Description
Essentials of Soft Skills and Corporate Communication is a practical guide designed to help students and emerging professionals develop the interpersonal, behavioural and communication abilities needed for academic and workplace success. Written by Dr. Padmini Iyengar and Dr. Preeti Nandwal, the book brings soft skills and professional communication together in one structured resource.
The book begins with the foundations of soft skills, covering their meaning, significance, self-awareness, self-esteem, attitude, motivation, goal setting and emotional intelligence. It then explores interpersonal and behavioural competencies such as relationship building, teamwork, collaboration, leadership, decision making, time management, stress management, conflict resolution and negotiation.
The communication section focuses on the communication process, verbal and non-verbal communication, listening skills, and professional language, including grammar, vocabulary and common errors. The book also connects these skills with practical corporate situations, covering corporate communication, business correspondence, professional letters, memos, notices and e-mails.
Further topics include report writing, proposals, executive summaries, meetings, agendas, minutes and business etiquette. The practical orientation of the book makes it useful for understanding how communication and behavioural skills are applied in real academic and professional environments.
Suitable for students, management learners, aspiring professionals and readers seeking to improve workplace effectiveness, this book provides a structured foundation for developing communication, interpersonal and professional skills essential for today’s workplace.
