Managers are regularly called upon to make presentations. If they are unsure of themselves, if they cannot connect with their audience, or if their delivery is unclear, the presentation fails.
We analyze the problem and develop a program that can
consider the needs and expertise level of the audience
create a strategic approach to increase audience receptivity
demonstrate enthusiasm with natural gestures
use powerful words and strong visual images
anticipate questions and manage resistance
improve language, rhythm, and clarity
reduce accent and improve modulation and expression
Presenters gain an understanding of the interactive nature of presentations, and become effective communicators, comfortable in front of an audience.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Communication Skills
"The ability to communicate is the primary factor that distinguishes human beings from animals. And it is the ability to communicate well that distinguishes one individual from another."
The fact, is that apart from the basic necessities, one needs to be equipped with habits for good communication skills, as this is what will make them a happy and successful social being. In order to develop these habits, one needs to first acknowledge the fact that they need to improve communication skills from time to time. They need to take stock of the way they interact and the direction in which their work and personal relations are going. The only constant in life is change, and the more one accepts one's strengths and works towards dealing with their shortcomings, especially in the area of communication skills, the better will be their interactions and the more their social popularity.
The fact, is that apart from the basic necessities, one needs to be equipped with habits for good communication skills, as this is what will make them a happy and successful social being. In order to develop these habits, one needs to first acknowledge the fact that they need to improve communication skills from time to time. They need to take stock of the way they interact and the direction in which their work and personal relations are going. The only constant in life is change, and the more one accepts one's strengths and works towards dealing with their shortcomings, especially in the area of communication skills, the better will be their interactions and the more their social popularity.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
mans grooming
A MAN'S BODY
Is keeping your body clean more than just soap? What's the best way to control body odor - deodorant or antiperspirant? Are you on the right scent with yourcologne? You may not pay much attention to your nails, but the people shaking your hand are. Check out our body of knowledge to keep your body feeling and smelling clean.
A MAN'S HAIR
You spend lots of time trying to get the hair on your head looking just right. Every thought about the shampoo and conditioner you are putting on it? If it's getting gray or your looking for a change you may have thought about dying or coloring your hair. And if you have male pattern baldness, your may be interested in ways to keep it.
Rajan prasad sinh
pdm-3rdsem
section-B
session-2008-10
How to groom your personality?
They say first impression is the last impression. This makes one’s personality an asset which can be exploited to the greatest advantage of the individual to set him or her apart in a crowd. An ideal example that can be cited in this regard is that of tall, slim, good looking models.
Be it cosmetics, clothes, electronic gadgets or any other product, people having such appealing attributes tend to influence the minds of the consumers. But personality does not only entail physical beauty, it also encompasses inner qualities such as wit, language proficiency, friendliness, leadership etc. as well.
A well groomed personality is bound to make heads turn in his or her direction and create a powerful presence. It is all the more essential for business owners to groom themselves to influence clients in order to gain business.
Personality can be groomed to a desired extent if one has the determination to work towards it.
Read the instructions given below to bring about a desired change in your personality:
1. Take a look at your image in the mirror. Just say “What a great creation!”
2. Maintain a cheerful disposition all the while you can. A smile can go miles. There is also a scientific reason behind this fact. While a smile requires only 17 muscles, a frown uses 43 muscles. So the bottom line, smile comes easy and spreads about positive vibes.
3. Try to stay busy in activities that could enhance your personality. Participate in speeches, debates to improve your communication skills. Games like chess can enhance your foresight and spatial abilities.
4. Play games on a regular basis to have a fit physique. This is a must because a healthy mind resides in healthy body.
5. Take the help of professionals who can do a make-over with your hair style, wardrobe, gait and posture to give you a complete new look that complements your body form
how to dress up for your workplace
Dressing creates an impression about the kind of person you are. Your dressing is important especially in office, so that you come across as a professional and respected person in your organization. Along with a sense of authority, it should give an impression of a pleasant and approachable person. Dressing definitely has an important role to play, as it may bring out or beat your personality.
You may like to stick to a conventional dressing while at office. Generally organizations insist on adress code. Do your best to stick to it so that you are not spotted as an attention seeker or violator of code.
Be comfortable in your dressing so that you do not feel awkward or restricted. If the dress code is trousers and shirts, you could choose from various popular brands that sell good quality outfits. You can also buy a good quality material and get your clothes stitched so that you feel comfortable and confident.
Wear colours like light shades of green, blue, pink or colours like black, brown, navy blue, gray, white so that you have a professional and authoritative look. Avoid loud colours like orange, bright red or yellow. It gives a casual or easygoing appearance and is not really advisable on weekdays.
On weekends, if jeans and t-shirts are allowed, you may like to dress up in these colours to give a cheerful and fun atmosphere for the weekend.
Take care of the size and fitting of the clothes. Do not wear oversized clothes. It may make your personality look lousy and unattractive. At the same do not wear tight fitting, skin hugging clothes. It may not create a pleasant and right view about you among the employers and co-workers.
Match your shirt and trousers well; do not go in for odd colour combinations that create a low opinion about your style and dressing.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Experience learing
Experiential Learning
As the entire programme is designed for you to gain a true pulse of the country, there are many modules which focus on experiential learning.
After the management training you will be deployed with a leading NGO in a managerial capacity anywhere in India, to gain a deeper understanding of rural sensitivities of the country. Here, you will work closely with an experienced team of senior professionals from the organization on various issues faced by the local community. Every 6 months you will join other ICICI Fellows on a journey to far and wide corners of India - in the North east, amidst the Himalayas and in the Thar Desert. These outward journeys will bring you close to your inner self. And this will bring about an unfathomable self transformation.
As the entire programme is designed for you to gain a true pulse of the country, there are many modules which focus on experiential learning.
