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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Infosys gives equal importance to reasoning & communication skills while hiring their employees |
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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 |
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Practitioners in Big Six accounting firms spend 80% of their work time communicating with others, individually and in groups. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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Certain facts about professional course students and corporate world
Apart from technical skills a professional |
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Must have excellent communication skills |
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Is expected to do problem solving at various stages |
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Be an excellent team player |
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Has to interact with the customer |
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Demonstrate excellent people skills |
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Level of English along with reasoning skills is considered at the time of recruitment and appraisal |
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| Challenges faced by professional students when they enter corporate world |
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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 |
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Some people may be good at communicating through writing but they may have problems speaking in front of an audience. |
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Some may be good at interpersonal communication, but may not feel comfortable making presentations.
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Engineers need strong speaking, listening and writing skills to succeed at their jobs. |
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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. |
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Similarly, managers must write memos, directives and reports, and they must talk to their staff such that they are well understood. |
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“You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere.”
— Lee Iacocc |
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Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
William Butler Yeats |
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| Outline of the module |
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| ENGLISH GRAMMAR |
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Refresher course in Language skills |
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Comprehension |
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Vocabulary |
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Contextual listening skills |
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| LEARNING THROUGH DRAMA |
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Introductory Activities |
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Body movement and body Awareness |
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Whole Class/Small group Improvisation |
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"If you just communicate, you can get by. But if you skillfully communicate, you can work miracles."
- Jim Rohn |
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Personal Grooming |
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Presentation Skills |
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Public Speaking |
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Social Etiquettes |
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Table Manners and Formal Dining Etiquettes |
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Telephone Etiquettes |
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Body Language |
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Group Discussions |
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Interview Skills |
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Resume Structuring |
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Email Etiquettes |
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Time and Stress Management |
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| Theatre Games |
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Presentation games |
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Performance Skills |
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| BUSINESS SKILLS AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES |
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Empowering individuals towards better performance at work place |
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Developing Leadership skills |
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Imperative needs |
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Non-verbal Communication |
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How to meet customer needs |
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Ethical behavior and values across cultures |
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| USP of our module |
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Learning through Drama |
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Interactive Methodology |
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Audio Visual Aids |
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| Benefits of Communication and voice process module |
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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. |
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| This module will help the professionals to |
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Enhance their speaking, listening and writing techniques, |
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Improve their presentation and performance skills |
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Increase their self-esteem and self-awareness |
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Make them a thorough professional and team-player |
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Cope up with stress and decision making |
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Inculcate leadership qualities along with proper ethics and culture |
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Manage conflict, confrontation and conflicts |
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Learn art of communication as per global standards |
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And much more.. |