Top 5

Soft Skills
to
Boost Your Career
Eugenio Jaramillo, BSEE, MBA, DTM
 •Personal Attributes
•Enable Someone
•Interact
WHAT? •Effectively & Harmoniously
•With other people

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 • Strengthening
• Best Investment
WHY? • Never go out of style

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 Top 5
Soft Skills
Public Speaking
“Mastering the art
of public speaking is
the single greatest
skill to boost your
career.”

- Warren Buffett
WHERE?

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Stages of Mastery
Communication Skills
 Impromptu Speaking

WHAT?

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Feedback
 Stories

WHAT?

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Geno’s Top Toastmasters Tips
#1 Find a Club that is convenient to BOTH your location and your time.

#2 Visit as many clubs as you can or want, as many times as you want.

#3 Decide on a club based on how you feel, the vibe, and COMMIT.

#4 Toastmasters is the Public Speaking Gym.

#5 Find a Mentor in the club you chose.

Leadership Skills
Leadership is required
Serve Others
Doing for Others
Influence Others
Management vs Leadership
 5 Levels of Leadership

WHAT?

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Geno’s Top Leadership Tips
#1 Principle of Leadership - You have to figure it out for yourself.
If you wait for someone else to provide orders, directions or solutions then
you are a follower!

“HELP” – Any action that assists in the attainment of the

goal/destination.

A leader provides help to the group members to attain the

goal/destination.

A leader asks for help from the appropriate peer or expert when they
become thwarted in the attainment of the goal/destination.
Mentorship
 Definition of A Mentor

• An experienced and trusted

WHAT? advisor
• Guide
• Guru
• Counselor
• Consultant
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 Why Have A Mentor?

WHY?

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 Duty to Mentor

WHY?

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Mentor vs Sponsor
• Someone you respect and admire.
• Someone that acts like you desire.
• Someone that is in the position you want.
• Patterns of interest.
• Research their career history.
• Nothing turns off a person more than a
blatant request for mentorship!

Who could be a mentor?

 Types of Programs

• Mentor Protégé Program

WHAT?
• 71% of Fortune 100 have one
• There’s an App for that!
• Formal vs Informal

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Networking
Networking Cheat Sheet
 LinkedIn

• How many connections?

WHAT? • How complete is your profile?
• Find Nearby

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 Connect on LinkedIn

HOW?

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Geno’s Top Networking Tips
#1 Be the on time.

#2 Attitude is everything.

#3 Talk to strangers.

#4 Be present.

#5 Be yourself (authentic).
Emotional Intelligence
 Emotional Intelligence

WHAT?

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• Emotional Intelligence is an individual's ability to
understand and use emotion in themselves and others.
• Why should we care about developing our EI skills?
• Because being able to understand your emotions is
fundamental to understanding what it is that will make
you more high-functioning and lead you to flourish.
• https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/emotional-
intelligence-eq/

Emotional Intelligence
 Basic Emotions

• Anger
WHAT? • Disgust
• Fear
• Happiness
• Sadness
• Contempt
• Surprise
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• Frustration/irritation
• Worry/nervousness
• Anger/aggravation
• Dislike
• Disappointment/unhappiness

Negative Emotions at Work

 1. Compartmentalization (negative emotions from home affect your work)
2. Deep breathing & relaxation techniques
3. The 10-second rule
4. Clarify
5. Blast your anger through exercise
6. Never reply or make a decision when angry
7. Know your triggers
8. Be respectful
9. Apologize for any emotional outburst
10. Never bring your negative emotions home

Geno’s 10 strategies to Manage Negative Emotions at Work

 Other Soft Skills

• Principles and Values

WHAT? • Believing (Faith)
• Independent Thinking
• Teamwork
• Care for Others (Respect)
• Financial Literacy

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