After the management training you will be deployed with a leading NGO in a managerial capacity anywhere in India, to gain a deeper understanding of rural sensitivities of the country. Here, you will work closely with an experienced team of senior professionals from the organization on various issues faced by the local community. Every 6 months you will join other ICICI Fellows on a journey to far and wide corners of India - in the North east, amidst the Himalayas and in the Thar Desert. These outward journeys will bring you close to your inner self. And this will bring about an unfathomable self transformation.
Rajan prasad singh
Pgdm-3rdsem
section-B
communication in curent scenario
Communication in the Current Scenario:
The progress of human beings has always depended on communications -written or spoken. In the current scenario spoken / verbal communication has assumed unprecedented importance. This is due to the tremendous growth of mobiles and Internet telephony. There are about 350 million mobile connections in India alone (2.5 billion in the world), besides the landlines. And these are growing at a tremendous pace.
Business today, is done more on telephones than through conventional written communications. And of course personal meetings are crucial. In both situations, your voice & words- your verbal communication assumes a
critical importance.
We train you in verbal communication. Our courses empower you with verbal articulation. You are able to express yourself clearly and modulate your voice appropriately. You become an interesting, persuasive and highly
effective verbal communicator.
The progress of human beings has always depended on communications -written or spoken. In the current scenario spoken / verbal communication has assumed unprecedented importance. This is due to the tremendous growth of mobiles and Internet telephony. There are about 350 million mobile connections in India alone (2.5 billion in the world), besides the landlines. And these are growing at a tremendous pace.
Business today, is done more on telephones than through conventional written communications. And of course personal meetings are crucial. In both situations, your voice & words- your verbal communication assumes a
critical importance.
We train you in verbal communication. Our courses empower you with verbal articulation. You are able to express yourself clearly and modulate your voice appropriately. You become an interesting, persuasive and highly
effective verbal communicator.
Rajan prasad singh
pgdm-3rdsem
section-B
session-2008-10
My Best Presentation Tricks
My Best Presentation Tricks
Giving presentations can be a complete and utter thrill. Too bad attending them can be a complete and utter bore. If you are on the giving side, I want to offer you up a collection of my best presentation tricks to date. I’ve written on presentation and the storyteller’s promise before at my site. I’ve written what has oddly become my top-rated post of all time, Bring out your inner David Lee Roth. This will draw from these concepts and more.
Stories and Characters
With few exceptions, a presentation is an opportunity for you to tell a story to an audience. You have the conch shell. You are the wielder of the fire stick. And your audience enters into a relationship with you from the moment they choose to sit in your presence. (Here’s a hack- what if you gave a presentation and provided no chairs? What would a standing audience look and feel like?) As such, your audience is expecting a story.
A story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. You’ve heard this before, and you understand, but apply it to your presentation. And no, I don’t mean, “Here’s what we’ll talk about, talk-talk, that’s what we talked about.” Stories also have characters. So, start your story at the beginning with a character. If you’re describing a product, start with the user of the product. Or start with the person who moves your product from one business to the other. But put PEOPLE in your story.
At the beginning, your character should have a problem. Maybe she has too many spreadsheets and not enough linking, and people are starting to give her information in ways that her spreadsheets are overflowing their banks. In the middle, your character meets the new product, a database, and now she’s really excited because the database can do EVERYTHING the spreadsheets were lacking. By the end of the story, your character is poised on all the great new ways the database will save her in the future, and she’s looking forward to applying her new skills to a new challenge.
Ads are presentations. Watch TV for a few minutes and see the stories; think about them in terms of a story with a character, a structure, etc. Do you see it?
Touch Their Eyes
Presentations are not opportunities for people to read in a group setting. Your slides, if you choose to use them, should not be textual orgies. Use visual shorthand. Are you talking about budget numbers? How about a big picture of a cash register, with the numbers showing up as the register tape? If you can turn your information into a visual summation, even if you read actual statistics and numbers out over the presentation of the slide, that’s useful.
Remember that a slide deck doesn’t have to equal the handout provided after the presentation. You can send people off with a document containing all the textual support of your presentation. But truly, do you think people want to sit around the room and read complex graphs of numbers, huge text dumps regarding a new product, or anything else that requires an intense amount of leaning in and squinting? (Yes, exceptions to this concept exist in abundance, but please consider whether your presentation is the exception, or more likely, is a target for more imagery and fewer words).
There are all kinds of great sources for interesting graphics and images to add to your slide deck. Heck, even Flickr offers lots of material that’s licensed for use under Creative Commons. (I use them frequently)
A Presentation Doesn’t Equal a PowerPoint Side Deck
I was once in an argument with someone over the fact that I didn’t have slide deck materials to give her. She said I couldn’t present without slides. I said that slides were merely one tool. In the end, she wouldn’t relent, so I sent her a slide deck with 24 slides of all black background with orange title headers. I knew she would be printing (call me spiteful), and yes, when I got there to present, she’d dutifully depleted the earth of several ink catridges to be faithful to her documentation bent.
You can present without a slide deck. It’s scary, because you are the focus of the audience. They are all staring at you, and every point you make, either causes eyeballs to refocus on you, or every time you lose them, it causes eyeballs to drift away and examine the walls, the ceiling, their BlackBerrys. It becomes much more of a “live without a net” feeling to have a presentation without a slide deck to serve as backup.
Which is why it’s really powerful.
If you can pull off this kind of presentation, it’s often very memorable. People will hold on to the words you used to paint stories in their heads. It will keep their visual memory working, which is why great radio programs can often engage more of our senses than you’d expect. Try it once in a while. You might find it truly terrifying, but you might also see a reward.
You are an Entertainer
Presenting, even to your coworkers and colleagues, is an entertainment experience. If not, why are you standing there with a room full of people looking at you? You could just send an email, mail out a brochure. The presumption is that there’s something inherent in your presence that people can’t get from just browsing the brochure. Most people incorrectly assume that they ship a human along with the presentation merely for the Q&A session that follows.
Wrong.
