𝐀𝐈 + 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 = 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 (Part 2)

𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 2️⃣ : 𝐀𝐈 + 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 = 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑼𝒔𝒆 𝑨𝑰 𝒕𝒐 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒇𝒕 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑫𝒂𝒚

In Part 1, I shared how AI can enhance communication, time management, and emotional intelligence.

Let’s now look at specific actions you can take to combine AI with soft skills for real productivity gains:

🔸 1. 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐈 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬

Use tools like Yoodli or Orai to analyze your speech clarity, filler words, pace, and confidence level.

✅ 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

🔸 2. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 – 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐈

Apps like Otter.ai and Fireflies not only transcribe but also summarize meetings.

Review them to understand your listening gaps and improve your active listening.

✅ 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝: 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

🔸 3. 𝐀𝐈-𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

Use journaling tools powered by AI like Reflectly or Replika to track your emotions, mindset, and behavioral patterns.

✅ 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝: 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

🔸 4. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Use ChatGPT to rehearse difficult conversations or get neutral feedback on what you plan to say.

✅ 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝: 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲

🔸 5. 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐈

Use AI-based calendar assistants like Motion or Reclaim to auto-plan your day around priorities, breaks, and meetings.

✅ 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝: 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

💡 The magic happens when we blend tech efficiency with human empathy.

The result?

S̳m̳a̳r̳t̳ ̳p̳r̳o̳d̳u̳c̳t̳i̳v̳i̳t̳y̳—not just getting things done, but doing them meaningfully and effectively.

We don’t need to fear AI. We need to train ourselves to use it as a growth partner.

𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 3: “𝑪𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝑰 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝑼𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓

At Thinking Vertical, we help teams use both technology and training to become high-performing professionals—with hashtag#empathy, hashtag#clarity, and hashtag#impact.

Let’s embrace AI to strengthen what makes us truly human.