INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

In our day to day life, we have to communicate with one another for our needs. lnterpersonal skills are the most necessary skills in life as we cannot interact or communicate with other people in groups or individually without them. It is found that most organisations and individuals who achieved success have used these interpersonal skills better than others.

These skills are not only useful at workplaces but also in one's personal and social lives where you could reap good results in comparison with others who never use interpersonal skills at the right time at the right place.

People who have good interpersonal skills are mostly perceived as optimistic, claim, confident, charismatic, dynamic and possessing good leadership qualities.

The following are the the characteristics of interpersonal skills:

fluent verbal communication
good nonverbal communication
positive thinking
negotiation ability
listening ability
problem solving skills
stress management
self management
time management
assertiveness

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CONSONANTS

Consonants are produced when there is either a closure or narrowing of the air passage in the oral cavity. For example, /t/ is pronounced with the front of the tongue pushing against the palate. The 24 consonants in English are listed below: Consonants are further classified in terms of how the sounds are made: Plosives: Plosive sounds are produced when the vocal tract is blocked, building up air pressure, and then the air stream is abruptly released. Fricatives: In the production of fricatives, airstream is directed through a narrow construction in the vocal tract. Nasals: In the production of nasal sounds, air flows through the nasal cavity. Affricates: Affricates begin as stops and conclude as fricatives. Consonant Clusters : Consonant clusters are groups of two or more consonants sounds that come before, after or between vowel sounds. Look at a few examples below:

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