This is your opportunity to breathe life into material that might not stand so well on its own. It’s a chance to give a face and a voice to something that might not be easily humanized. (What if you’re selling waste treatment engineering supplies? I’m doubting people can see the “story” in that easily). It’s a chance to connect with an audience and give them something that they’re never going to receive directly from the product or service or material you’re presenting about. Why present about your last quarter’s numbers? Because either you’re presenting the proud face of a group’s accomplishment, or you’re giving the story and the news behind why you didn’t measure up.
Entertainers are strong on giving their stories life, but they are also strong on reading the room. An entertainer will know whether the people in the audience are being bored by something you’re presenting, and perhaps they’ll mix it up a bit. This requires work. Again, if all you had to do was send an audio voiceover with the slides, you would. Entertainers, er, presenters, are there to make sure the audience is playing along at the same pace, and that everyone is connecting with the material. It goes back to the relationship I mentioned in the storytelling section.
Why Not You?
If you think your presentations can’t benefit from the above, why not? What line of work are you in that humans don’t want to be engaged? What serious business do you conduct that can’t be brought to riveting and rapt attention by giving your information a flair? Do you doubt for a moment that even the most grave information you see on the news isn’t built into a presentation? Even there, the aspect of storytelling and connection to the audience through a human character is the point that brings back great feedback and connection.
Humans want to connect. They are built to want to belong. A great presentation is a fire to gather around and share an experience. Use every opportunity you have to present to tell a story, and I guarantee that you will be sought out to present material of more and more importance. As a presenter, you have the opportunity to give a rockstar performance that gives people something to think about. Why not? Are you saving your performance for some other venue?
GAURISHANKAR YADAV
PGDM III ,SEC-A
Giving presentations can be a complete and utter thrill. Too bad attending them can be a complete and utter bore. If you are on the giving side, I want to offer you up a collection of my best presentation tricks to date. I’ve written on presentation and the storyteller’s promise before at my site. I’ve written what has oddly become my top-rated post of all time, Bring out your inner David Lee Roth. This will draw from these concepts and more.
Stories and Characters
With few exceptions, a presentation is an opportunity for you to tell a story to an audience. You have the conch shell. You are the wielder of the fire stick. And your audience enters into a relationship with you from the moment they choose to sit in your presence. (Here’s a hack- what if you gave a presentation and provided no chairs? What would a standing audience look and feel like?) As such, your audience is expecting a story.
A story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. You’ve heard this before, and you understand, but apply it to your presentation. And no, I don’t mean, “Here’s what we’ll talk about, talk-talk, that’s what we talked about.” Stories also have characters. So, start your story at the beginning with a character. If you’re describing a product, start with the user of the product. Or start with the person who moves your product from one business to the other. But put PEOPLE in your story.
At the beginning, your character should have a problem. Maybe she has too many spreadsheets and not enough linking, and people are starting to give her information in ways that her spreadsheets are overflowing their banks. In the middle, your character meets the new product, a database, and now she’s really excited because the database can do EVERYTHING the spreadsheets were lacking. By the end of the story, your character is poised on all the great new ways the database will save her in the future, and she’s looking forward to applying her new skills to a new challenge.
Ads are presentations. Watch TV for a few minutes and see the stories; think about them in terms of a story with a character, a structure, etc. Do you see it?
Touch Their Eyes
Presentations are not opportunities for people to read in a group setting. Your slides, if you choose to use them, should not be textual orgies. Use visual shorthand. Are you talking about budget numbers? How about a big picture of a cash register, with the numbers showing up as the register tape? If you can turn your information into a visual summation, even if you read actual statistics and numbers out over the presentation of the slide, that’s useful.
Remember that a slide deck doesn’t have to equal the handout provided after the presentation. You can send people off with a document containing all the textual support of your presentation. But truly, do you think people want to sit around the room and read complex graphs of numbers, huge text dumps regarding a new product, or anything else that requires an intense amount of leaning in and squinting? (Yes, exceptions to this concept exist in abundance, but please consider whether your presentation is the exception, or more likely, is a target for more imagery and fewer words).
There are all kinds of great sources for interesting graphics and images to add to your slide deck. Heck, even Flickr offers lots of material that’s licensed for use under Creative Commons. (I use them frequently)
A Presentation Doesn’t Equal a PowerPoint Side Deck
I was once in an argument with someone over the fact that I didn’t have slide deck materials to give her. She said I couldn’t present without slides. I said that slides were merely one tool. In the end, she wouldn’t relent, so I sent her a slide deck with 24 slides of all black background with orange title headers. I knew she would be printing (call me spiteful), and yes, when I got there to present, she’d dutifully depleted the earth of several ink catridges to be faithful to her documentation bent.
You can present without a slide deck. It’s scary, because you are the focus of the audience. They are all staring at you, and every point you make, either causes eyeballs to refocus on you, or every time you lose them, it causes eyeballs to drift away and examine the walls, the ceiling, their BlackBerrys. It becomes much more of a “live without a net” feeling to have a presentation without a slide deck to serve as backup.
Which is why it’s really powerful.
If you can pull off this kind of presentation, it’s often very memorable. People will hold on to the words you used to paint stories in their heads. It will keep their visual memory working, which is why great radio programs can often engage more of our senses than you’d expect. Try it once in a while. You might find it truly terrifying, but you might also see a reward.
You are an Entertainer
Presenting, even to your coworkers and colleagues, is an entertainment experience. If not, why are you standing there with a room full of people looking at you? You could just send an email, mail out a brochure. The presumption is that there’s something inherent in your presence that people can’t get from just browsing the brochure. Most people incorrectly assume that they ship a human along with the presentation merely for the Q&A session that follows.
Wrong.
This is your opportunity to breathe life into material that might not stand so well on its own. It’s a chance to give a face and a voice to something that might not be easily humanized. (What if you’re selling waste treatment engineering supplies? I’m doubting people can see the “story” in that easily). It’s a chance to connect with an audience and give them something that they’re never going to receive directly from the product or service or material you’re presenting about. Why present about your last quarter’s numbers? Because either you’re presenting the proud face of a group’s accomplishment, or you’re giving the story and the news behind why you didn’t measure up.
