Presentation skills training for II Year BBA Students

A one-day presentation skills training tailored to the needs of II-year students, with practical exercises aimed at improving the public speaking techniques was conducted by CIL [Centre for Innovation & Leadership] on 17^th Jan’19 in Room 104 between 9:30 am - 4:30 pm.

The facilitator was Ms Latha Nahar, a freelance Trainer who believes that skill development is the only KEY to SUCCESS. Ms Latha Nahar is a Certified Learning & Development Professional, Certified Accenture GRF trainer, and has PGDBA (Marketing) from Symbiosis. She owns the circle of excellence for Business Communication, New Hires & Etiquette training. She has an experience that spans over 13 years in Behavioral training, Process Training and she is known for her engaging & humorous delivery style. Her understanding of human behaviour and ability to create a safe learning environment has led to success of her programs. She has gained experience in facilitation, having delivered training to executives and top management.

The training began with ice breaker session/group activities, all intended to improve participants’ public speaking skills and knowledge for future campus placements. In the noon there were interview and presentation sessions. Once again, the activities conducted ensured that the participants dived in “head first’’ with short presentations of various kinds-explanatory, informative and persuasive. The students realized that dynamic introductions and powerful closing was required for the presentation to be effective and interesting.

After the student presentations, Ms Latha gave instant feedback and helpful recommendations which helped the students identify the essential components of presentation. She gave them tips on creating eye-grabbing introductions and implementing techniques for right body language, develop strategies for handling situations and pointed out the benefits and pitfalls.

 

The training helped students overcome their fear, transformed their anxiety into enthusiasm; besides, they gained confidence in their presentation skills.

  The training session was educative, fun, exciting and easy-going.

                                                                                                         Arundhuti Bhattacharya