As a part of Satyakam workshop follow-up activity, Ms. Lizia Veronica Gomes, Assistant Professor in Commerce of BBA(FS) Department organised a Public Speaking Session for BBA(Financial Services) students on 30th March 2019 from 10:15 am to 12:15 pm in a BBA(FS) classroom. The topic of the session was Overcoming Fear and Mastering the Art of Public Speaking. The objective of the session was to overcome the fear of speaking in front of groups and to be clear and confident in speaking about an issue or topic.
Lack of public speaking skills had been identified as a major problem among students; hence the above activity was undertaken.
The resource person for the session was Mrs. Caroline Stewart Silva, Proprietor of Impact Training Solutions. The topics covered for the session were
- Fear of Public Speaking (Stage Fright, Being in the Spotlight, Feeling Unprepared, and Inexperienced),
- Types of Public Speaking,
- Effective Communication, and
- Steps to Public Speech
The resource person also showed videos based on public speaking and conducted various group activities for the students such as Extempore, Introducing your friend and Picture description.
A total of 30 students attended the session (11 male students and 19 female students). The session ended with a vote of thanks delivered by Mr. Shawn Menezes. The session was coordinated by Asst. Prof. Lizia V. Gomes and Ms. Grishmi Thakur, Assistant Professor in Commerce of BBA(FS) department.
The session was interactive, knowledgeable and useful to the students.