Entertainers are strong on giving their stories life, but they are also strong on reading the room. An entertainer will know whether the people in the audience are being bored by something you’re presenting, and perhaps they’ll mix it up a bit. This requires work. Again, if all you had to do was send an audio voiceover with the slides, you would. Entertainers, er, presenters, are there to make sure the audience is playing along at the same pace, and that everyone is connecting with the material. It goes back to the relationship I mentioned in the storytelling section.
Why Not You?
If you think your presentations can’t benefit from the above, why not? What line of work are you in that humans don’t want to be engaged? What serious business do you conduct that can’t be brought to riveting and rapt attention by giving your information a flair? Do you doubt for a moment that even the most grave information you see on the news isn’t built into a presentation? Even there, the aspect of storytelling and connection to the audience through a human character is the point that brings back great feedback and connection.
Humans want to connect. They are built to want to belong. A great presentation is a fire to gather around and share an experience. Use every opportunity you have to present to tell a story, and I guarantee that you will be sought out to present material of more and more importance. As a presenter, you have the opportunity to give a rockstar performance that gives people something to think about. Why not? Are you saving your performance for some other venue?
GAURISHANKAR YADAV
PGDM III ,SEC-A
Ten Ways to Improve Your Interpersonal Skills
Brilliant ideas you may have, if you can’t connect with the people who work around you, your professional life will suffer. The good news is that there are several concrete things that you can do to improve your social skills and become closer to your colleagues. All of these tools will ultimately help you succeed in today’s working world.
Try these 10 helpful tips for improving your interpersonal skills:
Smile:- Few people want to be around someone who is always down in the dumps. Do your best to be friendly and upbeat with your coworkers. Maintain a positive, cheerful attitude about work and about life. Smile often. The positive energy you radiate will draw others to you.
Be appreciative:- Find one positive thing about everyone you work with and let them hear it. Be generous with praise and kind words of encouragement. Say thank you when someone helps you. Make colleagues feel welcome when they call or stop by your office. If you let others know that they are appreciated, they’ll want to give you their best.
Pay attention to others:-Observe what’s going on in other people’s lives. Acknowledge their happy milestones, and express concern and sympathy for difficult situations such as an illness or death. Make eye contact and address people by their first names. Ask others for their opinions.
Practice active listening:- To actively listen is to demonstrate that you intend to hear and understand another’s point of view. It means restating, in your own words, what the other person has said:- In this way, you know that you understood their meaning and they know that your responses are more than lip service. Your coworkers will appreciate knowing that you really do listen to what they have to say.
Bring people together:- Create an environment that encourages others to work together. Treat everyone equally, and don't play favorites. Avoid talking about others behind their backs. Follow up on other people's suggestions or requests. When you make a statement or announcement, check to see that you have been understood. If folks see you as someone solid and fair, they will grow to trust you.
Resolve conflicts:- Take a step beyond simply bringing people together, and become someone who resolves conflicts when they arise. Learn how to be an effective mediator. If coworkers bicker over personal or professional disagreements, arrange to sit down with both parties and help sort out their differences. By taking on such a leadership role, you will garner respect and admiration from those around you.
Communicate clearly. Pay close attention to both what you say and how you say it. A clear and effective communicator avoids misunderstandings with coworkers, collegues, and associates. Verbal eloquence projects an image of intelligence and maturity, no matter what your age. If you tend to blurt out anything that comes to mind, people won’t put much weight on your words or opinions.
Humor them:- Don’t be afraid to be funny or clever. Most people are drawn to a person that can make them laugh. Use your sense of humor as an effective tool to lower barriers and gain people’s affection.
See it from their side:- Empathy means being able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and understand how they feel. Try to view situations and responses from another person’s perspective. This can be accomplished through staying in touch with your own emotions; those who are cut off from their own feelings are often unable to empathize with others.
Don't complain:- There is nothing worse than a chronic complainer or whiner. If you simply have to vent about something, save it for your diary. If you must verbalize your grievances, vent to your personal friends and family, and keep it short. Spare those around you, or else you’ll get a bad reputation.
Try these 10 helpful tips for improving your interpersonal skills:
Smile:- Few people want to be around someone who is always down in the dumps. Do your best to be friendly and upbeat with your coworkers. Maintain a positive, cheerful attitude about work and about life. Smile often. The positive energy you radiate will draw others to you.
Be appreciative:- Find one positive thing about everyone you work with and let them hear it. Be generous with praise and kind words of encouragement. Say thank you when someone helps you. Make colleagues feel welcome when they call or stop by your office. If you let others know that they are appreciated, they’ll want to give you their best.
Pay attention to others:-Observe what’s going on in other people’s lives. Acknowledge their happy milestones, and express concern and sympathy for difficult situations such as an illness or death. Make eye contact and address people by their first names. Ask others for their opinions.
Practice active listening:- To actively listen is to demonstrate that you intend to hear and understand another’s point of view. It means restating, in your own words, what the other person has said:- In this way, you know that you understood their meaning and they know that your responses are more than lip service. Your coworkers will appreciate knowing that you really do listen to what they have to say.
Bring people together:- Create an environment that encourages others to work together. Treat everyone equally, and don't play favorites. Avoid talking about others behind their backs. Follow up on other people's suggestions or requests. When you make a statement or announcement, check to see that you have been understood. If folks see you as someone solid and fair, they will grow to trust you.
Resolve conflicts:- Take a step beyond simply bringing people together, and become someone who resolves conflicts when they arise. Learn how to be an effective mediator. If coworkers bicker over personal or professional disagreements, arrange to sit down with both parties and help sort out their differences. By taking on such a leadership role, you will garner respect and admiration from those around you.
Communicate clearly. Pay close attention to both what you say and how you say it. A clear and effective communicator avoids misunderstandings with coworkers, collegues, and associates. Verbal eloquence projects an image of intelligence and maturity, no matter what your age. If you tend to blurt out anything that comes to mind, people won’t put much weight on your words or opinions.
