Communication skills often make the crucial difference between excellence and mediocrity and the role of effective communication has assumed all the more importance during the ongoing tough times for bridging barriers to communication. This was stated by experts at a Workshop on Effective Communication held under the aegis of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Indira Gandhi University (IGU), Meerpur (Rewari), a State University at Haryana. The workshop was led by Prof Romika Batra Director IQAC at IGU.
Speaking as chief guest Prof SK Gakhar Vice Chancellor, IGU said: “In the modern day world, the need for effective communication has increased manifold when one is required to transmit quickly and clearly all sorts of information and knowledge. Communication Skills has been made a mandatory component in the curriculum of all courses at IGU keeping in view the vast importance of developing soft skills amongst students.”
In her opening remarks, Dr Annapurna Sharma Registrar, IGU stated that the key to successful and effective communication is being a patient listener. According to her, one needs to be compassionate and considerate to other people’s views to be a good communicator.
The workshop was coordinated by Dr Reena Hooda (Dept of CSE) and convened by Dr Bijender (Dept of English). Dr Devender (Dept of Economics) and Dr Jasvinder (Dept of Management) were the organising secretaries.
In her concluding remarks, Prof Romika Batra Director IQAC, hailed the efforts of the organising team and the guest speakers and stated that the workshop surely helped a lot in identifying different communication styles, understanding & avoiding common errors and using communication to have successful outcomes in personal and professional lives.
The workshop had over 150 participants from states such as West Bengal, UP, Uttrakhand, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Nagaland, Maharashtra, MP, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi, Bihar, Assam and Andhra Pradesh.