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Communication Skills for Professional Excellence  
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Biographical note

This book unleashes the power of communication skills in an orderly manner to raise your professional excellence. It definitely gives an edge over others in getting a job and energy to climb the ladder of promotion. The book covers the necessary life skills for high performance in all life situations. It provides the readers the power to cope up with communication barriers successfully and come out with flying colours. The chapters touch a wide array of vital skills to lead a life of excellence in academic and professional arena.

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This book unleashes the power of communication skills in an orderly manner to raise your professional excellence. It definitely gives an edge over others in getting a job and energy to climb the ladder of promotion. The book covers the necessary life skills for high performance in all life situations. It provides the readers the power to cope up with communication barriers successfully and come out with flying colours. The chapters touch a wide array of vital skills to lead a life of excellence in academic and professional arena.

Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Halftitle Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER 1 COMMUNICATION SKILLS
    • 1.1 What is Communication Skill?
    • 1.2 Importance of Communication Skills
    • 1.3 Types of Communications
      • 1.3.1 Passive Communication
      • 1.3.2 Aggressive Communication
      • 1.3.3 Assertive Communication
    • 1.4 Benefits of Communication Skills
  • CHAPTER 2 EFFICIENT READING SKILLS
    • 2.1 Importance of Reading
    • 2.2 The Reading Skills
    • 2.3 Types of Reading
    • 2.4 Skimming Exercise
    • 2.5 Reading Micro Skills
    • 2.6 Developing Vocabulary
      • 2.6.1 Types of Vocabulary
      • 2.6.2 Methods to Learn Vocabulary
      • 2.6.3 Vocabulary Exercise
    • 2.7 Reading Comprehension
      • 2.7.1 What is Reading Comprehension?
      • 2.7.2 Factors Affecting Reading Comprehension
    • 2.8 Speed Reading
      • 2.8.1 Speed Reading Tips
      • 2.8.2 Speed Reading Exercise
    • 2.9 Memory Retention Techniques
      • 2.9.1 Reading Retention Techniques
      • 2.9.2 Book Retention Techniques
    • 2.10 Efficient Reading
      • 2.10.1 Characteristics of Efficient Reader
      • 2.10.2 SQ3R Reading Technique
    • 2.11 Improving Reading Skill
      • 2.11.1 What to Read?
      • 2.11.2 How to Read?
      • 2.11.3 Splendid Note-Taking
    • 2.12 Problems with Reading
      • 2.12.1 Boredom
      • 2.12.2 Unable to Understand
      • 2.12.3 Disagreement
    • Review Questions
  • CHAPTER 3 EFFECTIVE WRITING SKILLS
    • 3.1 Importance of Effective Writing
    • 3.2 What is Effective Writing?
    • 3.3 Tips for Effective Writing
    • 3.4 Writing Essays, Articles, and Assignments
      • 3.4.1 Establish your Topic
      • 3.4.2 Organize your Ideas
      • 3.4.3 Write a First Draft
      • 3.4.4 Revise the First Draft
      • 3.4.5 Proofread the Final Draft
    • 3.5 Business Letter Writing
      • 3.5.1 Letter Writing Process
      • 3.5.2 Guidelines for Effective Business Letters
    • 3.6 Better E-mail Writing
      • 3.6.1 Importance of Good E-mail
      • 3.6.2 Tips for Better E-mail Writing
    • 3.7 Effective Resume Writing
      • 3.7.1 Sample Resume
      • 3.7.2 Resume Writing Tips
      • 3.7.3 Covering Letter Format
    • 3.8 Writing Winning Proposals
      • 3.8.1 Stages of Preparing the Proposal
      • 3.8.2 Proposal Development Strategies
      • 3.8.3 Techniques for Successful Proposal
    • 3.9 Writing Better Reports and Memos
      • 3.9.1 Writing Better Reports
      • 3.9.2 Sample Report
      • 3.9.3 Writing Good Memos
    • Review Questions
  • CHAPTER 4 PROFICIENT SPEAKING SKILLS
    • 4.1 Elegant Conversation
