Presentation Skills and Recreational Activities- EFP- International Students

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Foundation Program PRESENTATION SKILLS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FACILITATED BY WHEN? Every Tuesday Kalyan Srinivas Raygalla (01:50 PM to 02:40 PM)

BRIEF OVERVIEW The idea of this program is to allow the learning enthusiasts to gain some knowledge and tactics of English Communication with an emphasis on presentation skills and recreational activities to rejuvenate oneself. This course also focuses on boosting the confidence levels of the attendees by constantly motivating them through various activity-based learning methods. SYLLABI Unit 1: Structuring a presentation- all that one needs to present (anything) will be covered here. Unit 2: 10 - 20 - 30 Rules and 6 * 6 Rule of Presentations Unit 3: Available innovative tools to present your story/ information Unit 4: Visual Aid and Storytelling comes to our rescue Unit 5: Conversations Unit 6: Recreational Activities- part of all the other Units. On a regular basis, fellow learners will have to present a topic through modes of exploration and experimentation- because, this is the way.

COMMITMENTS For participants - expected commitments (I won’t call these responsibilities, as I insist each of you commit yourself to all of it) 1.• Attend all sessions, just to ensure you do not miss out on anything fun-oriented, unique, or informative. Your attendance will be my motivation. 2.• Participation in every activity is the wisest utilization of your time. Isn’t that why you signed up for a course? So, ensure that you are an active participant. 3.• Brainstorming ideas that are implementable ensures overall learning on both sides. 4.• Having conversations, conditional analysis, hearing out others, giving some space to others are things which any being is bound to follow, like-wise, we will follow these with prime focus 5.• Perspectives are important in life, be it humorous or absurd. Nevertheless, bring your ideas to the class; we can collectively make the best use of it. 6.• Exchange of knowledge is always welcome and encouraged. I would consider it my privilege to learn from you. 7.• Life is all about living, so be prepared to live. 8.• We can collectively learn concepts that are beyond the syllabus. 9.• Your commitment towards the class and course will help me become a better facilitator and I trust, you will work towards it.

COMMITMENTS For facilitator-myself of course 1.• Establish a learning environment inside the classroom, and elsewhere on campus. 2.• Welcoming worthy conversations. 3.• Will ensure the completion of the course within the stipulated time by fulfilling the objectives and additional value learning. 4.• Will have a learning mindset and practice impartiality at all levels. 5.• Will commit to learning as a core element all through the course. 6.• Will be regular and resourceful to the best of my abilities for the betterment of the participant. 7.• Will encourage practices that benefit the department, college, and society on the whole. 8.• Will take initiatives to attain holistic development. LEARNING OUTCOMES 1.To be able to communicate the intent 2.To be able to speak fluently 3.To be able to compose, analyze and comprehend presentations 4.To be able to reflect on the inner being 5. Team spirit and team building 6. Activity-based learning 7. Knowing – to – learning 8. Presentation Skills 9. Personal and Professional Conversations 10. Unlearn and learn

OWNERSHIP & PLAGARISM When you write something, you validate it by giving your name and it becomes your own original work. Now, imagine someone else produces your work under their name, would you be happy? No. I am sure I too won’t be happy about it. A photograph that you captured, a song which you wrote, a poem that you composed, a research article which you’ve written; if these were used by others, you, the rightful owner will not only feel sad but also feel deprived of the credit that rightfully belonged to you and this feeling in itself is very demotivating. Therefore, let us join hands in not allowing someone else to go through this ordeal and ensure we do not claim anyone else’s work as our own. Let’s respect the ownership. There are legal complications and ethical issues as well when we plagiarise. Even before getting there, ponder on self-respect. Giving a negative mark in your internals won’t benefit me anything, but it might affect your academic scores, and that is not my intention. Hence, kindly cooperate in keeping up your self-respect by not owning someone else’s work. Participants are encouraged to read any book and relate their understanding with the learning outcomes. Do not limit yourself. At the end of the course, we will present a session to the management amongst all the dignitaries. Kalyan Srinivas Raygalla, Ph.D. Scholar, School of Communication, GD Goenka University. +91 8790 81 3376