Soft Skills in Technical Environments
The demand for soft skills in technical professionals can sometimes blindside and overwhelm new graduates and those new to the workforce. Twennie aims to focus on how soft skills relate to technical work.
You can't learn to play the piano by reading a book about playing piano. Some skills require you to build muscle memory over time by doing. Anything that involves managing working relationships, negotiation, or communication fall under this definition. These are considered “soft” skills and aren’t learned in a traditional classroom. Colleges and universities are aware of this challenge. They incorporate soft skills material into instruction and exercises, but formal learning institutions are also under pressure to deliver as much technical learning as possible within a short window, so soft skills inevitably play second fiddle. Twennie aims to fill this gap with effective content, exercises, and peer mentoring.
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PROMPT SET: The Skill of Storytelling in a Technical World
In technical services, your work deserves to be understood — not just on a technical level, but on a human level. This prompt set builds your storytelling skills so clients, reviewers, and stakeholders can see not just what you did, but why it matters. You'll practice rewriting dry descriptions, finding the human impact, replacing flat language with vivid synonyms, cutting away fluff, and even prompting AI to elevate your writing.
to improve our communication skills, especially storytelling because it makes our proposals and other marketing more compelling to clients
PROMPT SET: Creating a Culture of Learning for your Team
This 20-prompt set helps leaders assess their learning culture and plan for a change. The first five invite reflection on current norms and assumptions. The second imagines a future where skills and habits are stronger, and what that future could mean for the team and organization. The third moves into planning: how much time can be devoted to learning, and how should it be structured? Finally, the last section challenges leaders to take action, set the tone, and even contribute their own Twennie units.
to help Twennie group leaders assess present learning culture and chart a course for change
TEMPLATE: Assessing Pre-RFP Business Development Culture Through Prompts
This spreadsheet template is designed to support the Pre-RFP Business Development Culture – What Does Your Team Believe About BD? prompt set. It allows team leaders to collect and review responses from up to 10 participants, viewing each prompt alongside its corresponding answer. Built-in space is provided to interpret team responses using insights developed specifically for this set. The goal is to make it easier for leaders to identify common BD misconceptions, track patterns in mindset or behavior, and build a plan that reflects the team’s true starting point.