Problems with social skills during your studies
If you have difficulty communicating or relating to others, there may be various reasons for this. You may find it difficult to make your meaning clear. You don't always understand others properly, or others don't always understand you properly. All this can affect your study performance.
Examples of social skills are:
- standing up for yourself;
- giving your opinion, showing interest in another person;
- saying no when someone tries to persuade you;
- presenting yourself in a positive way;
- Dealing with criticism;
- Having control over emotions;
- asking for help.
This is what I need or might need
Support in the area of social skills during your degree programme
A range of facilities, accommodations and schemes are available at your school and nationally, which may be very helpful to you and might make it easier to achieve success in your degree programme. As a student who struggles with social skills, you might have a need for the following:
- Guidance and advice. There are a number of people at school who could help you with this. Get in touch with these people if you encounter obstacles during your degree programme.
- Courses and other training options. It is possible that – as a result of your problems with social skills – your academic performance might not be the best you are capable of. This may be due to a variety of reasons. There are a number of courses or other training options that could help you with this.
Have a look at the other facilities, accommodations or schemes that might be helpful for you, too.