      • 4.1.1 What is a Conversation?
      • 4.1.2 Tips for Elegant Conversation
      • 4.1.3 Characteristics of Ideal Conversationalist
    • 4.2 Effective Talk
      • 4.2.1 How to Talk Effectively?
      • 4.2.2 Effective Presentation Techniques
    • 4.3 Proficient Public Speech
      • 4.3.1 Types of Public Speeches
      • 4.3.2 How to Prepare for the Public Speech?
      • 4.3.3 How to Clear the Stage Fear?
      • 4.3.4 How to Deliver the Speech Effectively?
      • 4.3.5 How to Captivate the Audience?
    • 4.4 Fluency Development
      • 4.4.1 What is Fluency?
      • 4.4.2 Steps to Develop Fluency
    • 4.5 Body Language
      • 4.5.1 What is Body Language?
      • 4.5.2 Importance of Body Language
      • 4.5.3 Cues to Read Body Language
      • 4.5.4 Tips to Improve Body Language
    • Review Questions
  • CHAPTER 5 ACTIVE LISTENING SKILLS
    • 5.1 Importance of Listening
    • 5.2 Myths about Listening
    • 5.3 Reasons to Improve Listening
    • 5.4 What is Listening?
    • 5.5 Types of Listening
      • 5.5.1 Discriminative Listening
      • 5.5.2 Comprehensive Listening
      • 5.5.3 False Listening
      • 5.5.4 Partial Listening
      • 5.5.5 Superficial Listening
      • 5.5.6 Appreciative Listening
      • 5.5.7 Focused Listening
      • 5.5.8 Passive Listening
      • 5.5.9 Competitive Listening
      • 5.5.10 Critical Listening
      • 5.5.11 Empathetic Listening
      • 5.5.12 Deep Listening
    • 5.6 Elements of Deep Listening
      • 5.6.1 Nurture Inner Silence
      • 5.6.2 Honour Boundary
      • 5.6.3 Keep an Open Mind
      • 5.6.4 Give Feedback
      • 5.6.5 Raise Open Questions
      • 5.6.6 Feeling Reflection
      • 5.6.7 Check your Deep Listening Skill
    • 5.7 Improving Listening Skills
      • 5.7.1 Barriers to Listening
      • 5.7.2 Rules of Thumb for Good Listening
      • 5.7.3 Questions to Ask yourself in Listening
    • 5.8 Listening to Feelings
      • 5.8.1 Positive Feelings
      • 5.8.2 Negative Feelings
      • 5.8.3 Listening for Feelings Exercise
      • 5.8.4 Listening Role-Play Activity
    • Review Questions
  • CHAPTER 6 ACCELERATED LEARNING SKILLS
    • 6.1 Importance of Learning
    • 6.2 What is Learning?
    • 6.3 Amazing Facts about Learning
    • 6.4 Learning Styles
      • 6.4.1 Visual Learning
      • 6.4.2 Auditory Learning
      • 6.4.3 Kinesthetic Learning
      • 6.4.4 Analytic Learning
      • 6.4.5 Holistic Learning
      • 6.4.6 Learning Pyramid
      • 6.4.7 Learning Style Identification
    • 6.5 Accelerated Learning Methods
      • 6.5.1 SQ4R Study Technique
      • 6.5.2 SOPRANO Study Technique
      • 6.5.3 CORNELL Study Method
      • 6.5.4 Memletics
    • 6.6 Learning Concentration
      • 6.6.1 What is Concentration?
      • 6.6.2 Tips for Better Concentration
    • 6.7 Learning for Exams & Tests
      • 6.7.1 Preparation for Examination
      • 6.7.2 Performance
      • 6.7.3 Multiple Choice Questions
    • 6.8 Developing Memory Power
      • 6.8.1 Psychological Factors to Unlock Memory
      • 6.8.2 Memory Triggers
      • 6.8.3 Mnemonic Devices for Memory Boost
    • Review Questions
  • Epilogue
  • Index
Biographical note

Rev. Fr. Francis Thamburaj SJ, is the Dean of Loyola ICAM College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He has held many college administrative posts such as Deputy Principal, Vice Principal, Director and H.O.D of CS and IT Departments. He has started the Computer Science department at Loyola College Chennai in 1992, and Information Technology Department, at St. Joseph’s College, Trichy in 2006. He has over 30 years of teaching experience in different colleges. He is also a researcher in Software Engineering, Artificial Neural Networks and Bioinformatics and has published many research articles in refereed international and national journals and chaired conferences in USA and Japan. He has authored many books.

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