Communication Skills - I — Summer 2018

What do you mean by communication? Explain the process of communication.

Discuss a few aspects of business where communication is very important.

List and explain the paralinguistic features of non verbal communication.

List all the barriers to effective listening. Explain any five.

What are the major differences between hearing and listening? How is listening important for a professional?

A). Fill in the blanks with appropriate Prepositions: 1. Rahul comes to work by car, but Iprefer to come ____ foot. 2. This is the worst earthquake hit area _____ the country. 3. It is natural in every man to wish ____ distinction. 4. The income derived ____ the ownership of land is commonly called rent. 5. The whole country is replete _________ filth. B.) Choose the correct modals in the following sentences. 1. _______you speak English fluently? 2. _______ his soul live in eternal peace!

Discuss the fundamentals of effective presentations.

A). Fill in the blanks with appropriate Articles: 1. _____ Republic of South Africa finally made its mark in cricket. 2. Japanese is _____ easy language. 3. Sherlock Holmes was playing ______ violin when the visitor arrived. 4. Lead is ______ very heavy metal. 5. He is likely to come to us in ______ afternoon. B). Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions. 1. Give up smoking_______ face the consequences. 2. ______ he pretends to be against hypocrisy, he himself is a hypocrite.

What is reading? Explain types of reading.1

Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs: 1. The university was _______ (found) by the Chief Minister. 2. We ______ (see) a man coming from the far end of the road. 3. I ______ (speak) to him last night. 4. The explorer ______ (explain) the latest discovery regarding pyramids in Egypt in his research. 5. The CEO _____ (consider) a transfer to Mumbai where profits would be larger. 6. The speaker of the House ________(finish) her term in May next year. 7. Dr. Jahangir ________ (present) his research on language next week.

Write down brief notes on

Haptics ii) Proxemics

What are the ways to identify the central idea of a passage? Write a short note in about 200 words.

What are the key features of a good paragraph? Explain each with example.

‘Body Language can make or mar a speech’. Discuss in detail.

Write down essay in about 300 words on any one topic.

Sense of humour. ii) IPL Cricket Match

List out the methods of preparing Notes. Explain any two.

What are the major differences between efficient readers and inefficient readers? Discuss and substantiate.