Humor them:- Don’t be afraid to be funny or clever. Most people are drawn to a person that can make them laugh. Use your sense of humor as an effective tool to lower barriers and gain people’s affection.
See it from their side:- Empathy means being able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and understand how they feel. Try to view situations and responses from another person’s perspective. This can be accomplished through staying in touch with your own emotions; those who are cut off from their own feelings are often unable to empathize with others.
Don't complain:- There is nothing worse than a chronic complainer or whiner. If you simply have to vent about something, save it for your diary. If you must verbalize your grievances, vent to your personal friends and family, and keep it short. Spare those around you, or else you’ll get a bad reputation.
Resources For Keeping Your Tech Skills Current:-
Keeping your skills current can make or break your career in the tech industry. Technology can change rapidly, and it is vital to keep current. The following training resources can help you learn new skills or refine the ones you already have.
1. A2Z CollegesA2Z Colleges is a handy search site for undergraduate and graduate university information. Search by major or by geography. Useful information here as well on financing your education.
zSB(3,3)
2. Top Schools for EngineeringThe US News top Engineering Schools is a well respected resource in the industry. Employers and Recruiting Firms use this list as a target for campus recruiting. The abbreviated version, available for free, simply lists the top schools. Pay a small fee to get all of the statistics on each school's performance.
3. Distance Learning OptionsE-Learning, or distance learning, is a hot topic in education. These are courses and sometimes entire degree programs that you can take from the comfort of your living room. US News has put together a bunch of handy information on the topic.
4. Top MBAInternational resource site for the top Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programs. Lots of great information here about admissions and tests as well.
5. Microsoft Certifications GuideMicrosoft offers a set of very "hot" certifications. They offer excellent programs in a variety of technical professions(developers, administrators, business managers, educatiors and more). Learn more about Microsoft from their Company Profile.
6. Cisco CertificationsIf you are interested in the world of networking, a Cisco certification is "the" certification to have. Learn directly from the world leaders in networking.
7. Oracle CertificationsOracle Corporation, the world leader in database systems, offers several certification programs for database professionals. Also offers certifications for eBusiness professionals and other business functions related to technology. Learn more about Oracle Corporation from their company profile.
8. Sun Java CertificationsIf you are interested in the world of java development, this is a great certification to have. Sun Microsystems is the creator of java, and offers courses directly.
9. Electrical Engineering CertificationsEarn distinction in the electrical engineering field. This is a great resource explaining the different electrical engineering certifications.
1. A2Z CollegesA2Z Colleges is a handy search site for undergraduate and graduate university information. Search by major or by geography. Useful information here as well on financing your education.
zSB(3,3)
2. Top Schools for EngineeringThe US News top Engineering Schools is a well respected resource in the industry. Employers and Recruiting Firms use this list as a target for campus recruiting. The abbreviated version, available for free, simply lists the top schools. Pay a small fee to get all of the statistics on each school's performance.
3. Distance Learning OptionsE-Learning, or distance learning, is a hot topic in education. These are courses and sometimes entire degree programs that you can take from the comfort of your living room. US News has put together a bunch of handy information on the topic.
4. Top MBAInternational resource site for the top Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programs. Lots of great information here about admissions and tests as well.
5. Microsoft Certifications GuideMicrosoft offers a set of very "hot" certifications. They offer excellent programs in a variety of technical professions(developers, administrators, business managers, educatiors and more). Learn more about Microsoft from their Company Profile.
6. Cisco CertificationsIf you are interested in the world of networking, a Cisco certification is "the" certification to have. Learn directly from the world leaders in networking.
7. Oracle CertificationsOracle Corporation, the world leader in database systems, offers several certification programs for database professionals. Also offers certifications for eBusiness professionals and other business functions related to technology. Learn more about Oracle Corporation from their company profile.
8. Sun Java CertificationsIf you are interested in the world of java development, this is a great certification to have. Sun Microsystems is the creator of java, and offers courses directly.
9. Electrical Engineering CertificationsEarn distinction in the electrical engineering field. This is a great resource explaining the different electrical engineering certifications.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
house grooming
Grooming House Plants
Simple grooming can mean the difference between an unattractive house plant and one that is really stunning, yet it is the Keeping House Plants CleanAs plants grow, they produce new leaves and flowers and lose older ones. It is important to remove all dead and yellowing plant parts, not only to improve the plant’s appearance, but to prevent the proliferation of insects and diseases that often get their start there. A pair of scissors can be used to snip off dying leaves and flowers and to trim brown leaf tips to a natural-looking point.
To keep dust and grease from building up and slowing growth, clean leaves once or twice a year with a soft cloth dipped in soapy water or put them under the shower or outdoors during a warm rain.
A Pinch in Time
Don’t be afraid to prune out unattractive sections of the house plant. Generally, for every cut made, two new branches will be produced, making the plant look fuller than ever. Soft new growth can be pinched -- squeezed between the thumb and forefinger -- to promote branching without leaving a noticeable stub.
A Helping Hand
House plants that are properly pruned and receive a regular quarter turn rarely need staking. However, if an attractive stem has grown to the point where it no longer can support itself, use an unobtrusive stake, such as a section of bamboo, to prop it up. The result will look great.
how to turn your ugly duckling into a beautiful swan
Rajan prasad singh
pgdm-3rdsem
section-B
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
A powerful personality
A powerful personality is not inborn but a result of grooming - Tips
Who would not like and want a charismatic personality ? Well, a powerful personality is not inborn but a result of grooming and personality development. A dashing personality is the one which commands respect and exudes a lovable persona. Such a personality has many benefits one being envied by everyone. Others are, getting respect and good treatment at work place and else where too, having people fall in love with you, being an inspiration and idol for others and of course being popular!
