V. The Need for People Skills
Producer’s skills essential to the success of a project:
• Creative skills
• Business skills
• People skills
The producer relies on the following skills while working
on the project:
• Collaboration:
o Embraces collaboration
o Encourages teamwork
o Supports each member of the team
o Encourages an open discussion
• Communication skills:
o Vital skills for effective relationships
o Communication might be:
▪ Verbal (the choice of words as well as the tone and volume of our
voice)
▪ Nonverbal (facial expressions, body language, gestures)
• Conflict management:
o Most conflicts can be managed effectively if you can grasp the cause of the
conflict and deal with it
o The peacemaker
• Emotional intelligence (EQ):
o A person’s emotional strengths are considered as important as their intellectual
abilities
o A high EQ is measured by a producer’s ability to show genuine empathy,
respect, positive leadership skills, and sincerity for the team
• Learning styles:
o When you can understand the different ways in which each member of your
team learns, you can strengthen the bonds of communication
• Multiple intelligences:
o Originally researched and revealed by a Harvard professor, Dr. Howard
Gardner
o The research reveals at least a dozen distinct predominant intelligence that
each of us can claim, such as a strong musical, mathematical, spatial, or
athletic intelligence
• Listening skills:
o Being attentive
o Not interrupting
o Acknowledging that we hear the other person
• Leadership skills:
o The producer recognizes that the team is made of individuals with their own
needs
o Leadership comes with the producer’s territory
