Thursday, February 29, 2024

Condolence Phrases to a Friend who Lost his/her 90 Year Old Mother

Losing a loved one, especially a parent, is undoubtedly a difficult time. Here are some condolence phrases you can share with your friend: EASE Mnemonic
condolence phrase

  • Emotional
  • Action (Practical)
  • Spiritual
  • Emotional

Emotional

"Losing a mother is a profound loss, and my heart goes out to you during this difficult time. May you find strength in the love and support of those around you."

"Sending you strength and solace as you mourn the loss of your dear mother. She will always hold a special place in your heart and the hearts of those who knew her."

Action (Practical)

"May you find peace and comfort in the loving memories of your mother."

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Orchestrating Virtual Meetings Seamlessly using 11P Mnemonic

Effective soft skills and behavioral skills are the two essentials while having any business virtual conferences, coaching, meetings, facilitation, moderation and training. Soft skills is a reflection of your intrapersonal and interpersonal attitude, is the way your present and interact; While behavioral skills is the way you behave that includes planning, organizing and managing the tasks, time and things. 11P is simple mnemonic that will help to recall some of the important things to keep in mind while taking virtual meetings.

 
  • Prepare
  • Place
  • Pen
  • Paper
  • Present
  • Pardon
  • Please...
  • Publish inner voice
    • Loud Thinking
    • Loud Listening
    • Loud Feeling
  • Pleasant
  • Pause
  • Put a pleasing end

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Basic Elements of Social Conversations

In both intrapersonal and interpersonal contexts, verbal communication serves as a fundamental tool for self-expression, understanding, connection, and collaboration. It plays a central role in shaping individuals' thoughts, emotions, relationships, and experiences, contributing to personal growth, social integration, and overall well-being.

The basic elements of verbal communication can be classified using a simple mnemonic SAIL: 
Elements of Social Conversations


  • Silence
  • Asking Questions
  • Information
  • Listening

Silence

While both silence and listening play crucial roles in communication, they are distinct phenomena. Silence can provide space for reflection and processing, while listening involves actively engaging with the speaker's message to understand and respond appropriately. Both are essential for effective communication and fostering meaningful connections with others.

Asking Questions

Sunday, February 11, 2024

About Me

Presently, I am working as a Learning and Development Partner at Bosch Global Software Technologies Ltd (BGSW). For the last 17 plus years, I have facilitated soft-skills, behavioral skills and management skills for various manufacturing, IT and ITES companies and training institutions. 

Six Secrets to Deliver an High Impact Presentation using TABLETS Mnemonic

Six vital elements of high impact business presentation can be summarized using a simple mnemonic TABLETS :


  1. Thoughts/Traits
  2. Articulation/Pronunciation
  3. Body Language
  4. Emotions
  5. Topic
  6. Stage

Creative Speech Attention Grabbers with Examples

Whether it is a welcome speech, a graduation speech, a persuasive speech or a farewell speech, this easy mnemonic will summarize most of the creative attention grabbers for speeches and presentations into one word; SPECTACLE. This mnemonic gives tips on how to start a speech and answers one of the most frequently asked questions by the budding public speakers; "How to write introductory speech" both on a funny note and on a persuasive note. Imparting an effective persuasive presentation is one of the vital elements of human relationship skills and to deliver a persuasive speech, you can remember this easy mnemonic SPECTACLE. This creative mnemonic gives tips and ideas on how to start a speech. It requires both effective interpersonal skills as well as effective interpersonal communication skills to give creative introduction.