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com ENGINEERING COLLEGE CHENNAIDEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH GE2321 COMMUNICATION SKILL LABORATORY NAME : SEMESTER : UNIV REG NO : Powered by www.technoscriptz.com BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE University Register no: Certified to be the bonafide work done by Mr. of VI Semester, B.E. ___ degree Course for Communication Skills Laboratory at Engineering College, Chennai during the academic year 2010-2011. Head of the Department Lecturer in charge Submitted for the University Examination held on _________ at Engineering Colleg e, Chennai. Date:_______ Internal Examiner External Examiner Powered by www.technoscriptz.com Signature S.No INDEX Pg.No 1 Syllabus 2 Profile 3 Job Application Letter 4 Resume 5 Presentation 6 Presentation- 1: CYBER CRIME 7 Presentation- 2: ZEE BEE 8 Presentation-3:IMAGE PROCCESSING 9 Group Discussion 10 Assignment-1 Reading Skills Powered by www.technoscriptz.com GE2321 COMMUNICATION SKILLS LABORATORY L T P C 0 0 3 2 OBJECTIVES: To equip students of engineering and technology with effective speaking and listening skills in English. To help them develop their soft skills and interpersonal skills, which will make the transition from college to workplace smoother and help them excel in their job. To enhance the performance of students at Placement Interviews, Group Discussions and other recruitment exercises. A. English Language Lab (18 Periods) 1. Listening Comprehension: (6) Listening and typing Listening and sequencing of sentences Filling in the blanks Listening and answering questions.

2. Reading Comprehension: (6) Filling in the blanks - Close exercises Vocabulary building - Reading and answer ing questions. 3. Speaking: (6) Phonetics: Intonation Ear training - Correct Pronunciation Sound recognition exercises Common Errors in English. Conversations: Face to Face Conversation Telephone conversation Role play activities (Students take on roles and engage in conversation) B. Discussion of audio-visual materials (6 periods) (Samples are available to learn and practice) 1. Resume / Report Preparation / Letter Writing (1) Structuring the resume / report - Letter writing / Email Communication - Samples . 2. Presentation skills: (1) Elements of effective presentation Structure of presentation - Presentation tool s Voice Modulation Audience analysis - Body language Video samples 3. Soft Skills: (2) Time management Articulateness Assertiveness Psychometrics Innovation and Creativity - Stress Management & Poise - Video Samples 4. Group Discussion: (1) Why is GD part of selection process ? - Structure of GD Moderator led and other GDs - Strategies in GD Team work - Body Language - Mock GD -Video samples 5. Interview Skills: (1) Kinds of interviews Required Key Skills Corporate culture Mock interviewsVideo samples. I. PC based session (Weightage 40%) 24 periods II. Practice Session (Weightage 60%) 24 periods 20 1. Resume / Report Preparation / Letter writing: Students prepare their (2) own resume and report. 2. Presentation Skills: Students make presentations on given topics. (8) 3. Group Discussion: Students participate in group discussions. (6) 4. Interview Skills: Students participate in Mock Interviews (8) Powered by www.technoscriptz.com PROFILE I am, Im currently pursuing 3rd year of my Computer Science and Engineering bache lors degree in Engineering College, Chennai. I completed my schooling from Mat. H r. Sec. School, Chennai. I am basically an optimistic person, tending to take in the best from any situat ion. I am also a pragmatic person, who works diligently to achieve goals. A proactive, adaptable and conscientious student who overcomes challenges throug h a tenacious and questioning approach. An articulate and diplomatic communicato r plus an effective team player with strong inter-personal skills. Consistently works to the highest standards and thrives when working as part of a cohesive te am. Positive and keen to succeed, I pick up skills quickly and apply them succes sfully, through both the use of initiative and the ability to comprehend instruc tions. Responsible and always willing to put in extra effort. Reliable, flexible and highly motivated. I also have certifications in C,C++ from SSI Computer Education. Have done proje ct on combining features of both Cloud Computing and Social Communities to bring awareness to the masses, and to inculcate a sense of union among people. My Primary Strengths are intuitiveness, ability to comprehend quickly, applying innovative thoughts into action and collaboration. My goal in life is to create a revolution in the field of computing technologies . Powered by www.technoscriptz.com ADVERTISEMENT Company Name : Designation : Education : UG - B.Sc - Any Specialization,B.Tech/B

