"Coming Together is a Beginning; Keeping together is Progress; Working together is Success!"

IMS Ghaziabad, University Courses Campus organized "LA COMMUNICATION"- workshop on "COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND TEAM DYNAMICS" session during MIB Orientation Program 2019-'Upakrama' on 02 August 2019, Friday. Workshop facilitators conducted ice breaking session first to build familiarity among the participants and enabling them to explore their skills and multifaceted qualities. The activities, based on communication and team dynamics, were planned with objectives to develop team spirit and enhance communication skills of participants.

After completion of ice breaking session, power point presentation showed to inculcate the concept, process and barriers of communication to the students. Then after a communication based exercise named "Progress in Action" conducted with an objective to make students aware the role of effective reading and listening in communication skills. Students were nurtured through video based on barriers of communication. "Story telling" was another exercise conducted during the workshop to develop spontaneity and comprehension skills. Knowledge had been imparted by workshop facilitator on different aspects of team dynamics to make them learnt the importance of team work & building. Then after, an activity named "Smart Move" had been conducted with an objective to make them learnt different aspects of team dynamics.

At last but not the least, a simulation activity- "Survival of Fittest" was conducted, students were divided into team and they had to have strategized to save lives of their team members. Participants were asked to come up with best solution after doing rigours analysis of the given situations. Simulation activity was to focus on the relevance of exploring our own potential & extending our horizon so that we can also analyse situation well. All the tasks were executed to build an ambience of team efforts and attainment of common goals. The participants were able to get out of their comfort zones and developed hands on learning on managing time and resources to bring our measurable results. All the aspiring managers understood the outcome of the session and also related it to managerial efficiency. Dr. Shilpi Sarna, Prof. Yagbala Kapil and Prof. Vanchan Tripathi conducted the workshop. The students extended a note of gratitude to the institution for sowing the seeds of confidence, self-motivation and team dynamics. The session ends with the pursuit of holistic development of future performers and creating well rounded value-based individuals.