This study examines the success rate of a unique soft skill & personal skills development program conducted along with the technical course of Sound Engineering modules, in a Mumbai (India) based Audio-education related Media institute namely, Soundideaz Academy. 105 audio-related media professionals, who had graduated from the institute in the past 10 years, responded to the rating scale-based survey. This case study & quantitative analysis-based research proves the importance of soft-skills, like Communication Skills, Time Management, Team Building, Emotions Management, Stress Management, Assertiveness Management etc, other than the audio related topics, in contributing to the ‘holistic’ development of an audio related Media Professional.

Authors: Chandorkar, Pramod; Sankulkar, Shraddha
Affiliations: Soundideaz Academy & Recording Studios, India; Mind Matterz’s School of Emotional Intelligence, India(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Conference: 2021 AES International Audio Education Conference (July 2021)
Paper Number: 2
Publication Date: July 22, 2021 Import into BibTeX
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