.E. - Any Specialization, BCA - Computers,Diploma - Any Specialization PG - M.Sc - Any Specialization, M.Tech - Any Specialization ,MCA - Computers Experience : 0 - 1 Years Location : Delhi/NCR Type : IT-Software/ Software Services Job Desc ription : Company Profile : Powered by www.technoscriptz.com Desired Profile : Contact : Powered by www.technoscriptz.com COVERING LETTER Respected Sir, SUB: Applying for the in your company. REF: Your advertisement in THE HINDU dated 16.02.2011 With reference to your advertisement in THE HINDU dated 16.02.20101, I would like to apply for the post of in your company. I hereby enclose my resume for further details. Though I do not have any work ex perience, given an opportunity, I assure you that I will work with utmost sincer ity, dedication and will be an asset to your company. Hoping to receive a positive reply. Thanking you. Yours sincerely, Powered by www.technoscriptz.com RREESSUUMMEE Powered by www.technoscriptz.com PRESENTATION INTRODUCTION: Presentation is the practice of showing and explaining the content of a topic to an audience or learner. A presentation program, such as Microsoft PowerPoint, i s often used to generate the presentation content. In recent years it has become increasingly common for employers to request job a pplicants who are successfully shortlisted to deliver one or more presentations at their interview. The purpose of the presentation in this setting may be to ei ther demonstrate candidates skills and abilities in presenting, or to highlight their knowledge of a given subject likely to relate closely to the job role for which they have applied. It is common for the applicant to be notified of the r equest for them to deliver a presentation along with their invitation to attend the interview. Usually applicants are only given a title for their presentation and a time limit which the presentation should not exceed. DOS AND DONTS IN PRESENTATION 1. Hold up your end with compelling material. In a way, PowerPoint s ease of use may be its own worst enemy. However simple an d engaging it can be to build eye catching slides and graphics, bear in mind tha t PowerPoint isn t autonomous. The audience has come to hear you, not merely to stare at images tossed onto a screen. Build a strong PowerPoint program, but mak e sure that your spoken remarks are no less compelling. " PowerPoint doesn t giv e presentations PowerPoint makes slides, " says Matt Thornhill , president of Au dience First, a Midlothian, Va., business that offers presentation training. " R emember that you are creating slides to support a spoken presentation." 2. Keep it simple. We ve all likely seen PowerPoint and other presentations where the speaker seeme d ready to propose to the program. After all, it was clear that he fell in love with every wrinkle, special effect and other bit of gadgetry available. But the most effective PowerPoint presentations are simple - charts that are easy to und erstand, and graphics that reflect what the speaker is saying. Some authorities suggest no more than five words per line and no more than five lines per individ ual slide. "Don t gum up the works with too many words and graphics," Kerr says. "Do you really need to have everything up on the screen?" 3. Minimise numbers i n slides. PowerPoint s lure is the capacity to convey ideas and support a speaker s remark s in a concise manner. That s hard to do through a haze of numbers and statistic

s. For the most part, most effective PowerPoint displays don t overwhelm viewers with too many figures and numbers. Instead, leave those for a later, more thoro ugh digestion in handouts distributed at presentation s end. If you want to emph asise a statistic in PowerPoint, consider using a graphic or image to convey the point. "For instance, when I once was talking about the Powered by www.technoscriptz.com prevalence of Alzheimer s patients, I used a photograph of an old woman rather t han just throwing up a number on the screen," Kerr says. 4. Don t parrot PowerPo int. One of the most prevalent and damaging habits of PowerPoint users is to simply r ead the visual presentation to the audience. Not only is that redundant short of using the clicker, why are you even there? but it makes even the most visually appealing presentation boring to the bone. PowerPoint works best with spoken rem arks that augment and discuss, rather than mimic, what s on the screen. "Even wi th PowerPoint, you ve got to make eye contact with your audience," says Roberta Prescott of The Prescott Group, a Connecticut-based communications consulting fi rm. "Those people didn t come to see the back of your head." 5. Time your remark s. Another potential land mine is a speaker s comments that coincide precisely with the appearance of a fresh PowerPoint slide. That merely splits your audience s attention. A well-orchestrated PowerPoint program brings up a new slide, gives t he audience a chance to read and digest it, then follows up with remarks that br oaden and amplify what s on the screen. "It s an issue of timing," Kerr says. "N ever talk on top of your slides." 