“Life without goal is like cricket without wicket.”

To understand this saying, we must understand the meaning of GOAL first. As per the dictionary, a goal is the end result or achievement, in which effort is directed. However, in actual life, goal is that the first step in making your dreams a reality. A dream can also be you r goal but to make a dream as your goal, you must actively pursue it, work for it. You must take steps to reach to it.

In most organisations, in the process of goal setting, the word SMART goal is used quite often. SMART goals prove to be a way to not just decide what to do, but how to do it in a way to determine whether or not progress is made. It also helps in affirming when the goal is achieved. Thus SMART goal stands for: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timed goal.

                   

Specific means well defined and this type of goal has a greater chance of accomplishment than a general goal. This should be easily understandable to make it easier to achieve the goal. Goals are misunderstood when they are not clear and thus we fail to accomplish them. Specific goals give us the detail of what has to be done and so we can take appropriate actions.

A specific goal should give answers to the questions like:

 Who (who all are involved), what (what is to be accomplished), where (location), when (time frame), which (requirements) and why (purpose of the goal).

For example: A general goal may to be to “become a public speaker” but a specific goal would be “join a public speaking and personality development course and become a public speaker in 2years”.

Measurable means having the knowledge if the goal is obtainable. Set quantifiable term in order to compare where we are and how far we have to go to reach the desired target. By using a tracking method we can know how much will be gained by achieving the goal and encourages persistent improvement. A goal is measurable when it answers the questions like how much, how many, how I will know if it is accomplished?

Attainable means the goals should be within the ability and capability of those involved. They should extend their capabilities a little bit so as to reach to the desired target. It should be challenging but still within the reach of the people. When you identify your goals you develop abilities, skills and attitude to attain them. Your personality development helps you to get closer to them. Plan your steps carefully to rise up. Goals would seem to get closer to you because of your urge to reach to them.

Relevant indicates the goal must be set with a purpose. The person must know its influence and how it affects him. A relevant goal increases commitment and the person has a high motivational level towards meeting such a goal.

Timed goals have a certain time frame for their attainment. There should be deadline for the accomplishment of the target goal. A time based goal helps in monitoring the progress and making the necessary adjustment for meeting the goal. With no deadline, there would be no urgency to achieve the goal and thus it may never be achieved. For example: “I want to be the best in public speaking someday”. This someday will never come. Rather you should set your goal as “I want to be the best in public speaking by 20th May 2013”. After you have fixed this time frame, you will try all the means to be the best public speaker by then.

Goal setting is also a personality indicator. In the course of personality development, your appearance is not the only point that is counted. Your personality is also judged by the clarity or your thoughts, your ambition and your goals. So set SMART goal to reflect a positive personality.

 

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Personality actually means the qualities or traits of an individual.

It’s your personality that leaves an impression on the stranger and as it is “first impression is the last impression”. Therefore it is very important to have a strong personality. Personality is depicted not only by your way of dressing but also by your way of speaking. Many people don’t feel confident to speak before huge gathering and thus they prove to have a weak personality. A person having a good personality has good command over his language and is confident speaking before the public.

If you want to give a good impression to others, personality development is of utmost importance.

Here are some tips on personality development: 

  1. Read more as this would help you in gaining knowledge and would also expand the areas of your interest.
  2. Be a good listener because this will make people feel comfortable while interacting with you. There is nothing more appealing than having someone listen to you intently making you feel like you’re the only person in the world.
  3. Be a good communicator and talk what people want to hear. People love to talk about themselves, about their interests and so go ahead talk about all these. Show interest in their talks.
  4. Meet new people. This will help you in developing confidence and will broaden your horizon.
  5. Have a positive attitude because nobody wants to be in company of negative people or those who keep complaining. So be a person who can light up the room with his energy. Keep a smile on your face and the world will smile with you.
  6. Be humorous because people want to be with someone who would make them laugh, who is chirpy and can find out fun in all situations.
  7. Give respect to others as this is the most important thing for every person on this earth. If you will respect others, they will certainly respect you in return.

These are just few tips that will help you in developing your personality. Not only this, but for developing your personality it is very important to be a good speaker also. You must get a platform where you can speak before the public. Join some institute or a group that gives you this opportunity.

ANURAG AGGARWAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC SPEAKING offers public speaking and personality development course which helps you in GDs, power point presentations, debates, roles plays, speeches and much more which helps to build up your confidence. It is located inDelhi (north, south, west, east, central), Noida, and Gurgaon.

