Skills needed in

college
By Abdul Samad
 Before leaving school make sure
you have all this skills

• 1- English Speaking
• 2- Public Speaking
• 3- Presentation
• 4- Knowledge about
• Microsoft office
• 5- Communication Skills
• 6- Smart use of mobile app
• 7- How to initiate conversation
• 8- Team Work
• 9- Swot Analysis
• 10- S.O.F.T.E.N. technique
• 11- 10-20-30 Rule
• 12-Body Language
• 13- S.M.A.R.T Analysis
 English Speaking

• Parts of speechnouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs,

adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections)
• Tenses
• Modals
• Active and passive voices
• Article
Public Speaking
• Memorize concepts, not content.
• Chat up audience members before your
presentation.
• Enhance your visuals and audio.
• Get interactive.
• Time management

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Presentation
1. Show your Passion and Connect with your Audience.
2. Focus on your Audience’s Needs
3. Keep it Simple: Concentrate on your Core Message
4. Smile and Make Eye Contact with your Audience
5. Remember the 10-20-30 Rule for Slideshows
• This is a tip from Guy Kawasaki of Apple. He suggests that
slideshows should:
• Contain no more than 10 slides;
• Last no more than 20 minutes; and
• Use a font size of no less than 30 point.
Knowledge about Microsoft
office
• Microsoft word
• Microsoft excell
• Microsoft power point
Communication skills
• Watch films that model conversation skills.
• Watch experienced people
• Be joyfull
• active listening
Smart use of app and
websites
• Google doc
• Google sheet
• Google drive
• Duolingo
• Ted
• Slide share
• Typing master
• Cam scanner
• Dictionary
How to initiate conversation
• Give someone a compliment and tie it to a question.
• Start a general conversation(Have you read any good
books recently?
What have you been up to since I last saw you?)

• Ask open ended questions.

• Do you like sports?
• Where do/did you go to college? What is/was your major?
• How do you like to spend your weekends?
• Do you enjoy reading?
• Find a common ground.
• What kind of music do you listen to?
• Who is your favorite author?
• Do you like to go to concerts?
• Do you like to travel?
• Have you been in other countries before?
• Describe your dream vacation.

• Use the S.O.F.T.E.N. technique to help create a great non-

verbal impression.
• – Smile
• Open up your posture
• Forward lean
• Touch by shaking hands
• Eye contact
• Nod when the other person talks
How to make best team
• Focus on roles. ...
• Value each role. ...
• Communicate. ...
• Set goals. ...
• Celebrate successes and failures. ...
• Know each other.
• Lead by example. ...
• Reward the good and learn from the bad
Body language
• eye contact
• body position
• gesture and movement