Skills Library

Our skills library is full of useful information. You can search for keywords in the boxes below, and even filter what kind of medium you like while learning. Are you interested in one topic in particular? Visit our guided learnings about teamwork, presenting and writing. You can always check out the upcoming workshops to see if the skill you want to improve is available this quarter.

Blog Iris Huisman: Why skills are so important for career success

Technical skills are far more tangible than soft skills, but nonetheless soft skills are crucial for your career. You may believe that there is nothing wrong with your soft skills, and probably you are right. During your life your soft skills have been developed by your environment from birth onwards. However, have you deliberately developed one soft skill more than another? Not always!

Blog Roeland Kooiman: Get the maximum out of it

Learning experiences when being part of a Federation of Study Associations Eindhoven concerning presentation and teamwork skills.

Blog Mylene Frankfort: Workshop Time & Stress Management

Last week I participated during 'de Wervingsdagen' in a workshop called Time & Stress Management. This is what I learned during and from the workshop.

Goodbye Blog Ashly Berghuizen: I opened my mail

Ashly has decided to move on to another student assistant job. We are very sorry to let her go, but we are happy she chose to continue her personal development in this way. We hope her goodbye blog will inspire you all to do the same and maybe to apply for a job within the TU/e SkillsLab team ;)

Guided Learning: Participation in meetings and discussions

In order to be an active participant in a meeting or during a discussion, preparation is required. But how do you prepare for a meeting or discussion? What roles are there for participants and how do you make a meeting effective? Read the topic guide to learn all this and more.

Planning and structuring effective meetings

This page explores how good preparation and an effective chairperson may contribute to the success of a meeting by giving a sense of direction or purpose.