So to have a good personality, become a good speaker and feel confident by joining the course. For more details, visit http://www.anuragaggarwal.com or call Shivangi: 91-9999996242. We would be happy to help you.

A positive mind anticipates happiness, joy, health and a successful outcome of every situation and action. It is very difficult to have a positive attitude in today’s time where a person’s life is full of tensions and worries. And often the more you try to be positive, the more you see the negative energy around yourself. But you shall keep trying as it is utmost important for personality development to have a positive attitude and faith in yourself. So here are some ways to be positive and work towards a healthier lifestyle.

Do Not Wait for Happiness.
Try to find happiness in everything that is happening around you rather than waiting for good things to happen. You need to work towards happiness. You need to create a happy environment around you today to remain happy tomorrow.

Clarify and Prioritize
Learn to know what you want. If you know what you expect from yourself, your future becomes clear and your goals become attainable
Clarify your purpose: A purpose is something you fulfill each moment when you are in balance with your life. (A purpose is a simple, positive statement of why you are here). A purpose isn’t a goal statement, which one can achieve.
Discover your purpose: by identifying & prioritizing your most important roles in life (at home, at work, community etc) List the positive qualities that you aspire to possess: Honesty, Philanthropic, Accommodating, Tolerant etc.
Visualize your future, with a clear picture in your mind of what you want to accomplish in your lifetime (you can become what you think you are and what you see). You should learn to control your mind for visualizing. One of the most powerful techniques for achieving life goals is visualization (creating a mental image of something happening in future). Believing in and visualizing your dreams can motivate you to become what you want to be.
Set goals for yourself .To help your dreams for the future become a reality, you need to set short & long term goals.
To provide steady fuel for your energy, create a list of long term goals to be accomplished in life time & break them into several interim short term goals to help you chart your progress everyday. As you would see yourself progressing, you would be motivated towards your goals even more.

Be a Resilient
Resilient people are those who face setbacks but ultimately, with perseverance, recover from them. Try to be strong and face life’s difficulties as challenges and not as problems; respond accordingly with action, rather than with fear, self-pity, inferiority or blame. Replace the word ‘PROBLEM’ in your dictionary with the word ‘CHALLENGE’. Don’t be scared of failures. Failures are also a part of life and if you do not have any failure at any time in life, that may be because you missed out trying something. If you have seen failure, you would find success to be sweeter. While life can be very challenging, an important step in becoming more resilient is to develop the habit of talking positive about yourself and to remind yourself that you are strong and can grow stronger and wiser.

Self Pep Talk
One’s inner dialogue is one’s biggest strength and critic. Listen to your inner self and talk to it. Motivate yourself rather than getting motivated by others. Once you yourself are motivated, then you will be able motivate others also. It is the inner voice that makes us critical of ourselves. Rule your inner voice!

Laughter is the best medicine
Make laughter a part of your day. When feeling low, read funny stories or go through a joke book. Allow yourself to open up. See the funny side of things and you will realize, life is complex, yet funny game.

Seize the day
Always enjoy the moment. Do not worry about your past or future. Live for the day. What has happened is irreversible and what will happen is unknown, so try and enjoy what you have. Like someone has rightly said:
“The past is history, the future is mystery.
Today is a Gift, That is why we call it the Present”

Be an Optimist
This is the golden rule to maintaining a positive attitude. This is also the key to personality development. Always believe in yourself. Being an optimist does not only mean to see the brighter side of life. View the surroundings wherein you maximize your strengths and minimize your weaknesses.

It is difficult to change yourself in a day But at least give it a try.” Romewas not built in a day”. Whatever the mind expects, it finds. A positive attitude in life will help you go places.
Remember, I CAN and I WILL.

Having positive attitude in life gives you confidence. It reflects in your personality. So if you are willing to have personality development, then your positive attitude will help in the same.  Positive attitude rules must be remembered and recalled again and again. Some such rule are reminded in the public speaking and personality development course offered by Anurag Aggarwal Institute of Public Speaking.

For course details, visit http://www.anuragaggarwal.com

 

 

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Every gesture we make, it tells something or the other about our personality. A handshake is also one of these gestures that depict your personality and attitude. Thus, it is important for our personality development that we should choose the right kind of hand shake. There are many opinions on what a hand shake can tell you about someone.

