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Book Description

The ACE of Soft Skills: Attitude, Communication and Etiquette for Success is a part of this educational process that produces top-notch professionals. Divided into three parts, Attitude, Communication and Etiquette, This book provides a broad-based coverage of what constitutes soft skills and covers nearly 40 essential soft skills along with numerous case studies, cartoons, figures, tables and quotations.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Dedication
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. 1. Let Us Get Started!
  8. Part I: Attitude
    1. 2. Big Picture, Pride, Passion and Process
    2. 3. Vision
    3. 4. Personal Accountability
    4. 5. Teamwork and You
    5. 6. Diversity Awareness
    6. 7. Lifelong Learning
    7. 8. Performance-expectations Management
    8. 9. The Art of Time Management
    9. 10. Stepping Up to the Plate
    10. 11. When Things Go Way Wrong at the Workplace
    11. 12. Tying It All Together: Work Your Way to Success
  9. Part II: Communication
    1. 13. Understanding the Communication Cycle
    2. 14. Distortion in Communication
    3. 15. The ‘Why’ and ‘To Whom’ Parts of Communication: Knowing the Objective of Communication and Audience Analysis
    4. 16. Preparing for the Communication
    5. 17. Listening Skills
    6. 18. Body Language
    7. 19. Vocal Variety: Using the Voice Channel
    8. 20. Visual Aids
    9. 21. Putting It All Together
    10. 22. Resumé Writing
    11. 23. Interviews
    12. 24. Meetings
    13. 25. Proposals
    14. 26. Status Reports
    15. 27. Giving and Receiving Feedback
    16. 28. Performance Appraisals
    17. 29. How to Present Bad News
    18. 30. Presenting to the Senior Management
  10. Part III: Etiquette
    1. 31. Phone Etiquette
    2. 32. E-mail Etiquette
    3. 33. Foreign Business Trips
    4. 34. Visits of Foreign Counterparts
    5. 35. The Big Deal About Small Talk
    6. 36. Respecting Privacy
    7. 37. Learning to Say ‘No’
    8. 38. The Role of Humour in the Workplace
    9. 39. English-language Skills
    10. 40. Reach for the Moon
  11. Notes
  12. Acknowledgements
  13. Copyright
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