Shivam Kumar Shrivastava

 Being Professional To become professional in corporate many combination of skills are required out of such skills interpersonal skill is one sought after. Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal communication is a face to face communication. Question arises why do we even communicate in interpersonal communication. The answer is simple, To become courteous, conversationalist, and good listener.  I have listed down main three recommendations for good communication: Courteous. Conversationalist Good Listener.  These are the guidelines to be comfortable with communication Types of Body Language. Body movement and posture. Tone or voice (Gentle). Touch and proximity (Don't touch). Timing (Don't disturb after 7 PM or after office 2hr). Distance or Space (2 ft or 2.5 ft). Verbal  Always let other finish speaking. Talk clearly and concisely. Non-Verbal Eye contact. Facial expressions. Body Language. To be a fully professional, the most VVVVI skills. I can say that is " a...

 The Presentation Slides or presentations are integral part of the corporate culture. So, questions might be arises how to make a compelling presentation slides. How do we decides which fonts to be used and how many slides to be used ? How do we decide the number of slides to prepare ? Answer: It is times in minutes divided by 2. Suppose, you have 10 minutes presentation then you should prepare for 4-5 number of slides. Always refrain from too many slides. Versions of slides In the presentation format. You will present to an audience. In this case, you should give less details as you will be explaining to the audience. In a document format: You will sent the presentation via email. Here more detailed to be given as user will be reading the information.  Basics of Slide making Hygiene factors: There should be a page number on every slides. Writes confidential information in the footer. Types of slides: Detailed and text heavy slides: Used for training and teaching. Teleprompter...

Story Telling Before we dive into the topic of story telling. We need to understand the topics such as persuasion which is directly correlated with our topic story telling. Q1. What persuade the people ? Answer: Without any doubt we can say that. It is trust, logic, and fun. Let's discuss it one by one: Trust: It should not be trick or prank. It should be genuine. Logic: There should be logic in your argument. Fun: Sounds fun and appealing. Questions to answer in order to be more persuasive. Who are you ? What do you want ? Why would I agree? What's in it for me? Let's discuss above questions one by one : 1. Who are you ? Answer: Indicate your identity using your company name and designation. 2. What do you want? Answer: Be specific in your answer. You should have clear objective (SMART Objective). 3. Why would I agree? Answer: List down the benefits of your offerings. elaborate your options. 4. What's in it for me ? Answer: Describe rewards and promotions. How to becom...

Written Communication in corporate setting The written communication is very much importance in day to day life at corporate worlds. Most of the communication in corporate worlds are in the form of written communication. Hence, we have to thinks some of the principles before writing in documents/ emails/ reports in the corporate settings. The basic principles of written communication are given below. Basic principle of writing: Simplicity: The written document should be very simple to understand and readable the the readers. Readability: The written document should be very easy to read with clear fonts, photos, and vibrant colors. Sincerity: The written document should be sincere in its message. It should tells the truth and don't hide any lies within it or facts. Tonality: The written document should have the right tone. It should be emotional and respectful. Brevity: The written document should be very concise, exact and must capture all the information. Clarity: The meaning of t...

My Learning on Speaking Elements of oral communication. Public speaking.   Speaking in meetings. Speaking in informal settings   Barriers to effective oral communication Social judgement. Fear of Public speaking or Glossophobia. Stammering. Negative Body image   Note: During oral communication be mindful of the non-verbal cues.   Other aspects of oral communication Language is the only tool for communication. Required for managerial effectiveness. Not language specific. Not limited to the English language. Dialect, action, and slang are not areas of concerns.   Things to remember in oral communication What you are really trying to convey ? How you are trying to convey ?   Notes: Good leaders convince people through words, then actions and then leadership qualities.   Building your confidence 1.        Confidence is state of mind and can be easily built.   Note: ·    ...

 My Learning on Communication Communication means sharing information or talking to someone so they understand what you want to say. It's how we tell others what we think, feel, or need, and how we listen when they do the same. It's like having a conversation or passing along a message to make sure everyone knows what's going on or what needs to happen. To understand the what is communication. First Let us answer the these question first.  What makes people to follow leaders ? How Leaders Behave ?  How you can become leader ? Leaders have followers and followers are attracted to the leader. How we can have all these: We can have all these if we follow to adopt the following things: 1. Develop leadership qualities.  2. Walk the talk. 3. Communicate like leader.  You can too  become like leader, if you look at the leader and map their behavior's and work. Activity:  1. What am I doing about my leadership ? 2. How am I creating my followers ? 3. How am I ...