Some people are of the opinion that handshakes are done only the way we learn it and thus they do not give the true picture of the personality of a person. But then, if this is so, then why do we learn about the body language?

The point here is that handshakes do help in knowing the characteristics of a person.

Handshake forms the most important part of greeting a new person. People can judge a lot from handshakes. A handshake conveys power, confidence and professionalism. This little gesture provides major clues that can help you to identify the person whom you are communicating with. If you are unable to perform a perfect handshake, it may create undesirable impressions on the other person. Thus, it is very necessary to put the best hand forward and follow the etiquette of handshaking to be in the good books of the other person. 

Here are some basic types of handshakes understanding which will help you to depict a good personality to others:

The Standard Hand Shake In this, hands are engaged and people maintain eye contact, exchange smiles and shake hands two to four times.

Palm Up This type of hand shake means “I am here to serve you”.

Palm Down This type of hand shake is an authoritative one. It shows an authoritative, superior or controlling personality of the person. It says that you are there to take the lead, to take care of things, to get the job done.

Arrogant Shake It is made intentionally to demoralize your sense of security. In this the person offers a flat hand with the palm facing down to indicate that he is the boss. The best way to answer such a hand shake is by giving a hand with palm facing upwards.

Hand in Hand The greeter will offer a hand with the palm facing up and before you both start shaking your hands, he would sandwich your hand with his other hand. This is sometimes done to show care or concern or familiarity or to empathize for the loss of a closed one. If this type of hand shake is done even when the two of you are not good friends, then this is a form of false sincerity.

Palm Vertical The person extends his hand forward with his palm exactly vertical to the ground. It sends a message of equality and greetings.

Finger Vice When somebody grabs just your fingers and not the entire hand it means he wants to maintain a distance. These people are often insecure.

Bone-Crushing Shake A person making a hard, stiff handshake pretends to break your fingers and tries to prove that he is stronger than you and wants to control you. The message of squeezing your hand clearly indicates that the person is trying to intimidate you. People who make such a handshake are confident, but they also have a tinge of aggressiveness in them. So just remember that while facing such people, smile broadly and offer a firm-handed shake.

Condolence Handshake The person will pretend to be too familiar to you by clasping your right hand or arm with an attempt to hug you. This behavior may be accepted during a funeral, but it comes out as a inappropriate act otherwise.

Using Good Form

  1. Raise your hand and extend until webs of both hands meet. Grasp across the palm wrapping fingers around the opposite side from the thumb.
  2. Hold firmly.
  3. Shake a few times or for about three or four seconds.
  4. If your hands are full then give a polite nod rather than dropping everything. If the other person’s hands are full, be understanding and don’t offer a hand shake. Your gesture would be appreciated.
  5. If wearing gloves, remove them.
  6. Maintain eye contact while engaging in yourself in a handshake. This will surely communicate self confidence and sincerity.
  7. The pressure applied in a handshake is relative to the culture you are in. For example, in North America, a firm hand shake is appropriate. Making it stronger or weaker than a basic firm grasp will only leave a negative impression.

 Choose the most appropriate handshake and remember these tips to prove your good personality. help yourself in personality development. Anurag Aggarwal Institute of Public Speaking offers you a public speaking and personality development course which would enhance your personality. For details on the public speaking and personality development course, visit http://www.anuragaggarwal.com

 

 

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Determination is a very simple word and it is often used by elders to scold the younger ones saying that you will not succeed in your life because you lack determination. You are serious about your life. They would list out a number of actions and would tell the younger ones to follow them to become focused, intelligent, successful and determined.

But what is determination? Everyone has one or more goals in his daily life. To achieve these goals, he has to plan and perform certain activities. During the performance of those activities, he may face some challenges, bottlenecks or even he may be advised to abandon one or more activities that were planned by him. Here comes the role of determination. At that juncture, how does he respond to those adversities? Does he remain firm on his goal, does he remain firm on his plan, does he remain firm on his action? If answer is in YES, that is his quality called determination. Determination is the act of deciding firmly.

I would like to sharee an example of my life. At the age of 10, I decided to become an engineer but unfortunately, I did not qualify the requisite benchmarks laid by the school to get admission in engineering stream. I had scored just 33 marks in mathematics which was not adequate. But still I was firm to become an engineer. The Principal of the school as well as my father tried to convince me to take some other stream as I would face problems in future also because my maths was not weak. At that point of time, I made another determination to have mastery in mathematics. And then for the next 2 years, I worked very hard and not only my classmates but teachers also started calling me a mathematician. I was delighted to hear that and I started working harder to reach to my goal. I was then able to get admission in Engineering college and now I am a successful Engineer because I was determined to beacome one and never gave up.

