Interpersonal skills are essential for councillors to build trust, foster collaboration, and effectively represent their communities. These skills encompass the ability to communicate clearly, listen actively, show empathy, and manage conflict constructively.
Councillors often engage with diverse groups, including citizens, fellow councillors, council officers, and external stakeholders. Strong interpersonal skills help navigate these relationships effectively.
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Speeches and speechmaking
This free course, Speeches and speech-making, explores an aspect of language use where 'voices' and'texts' converge: the art of speech-making.
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Importance of Interpersonal Skills
To succeed in management you need good interpersonal skills, you need to understand how to deal with other people.
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Effective Communication in the workplace
This free course, Effective communication in the workplace, explores the importance of communication as a skill in the workplace.
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Sure, I know how to talk to people
This free course is one in a series focusing on leadership, decision-making and communication in the context of policing within the community.
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Working in groups and teams
This free course, Working in groups and teams, explores team working from start to finish.
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Difference and challenge in teams
The course encourages you to recognise difference and challenge amongst individuals in the team who are pulling in different directions.
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Developing high trust working relationships
This free course, Developing high trust work relationships, introduces the concept of trust, what it means to you and how it may affect your organisation.
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Facilitating group discussions
In this free course, Facilitating group discussions, you will look at some of the behaviours effective facilitators exhibit.
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