6. Give it a rest. Again, PowerPoint is most effective as a visual accompaniment to the spoken word . Experienced PowerPoint users aren t bashful about letting the screen go blank on occasion. Not only can that give your audience a visual break, it s also effe ctive to focus attention on more verbally-focused give and take, such as a group discussion or question and answer session. 7. Use vibrant colours. A striking contrast between words, graphics and the background can be very effec tive in conveying both a message and emotion. 8. Import other images and graphics. Don t limit your presentation to what PowerPoint offers. Use outside images and graphics for variety and visual appeal, including video. "I often have one or tw o very short video clips in my presentations," says New York technology consulta nt Ramon Ray. "It helps with humour, conveys a message and loosens up the crowd. " 9. Distribute handouts at the end not during the presentation. Some people may disagree with me here. But no speaker wants to be chatting to a crowd that s busy reading a summation of her remarks. Unless it is imperative th at people follow a handout while you re presenting, wait until you re done to di stribute them. Powered by www.technoscriptz.com 10. Edit ruthlessly before presenting. Never lose the perspective of the audience. Once you re finished drafting your P owerPoint slides, assume you re just one of the folks listening to your remarks as you review them. If something is unappealing, distracting or confusing, edit ruthlessly. Chances are good your overall presentation will be the better for it . Powered by www.technoscriptz.com GROUP DISCUSSION WHAT IS GROUP DISCUSSION? Group discussionforms the primary stage of contact between the interviewer andin terviewee. These are management entrance procedures by universities or also adop ted at the recruitment stage by many companies.. Group discussions once more sep arates the cream group and makes them eligible for further rounds of tests so as to be chosen in an accurate career position. Though group discussion sounds a c acophonic idea of many individuals, there stems many management points that can be noticed in an individual. Skills of management level and expertise in cooling down a situation can easily be recognized during discussion of a topic. This he

lps the conductor of group discussion to list out the right candidate. There are many group discussion skills that need to be adhered too. Firstly the main obje ctive is to participate well and moderate in case of a confusion. This easily gi ves more objective to the interviewer. Be polite and maintain a composure. Easil y getting into a heated argument is not the objective and you may be giving many negative signals through your body language. Aggressiveness can be modulated in the form of assertiveness during voicing out an issue. Decorum has to be clearl y maintained. The group discussion is not merely to impress the conductor but pu tting forth your firm beliefs. It could happen that you could be the only one wh o is believing in a particular idea and all others have jumped on you. Firstly y ou should consider yourself in a better bargaining position than others and use valid reasons to state your concept perfectly. DO S OF PARTICIPATING IN A GD: Listen to the subject carefully Put down your tho ughts on a paper Initiate the discussion if you know the subject well Listen to others if you dont know the subject Support you point with some facts and figures Make short contribution of 25-30 seconds 3-4 times Give others a chance to spea k Speak politely and pleasantly. Respect contribution from other members. Disagr ee politely and agree with what is right. Summarize the discussion if the group has not reached a conclusion. Powered by www.technoscriptz.com DONT S OF PARTICIPATING IN A GROUP DISCUSSION Initiate the discussion if you do not have sufficient knowledge about the given topic. Over speak, intervene and s natch others chance to speak. Argue and shout during the GD Look at the evaluator s or a particular group member Talk irrelevant things and distract the discussio n Pose negative body gestures like touching the nose, leaning back on the chair, knocking the table with a pen etc. Mention erratic statistics. Display low self confidence with shaky voice and trembling hands. Try to dominate the discussion Put others in an embarrassing situation by asking them to speak if they dont wan t.