If you desire a personality like the Napoleon or Nelson Mandela you need to build it. Here are a few tips that can help you groom your personality.Be well informed and well cultured: Knowing everything that you should know is what where few people do. To be on your toes you need to inculcate good reading habits. Read the newspaper everyday. Read educational books or simply fictions books that interest you. Surf the net to get more updates.Inculcate good habits: Basic values like always speaking the truth, fighting against injustice and helping others is a very honorable gesture. People love you for all this.Dress well: Dressing well is a major part of personality development, after all the first impression is the last. It is said that a gentleman can be recognized by his shoes. To know how to dress at different occasions differently is an art possessed by just a few. Dress formal or casually whenever needed.Be punctual: early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise. Similarly when you make finishing work on time a habit it stays on and it is very impressive to be able to be punctual always.Respect others: As important it is to respect your elders, so is respecting your colleagues and juniors. If you can respect your juniors you are a true gentleperson. Everybody greets and thanks the boss or the teacher, but only a few thank the peons and the lower staff.Maintain your fitness: An alluring personality starts with an impressive body built. After all who would call a lean person a dashing personality? Hit the gym regularly or at walk for a few miles daily.Public speaking: Brush up on your language and public speaking. Words are mightier than the sword. You should have the ability to convince people with your speech. An enigmatic personality has the power to lead a mass of people and convincing them to follow their dreams. During a tennis match one can notice how all the heads in a stadium turn according to the ball. If you have a personality like that of the ball and convince people will sit when you say so and stand when you command, then sky is the limit.
If you desire a personality like the Napoleon or Nelson Mandela you need to build it. Here are a few tips that can help you groom your personality.Be well informed and well cultured: Knowing everything that you should know is what where few people do. To be on your toes you need to inculcate good reading habits. Read the newspaper everyday. Read educational books or simply fictions books that interest you. Surf the net to get more updates.Inculcate good habits: Basic values like always speaking the truth, fighting against injustice and helping others is a very honorable gesture. People love you for all this.Dress well: Dressing well is a major part of personality development, after all the first impression is the last. It is said that a gentleman can be recognized by his shoes. To know how to dress at different occasions differently is an art possessed by just a few. Dress formal or casually whenever needed.Be punctual: early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise. Similarly when you make finishing work on time a habit it stays on and it is very impressive to be able to be punctual always.Respect others: As important it is to respect your elders, so is respecting your colleagues and juniors. If you can respect your juniors you are a true gentleperson. Everybody greets and thanks the boss or the teacher, but only a few thank the peons and the lower staff.Maintain your fitness: An alluring personality starts with an impressive body built. After all who would call a lean person a dashing personality? Hit the gym regularly or at walk for a few miles daily.Public speaking: Brush up on your language and public speaking. Words are mightier than the sword. You should have the ability to convince people with your speech. An enigmatic personality has the power to lead a mass of people and convincing them to follow their dreams. During a tennis match one can notice how all the heads in a stadium turn according to the ball. If you have a personality like that of the ball and convince people will sit when you say so and stand when you command, then sky is the limit.
NEHA TIWARI
PGDM 3rd (SEC-B)
teaching grownup
During this year, children take their first tentative steps toward several other adult practices. To a mom and dad on a busy schedule, these new attempts may, at times, seem halting indeed. At 2, for example, a child usually shows great interest in the business of dressing and undressing himself. In reality, however, he may accomplish little more than taking off his socks or a jacket or sweatshirt. By age 2 1/2, though, your child will probably be able to undress himself completely -- which can be a huge help at bathtime and the bane of a parent's existence at other times. Getting dressed is clearly more difficult than undressing. At this age, your toddler may be able to put on only socks and a shirt, a sweater or a coat. Be supportive and very patient. Mastering this task completely on his own may still be a year or more away.
You can help make dressing a snap by choosing clothes for your child that respect his limited skills: easy, pull-on styles without small buttons, snaps, or difficult zippers. Also avoid clothes with closures in the back. Stand by, ready to assist your child, but remind yourself that doing things for him may slow his progress in acquiring these skills and undermine his budding sense of independenceTooth brushing is another grownup activity for which your child can take increasing responsibility this year. Get in the habit of helping your child brush her teeth at least once a day, especially at bedtime and after chewy snacks. Toddlers are often fascinated by this ritual, but enthusiasm aside, most kids this age don't have the focus or control necessary to get teeth really clean. So you'll have to help with the actual brushing. When doing so, make sure you don't overlook the back molars. Your toddler may resist having you poke around in the back of her mouth, but that's where many cavities begin. Also, limit the amount of toothpaste that you use; a fair portion is likely to be swallowed.
Rajan prasad singh
pgdm-3rdsem
section-B
parent guide to as a teacher
Make sure to help your child develop a lifelong dedication to taking care of their bodies by making it fun and exciting. Being honest and letting them know why they need to take personal hygiene and grooming seriously. Some kids will be easier to teach than others will. It all depends on them but you must remain there to guide them through the process. Let your child know why he or she needs to bathe and the reasons for washing our hair, brushing our teeth and taking good care of our bodies. You need to make sure your child understands the importance of hygiene and grooming and one of the ways to show them this is by making sure you also practice good hygiene habits. Making up your own silly songs at bath time is sure to peak your child’s interest. Or after you brush your teeth tell your child how happy your teeth are now that they are clean. After you brush your child’s hair help them decide if they would like to style it in any way. As your child grows older and becomes a little more independent they will often be more than happy to take care of their bodies as this has been something they have grown to love doing. Offer your child books about hygiene and grooming just for them. There are several great reads out there and it may help you especially if you have a child that needs a little more encouragement. Let your child know that taking care of their body helps to keep them healthy and strong. Once your child reaches the age of puberty it becomes even more important for them to practice good hygiene and grooming. This is also an age where they may become more relaxed and less concerned about the care of their bodies. Now is the time to step up to the plate. Personal hygiene and grooming has to be a priority. You have got to make sure your child if aware of the consequences of not taking care of their body. In most cases you will not have this problem and your child will have already established a good daily routine for taking care of personal hygiene and grooming matters. Just remember repetition is a huge factor in making sure your child develops lifelong practical and responsible hygiene and grooming practices. Rajan prasad singh pgdm-3rdsem section-B session-2008-10 |
teaching elementary grooming
Teaching Elementary School Health Education/Personal Health and Physical Activity/
Hair Care
Hair is properly washed by wetting it throughly with warm water and working shampoo into the hair with the fingertips until there is a good lather. Thorough rinsing removes suds and loosen scalp flakes. A towel is then used to squeeze extra water from the hair and pat it dry.
