Communication Skills and Personality Development

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Scientific Publishers, Mar 1, 2018 - Technology & Engineering - 172 pages

 Personality development is an indispensable tool that helps an individual to flourish personal and professional skills. An extraordinary personality is sophisticated, well dressed and groomed, exuding confidence in speech and interpersonal skills. The factors such as biological characteristics, family and social groups, cultural and social factors contribute towards formation of an individual personality. Good communication is vital to any institution’s successful operation and equally imperative for personality development. The book ‘Communication Skills and Personality Development’ is a thorough attempt to present the aforesaid concepts in a simple, understandable, and student-friendly language to gaze the difficult situations and handle them appropriately.

The course on Communication Skills and Personality Development has been recommended by V Deans Committee for B.Sc. (Agri.), B.Sc. (Horti.) and B.Tech. faculties throughout the agricultural universities in India; this book has been administered to cover the entire syllabus of this course. The book is highly recommended as a text book for the under graduate agricultural students.

 

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Contents

1 Personality
1
2 Body Language
19
3 Preparation of Self Introduction
25
4 Communication Skills
27
5 Building SelfEsteem and SelfConfidence
43
6 Attitude
47
7 Leadership
61
8 Group Dynamic and Team Building
79
9 Interpersonal Communication and Relationship
95
10 Conflict Management
111
11 Time Management
119
12 Public Speaking
129
13 Collective Bargaining and Negotiation Skills
141
Methods and Models
149
Bibliography
167
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About the author (2018)

J.R. Kadam

Dr. J. R. Kadam, Associate professor of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Dapoli has participated in over15 National, State level training programs, and 10 National level seminars. He has delivered two T.V. and four Radio talks. He has mentored nine M.Sc. and a Ph.D. (Agri. Extn.) scholars and was also was invited as a resource person at ‘21 days winter school’. Dr. Kadam has over 17 research articles, 5 research notes, 20 research abstract and 4 books to his credit.


V.G. Patil

Dr. V. G. Patil, Professor and Head of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Dapoli has worked on various positions in the University. In his distinguished career he has guided 35 M.Sc. students and 5 Ph.D. scholars. He has participated in several national and international seminars and presented 30 technical papers in his capacity. Dr. Patil has also developed 25 training manuals for farmers and extension functionaries.


S.A. Dhenge

Mr. S. A. Dhenge, Ph.D. scholar, Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Dapoli. He has qualified ICAR NET exam twice. He has one book chapter, a book, 15 research abstracts, 14 research papers and over 51 popular articles to his credit. Mr. Dhenge has participated in several International and National seminars, and National level training programs; he has been awarded with the ‘Best Author Award’ from ‘Krishidoot magazine’. He has delivered one Radio talk.


A.M. Murai

Mr. A. M. Murai, Ph.D. scholar, Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Dapoli. He has published 5 research abstracts, 11 research papers and 2 popular articles in the field of Agriculture. He has participated in several National and International Seminars, and National level training program.

Bibliographic information

TitleCommunication Skills and Personality Development
AuthorsJ.R. Kadam, V.G. Patil, S.A. Dhenge, A.M. Murai
PublisherScientific Publishers, 2018
ISBN9387991768, 9789387991767
Length172 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Business & Economics / Commerce
Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management
Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General
  
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