2. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
PERSONALITY?
• SUCCESS NEEDS A LOT OF
CONFIDENCE – WHICH COMES FROM
TRUST AND FAITH IN ONESELF –
ALONG WITH A GREAT PERSONALITY.
• THE STEPPING STONE OF SUCCESS
IS GOOD PERSONALITY
• WE ALL HAVE OUR PLUS POINTS,
CALLED AS STRENGTH – AND MINUS
POINTS, CALLED AS WEAKNESS

3. STRENGTH / WEAKNESS
ANALYSIS
• ASSESSING OF STRENGTH /
WEAKNESS IS NECESSARY
• EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF THE SAME
WILL ENABLE TO FOCUS ON PART
WHICH NEEDS MAXIMUM ATTENTION

4. QUESTIONS TO ASK ONESELF:
• WHAT ARE MY STRENGTHS /
WEAKNESSES?
• WHAT AM I GOOD AT?
• WHAT WOULD I LIKE TO BE GOOD AT?
• WHAT DO I STRUGGLE TO BE GOOD
AT?
• WHAT AM I BAD AT?
• WHAT AM I BAD AT WHICH NEEDS TO
BE MADE GOOD?

5. • WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY?
• WHAT CHANGE WOULD I LIKE TO
BRING IN MYSELF?
• WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF
ACHIEVING IN LIFE?
• WHERE DO YOU WISH TO BE?
• HAVE YOU TAKEN STEPS IN
PROCEEDING TOWARDS WHERE YOU
WISH TO BE, WHICH MAKES YOU
HAPPY?

6. IMPORTANCE OF PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT
• PERSONALITY IS OUR IDENTITY
WHICH WE PERCEIVE IN OUR MIND.
• PERSONALITY IS EXTREMELY
CRUCIAL – STARTS WITH ATTITUDE,
GOES INTO CONDUCT AND
PRESENTATION. THE END RESULT IS
SUMMED UP BY PEOPLE AROUND US
• EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS A UNIQUE
PERSONALITY

7. CAN WE CHANGE OUR
PERSONALITY?
• PERSONALITY CAN NOT BE TAUGHT, BUT IT CAN
SURELY BE GROOMED.
• PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT IS NOT CHOOSING A
TRAIT, BUT THE ABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO
ADJUST TO A GIVEN ENVIRONMENT.
• IT IS A CONTINOUS PHASE OF EVOLUTION, AND IS
LINKED TO ONE’S PERSONAL / PROFESSIONAL
GROWTH.
• DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS SEEM TO HAVE
DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES AT DIFFERENT POINTS
OF TIME DUE TO DIFFERENT FACTORS.

8. TYPES OF PERSONALITY
1. LEADER
• POSITIVE – DIRECT, ABILITY TO
COME TO CORRECT CONCLUSION
AND MAKE OTHERS FOLLOW
• NEGATIVE – AFRAID OF ROUTINE,
ARE FAST IN DECISION AND AT
TIMES APPEAR INSENSITIVE

9. TYPES OF PERSONALITY
2. SOCIALIZER
• POSITIVE – LOVES TO BE IN GROUPS
AND TRAVEL. COMES UP WITH
WITTY IDEAS AND IS USUALLY THE
CENTRE OF ATTRACTION
• NEGATIVE – AFRAID OF BEING
TAKEN FOR GRANTED,
EMOTIONALLY WEAK AND HYPER.
GETS BORED EASILY

10. TYPES OF PERSONALITY
3. PERFECTIONIST
• POSITIVE TRAITS – ACCURACY,
DETAILS, SERIOUSNESS,
CALCULATED AND
PRECISE.PREDICTABLE AND
DEPENDABLE. VERY SENSITIVE.
• NEGATIVE – SLOW IN MAKING
DECISIONS, WILL CONCLUDE AFTER
ASSESING ALL POSSIBILITIES.

