Why They Pay Off
- Building Rapport: Presence, Warmth, and Common Ground
- The Anatomy of Trust: The Trust Equation
- Building, Sustaining, and Repairing Trust
Module 6: Empathy & Perspective-Taking
- What Empathy Really Is
- Perspective-Taking: A Trainable Skill
- Empathy at Work: Why It Pays
- Practicing and Sustaining Empathy
Module 7: Giving & Receiving Feedback
- What Feedback Is — and Why It’s Hard
- Giving Feedback Well
- Receiving Feedback Without Defensiveness
- Building a Feedback Habit
Module 8: Navigating Difficult Conversations
- Why Conversations Become Difficult - and Why We Avoid Them
- Preparing Before You Speak
- Opening and Steering the Conversation
- Resolving, Following Through, and Recovering
Module 9: Conflict Resolution
- Understanding Conflict: Sources, Types, and Costs
- The Five Conflict Styles
- Finding Common Ground
- Building Conflict Competence
Module 10: Assertiveness & Boundaries
- What Assertiveness Really Is
- The Four Pathways of Assertiveness
- Speaking Up and Saying No
- Building Assertive Skill Across Contexts
Learn at your convenience
*Note: These are self-paced courses, allowing learners to study independently at their own pace.
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