[edit]Skin Care
- Skin is the body's largest organ.
- Skin protects the body from invasion of microbial agents and ultraviolet rays.
- Excessively dry skin can be treated with various lotions.
- Excessively oily skin usually requires more frequent washing to remove collected oil and dirt from skin surface and pores.
- Proper application of sunscreen may be important to avoid harmful sun exposure and sunburn. While sunscreen may reduce sunburn, the effectiveness of sunscreens to prevent skin cancer has been questioned.
- Within the skin, there are millions of cells that make up nerve endings, blood vessels, and sweat glands.
[edit]Nail Care
- The fingernails can collect dirt and bacteria.
- The nails should be trimmed regularly to keep them clean.
- Nails should be trimmed straight across and not too close to the skin.
- It is important to not bite or pick at fingernails or cuticles.
- Rajan prasad singh
- pgdm-3rdsem
- section-B
children grooming
‘Grooming’ is the term used to describe behaviours employed by the sex offender to target and prepare children for sexual abuse. One of the problems for professionals and parents is that the signs that a person is grooming a child are very discreet and difficult to recognise.
The Home Office has defined grooming as: ‘A course of conduct enacted by a suspected paedophile which would give a reasonable person cause for concern that any meeting with a child arising from the conduct would be for unlawful purposes.’
Grooming is a process adopted by an abuser that is normally very subtle, drawn out, calculated, controlling and premeditated. It is the subtlety of the grooming process that enables abuse to go undetected. What is vital to the paedophile is access to children and the opportunity to abuse themSome paedophiles will target children within a certain age range or of a certain sex or ethnicity while others will be more general in their targeting. They will all target a specific child, perhaps because they have access to them and the opportunity to abuse them without being identified as a sex offender. Some offenders target a child who is naturally approachable and others will target lonely children who are seeking attention from adults. The offender may empathise with the child’s problems and liken them to the problems they had at that age and in this way make the child start to feel sorry for them. The offender will try to develop trust with the child by sharing feelings and secrets and may buy small gifts for the child, who might then be instructed to keep them secret from parents and friends.
Rajan prasad singh
pgdm-3rdsem
section-B
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Leadership
Connect and Engage! Your People Are Your Power.
It's been said many times that true leadership is measured by ones ability to motivate and influence others.
Leaders must work hard at motivating people to take action necessary to drive change and to ultimately increase results.
Even though most people would agree with the definition of leadership as the ability to motivate and influence others, most people still have trouble translating the definition of leadership into actionable and measurable steps.
The biggest obstacle faced by many leaders is simply figuring out how to effectively motivate and influence an entire team comprised of unique individuals.
Not everyone is motivated by the same thing, nor is everyone influenced to take action or change behavior based on the same factors.
So, what can leaders do to motivate and influence the ENTIRE team?
The elusive one-word answer is simply to - CONNECT!
Leaders must invest the time in each and every one of their team members to get to know a bit more about them - to build a connection based on trust, honesty and respect. (Keep in mind, this personal connection must always remain professional and appropriate. Enough said on that.)
Taking this one step further, leaders must create opportunities for team members to connect as well.
This personal and professional connection will draw you and your team together, to work more effectively to improve efficiencies and increase production and profitability.
To help you envision the ultimate in a leader that successfully connects with his/her team members, let's look at a fictional example. Any "Trekies" out there? Don't flip the channel, this will be quick.
Even if "Star Trek" is not a TV favorite of yours, odds are you probably know enough about the long running series to appreciate this example.
Regardless of which Star Trek captain you visualize, all are terrific examples of leaders (albeit fictional) who have a unique connection to each and every member of their crew.
It's also obvious to the viewer that each team member has an unwavering allegiance to the team, the mission, and to his or her leader. (Envision the Captain - now picture yourself in the captain’s chair!)
Just imagine your own team having such a solid connection, both with you and with each other.
Picture you and your team facing exciting and challenging situations together, "Exploring strange new worlds!" and "Boldly going where no one has gone before!"
Maybe this means taking your team to the #1 position in your company, and/or reaching new levels of efficiency and/or production!
The prospect of leading a team that is so well connected is truly exciting.
We've discussed the importance of connection and building a connected team. Next we see that connection is the key ingredient leaders must leverage in order to raise the level of employee engagement.
An employee that is highly engaged in their work will typically run circles around employees who are working simply by showing up and "going through the motions".
If an employee is engaged, it means that he feels he has a personal stake in the outcome - an honest desire to contribute to something greater than himself, something even more important than monetary gain.
The engaged employee has emotion tied to her work. Perhaps that emotion comes out of a sense of loyalty and connection to her leader or other team members.
Top leaders understand that in order to connect with their workforce, they need to leverage the power of emotion. Only by connecting with the individual, can a leader create a powerful team consisting of employees who are personally committed, and emotionally/physically engaged.
attitude
This may come as a surprise... but your attitude is more important than your aptitude in determining your success in life!
Just how critical is attitude to achievement? Well, take a look at one of the greatest inventors of the last two hundred years - Thomas Edison. Every time you turn on a light switch, you experience the result of his persistence in the face of continuous failure.
You can learn to have this kind of outlook on life, but it needs to be purposefully installed into your daily living.
You probably know it takes about 21 days to break a habit by replacing it with a new one. If you are plagued with persistent negative thoughts toward life, you can replace this mindset with a new positive-attitude habit!
Here is a 21-day five-step program to change a negative attitude to a positive one.
