Minutes of meeting - 9 Aug 2008

There was a lot of lively discussion in our Communication Workshop by Sangeeta Basu. Thanks to Neerada for the great snacks and to Anuja (as always) for all the arrangements. We learnt a lot and communicated with each other!

Look forward to an invite for the next meeting on "personal styling" probably on Nov 15 or Nov 22. Till then have a happy Diwali and Dassera!

Dear SCESA Bangalore girls!

Announcing Aruna Badrinarayan as our President!

We have an exciting program for Saturday, 9th of August 2008!

A COMMUNICATION SKILLS WORKSHOP
Time required: 2 hours.
STRUCTURE OF THE WORKSHOP:
· Orientation and Ice Breaker
This unit aims to establish group feel and explains the objective of the workshop. We begin the workshop with an exercise that breaks inhibition and encourages interaction.
· Energy, Body, and Voice.
We take a look at how communication is affected by the language our bodies speak. We find our energy and transfer this to an audience. We learn how to use energy effectively to inspire listeners. We learn how to use to advantage the instrument we have – our voice. This unit gives us the confidence that we need if we are to be effective communicators.
· Content, audience, and negotiation.
How do we say what we want to? How do we find this information on the spur of the moment, organize it, and deliver it without faltering? This unit teaches us to think on our feet and remain in control of our communication. We also learn that the audience plays a significant role in communication. Exercises in this unit aim to help us negotiate this relationship.
The workshop ends with a feedback.
All workshops at Little Extra are video recorded for purposes of archiving information.

Profile of the facilitator, Sangeeta Basu:
Little Extra is an organization engaged in developing and promoting Alternative Teaching-learning systems. Sangeeta Basu established Little Extra in 1992. Sangeeta completed her education in Kolkata at St.Xavier’s College, and went on to work with organizations concerned with Alternative Education in Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Chennai. In 16 years Sangeeta has worked with many prominent schools across the country, Professional Institutes like IIT Delhi and NID Ahmedabad, National College Bandra Mumbai, organizations like Prithvi Theatre Mumbai, and NGOs like the Mountain Forum of India where Little Extra contributed 100 hours of workshop activity for mountain children across the world. Sangeeta has been Head of Content for Educomp Datamatics Pvt Ltd, New Delhi where she worked with teachers across New Delhi to create web content for syllabi for all Boards of Education in India.
Since 1992, Little Extra has held workshops with approximately 7000 participants across India. Sangeeta has worked closely with administrators, teachers, students, parents, and adults interested in learning. Little Extra has worked in New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, Patna, Hyderabad, and the Garhwal Region.

Time: 3.30 to 6 pm
Venue: 3B1, REGENCY PLACE, # 7, RICHMOND ROAD, BANGALORE- 560025.PH. 22480783 / 22217862 Opp. Baldwin Girls High School, just before Richmond Road flyover. Next to Sobha Anantha. Between HDFC bank and Tata Indicom office.
Cost: Rs.150
We will be able to accommodate only 15 participants (including guests) so please send in your confirmations to Shanti – 9845640207 or to scesabangalore@gmail.com at the earliest.

We have a lucky dip as well – there will a lucky winner of a SCESA-Bangalore mug.

Looking forward to see you there!

- Shanti Yajnik for SCESA Bangalore