With an objective to infuse clarity, transparency, and efficiency among the staff members through effective and efficient communication, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar organised a two-day workshop on ‘Workplace Communication.’
The inaugural sessions for both the groups were graced by Director, IIT Bhubaneswar Prof Shreepad Karmalkar.
Registrar, IIT Bhubaneswar, Bamadev Acharya also addressed the staff on the occasion and underlined the importance of improving communication at the workplace. Professor-in-Charge (Communication) Dr Punyashree Panda initiated and organised the two-day workshop.
The first day of the workshop included sessions on “The Right Attitude at Work” by Prof Rajesh Roshan Dash, Dean (Student Affairs); “Handling Students and Other Stakeholders” by Prof. Chandrashekhar Narayan Bhende, Dean (Post Graduate & Research Programs); “Revisiting Listening-Speaking-Reading-Writing (LSRW) Skills” by Dr. Punyashree Panda, Professor-in-Charge (Communication) and “Writing for Office Purposes” by Dr Akshaya Kumar Rath, Associate Professor, School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management.
The second day of the workshop included interactive activity sessions designed to enhance the communication skills of the participants. More than 120 participants participated in this workshop.