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.

10 steps to effective listening

In today’s high-tech, high-speed, high-stress world, communication is more important than ever, yet we seem to devote less and less time to really listen to one another.

Animation: Listening Skills

We could save a lot of time if we would really listen. This video and exercise will help you become an effective listener.

Blog Bart van Campenhout: Reviewing the first TU/e SkillsLab Teamwork session

In this blog Bart van Campenhout writes about the TU/e SkillsLab teamwork skills session he participated in.

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.

Effective communication

This guide describes key communication skills: listening, non-verbal communication, managing of stress and emotional awareness.

Effective teamwork and collaboration

This video is about effective collaboration in multi-disciplinary teams.

Guided Learning: Active listening

Would you like to improve your listening skills? To prevent misunderstanding, distraction and talking about yourself and instead make more meaningfull connections with others? If so, you’ll find that it can be rather easy with this topic guide, using the tips & tricks that are mentioned.

Guided Learning: Communication

Do you consider yourself a good communicator? Or is there room for some improvement? Good communication is key to good collaboration. Read this topic guide to learn why.