Ability and determination may be interlinked but in my opinion if you are determined, you have willpower to achieve, you have a habit to do the work, you can change your ability. You can convert your weakness into strength; you can convert your roadblocks into catalysts and you can convert your failure into success.

Determination is not born along with you. Determination is cultured, learned and developed. We need to make determination a habit. We have to make determination a part of our nature.

When can determination be developed? You can develop this quality right now. Age is no bar. But if you have the quality of determination from childhood, it can be groomed as you grow up. Children can be guided and helped to develop the power or habit of deciding firmly. When we get success because of our determination, we become stronger & stronger.

Many people all over the world have created history with determination and we would name them as persons of determination. Many physically challenged people  have set examples of determination by achieving great heights in their lives viz Helen Keller of USA was blind & deaf and was honored with highest civilian award; Albert Einstein who was a Mathematician and Physicist had learning disability and did not speak until the age of three;  Franklin-Roosevelt Roosevelt had Polio, but became the  Governor of New York State and was then elected as President of the United States for 4 terms; Ludwig van Beethoven became was deaf, but became a famous musician; Stephen Hawkings, the Physicist/mathematician had Lou Gehrigs Disease and was in a wheelchair. He needed a computer to speak.

So, determination is a wonderful quality. The person who possesses determination, can only titillate its outcome. determination is also a personality trait. It shows what kind of personality a person carries. And as we know personality development is must for a person. Therefore, developming this quality of determination will also help in your personality devlopment.

- By Sitaram Aggarwal (AAIPSian, Hilton Batch)

Anger is a natural emotion which is always followed by a feeling of emptiness. This is so because when you are angry, you lose out on your mind and so you are left vacuous.

"Anybody can become angry - that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody"s power and is not easy." - Aristotle

 Communication skills are the most important assets to have goodwill in the society and anger is something that prevents us from doing so. Anger is an obstacle in our personality development and deteriorates our personality. An angry person tends to lose his peace of mind and thus people want to avoid the person because of his uncomfortable presence. Anger is accompanied by many psychological changes as well. It leads to increased heart beat, rise in blood pressure which harms the body and thus personality development hampers.

Anger arises when you think that something is going off track, something is not in right place, something is not happening as per your wishes.

Anger is not the basic problem, but managing anger is the main issue we people face. Most of us do not know what steps should be taken while you are angry. If the problem of poor anger management perceives for a long time it may lead to domestic abuse, workplace violence, addiction to smoking, drugs etc. It may also lead to physical problems in the long run. An angry man also has a poor memory. Your anger lets you lose your mental balance.

To combat anger it is very important to understand the reason behind it. Then only you would be able to treat it in the right direction. We generally try to look out for things that give us pleasure and we get obsessive to grab it. We want to possess something we desire and this desire to possess is the root of anger (in most cases). Till the desire is fulfilled, anger supports our struggle. Anger may also arise on a small situation like hitting your foot against bed. At this point, you think why did I get that, where was I wrong, do I actually deserve being hurt? All the questions may start troubling your mind with a small thing of being hurt by the bed. In such situation, when you have the feeling of anger within you, you would either express it or suppress it.

Suppressing anger can surely help to a certain extent but when to try doing it again and again, whatever the situation may be, you may find yourself in a state of depression or you may have constant headache and other mental problems. By suppressing your anger you may think that your anger is under control but one day you would find that you would just burst in anger because you have been suppressing your anger for so long.

Anger must be expressed but it should be done in such a way that it gives a healthy result and resolves the problem.

TIPS FOR ANGER MANAGEMENT

1.  Before reacting to any situation in anger, take a few deep breaths and count backwards from 100 to 1. This would make you feel relieved of anger. You will feel relaxed mentally and physically. Also, you will get time to analyze the problem and find a solution to it.

2.  Shouting at family or friends, slamming the door would only ignite the anger even more. Move away from people or place that made you angry. Buy a punching bag, a stress bursting ball and make the best out of them.

3.  Avoid speaking with anyone when you are angry. Once you have calmed down, you can now express your feelings and concerns in an assertive way. At this point of time, you will not be hurting anyone. It’s better to remain quite in some situations and in others you must think before speaking. Involve yourself in the situation, collect your thoughts you want to express and say it in the right way so that you do not have to regret in future.

