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IDEATION

Ideation is the creative process of generating, developing, and communicating new ideas, where an idea is understood as a basic element of thought that can be either visual, concrete, or abstract. In the process of ideation, we have to follow several steps so let us discuss them all one by one. STEPS IN IDEATION GENERATION: First of all we have to think in any ideation process so that we can generate an idea based on our requirements. While generating an idea we have to go through a tedious process of going deep down into our work so that our minds start generating new ideas which are related to our work. SELECTION: After the generation process where we have generated a bunch of ideas, now it’s time to select the most favorable one that is easy to explain and implement. Here we have to think more practically about what will be the most suitable, stable, and practical idea so that we can refer it to the further upcoming implementation stage. IMPLEMENTATION: This is the final stage ...

CREATIVITY

Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or organize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others. Let us discuss some of the stages which are involved in a creative process. STEPS IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS PREPARATION: This is the very first stage in the creative process, where we go through examining new ideas, alternatives, or possibilities for a specific task. Here we also make notes and gather initial research material so that we can work upon them. When we think that our initial research and preparation work is done then we will go on to the next stage or else we will still do our work until we will find some solid facts and figures. INCUBATION: It consists of giving support and aid to the development, or we can also refer to this stage as the development phase where we work on our initial works and brush up on them so that we can perform later processes on it. We perform oper...

TIME MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

Time management is a very necessary skill as nowadays technology has reduced the average life of people. Let us discuss the common techniques which will benefit us by saving our precious time and becoming more productive. TASK LISTING: First we have to note down all of our tasks in a form of a list so that it becomes easy to consider all tasks from major to minor ones. Think about all the tasks and activities you have to do in your whole day and write down anything which comes to your mind. This is a very crucial step as it is like gathering all raw materials for preparing a dish. SCHEDULING: Here we schedule our tasks as compared to the time like what can we do in these 24 hours before going to the bad. We have to use our time efficiently like we will schedule all new important tasks which need more energy and concentration as compared to the other tasks while placing all small and less important tasks for the latter part of the day because they require less energy and concentration. ...

STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

Nowadays stress is a problem for almost every person in this modern world from school students to working professionals. We should face it with courage because it causes many medical-related problems like insomnia. But believe me, you can defeat it by doing some simple things in your life. So let us discuss all of them one by one. USE GUIDED MEDITATION: You should first follow the advice and guided meditation recommended by a psychologist or any other well-qualified meditation practitioner. Meditation helps in increasing your concentration power by just practicing it regularly. Let me share one more thing generally we get into stress by thinking about the same mental tension-related thoughts again and again about a bad incident or future worries. I have also experienced these things in my life. But believe me, when you start meditating, it will increase your concentration power which will help you not think about all the stress-causing thoughts. PRACTICE DEEP BREATHING: By practicing d...

TEAM BUILDING

Team building is very necessary when we work on an important project in different teams. A team is not formed when we select different people, it forms when these different peoples start understanding each other and work efficiently. To build a team we have several activities which are proven very efficient in building teams out of a group of people who don’t know each other very well. So let us discuss them all one by one. WHITEBOARD CHALLENGE: There are two separate teams and a whiteboard having a partition for both teams. Each time one person comes to form each team and other team members of the respective team get a folded paper containing a simple shape. The other team members have to explain the shape to their respective team representatives so that the representative will draw it on the whiteboard. In every round, the team representatives and shapes get changed, since both the teams always get a different shape as compared to the other team so no one can cheat. In the end, ...

MOTIVATIONAL ACTIVIITES

Everyone needs the motivation to do things that need more courage, stamina, patience, determination, and persistence as compared to other kinds of stuff. You can also increase your motivation and morale in your both personal and professional life by just following these simple steps so let us discuss them all one by one. TEMPORARILY CHANGE YOUR LOCATION: By temporarily changing your location you will get a new perspective on your life to see new opportunities. It will also save you from boredom and depression besides this you will become more creative and passionate about your work. This will enable you to see the wide picture of your life and give you a new motive to do your work with more dignity and pleasure. MEDITATE: Meditation will reduce all your worries and also it enables you to think with more focus and concentration. When you start meditation, you will get closer to nature so that you can explore your inner soul and choose the best path in your life. DON’T WATCH MOTIVAT...

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

These are those activities that increase the leadership traits in our personality and make us more active in leading others in our lives. Let us discuss some of the usual leadership activities which are usually conducted to enhance the leadership quality in a person or group of people. VOLUNTEERING: It consists of conducting volunteering campaigns in a form of social integration program so that peoples work together with no materialistic motive. They work in groups where each group performs a specific task to make indirect humanitarian benefits for all. Its examples are awareness campaigns and rallies for polio vaccination, the right to education, social reforms, and many more. SPORT: Besides providing physical and medical benefits to our bodies sports is also a great means of generating leadership traits in people like selflessness in team games, a can-do attitude, and a never-give-up mentality. INTERNSHIPS: It is also like a volunteer program but here peoples also get more understand...

ROLE PLAY & BODY LANGUAGE

At the workplace role play and body language plays an important role as it tells many things about your personality to anyone who observes you. Role play is the act of performing a certain role like I have the role of programmer in my early IT career. Whereas Body language is the tone of our body sometimes when you are feeling lazy, active, angry, etc than anyone can know it by just observing your body language and facial expressions. We can improve these skills by just remembering certain things about it. Let us discuss some of these topics which I have also personally experienced in my professional life. DO’S HAVE A OPEN POSTURE: When you have an open posture then people think that you are an active, fast-paced, and energetic person. To have an open posture you should not tightly place your hands into your pockets and also you should avoid wearing tight clothes because somehow they also restrict you from feeling free to talk. USE A FIRM HANDSHAKE: Using a firm handshake as a gre...

ETIQUETTE

Etiquettes are very important in corporate, business, and personal life too. Etiquettes help us to live within limits so that we don’t act stupid in any place. Etiquettes are like a code of conduct that should be followed by everyone to make a healthy, happy and productive environment. COME WELL DRESSED: When you come well dressed to your workplace, then you can feel positive vibes around you, and also you will form a homogeneous environment in the office where everyone looks united and disciplined. From well dress I mean you should wear clean & formal clothes, simple hairstyle & shave, and other dress up related items like a wrist watch, shoes, bracelets, earrings, necklace, neck chain, and so many things. NEVER BE LATE: Being late is a very serious problem because whenever you get late others think you are careless and behaves like you are a traitor. To be on time I use some simple tricks like setting my watch 5 minutes early so that I do my all work 5 minutes early in r...

PRESENTATION SKILLS & TECHNIQUES

While any presentation you are required to use certain tips and tricks so that your presentation can influence more and more people. Let us discuss all of them one by one and get more on a successful path. LIMIT YOUR PRESENTATION TO ONE CORE IDEA: It helps you not get distracted from your path. Sometimes when presenters go with a very wide & different angle presentation the audience can’t understand the complexity starts getting bored and the presenter finds it hard to explain. REMEMBER THAT THE AUDIENCE IS ON YOUR SIDE: Always get the audience on your side so that feel more connected to you and will easily get influenced by you. USE LANGUAGE/ ACCENT THAT THE AUDIENCE CAN UNDERSTAND: If your audience belongs to a certain region or area then you can use their native accent otherwise if you have a very dynamic regional and culturally diversified audience as on any platform like Google and YouTube then you should go with a general accent that anyone can understand easily. SPARK C...

PRACTICE ON ORAL/ SPOKEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS & TESTING

Let’s discuss how you can practice your oral or spoken communication skills. So first of all let us understand what is oral communication skills, oral communication refers to the process of communication while using sound produced through our throat example talking. Let us discuss some of the tips and tricks you can use to become a fluent expert in oral communication. THINK BEFORE SPEAKING: Always think before your speak, sharp and precise your thoughts, focus on delivery, and don’t forget to maintain a sales pitch while talking. If you don’t do then people may feel disconnected from you and starts getting bored. UNDERSTAND YOUR AUDIENCE: It is a good practice to understand your audience and follow their pace. Many times when anchors don’t go with the audience then it results in a boring lecture and it also makes the audience angry. BE MINDFUL OF YOUR TONE: Having a sense of your tone is a must because you should talk to the audience in a very polite manner. Some...

PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION

Persuasive means to force someone into something. The art of persuasion is the art of finding the best available means of moving a specific audience in a specific situation to a specific decision. Persuasive communication means persuading others to understand what one is trying to communicate. It has on core purpose to get the audience to support, believe and act in favor of the presenter. Generally, it has five steps so let us discuss them all one by one. STEPS IN PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION FOCUS ON BEING HELPFUL: First of all present yourself as a genuine person who doesn’t get any profit or benefit from your decisions and actions. You have to present yourself as a mentor, teacher, veteran, or anthropologist who just wants to help others and doesn’t have personal motives. PROVIDE CONTEXT: Present yourself like you are an expert on that particular topic so that others find you as a person who they can trust upon. Because anyone will don’t trust you until they found you ...

