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Develop the Core Competency of Communication
Communication is one of . Begin the New Year with a commitment to increase workplace communication skills. Skillsoft Online Learning has a great variety of courses on interpersonal communication, listening skills, writing skills and email.
Try doing a Skillsoft course together as a group. At your next team meeting consider doing a short course together or start the meeting with a video from Skillsoft on a relevant topic.
Some suggested Skillsoft courses for building communication competency are: Â
– and Make your Point (34 minutes)
(28 minutes)
(34 minutes)
(28 minutes)
(1 hour)
Note: Skillsoft login required for above courses.  If you have misplaced your Skillsoft login credentials or require further information please contact talent.management@dal.ca.
Tips for leading Skillsoft Online Learning in a group setting:
- Identify someone to facilitate the session.
- The facilitator should review the course to familiarize themselves with the content and timing.
- For questions or quick exercises within the course allow time for people to think of answers individually before getting the whole group to answer.
- Consider pausing the course and adding in your own custom discussion question.
- Depending on the size of the group any discussions questions can be done have in pairs, trios or quads before hearing the ideas in the larger group.
- Consider doing only part of a course or just showing a video from a course.
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