Communication skills

Soft skills – Dealing with difficult conversations

We all have to spend time dealing with difficult conversations. Conflict is a natural part of all relationships at home and at work. I’ve written before about the sources of difference and provided ideas on how to deal with “difficult” people and situations. And there are short videos on two Read More

2020-09-30T09:31:51+01:00September 30, 2020|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

An introduction to emotional intelligence (EQ) and empathy (Video)

This short (8 minute) video on empathy and emotional intelligence (EQ or EI) provides an introduction. It explains why emotional intelligence is important for personal and business relationships. (Video script - an introduction to emotional intelligence (EQ) and empathy) HI I’m Kim Tasso. In this short video I will introduce Read More

Book launch: Essential soft skills for lawyers – some research findings

Between August 2019 and March 2020 I analysed a huge amount of information and research relating to the importance of soft skills within the UK legal profession. I also interviewed over 20 people from large and small law firms – lawyers and learning & development professionals – as well as Read More

What are soft skills? And why are they so important? (Video)

This 9 minute video explores: What are soft skills? And why are they so important? Video script Hi. I’m Kim Tasso. I am sure many of you are worried about the onward march of technology – things like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning and the impact these may have Read More

2025-04-05T12:50:39+01:00June 18, 2020|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

Seven secrets of great business writing (Video)

(Video script – 10 minutes) I often design and deliver training courses and workshops on writing – for professional people (lawyers, accountants and surveyors) who have to get to grips with writing articles, blogs and social media posts as part of their personal promotion. And for marketing and business development Read More

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