Communication Skills and Soft Skills

5

Stress Management

After studying this unit, you will be able to learn:

• how moderation and humour kill stress
• how to identify causes of stress
• about presentation anxieties
• collocations with ‘stress’ and ‘stressful’
• ways of making suggestions
• when to use active and passive voice

STRESS CONTROL SURVEY

Tick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to these.

1.	I can come up with strategies to get things done under deadlines.	(Yes/No)
2.	I can easily identify things that cause stress.	(Yes/No)
3.	I can easily let go of my anger.	(Yes/No)
4.	I can easily turn to friends or family members for a calming influence.	(Yes/No)
5.	I do not get angry with others when I am stressed.	(Yes/No)
6.	I do not tend to be distracted or moody?	(Yes/No)
7.	I do not turn to ...