Life Enrichment Course: Social Skills Module - The Art of Disagreement
Adults
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Learning
This Academic and Professional Life Enrichment Course is for older teens and young adults ages 17+ and is focused on personal mastery and upgrowth in an ever-evolving world. This program focuses on developing core competencies and skills to handle inevitable future challenges in one's personal, academic and professional life. It will equip you to thrive in four important ways – by developing deep connections to self and others; skills and competencies needed to contribute to the world; productive habits that lay down the rails for a successful and resilient life; and by supporting you to develop your full potential.
Whether you're interacting with colleagues, clients, or friends, being able to confidently assert yourself and collaborate with others is essential to success. This Social Skills module aims to help you master the art of effective social interaction. You'll learn techniques to help you navigate social situations as well as interpersonal skills to build strong relationships and to connect authentically. Sign up today and learn to master the skill of interaction!
Topics in this module:
1. Setting Boundaries
2. Handling difficult personalities
3. Collaborate and listen!
4. Toxic influences
5. Fitting in vs Belonging
6. People pleasing
7. Navigating Friendships
8. The art of disagreement
9. Succeeding as an introvert
10. Building Social Capital
11. Reading the room
12. Bullying and cyberbullying
13. Anger management
Whether you're interacting with colleagues, clients, or friends, being able to confidently assert yourself and collaborate with others is essential to success. This Social Skills module aims to help you master the art of effective social interaction. You'll learn techniques to help you navigate social situations as well as interpersonal skills to build strong relationships and to connect authentically. Sign up today and learn to master the skill of interaction!
Topics in this module:
1. Setting Boundaries
2. Handling difficult personalities
3. Collaborate and listen!
4. Toxic influences
5. Fitting in vs Belonging
6. People pleasing
7. Navigating Friendships
8. The art of disagreement
9. Succeeding as an introvert
10. Building Social Capital
11. Reading the room
12. Bullying and cyberbullying
13. Anger management
Meet Our Instructor
Suraiya Essof
Suraiya Essof is a social impact entrepreneur and educator with a passion for lifelong learning, well-being, and social change. She has a Commerce degree in Industrial Psychology and a postgraduate in education, and has been working in the education field since 2002. She is currently teaching English and Business Leadership in the Ontario Secondary School Diploma program and trains and lectures at various leadership academies. She is also a teacher trainer for Cambridge University Press. In 2014, Suraiya founded Kites for Peace, a global movement for peace that uses kite flying as a tool for social change. She represents her country in kite festivals around the world and has worked with young people in Zimbabwe and beyond. Suraiya is also the co-founder and coordinator of the Zimbabwe Cares Network, a charity network of over 150 organizations that work to improve the lives of people in her country. She is passionate about promoting charity collaboration and volunteering as a means for social innovation. In 2020, Suraiya was profiled by the Guardian UK as one of "20 Outstanding Women of Zimbabwe."