4 Practical part

1. In today’s increasingly social media-driven world, individuals from various backgrounds have experienced a decline in their capacity to engage in direct, in-person communication. Celine’s presentation delves into these challenges and explores strategies to reclaim our interpersonal abilities amidst the dominance of digital platforms in our contemporary lives. Watch the following video to learn more about the topic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlI2qDO0J6s

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1. The following video will help you level up your interpersonal skills. Enhanced interpersonal skills can significantly benefit your professional endeavors, personal connections, and romantic life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib09GqWP5rY

1. Role-playing, as a learning technique, involves immersive enactment to acquire knowledge actively. It revolves around simulating scenarios demanding adept communication skills, like meetings, presentations, negotiations, or conflict resolutions. This method is adaptable, suitable for individual or group participation, with or without an instructor.

• The advantages of role-playing are multifaceted:
• Skill Practice: Offers a secure environment for honing new abilities.
• Application of Skills: Enables the application of existing skills in diverse contexts.
• Self-Assessment: Facilitates recognizing personal strengths and areas for improvement, fostering constructive feedback.
• Confidence Building: Cultivates confidence and self-awareness within one’s communication style.
• Observational Learning: Allows learning from others by observing their diverse communication strategies and techniques.

Engaging in roleplay involves crafting and enacting characters and scenarios within a fictional environment. Despite its initial perception as a childish pursuit, roleplay offers numerous advantages that can positively influence both personal and professional spheres.

Here’s a swift 30-second roleplay exercise you can try:

1. Pair up with a partner.
2. Select a scenario, such as a job interview or a first date.
3. Assign roles to each other, embodying different characters.
4. Time yourselves for 30 seconds and commence the roleplay.
5. Maintain character authenticity and respond to your partner as if immersed in the scenario.
6. When time’s up, switch roles and repeat another 30-second roleplay.

This activity hones communication, empathy, and spontaneous thinking within a brief timeframe, providing an enjoyable and accessible introduction to roleplaying.

1. The following group exersise is for helping you to improve your communication skills. Our inner selves often remain a puzzle to those around us. This exercise aims to foster self-awareness regarding the aspects of ourselves that hold an air of mystery.

Everyone writes down three things about themselves that nobody else knows. Then, in small groups, they share these mysterious things. Each group puts together a list of these secrets. Later, the whole group tries to guess who each secret belongs to. The goal is to appreciate and respect everyone’s uniqueness. It’s a way for everyone to get to know each other better and celebrate what makes each person special.