11. TYPES OF PERSONALITY
4. HERMIT
• POSITIVE – DOESN’T LIKE CHANGE.
REPEATEDLY FOLLOWS A SET
GUIDELINE. HAPPY AND CONTENT
WITH ONESELF. PUNCTUAL AND
CONSISTENT.
• NEGATIVE – TEND TO KEEP TO
ONESELF. EFFICIENCY IS
DISTURBED BY NEW CHANGES

12. HOW TO GROOM YOUR
PERSONALITY?
1. TIME MANAGEMENT: PLAN THE DAY
AHEAD BY JOTTING A TO – DO LIST.
2. PRIORITIZE: WHAT IS IMPORTANT,
NEEDS TO BE DONE FIRST.
3. UNDERSTAND ENVIRONMENT:
ANALYZE PEOPLE AROUND YOU AND
GIVE THEM SUITABLE WORK TO BE
DONE.

13. 4. MINIMIZE INTERRUPTIONS: NOTE WHO OR
WHAT ARE BARRIERS TO SMOOTH
RUNNING OF ACTIONS AND EITHER AVOID
OR SCREEN THEM.
5. AVOID PROCRASTINATION: “I’LL DO IT
LATER”….NEVER KEEP ANYTHING FOR
LATER USE. EVEN THOUGHTS AND
ACTIONS COME WITH AN EXPIRY DATE.
6. REINFORCEMENT: AFTER RESULT OF AN
ACTION, THE PERFORMANCE MUST BE
REINFORCED TO HAVE A CONTINOUS
SUCCESS.

14. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
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COMMUNICATION MEANS AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS WHICH
PAVE THE WAY FOR FUTURE ACTIONS.
COMMUNICATION MAY BE VERBAL AS WELL AS NONVERBAL.
VERBAL COMMUNICATION – A) CONTENT – THERE MUST
BE A LOGICAL AND ACCURATE CONTENT TO BE
COMMUNICATED
B) ORGANIZE – THE FLOW OF COMMUNICATION MUST BE
EASY TO COMPREHEND, HENCE IT MUST BE ORGANIZED
C) STYLE – THE CHOICE OF WORDS, TONE, GRAMMAR AND
LANGUAGE MAKE UP FOR STYLE
D) DELIVERY – HOW VERBAL COMMUNICATION IS SAID.
MAINTAINENCE OF EYE CONTACT, NEATNESS IN
DRESSING, USE OF AV AIDS ADDS UP AS DELIVERY. PAUSE
AT REGULAR INTERVALS, LISTEN ACTIVELY AND GIVE
APPROPRIATE REMARKS

15. NON – VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
• A) GESTURES – THEY SPEAK A LOT ABOUT
THE ATTITUDE OF THE SPEAKER
• B) BODY LANGUAGE – A CONFIDENT BODY
SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE OUTLOOK
OF A PERSON
• C) WRITTEN COMMUNICATION – ALWAYS
WRITE CLEAR, SIMPLE SENTENCES IN NEAT
HANDWRITING. DO NOT LEAVE CERTAIN
ISSUES ‘HANGING’ – FOR THE READER TO
UNDERSTAND

16. ETHICS OF GOOD WRITING
• BE BRIEF
• BE METHODICAL / LOGICAL
• WRITE IN ACTIVE WORDS – NOT
PASSIVE
• BE CLEAR
• BE POSITIVE
• BE PERSUASIVE
• KISS – KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE

17. HOW TO SIT ON A CHAIR

18. THE CORRECT POSTURE TO SIT

19. WHAT ELSE?
• ENTER THE CLASS WITH CONFIDENCE AND IN
LONG STRIDES – HALF THE BATTLE’S WON!
• MAKE EYE CONTACT
• SMILE – IT MAKES YOU APPROACHABLE
• KEEP ARMS UNCROSSED – TO THE SIDES, IT
SHOWS AN OPEN MINDED PERSON
• EXTEND YOUR HAND IN THE DIRECTION OF THE
CHILD WHO ASKED YOU A QUESTION – IT IS AN
EXCELLENT ICE-BREAKER!
• A STRONG BEGINNING AND A STRONG ENDING GO
A LONG WAY WITH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICFATION!