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I hearing that terms, but recently i dont hear anymore. Why?

Plural vs. singular

Wouldn't it be better if the article title was 'Soft skill', instead of 'Soft skills'? --OnesixOne 15:54, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

... well... a quick search in google (28.June.2006) points out 3560000 results for "soft skills" and 207000 for "soft skill"; I think the general concept is better described by "soft skills", and some particular skill of the set by "soft skill". I vote :-) for "soft skills" pedropimenta 12:55, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[SCANS (http://wdr.doleta.gov/SCANS/)] provide a good framework for the context and 'definition' of soft skills, and I intend to add those ideas to Soft_skills article... any comments ? pedropimenta 13:02, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

The convention is to use singular in such a case. Jimp 04:50, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Merging Soft Skills with Soft Skill

I argee with the others that it should remain separate. It is an important topic that needs special attention, being a major part in work and society. It is pluralized for a reason. The definition is refering to more than one skill. It is also easy to find. If they are merged, will everyone still be able to find it by typing in Soft Skills or will they need to type it as Soft Skill? When I was looking for the definition, I typed in Soft Skills. Andi —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Andibair (talk • contribs) 20:56, 12 May 2007 (UTC).

Skills is a broad topic. Soft Skills, though broad on its own merit, is a special category and is immediately recognized as "icing on the cake" that gets people in a separate class of their own. Many of the soft-skills are not natural and we need special training to refine the skills. The topic needs to stand on its own. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.53.239.198 (talk) 03:23, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Interpersonal Skills Improvements and Deletions

Disambiguation of term "Service"
Service is not a lone skill but a collective noun referring to skills all qualifying as service. Ever see "Service" by itself on a résumé?

Q: What's your best skill?

A: Service

RESULT: FAIL

A better term must exist for quantifying "All kinds of service."

Service - noun - An act of helpful activity.
I would hope that everyone engages in helpful activities at their job.

Unite a team amidst cultural differences
Can one person be credited for this?
If so, in how large a group must this "uniter" be able to maintain unity amidst diversity to qualify for having this soft skill?
How can we evaluate the soft skills of the one responsible for the group's level of unity in the following four situations:

• Everyone in the group is friends.
• Everyone in the group is friends because of the soft skill of one uniter.
• Everyone in the group is friends, and "the uniter" is unjustifiably accredited for the natural phenomenon.
• Not everyone in the group is friends, and "the uniter" is unjustifiably accredited when no unity exists.

Suggest changing "Unite a team amidst cultural differences" to "Contribute to team unity amidst cultural differences." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Billymuscles (talk • contribs) 22:44, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Problem-Solving Skills
All interpersonal skills must be based on the ability to interact by the mere definition of "interpersonal".
Problem solving skills do not require interaction.

Engaging with others
All interpersonal skills inherit the quality of "engaging with others" hence the construction of the word "inter-personal"
Prefix "inter-" meaning "between"
Root "person" meaning "people" or "person(s)"

Billymuscles (talk) 22:05, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

interupting

well pals, Is interuption cums under soft skills? — Preceding unsigned comment added by S.kumaresh87 (talk • contribs) 06:10, 10 September 2011 (UTC)