I stumbled upon an incredibly interesting channel where influencer Shadé Zahrai delves deep into the skills and techniques of effective communication.
This YouTube broadcaster though focuses more on young people who are just starting out or struggling with complexes or some carreer path difficulties, but still in some video releases there is universal and useful information to play at a more advanced level of society.
It’s also always useful to see how pros present information — what speech techniques they use, how they complement it with gestures and pantomime, and how they modulate their voice intonation.
Developing effective communication skills involves crucial adjacent abilities, which, by the way, aren’t typically covered in academic assessments like the CEFR1 (Common European Framework of Reference). However, these psychological techniques for effective communication sometimes vary across different linguistic cultures, making them immensely valuable at a highly professional level, in my opinion.
- The CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) is a standardized system that assesses language proficiency. It categorizes skills into six levels, from beginner (A1) to advanced (C2), providing a common way to understand language abilities. ↩︎
This is why in my setting of the yearly goal for this SMART Language Challenge I described my goal abstractly as C2++, because the classical language proficiency assessment system does not take into account soft skills and emotional intelligence, which are critical for expert proficiency at a high level.
- BA-Psych – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – Бакалавр психологии
- Dip Pos. Psych – Diploma in Positive Psychology – Диплом по позитивной психологии
- PhD – Doctor of Philosophy – Доктор философии
- MBA – Master of Business Administration – Магистр делового администрирования
- LLB (Hons 1) – Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours – Бакалавр права с отличием первого класса