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Developing Interpersonal Skills for Teachers

   

Added on  2020-01-16

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TABLE OF CONTENTINTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3ASSIGNMENT....................................................................................................................................31) Analysis of what I currently do well............................................................................................32) Analysis of what I need to do better............................................................................................53) Development of a plan for improvement.....................................................................................8CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................................12REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................13
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INTRODUCTIONInterpersonal skills are basic requirement in today's world. In order to achieve success oneneeds to have the ability to effectively interact and work in coordination with others. Possessinginterpersonal skills may help a lot in the communication and peaceful functionality. It helps insmoothing the operations at the work place as well as in personal and social life. The demand ofemployees and workers carrying strong interpersonal skills have seen significant rise over the years.The term interpersonal skills refers to the capabilities of effectively communicating and interactingwith others. There are different skills included in the interpersonal skills. Every skill have their owndifferent benefits in every situation. Like having problem solving ability helps to deal withconflicts, effective team playing helps in peaceful functionality while working in a group,assertiveness aids in developing self confidence and fearlessly express the perceptions and feelings,positivity aids in remaining hopeful in every circumstance etc. The report aims to describe theinterpersonal skills possessed by teachers (Interpersonal skills, 2017). The report is drawn withreference to a faculty member of a private primary school. The interpersonal skills he possessesand the improvements needed have been discussed in the report and also a development plan hasbeen created. ASSIGNMENT1) Analysis of what I currently do wellInterpersonal skills are much needed in the contemporary world. Everybody deals withmany situations every day. In the modern world one has to face many tough situations as one has tocome out and interact with many people which results in creation of issues. In order tocommunicate well and gain peace while working with different types of people it is essential topossess some skills which would help in better functionality and in turn increase the workingefficiency (Kaplan, 2008). Interpersonal skills refers to the skills of life which are used every day byindividuals to communicate and connect with others people which may be individual interaction orgroup interaction. Time and experience has shown me that those people who posses excellent interpersonalskills are likely to achieve more success in their professional as well in their personal lives. Manyorganisations and companies are seeking to recruit workers with strong interpersonal skills. I haverealised that these type of skills helps not only in doing our professional work efficiently but alsobenefits us in managing our personal and social life. These skills include self confidence, positivity,
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efficient communication, good team player, problem solving abilities, time management skills,working under pressure, flexibility, accepting feedbacks, working on ethics, conflict management,self assertiveness, stress management, improving staff performance etc. Self analysis have shown me that I carry strong interpersonal skills. These skills have helpedme a lot in performing my work and improve my efficiency. I am able to manage my personal life,professional life and my social life effectively. Among all the different interpersonal skills what Ifind in me which I possess strongly are stress management skills, time management skills, workingunder pressure and self assertiveness. Currently I am excellent and strongest in implementing theskills of self assertiveness. It refers to the quality of becoming and possessing self confidence andassurance without any aggression (Drucker, 2012).I carry a behaviour with confident declarations of whatever I do without needing any prooffor. I am assured of the correctiveness of all my views and opinions. I do not threaten the rights ofothers aggressively or deny anybody's perceptions or views. I very well know the significance ofmy perceptions, desires, likes, needs etc. For example whenever there are discussion among ourstaff members I do not suppress the perceptions of other faculty members and I confidently putforward my views and opinions.It gives me the strength to eliminate fear, aggressions, shyness, inferiority etc. The stepswhich I follow to implement and show assertiveness are as follows :1.Believing in my thoughts and realizing the needed changes – There are many situationswhere I find it difficult to say 'No' and because of these others take my advantage. CurrentlyI first look for my prioritise my work and then possibly help others. I keep my beliefs andthoughts on priority. Also, I now accept changes and adapt them which helps me to deal withthe circumstances. I analyse and interrogate myself in order to know whether my direction isright or not make the necessary changes. I interrogate all the situations which have beendealt by me, whenever I acted aggressively, when I was surrounded by anxiety, when I wasunable to refuse to help others etc. I found out that I had let others to control my life. Irealized that changes were needed and started working towards it. Currently I am moreconcerned for my work and needs which is helping me to manage my personal andprofessional life. 2.Practising of giving assertive reactions – It is necessary to know the importance ofassertiveness but at the same time it is essential to apply assertive behaviour in differentsituations and problems faced in the day to day life (Davies, 2005). I practise givingassertive responses in different circumstances. For example if there is a task which is to beperformed by me and some other faculty and the other person is completely different in
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