As a part of Special Lecture Series, Dept. of English, Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore has organized on “Communication Skills” on 23rd February, 2018.  Mr. T. Paul Armstrong, Freelance Communication Skills Trainer was the Distinguished Speaker of the day. 

 In the Lecture, the Speaker defined Communication skills are some of the most important skills that the students need to succeed in the workplace. We talk to people face to face, and we listen when people talk to us. We write emails and reports, and we read the documents that are sent to us. Communication, therefore, is a process that involves at least two people – a sender and a receiver. For it to be successful, the receiver must understand the message in the way that the sender intended. English is always considered as the world language. It serves as a link language between India and other countries. The fact remains that many of the youngsters in India are not able to get placements abroad, in spite of their expertise in many pertinent areas in Science, Technology and Humanities mainly because of sheer want of fluency in English. To meet the challenges of the globalization world, communication in English has become a pre – requisite for the youth today. Every communication that we make or bring across to the other parties is an ACTION, so communication is POWER. With this empowering tool of power, the students can use it to influence people thought, feeling and action and win them over. The student’s level of communication mastery is inter-connected with the level of success with others, in the aspects of emotionally, personally and financially. The higher the student’s level, the more successful the students will associate with the others. The speaker shared some empowering tips and techniques to ascend to the next level. The purpose of communication is to get the students message across to others clearly and unambiguously.

In the inaugural session, Prof. V. Veeraiah, Vice - Chancellor, Vikrama Simhapuri University and Prof.  A. Durga Prasad Rao, Registrar, Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore addressed the gathering. The Faculty and Students of the University actively participated in the programme.