1. Take charge of what you're thinking.
This is a moment-by-moment decision that doesn't happen overnight. It's a habit that will take some time to build. How can you do this? Choose to think uplifting thoughts instead of discouraging ones.
You get to decide what you think, which in turn determines how you feel. Become aware of this and dwell on positive ideas throughout the day.
At first you may have to force yourself to find something positive. Consider keeping a journal and write down at least one good thing in your life each day for three weeks. Then think about these blessings instead of discouraging thoughts.
2. Read inspirational material.
During this 21-day training period, fill your mind with good thoughts. The best book of all to read is that priceless diamond of world literature - the Bible. You'll never know what wonderful results from reading it are around the corner until you open its covers!
3. Focus on others.
For the next 21 days make an extra effort to help other people. Concentrating on assisting others will help you more than you realize. If you succeed in becoming wealthy but are poor in respect to your relationships, you will not be truly prosperous at all!
So make a special effort of focusing on others during your 21 days of building your new positive-attitude habit. This will free you up to allow the butterfly of happiness to land on your shoulder when you least expect it
4. Take care of your health needs.
It's hard to maintain a positive mindset if you've neglected your physical needs. So during the 21 days of your attitude retraining make an extra effort to eat nutritious balanced meals.
Not getting enough sleep will also be a tremendous hindrance, so make sure you're getting adequate rest. And don't forget to get enough exercise. When you feel down, try to take a brisk 30-minute walk. You'll feel revived!
5. Learn contentment
For the next 21 days focus on what you have and not on what you don't have. Live in the present and enjoy your blessings.
Try to forget acquiring stuff for the purpose of keeping up with others. That only leads to more anxiety. Be thankful for what you do have instead.
When going through difficult experiences - remember that adversity can be a blessing in disguise. You might learn some important lessons during those tough times - like Thomas Edison did. (I know I have.)
These lessons can turn into credentials that will enable you to help others when they're going through tough times.
So don't let negativity ruin your present and future. Instead, build a new habit of having a positive attitude. It will take about 21 days to start seeing consistent changes in the way you think, but it will be worth it!
POSITIVE THINKING PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PERSONALITY GROOMING
When we talk about personality, physique or posture of a person comes in mind at once but now personality is not only bounded till the physical appearence of the person but the way of talking, way of presenting himself, way of walking etc many things comes under. We are trying to give you some tips for the overall personality development of a person.
POSITIVE THINKING—–
We all are aware of this word but how many people try to follow it, very few.
… We should always have a easy working and simple thinking.
… If a person have a friends with positive approach towards life, just stick to them and try to make new friends with good thought.
….Always praise yourself for small achievements of life this will definately increase your confidence level.
….Try to give best to your responsibilities it will increase you confidence in you.
….First impression is the last impression so always meet people with great edicated and enthusiasm to learn things from the new friend.
SONIA SAWHNEY
pgdm-3rd sem
1. Accept Responsibility :
The price of grateness is the responsibility – Winston Churchill
“Responsibility gravitates to the person who can shoulder them.”
-- Elbert Hubbard
Society is not destroyed by the activities of the rascals, but by the inactivity of good people.
2. Show consideration :
Show consideration, courtesy, politeness and caring.
3. Choose your words carefully: The principle is your speaking must be better than silent, rather be silent.Words spoken out of bitterness can cause irreparable damage. The way the parents speak to their children in many instances shapes their children’s destiny.
4. Smile and Be Kind :
Smile is the shortest distance between two people.
5. Put Positive interpretation on other people’s behavior:
We see the world not as it is, but as we are.So when we are interpreting other peoples behavior negatively we just reflecting our own mentality to this situation. In contrast when interpret positively, chances that other people may realize its negativity and change or amend this.
6. Be a Good Listener :
Effective communication is 50% listening, 25% speaking, 15% reading and 10% writing. So when we listen carefully then 50% communication is done.
7. Give honest and Sincere Appreciation :
The desire to feel important is one of the gratest craving in most of the human beings and it can be a great motivator. Honest and sincere appreciation makes one feel important and promote these positive qualities in him. In contrast giving false and insincere appreciation is flattery or sycophancy which in the long run is harmful to the receipient.
8. When you make a mistake, accept it and make it easy to amend:
Mistakes are to be learned from. So accept it immediately and make change or amend easy.
9. Discuss but don’t argue:
Arguing is like fighting a losing battle. Even if one wins in the argument, the cost may be more than the worth of victory.An Ignominious victory is a defeat itself.
10. Don’t Gossip:
Gossip may lead to slander and defamation of character. People who listen to gossip are as guilty as those who do the gossiping.
11. Turn your promises into commitment: Commitment leads to enduring relationship through thick and thin. It shows in a person's personality and relationship.
12. Be dependable and practice loyalty:
An ounce of loyalty is worth more than a pound of cleverness.Ability without dependability is of no worth.
13. Avoid bearing grudges:
Life is too small to bear grudges.
John Kennedy once said “forgive the other person but don’t forget their name.” Means “if one cheated me once it is his fault, but if cheats me twice then it is my fault.”
14. Practice honesty, Integrity and Sincerity:Lies may have speed, but the truth has endurance.Honesty, Integrity and Sincerity have more enduring effect than the opposite.
15. Practice Humility: Don’t be cheated regularly to forgive.
Confidence without humility is arrogance. Sincere Humility is the foundation of all virtues. It is a sign of greatness.
16. Be understanding and Caring :
The best way to be understood is to be understanding. And the basis of real communication is also understanding.
17. Develop a sense of humor:
Have a sense of humor and you will possess the ability to laugh at yourself. A sense of humor makes a person likeable and attractive. Some people are humor-impaired.
18. To have a friend be a Friend :
Mutual trust and confidence are the foundation stones of all friendship.
19. Show Empathy :
Empathy alone is a very important characteristic of positive personality. People with empathy ask themselves this question, “how would I feel if someone treated me that way?”
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