JAM SESSION

Just A Minute (JAM) session is a type of test to know a candidate’s communication skills, behavior, presentation skills, confidence level, spontaneity, smartness, and knowledge. Its procedure is generally like an extempore where you will be given a topic which is random like “green” and you are required to speak about that topic for a short duration of 2-3 minutes in a sweet & formal manner. TIPS FO JAM SESSIONS SIMPLE VOCABULARY: You should use simple vocabulary in speech because if you use hard or not well-known words then they will find it hard to understand you. Sometimes judges also don’t feel connected to the candidate because of the reason they can’t understand his/her words. PREPARATION: “Preparation is the key to success” well really I don’t know who said this line if you know about it then please tell me in the comments box. Well, whoever said it but that person is correct since as more you practice your jam session becomes m...

GROUP DISCUSSION

Group discussion is all about your ability to present thoughts in a group and how you help your group to come to a final decision. Let me explain the process of group discussion, there is a panel jury that listens to a group discussion and credits points to every member of the group. You will be getting into a group where you also get a topic which is generally a topic from current affairs so that they can judge a candidate’s social skills, knowledge, conclusive abilities, and group discussion abilities. Once a topic is allowed to the group all the group members start giving their views about that topic. After a certain pre-determined time the jury members end the group discussion and allot points to each member based on their performances respectively. So let us discuss some of the principles or rules which might help you in any group discussion, so understand them carefully. STOCK YOUR MIND WITH INFORMATION: If you have enough information, knowledge, and statistics in your mind ...

INTERVIEWING SKILLS

These are comprised of many different and separate skills, so let’s discuss them one by one to understand how you can perform well in your upcoming interviews. VERBAL COMMUNICATION: It consists of the words which we want to convey to another person. To master it we need to focus on our pronunciation, and sentence formation. It has fast feedback but is less easy to use as a proof of record. NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION: It deals more with facial expressions and not words. When we talk with a person and that persona just gives us the feeling that he/she understands it without saying anything by just using some facial expressions then we call it nonverbal communication. TIME MANAGEMENT: In an interview, it is important to manage time because as time goes interviewer losses his/her retention power and starts getting bored. CONFIDENCE: If you are confident about yourself then alone with it also you can pass any interview. Since confidence comes with practice and experience so you have to f...

PROJECTING A WINNING PERSONALITY

It means to show that you have a great determination to win anything and the people around you find you the best person who can do his/her job with the perfection that anyone can’t do ever. There are some special qualities when we are discussing the process of projecting a winning personality so let us discuss them all one by one. COMMITMENT: If you are committed to your work then others and you too find that you are achieving some unbelievable changes in your work quality. Consider yourself as a customer and start thinking that you go the market and you want to dry clean your special coat but there you find two laundries let’s say Laundry A and Laundry B, Laundry B’s receptionist said you that “we will dry clean your coat” but Laundry A’s receptionist said you that “we will dry clean your coat on time, on tomorrows morning you will it and go anywhere you want” so by seeing the commitment of Laundry B’s receptionist you will go with ...

DEVELOPING SELF AWARENESS

Self-awareness is your ability to relate your ambitions, needs, and passion concerning your internal standards like you want to get a new high-paying job but you don’t find yourself learning new things to get a new job. So let us discuss what are the steps you can follow to be more self-aware. UNDERTAKING YOURSELF WITH OTHERS: First of all understand yourself like what you are in your life, what are your beliefs, and what is your perception regarding different things. Then consult others and try to know what is their thinking regarding the same topics. DEVELOPING & IMPLEMENTING A SOUND SELF-IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM: Take a paper and prepare a program lists that you find helpful in achieving goals and success in your life. Always try to be lenient with your schedules so that you can give time to your personal life and passion projects too. SETTING APPROPRIATE LIFE AND CAREER GOALS: It’s time to set your life’s main motive by choosing appropriate life and career goals tha...

ROLE & IMPACT of personality

Our persona plays a very important role in our life as it is the reason for opportunities, friends, experiences, advantages, disadvantages, success, failures, and many more things which we can’t imagine but all of them we get in our life only because of our personalities. Personality has a certain kind of role and impacts on our life but I think it has six major domains in which it generally impacts our life. PRUDENT: Showing good judgment in avoiding risk and uncertainties carefully, A person should avoid risk and awkward moments in their professional and personal life. Imagine the situation when some friend said you to lend some money to them and you think “I should help him/her” without thinking that whether they really need it or he/she just trying to use your gullibleness. Here a prudent person first examines and understands the situation like will the lender return my money easily, or I have to make a great number of phone calls to get my money back. So this what...

PERSONALITY

CONCEPT & DEFINITION: “Personality is that pattern of characteristic thoughts, feelings, and behavior that distinguishes one person from another and that persists over time.” “It is the sum of biological based and learned behavior which forms a person’s unique responses to environmental stimuli.” TYPES OF PERSONALITY: “OCEAN” a widely examined theory suggests five broad dimensions used by some psychologists to describe the human personality and psyche. The five factors have been defined as Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism, often listed under the acronyms “OCEAN”.