Syllabus - Personality Development (MI-505)

Personality concepts

What is Personality – its physical and psychic aspects. How to develop a positive self image. How to aim at Excellence. How to apply the cosmic laws that govern life and personality. How to improve Memory – How to develop successful learning skills. How to develop and effectively use one’s creative power. How to apply the individual MOTIVATORS that make you a self-power personality.

Interpersonal Skills

Leadership: Leaders who make a difference, Leadership: your idea, What do we know about leadership? If you are serious about Excellence. Concepts of leadership, Two important keys to effective leadership, Principles of leadership, Factors of leadership, Attributes. Listening: Listening skills, How to listen, Saying a lot- just by listening, The words and the music, How to talk to a disturbed person, Listening and sometimes challenging. How to win friends and influence people, How to get along with others. How to develop art of convincing others. How can one make the difference. How to deal with others particularly elders. Conflicts and cooperation.

Attitudinal Changes

Meaning of attitude, benefits of positive attitudes, How to develop the habit of positive thinking. Negative attitude and wining: What is FEAR and how to win it? How to win loneliness. How to win over FAILURE. How to win over PAIN. How to win over one’s ANGER and others anger. What is stress and how to cope up with it? The art of self-motivation. How to acquire mental well-being. How to acquire physical well-being.

Decision Making

How to make your own LUCK. How to plan goals/objectives and action plan to achieve them. How to make RIGHT DECISION and overcome problems. How to make a Decision. Decision making: A question of style. Which style, when? People decisions: The key decisions. What do we know about group decision making? General aids towards improving group decision making.

Communication Skills

Public Speaking: Importance of Public speaking for professionals. The art of Speaking - Forget the fear of presentation, Symptoms of stage fear, Main reason for speech failure, Stop failures by acquiring Information; Preparation & designing of speech, Skills to impress in public speaking & Conversation, Use of presentation aids & media. Study & Examination: How to tackle examination, How to develop successful study skills. Group discussions: Purpose of GD, What factors contribute to group worthiness, Roles to be played in GD.