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What you'll learn

About the Course: Welcome to “SkillSpeak: Learn to Communicate Confidently”! This dynamic course is crafted to equip students with essential communication skills for success in every setting. Through engaging sessions, hands-on activities, and real-world situations, learners will develop the ability to speak clearly, listen effectively, and interact with confidence. Whether you’re gearing up for an interview, working within a team, or aiming to strengthen personal connections, this course offers the strategies and tools needed to communicate with impact and assurance. Learning Outcome of Course: This course will help participants: 1. Conquer public-speaking anxiety and develop lasting confidence. 2. Express their ideas with clarity, precision, and coherence. 3. Adapt their communication style effectively to diverse audiences and situations.

  • • Understanding the significance of effective communication in personal and professional contexts • Exploring verbal, non-verbal, and written communication; introduction to major communication models • Identifying common communication barriers and strategies to overcome them • Hands-on activities to strengthen active listening skills • Self-evaluation to recognize current strengths and improvement areas
  • • Expressing ideas with clarity; using tone, pitch, and pace effectively • Structuring messages with clear beginnings, middles, and endings • Introduction to public speaking and techniques to manage stage fright • Practice round: delivering short speeches with feedback • Learning to handle Q&A sessions confidently and keep audiences engaged
  • • Understanding the influence of body language and facial expressions • Exploring gestures, personal space, and proxemics • Non-verbal communication role-play sessions • Recognizing and interpreting non-verbal signals for effective communication • Applied practice: maintaining congruence between verbal and non-verbal cues
  • • Building rapport and trust through empathy • Using effective questioning techniques, including open and closed questions • Giving and receiving feedback constructively • Conflict management strategies with role-played scenarios • Practice activity: managing interpersonal challenges with confidence
  • • Crafting professional emails and reports with clarity and accuracy • Developing networking skills and cultivating professional relationships • Enhancing teamwork and group discussion capabilities • Understanding and adapting to diverse cultural communication styles • Practice drill: networking exercises and group discussions
  • • Revisiting key concepts and discussing individual communication goals • Group presentations to apply learned skills • Role-playing real-world communication scenarios • Designing a personal action plan using SMART goals • Reflecting on learning outcomes and providing course feedback

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Kawaljit Kaur
Assistant Professor

Kawaljit Kaur is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Skills at the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Lovely Professional University. She holds a Master’s degree in Laws and has qualified UGC NET. Currently she is pursuing her Ph.D(Laws). With over two years of experience as a soft skills trainer and having worked upon academic research papers and books, she brings valuable expertise to her role.