4.  Involve yourself in some physical activity. Go for a brisk walk, run or do some sport. Your energy would be utilized in this way and you would end up feeling happier and relaxed.

5.  Anger management is not a child’s play so do not hesitate to seek help from others on this matter. Look out for anger management classes, counselling, and workshops by professionals. It is better to ask for help from others rather than hurting people around you.

 Anger adversely affects your public speaking skills, communication skills, presentation skills, personality development and not to forget, your health. Consequently, you must follow the above tips to manage your anger with affecting your public speaking, communication skills and personality development.

In the public speaking and personality development course offered by Anurag Aggarwal Institute of Public Speaking, you also get assistance on anger management. For course details, visit www.anuragaggarwal.com

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In this ever changing and always challenging world almost everyone is finding himself under stress. And no wonders that this stress is much more than ever before no matters what your occupation or level of seniority or salary may be. Most of the times, we feel that our mind is not in our control. We have no time to relax our self. And because of this excessive stress we also hamper our efficiency. This stress plays the role of a barrier in our productivity. Stress reduces our health mentally, physically and emotionally. We are taken back in our personality development due to this stress. The main cause of heart diseases and many other diseases is stress. 

“Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.” -David Allen

With time management, anger management and self management, stress management is also an important component of personality development. Stress at work has become such a common feature of all the jobs that one cannot find such job that is stress-free. It is therefore utmost important to find out ways and strategies so as to reduce stress at work thus showing improvement in your productivity and making yourself more efficient, controlled, joyous and a cheerful person. Stress has an impact on the quality of your interaction with others as it harms your communication skills. The more you have the capability to manage stress, the better you would spread positive energy around you.

Here are some quick tips to manage stress at work:

1.    A “GOOD MORNING” SHOULD ACTUALLY BE GOOD. If you start your day healthily without any hassles, you can be assured to be able to reduce your stress. But screaming at someone or the other for not doing the work properly at home, dodging the traffic, cribbing about your city roads and people would surely make you stress right from the morning itself. So start your day with eating or drinking something healthy, looking to the positive sides of things and keeping your plans for the day well in your mind.

2.    ACCEPT THAT EVERYTHING CANNOT BE PERFECT. We realize that everyone happens to commit mistake some time or the other, but we are never ready to accept that how something can be imperfect. Efforts on attaining a cent percent perfect decision, project or situation is just inviting stress to you. You just have to make sure that you and other people related to you give the best so that no one can question.

3.    KEEP THE SURROUNDING CLEAN. Another reason for stress is working at a place that is messed up, unorganized and unmanaged. So the first thing you must do when you reach your work place is cleaning up your desk. Arrange it the way you would be using it. Schedule your day, make a to-do list, note down the meetings to be attended and put them on your desk.

4.    TALK IT OUT. If at any time you feel over-stressed, share your feeling and thoughts with others. Talking your heart out to someone works wonders. Talking over a problem with someone can be very supportive as the other person is able to empathize. For this make many friends at your workplace. Listen to them and help them also when they are in need.

5.    THINK POSITIVE. One who always looks at the negative side of everything finds himself drained of energy, motivation and personality. Keep yourself positive and try to be in the company of the people who are optimists. Do not let any negative thinking person get in the way your mind and give you stress.

6.    TAKE A BREAK. The moment you realize that your stress is mounting, take a break. Try to meditate or go for a small walk near the work place or indulge yourself in something not related to this work. This will help you to regain your mental balance and your stress will be reduced.

These are only some basic tips that will reduce your stress. If you are keen of personality development and getting better your public speaking skills, communication skills, and presentation skills then much more has to be done.

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A leader does not necessarily mean a political leader, a manger or a CEO of the company. A leader can be any person to whom others look up to for suggestions or decisions or for general guidance.

If they trust you, they will follow you blindfolded; else even the best of your advice is meaningless.

It is generally said that leaders are born but I am of the opinion that leaders may be created also. Leadership is a personality trait that a person may possess right from the birth or develop with time under some personality development guidance or training. It is true that not every person can become a leader as there are many qualities that should be developed in a person to become a leader. Many of us have the leadership qualities but we may not be aware of them. We come across these qualities at some time in our life and it is then when we slowly recognize our leadership qualities.

