• empower students
  • increase energy
    and enthusiasm
  • encourage listening
    and conversational skills
HELEN O’GRADY INTERNATIONAL
Announces its
A
COMMUNICATION AND VOICE PROCESS
PROGRAMME FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS & PROFESSIONALS
“There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: What we do, How we look, What we say, And how we say it."- Dale Carnegie
"The art of communication is the language of leadership."- James Humes
"Effective communications starts with listening." -Robert Gately
Useful Facts for every professional:
The urgency of the need for inculcating good soft skills can be understood from various surveys conducted recently which concluded that presently only 15 to 20 percent of engineering and other graduates being passed out every year in India were employable in the IT industry. Sadly, of the large number most are unsuitable because of lack of soft skills.
According to the report of the National Commission on Writing People who cannot write and communicate clearly will not be hired, and if already working, are unlikely to last long enough to be considered for promotion.
As per Siemens – For all positions, you should have qualified from premier institutions and/or have exposure to MNC working environments. Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to work within teams are essential for all positions. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for all positions.
Infosys gives equal importance to reasoning & communication skills while hiring their employees
Subscribers to the Harvard Business Review rated "the ability to communicate" the most important factor in making an executive "promotable," more important than ambition, education, and capacity for hard work. Research spanning several decades has consistently ranked communication skills as crucial for managers
Practitioners in Big Six accounting firms spend 80% of their work time communicating with others, individually and in groups.
Likewise, engineers spend most of their professional lives writing, speaking, and listening. Technical people with good communication skills earn more, and those who are weak communicators suffer.
William Schaffer, international business development manager for computer giant Sun Microsystems, made the point emphatically: "If there's one skill that's required for success in this industry, it's communication skill." Other high-tech experts back up this claim. Over 90% of the personnel officials at 500 US businesses stated that increased communication skills are needed for success in the 21st century
A study published in the Journal of Career Planning & Employment asked almost 250 employers "What skills are most important for college graduates?" Their overwhelming response was written and oral communication skills, followed by interpersonal skills, teamwork, and analytical abilities.
Certain facts about professional course students and corporate world
Apart from technical skills a professional
Must have excellent communication skills
Is expected to do problem solving at various stages
Be an excellent team player
Has to interact with the customer
Demonstrate excellent people skills
Level of English along with reasoning skills is considered at the time of recruitment and appraisal
 
Challenges faced by professional students when they enter corporate world
Many students in India have lack of communication skills in English. Even though they are good at English, their stage fear and poor body language can be a challenge for them to reach to the peak in an organization
Some people may be good at communicating through writing but they may have problems speaking in front of an audience.
Some may be good at interpersonal communication, but may not feel comfortable making presentations.
Engineers need strong speaking, listening and writing skills to succeed at their jobs.
As managers, for example, they will need not only to listen to what their staff tells them, but to come across to their staff as someone who is listening.
Similarly, managers must write memos, directives and reports, and they must talk to their staff such that they are well understood.
“You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere.”
— Lee Iacocc
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
William Butler Yeats
 
Outline of the module
 
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Refresher course in Language skills
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Contextual listening skills
 
LEARNING THROUGH DRAMA
Introductory Activities
Body movement and body Awareness
Whole Class/Small group Improvisation
 
"If you just communicate, you can get by. But if you skillfully communicate, you can work miracles."
- Jim Rohn
Personal Grooming
Presentation Skills
Public Speaking
Social Etiquettes
Table Manners and Formal Dining Etiquettes
Telephone Etiquettes
Body Language
Group Discussions
Interview Skills
Resume Structuring
Email Etiquettes
Time and Stress Management
 
Theatre Games
Presentation games
Performance Skills
 
BUSINESS SKILLS AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Empowering individuals towards better performance at work place
Developing Leadership skills
Imperative needs
Non-verbal Communication
How to meet customer needs
Ethical behavior and values across cultures
 
USP of our module
Learning through Drama
Interactive Methodology
Audio Visual Aids
 
Benefits of Communication and voice process module
Everyone has dreams but very few are able to convert them into a reality. This may be true because of the diversity in their background and approach and also the facilities available to them. But there is the fourth aspect also which has been identified as the most crucial factor for achieving any success, especially in corporate world, and that is, the high level competence in Soft Skills.

It is true, the importance of communication skills in professional world was realized long back and as a result various technical and other professional institutes started offering courses to their students to equip them with appropriate communication skills. But globalization has ushered in further new opportunities and challenges in corporate world which demand not only good competence in communication skills but also in other aspects of soft skills.

50 hours Module is specially designed keeping the needs and challenges of professional students and professionals by the professional team of Helen O Grady International.
 
This module will help the professionals to
Enhance their speaking, listening and writing techniques,
Improve their presentation and performance skills
Increase their self-esteem and self-awareness
Make them a thorough professional and team-player
Cope up with stress and decision making
Inculcate leadership qualities along with proper ethics and culture
Manage conflict, confrontation and conflicts
Learn art of communication as per global standards
And much more..
“Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.”
Jim Rohn
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