Dept of English – Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College

GUIDANCE SESSION ON ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

Speaker	Mr. Anil Kumar, Department of English. SBMJC-KGF
Date	18^th December 2023
No. of Students	50
Venue	Auditorium

Objective of the session

Build confidence in public speaking
Develop effective communication skills
Understand the importance of audience engagement
Learn techniques for managing nerves and anxiety

About the session

Discuss key elements of a clear and concise message to be delivered.
Introduce use of body language and visual aid techniques.
Provide tips for marshalling and constructing content to be delivered to the audience.

Outcome of the session The Students participated in the Icebreaker Truth and a Lie” to help students get to know each other, Group Discussion “What Makes a Good Public Speaker?” to encourage students to share their thoughts and ideas, Role-Play Exercise to help students practice their public speaking skills.

National Level Workshop on Team Building Activities

The Department of English in association with IQAC had organised two days’ National Level Workshop on the topic “Team Building Activities” dated on 21^stof March 2024 & 22^ndof March 2024, with students from all streams. Dr Rekha Sethi principal, IQAC Co Ordinator Dr L .Jayapandian, Heads of all the departments were present.

Objectives:

To develop team building competencies
To explore new ideas and opinions
To enhance leadership qualities
Intensify creative skills
To bring cooperation, co-ordination & better understanding
To expertise in communication skills

Resource Person: Dr. Radha Krishna

Department of English

Govt. First Grade College

K. R Pruam,

Bengaluru

Total No. ofParticipants 300.

Outcomes:

Measurable Student accomplishments: Teachers making use of interactive teaching styles which are better equipped to assess how well students mastery over given subject material.

Flexibility in teaching: Applying training methods that involve two-way communications that enables you to make quick adjustments in the process and approaches.

Practice makes perfect: Interactive instruction enhances the learning process.

Student motivation: Two-way teaching dispels student positivitywhen more students are engaged, you’ll have much more fun too.

Doctorate Award

Ms. Gladys Lydia R., Department of English has been awarded Doctor of Philosophy in Bharathidasan University on September 2020.

News Reading Competition

The Department of English organised a News Reading Competition on Tuesday, 22nd October 2019. The students took part enthusiastically. The objective of the competition was to encourage the students to improve their reading skills and enhance their general awareness. The talented newsreaders read the main headlines, national and international news, state and city news, business, sports, entertainment news, etc. The volume, pitch, pace, accent, tone, voice modulation, etc were evaluated. The students were judged on the basis of confidence, expression, intonation, pronunciation and fluency. It also gave them a feel of the world of media and journalism.