To become a good leader, the following few qualities are a must:

  1. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS. Communication skill is one skill that will help you to gain co-operation and also to convey your goals, vision and decisions to all in most understandable manner. The ability to gain the cooperation and support of others through negotiation and influence depends directly upon communication skill. And all these things are most essential to become a leader. Active listening is also an essential part of communication. Unless you are a good listener you cannot have good communication skills. Hear more, speak less.
  2. ABILITY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. The people choose a person to be their leader for he has the quality to listen to their problems, understand them and give them a solution. Listen to the problems carefully and then analyze them. They may not be as easy to solve as they seem to be or maybe they are not as difficult to handle as they look. A leader is the one who has solutions ready for the problem. Sometimes the solution may be the simplest thing to do but it may not click into the minds of all the people.
  3. ABILITY TO MOTIVATE. Having good communication skills also assist in motivating others. A good leader is one who apart from being self-motivated also has the ability to motivate others. Most of us know how well we can do just by a spark of motivation. Also, if the leader is motivated then half of the job of motivating others is already done. A leader should emphasize on developing the morale of the employees and setting example for them. Allow your team to be a part of planning and problem solving.
  4. HAVING A WIDE VISION. A leader should create the vision and should   inspire others to act in the direction of that vision. Your vision statement is a picture of the future. Your vision shows your attitude towards life, what you want to achieve in life and how far you want to go. Your vision tells you where you want to move thus making your directions clearer. Without a vision, you would be easily carried by others’ expectations.
  5. TAKING DECISIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSEQUENCES. People are afraid of taking decisions because they are not ready for taking the responsibility of the upcoming consequences. Fear of consequences keeps them away from taking a decision. Leaders are confident of their ability and thus they do not mind taking decisions most of the times. Just remember that you may make a mistake while taking a decision but you should never give. You should rather learn from your mistakes and just go ahead.

Think of yourself as the captain of a ship; the fate of the ship is in your hands, and it’s up to you to steer everyone in the right direction. If at any time you are not sure of your decision then it’s better to walk out than being a not so good leader.

Personality development and public speaking course offered by Anurag Aggarwal Institute of Public Speaking gives training on personality development, public speaking, communication skills which helps in budding leadership qualities in you.

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All of us occasionally have doubts over correct vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar etc. Many Indians strive to speak like British or American English. Worrying about all these issues, we often forget that our main emphasis should be on clear and concise communication rather than intimating others. 

Learning is a lifelong process and English is no exception. Since people these days judge your personality by the way you speak English, so let this opportunity for your personality development. Here are some handy tips to improvise on your English:

1. Read English magazines- Like books, if you can read two versions of the same magazine (Newsweek in your language and in English, for example), that could make understanding it much easier. 

2. Watch the same film or TV episode over and over again- By doing so, you get to understand the foreign accent and pronunciation slowly and gradually. And one day you will start understanding these films in one go.

Also you may not know the meaning of some words but you can figure out its meaning from the context or you may look into the dictionary. It is not possible to know the meaning of every word.

3. Keep a list of vocabulary- Even if you don’t often find time to go though your vocab list and it keeps on building up, just the act of choosing which words you need to learn today and trying to use it several times in the day would help you memorize its meaning and usage. Linguists suggest that o know a word fully, we must use it atleast seven times in a day. So just experiment it.

4. Go through your vocab list several times every day- Keep a list of words you have learned so far and keep this list handy so as to recall the words whenever and wherever possible. And don’t just memorize them but try to use them then and there or create a situation to use them.

5. Keep a diary in English. This is a popular method of making sure you use English everyday for people who don’t often speak English and can’t think of things to write about. The fact that you are writing about real things that have happened to you means that any words you look up in the dictionary will be vocabulary that is useful for you and easy to learn.

6. Online chat- For people who don’t have the chance to speak English is online chat, as you have to think and respond quickly.

7. Read an English language newspaper- Subscribe for some good daily English newspaper. Now start reading the newspaper and as you go through it, keep a dictionary along with you to look for the meaning of unknown words. And again don’t forget to write these words in your vocab-list.

8. Record your own voice. For people who don’t have much or any correction of pronunciation from a teacher, recording yourself and listening to it makes it easier to hear whether you are really making the English sounds that you are trying to or not. Involve a friend if possible.

Also, fluency is often confused with speed whereas they both are different. Slowing your speaking pace may improve your clarity.

