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KASH

We tend to overestimate our skill sets and abilities post learning and acquiring a new piece of knowledge or a meritorious degree. Does that make us competent enough to be able to achieve real-time success?

The answer lies in KASH – A guiding process from learning to assimilation.

KASH is an abbreviation of – Knowledge, Attitude, Skill and habit- The 4 factors of learning.

• These factors go hand in hand with how successful we are in our personal and professional lives.
• Why should you consider these factors of learning?
• These learning factors have a direct impact on your success and results, so you must gain an understanding of the difference between these four learning factors and how to manage them better.

TIME MANAGEMENT

We all get the same 24 hours, but why is it so that some people are able to achieve much more with their time than others? The answer lies in good time management.

Time management" is the process of organizing and planning how to divide your time between specific activities. Good time management leads to:

• Greater productivity and efficiency.
• A better professional reputation.
• Less stress.
• Increased opportunities for advancement.
• Greater opportunities to achieve important life and career goals.

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Stress can be anything that poses a challenge or a threat to our well being. The way we react both mentally and physically to any change, event, and situation in our life is stress. It's a normal part of life.

Stress can be both positive and negative and everyone feels stressed from time to time.

• Become familiar with the symptom of stress/ recognize when people are stressed.
• Learn the causes of stress and coping mechanism.
• Describe the difference between Eustress and Distress.
• Understand the different type of stressors.
• Improved focus and attention.
• Improved problem-solving abilities.
• Improved health and social life.

NETIQUETTE

Netiquette- is a guide to digital manners.

The principles of netiquette are to make us more deliberate in our social media use so that we can build a profile that represents who we are.

• Learn about online netiquette.
• Reinforce protecting one's private information and respecting the online privacy of others.
• Understand proper behaviour when communicating online.

PRESENTATION SKILLS

Some of us have excellent command over the language but turn cold and 'freeze' in front of an audience. Some just can't find the 'connect' between 'the thought' and 'the word' before an audience. Then there are some whose careers get affected just because they can't present effectively enough – not even to their colleagues! Some are very strong in their hard skills but go blank once they face the interview panel.

Presenting material to an audience could be a key skill that you might need to use throughout your career.

• How to present your point of view, and convince and encourage your audience?
• How to make your PowerPoint-presentation stand out?
• How to connect with your audience? What steps to keep in mind and where do you keep your hands?
• How to present convincingly and in a more relaxed way?
• Whether you need to give a sales pitch, TED talk, present a project plan or research results - this module is apt to answer all your queries.

COMMUNICATION ETIQUETTE FOR BUSINESS

Your academic knowledge and aptitudes may be astounding but will it help you achieve success in your workplace?

A wholesome knowledge of communication and business etiquette is essential to help you make a lasting impression because communication skills are foundational to everything that we do including work.

Effective communication being the skeletal framework of every business will also help boost up your negotiation skill.

• Understand the professional decorum at work through the use of effective communication and the right etiquette.
• Learn the various communication forms.
• Learn techniques to interact with co-workers and clients professionally and build a relationship.
• Develop a professional communication framework.
• Enrich your words with the right body language and emotional expressions.
• Learn to build a lasting good impression.

GROUP DISCUSSION

Group discussions are a creative and dynamic activity that stimulates reflective thinking among the members and is a very important round in any selection process. It is a methodology used by an organization to gauge whether the candidate has certain personality traits/ skills that it desires in its member.

• Learn to train yourself to discuss and argue about the given topic.
• Learn techniques to express your views on serious subjects and informal situations.
• It enables you to think in divergent directions to generate more points and a good presentation of the topic in the group.
• Understand the process and importune of GD.
• It helps you to sharpen your scientific and intellectual critical thinking skills.
• Learn to control the conversation through listening attentively and then having the perseverance to mould it towards your direction.

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Presenting your ideas in a planned and persuasive manner is the prerequisite for public speaking which can also help you inform, persuade, and change the emotions of your listeners. This skill is essential for leadership positions in the global workforce, community groups, government, and other sectors. Public speaking makes you confident.

• Understand how to use language and organize thoughts to convey messages to a large audience.
• Learn to appropriate body language and techniques when presenting.
• Utilize techniques to control anxiety.
• Hints and tips that convey a professional appearance.