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Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna CM J ND-NDE YK 0 Delhi • monday • august 2, 2021 www.thehindu.com/education www.facebook.com/thehinduedge www.twitter.com/thehinduedge EDUCATIONPGETLUS THE EDGE ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: b Archana Subramanian Entrepreneur Ronnie Study abroad webinar Ever wondered why CEOs, leaders and recruiters talk endlessly about Screwvala talks about SantaMonica Presents The Hindu Stu­ soft skills? Find out in Skill It, Kill ‘COMMUNICATION the importance of dy Abroad Webinar on study avenues It, a new book in which entrepre­ in key destinations such as Canada, neur Ronnie Screwvala shares per­ lifelong learning and the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zea­ sonal stories and observations from why he wrote Skill It, land, Sweden, Germany, the U.S. and his failures and successes, to give Kill It more. The session will cover in­de­ you an insider’s view of the ‘invisi­ is an underrated skill’ mand courses with economical fees, ble’ skills that can cut years off your how to identify the right college, pro­ learning curve. Excerpts from an cess of application, timelines, eligibil­ interview: ity criteria, scholarships and financial aid options and post­study career possibilities We all know Ronnie Screwvala, and PR prospects. The speakers are Nicy Binu, the businessman. Tell us more Director, SantaMonica Study Abroad Pvt. about the writer. What prompted Ltd.; Divya S. Pillai, Project Manager, Canada; you to write this book? Sobhitha Thomas, Project Manager, the U.K.; I am an accidental author. The Liju Jacob, Project Manager, Europe; and inspiration for this book stemmed Aleena George, Project Coordinator, the U.S. The session will be from the interactions with learners. moderated by Pankaja Srinivasan, freelance writer. I think lifelong learning is an inte­ On August 8, at 5.00 p.m. gral element for growth in this era’s To register, visit https://bit.ly/SANTATHE or scan the QR Code hyper­competitive environment. Today, to make a mark, you need to have a strong ele­ ment of focus. If you want to be in the top 20­25 percentile of your or­ ganisation, you have to come out of your com­ fort zone, upgrade again, specialise and continue this cycle till you GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO have achieved your goal. While talking to students, I saw a serious gap in their soft skills. Now while ‘skill’ means lots of things to a lot of people, it cannot command of the language. Actually Listening is a skill I Why is up­ open mind. This, in turn, opens be restricted to a degree, diploma it is so many things, including lis­ have worked very hard grading and your mind to learning and upgrad­ or even certifications. I believe that tening, absorbing and knowing to improve through my future­proof­ ing your skills because it reminds equipping yourself with the right when to stop. If you acquire the art career. It requires fo­ ing one’s ca­ you that you have still got so much communication skills is important of communicating through story­ cused thoughts, atten­ reer to learn. and, without it, people are often telling, you will be able to influence tion to detail, feed­ important? left behind, despite having the right and impact people by shaping their back, and the ability Why do you debunk the idea of hard skills for the job. minds. Stories help us connect with to absorb what This is where multitasking and emphasise the the audience and foster empathy. another person is the concept of Li­ importance of saying no? What skills do students need Storytelling is a lifelong skill that speaking in order to felong Learning My dog taught me that multitask­ today? ought to be honed. decode what they comes into play. If ing is overrated and often counter­ Through school, we tend to fo­ are really saying. you were to believe productive! To put it simply, multi­ cus on our grades and rank and do You’ve coined some new words. So, for me Listen, that your greatest tasking leads to distraction, which not invest any effort in acquiring Tell us about the new LOL. Observe, Learn is the new LOL. To learning and great­ leads to all kinds of hazards. Multi­ soft skills like communicating effec­ This comes from my own expe­ truly listen and then act on feed­ est failure are yet to transpire, then tasking fosters the habit of distrac­ tively or inculcating the art of story­ rience as a young professional. I back from others will help us avoid you are allowing yourself to keep an tion from the task at hand, leads to telling. Communication is a severe­ would be so excited about putting a repeating mistakes and accelerate a decline in the quality of your ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ly underrated skill, especially in point across that I would not allow professional growth and change. work, and to an eventual decline in this digital remote work era. Most the person before me to finish what Moreover, even great ideas and Stories help us connect with productivity overall. Eventually it people assume that communica­ he/she was saying. 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