9. Use an English-English dictionary. Try to use a bilingual dictionary less. Switching to a monolingual one can help you to stop translating in you head when you are speaking or listening and other useful English vocabulary can come up.

10. Join some institute, debate club, a public speaking course or some organization where you get opportunities to speak in English and where you also have people to correct you.

A public speaking course would help you the best as these courses have many participant and many activities are organized in such courses where you have to express yourself.

 

The advantages of public speaking

There are several clear advantages to using public speaking in learning a language. These are: practice with all four language skills (listening, speak­ing, reading, and writing), improved learning, and develop­ment of critical thinking skills.

Advantage 1: Public speaking  gives opportunities to practice all four language skills.

Presentation and debate tasks uti­lize and strengthen listening, speak­ing, reading, and writing skills. There is a strong focus on speaking as your language is vital in delivering a clear, coherent speech. Peer evalu­ation promotes careful listening, and is meaning­ful during debates if participants are required to question or respond to their classmates’ speeches. Addi­tionally, students will develop strong reading and writing skills during task preparation.

Advantage 2: Public speaking promotes learning.

Presentations are an ideal way for stu­dents to display their knowledge. Through their presentations, students are given the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned. This type of task pushes students to take on a teaching role by explaining their topic to the class.

Advantage 3: Public speaking develops critical thinking skills.

Presentation and debate tasks promote a variety of critical thinking skills in addi­tion to specific language skills. Students are encouraged to question, develop and assess solutions to problems, compare and contrast.

Public speaking tasks require students to conduct research and develop support for their arguments. Once the students have identified a topic of interest, they may carry out an extensive search of materials using library and online search tools. Public meetings, news­papers, interviews, and narratives are great sources of evidence for both presentations and debates. The more the students try to gather information on their topic, the more get in touch with the outside world thus helping to interact with people and making them more confident.

Once they have gathered enough information, the students now start organizing it to make their presentation the best one.

These three advantages accompany both presentations and debates. Debates require more planning and involvement than presentations. In preparing for a debate, students practice reading and note-taking skills, and construct written arguments. Students will gain confidence in speaking and will learn to express themselves in clear and articulate ways.

Public speaking tasks are an easy way to enhance language learning. As people partic­ipate in lively presentations and debates, they develop increased motivation. They develop such skills through public speaking that can effectively transfer to future learning and employment contexts. Public speaking empowers stu­dents by allowing them to take charge of their own learning and to communicate their knowledge to others in authentic ways.

For details on public speaking and personality development course at ANURAG AGGARWAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, visit www.anuragaggarwal.com  

 

 

 

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WHAT’S THE IMPORTANCE OF SOFT SKILLS?

 

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Everyone knows Soft skills are  important for everyone. To enhance soft skill is a continous process.   A professional who wants to do well in his career must possess Soft skills. You can easily get a job with your technical or academic qualification but to grow in an organization your personality matters a lot. Soft skills can help professionals advance their careers.

Everyone already has some form of soft skills. Soft skills can be developed through good training, insightful reading, observation and of course practise. Soft skills help you grow beyond money motivation. So Developing professional ethics is vital to your career.

 

WHAT ARE THE SOFT SKILLS?

1.  Business etiquette
2.  Interpersonal skills
3.  Negotiation skills
4.  Team skills
5.  Social skills
6.  Public skills
7.  Listening skills
8.  Communicative Skills
9.  Telephone Ettiquetes
10. Table Manners
11. Motivate others
12. Maintain meaningless conversation/ Discussion
13. Making a presentation to a group
14. Explaining something to a person
15. Leadership Skills


 
HOW TO ENHANCE YOUR SOFT SKILLS?

1.  Participate in Team activities
2.  Positive Attitude & Thinking
3.  Positive work ethic
4.  Cooperate with others
5.  Socailize as much as you can
6.  Be an active listner
7.  Greet your Family members, Colleagues and Boss.
8.  While talking to others, your voice tone and rate of speech must be audible and soothing.
9.  Dont be aggressive during discussion.
10. Dress well to suit your profession and to create positive vibes in your workplace.
11. Take the Lead
12. Communicate clearly
13. Take care of your behaviour, Tackle others annoying behaviour
14. Learn to react on feedback
15. Respect everyone

 

To develop Soft skills you can join ”Anurag Aggarwal Institute of Public Speaking” where you will interact with other people and will get the best training. Each participant has unique needs, so every program is customized to the individual participant. Our experts can help any person to develop Soft Skills.

