LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 10 October 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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Collaborative Action Research – A Tool to Enrich Presentation Skills of the Professional Students

K. Venkta Ramana, M.A.
E. Krishna Chaitanya, M.A., M.Phil., PGCTE & PGDTE

Abstract

The ability to present one’s own thoughts to the other is one of the keys to success in this age of communication. With the advent of globalization, the present era has got an unprecedented significance for presentation skills. Professional students are required to communicate clearly and confidently to succeed in their academic and professional careers. Most of the professional students are struggling to communicate as they feel less confident to voice their views in any public speaking activities like addressing people, participating in debates, group discussions and interviews. It is because there is a lacuna between the academic curricula and industry requirements.

The present paper aspires to exude confidence levels and to develop presentation skills employing tailor made activities. It aims at exploring some of the common problems students have during their presentations and intends to suggest solutions and improve their presentation skills.

Introduction

In this age of ‘ICE’ (i.e. Information, Communication and Entertainment), industry expects students to possess good command over communication skills. The corporate world looks up their professionals as global citizens to reach out their clients across the world through effective communication. Communication not only builds long lasting relationships but also contributes enormously to the growth of individuals and organizations they work with. Hence, the ability to present one’s own thoughts to others is the need of the hour. There are variety forms of presentations; seminars, workshops, symposia, students presentations, industry conferences, team and department presentations and so on (Rizvi, 2005). It is now widely accepted that this is one of the main means of communicating information in a personal (face-to-face) and rapid way (Bathia, 1993; Goodale, 1998; Swales, 1990). But there is a lacuna between the requirements of the corporate world and the abilities of the professional students.

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K. Venkta Ramana, M.A.
Assistant Professor of English
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology
Gandipet, Hyderabad-500075
Andhra Pradesh, India
kvramana123@gmail.com

E. Krishna Chaitanya, M.A., M.Phil., PGCTE & PGDTE
Assistant Professor of English
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology
Gandipet, Hyderabad-500075
Andhra Pradesh, India
ekcr.81@gmail.com
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