Learn tactics, strategies and techniques to be great every time you stand up in front of people. This programme can help you to advance your career or personal life. Speakers, Trainers, Consultants, Authors, Executives, Business man, Lawyes, Doctors anyone can do this course and advance their career.


First You Make an Attitude,Then Attitude Makes You

 

Positie attitude

 

 

Positive attitude can do wonders. It can make possible what is seemingly impossible for the others. There is an intimate link between success & positive attitude. Your mind is a machine of thoughts and ideas. If you so not fill it up with positive, inspiring and motivating thoughts, it will turn into a jungle of negative thoughts.

people with a negative attitude have a hard time keeping friendships, jobs and relationships. They create a negative environment at home and work and become a liability to society.There is something positive in every person and every situation. Sometimes we have to dig deep to look for the positive because it may not be apparent.

Self-esteem is the way we feel about ourselves. When we feel good within, our performance goes up, relationships improve both at home and at work. The world looks nicer. There is a direct correlation between feeling and behavior. Whenever people succeed in life, petty people will take cracks at them and try to pull them down. In order to fight petty people, you have to come down to their level. Don’t let negative people drag you down. When you refuse to fight petty people, you win. Remember, a person’s character is not only judged by the company he or she keeps but also by the company he or she avoids.
So if you want to succeed in your life, so u should have a positive attitude and to build up your confidence and to increase your self esteem you should know about your Ex factor. If you haven’t discovered your ex factor till now, so ”Mr. Anurag Aggarwal” is the solution of your problem. He is a well known and very experienced trainer. He knows very well how to bring out the best out of people.

‘Anurag Aggarwal Institute of public speaking provides training in Public speaking and Presentation skills courses. In this course you will be trained in all those things which are stopping you from growing in ur career.The best course in today’s life is ”Public Speaking Course”. A lot of people have problems regarding their communication skills, interacting with people and in pesenting theirselves in front of public. Whether you are in IT industry, modelling, Aviation industry, or Media Industry this course has all those contents which are very useful in ur day to day life.

 
‘Anurag Aggarwal Institute of public speaking’ provides training for the following—

1. Public Speaking Course
2. Persoanlity Development Course
3. Presentation Skills Course
4. Communication skills course
5. Interview Facing Course
6. Train the Trainer Course
7. Marketing skills Course
8. Corporate Training

 

For more info about  this course———————–

Visit Head Office for a free demo and a CD Presentation—-
9-F, Kamla Nagar, Delhi – 110007

OR Call Shikha – 9582121300

http://anuragaggarwal.com

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Confidence

 

Hi, This is Shikha!

I want to share my exerience with you about how a Part Time Public Speaking Course changed my life. I always wanted to go in Media or Aviation Industry. But I was not confident enough to face public and I had public speking fobia and this was the main reason which was stopping me to grow in my career.

But one day I got to know about ”ANURAG AGGARWAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC SPEAKING”. And I enrolled myself in ‘Public Speaking Course’. In this course I got training for communication,
interpersonal skills, personality development, Practical exercises on extempore speech, group discussions, Video recording of the speech,
gesture exercises, confidence building,Creating powerful openings and closings that get audience attention and make them sit up and Making Presentations.

Each participant has unique needs, so every program is customized to the individual participant. Anurag Aggarwal can help any presenter develop world-class speaking skills! Anurag Aggarwal’s Public Speaking Skills program is a high level public speaking class that help good speakers become great speakers and great speakers become world-class speakers!

Public speaking is one of the most common fears affecting professionals, students and CEOs alike. Being nervous in front of an audience is universal, but there are platinum rules to becoming an effective speaker. The ability to communicate what you know effectively can help u a lot in presenting yourself in front of public.

Whatever career you choose, but you should have enough confidence to present yourself in front of public. Whether you are an IT professional, non IT, Doctor, Lawyer, Business man or you are in Media, You should know how to interact with people. That’s why Public Speaking course has become a necessity in today’s life.

If you think you have problems regarding your communication skills or if you have problems in presenting yourself in front of large group of people so attend this course and change your life immediately. This is a part time course and your classes would be only once a week.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AMAZING PUBLIC SPEAKING COURSE—

Visit Head Office for a free demo-
9-F, Kamla Nagar, Delhi – 110007

OR visit our website – http://www.anuragaggarwal.com/
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