The 26th June 2010 session topic was Soft skills (Individual & social), and
it was conducted by Mr. K. Ramkrishna, Acting Honorary Secretary-general,
The National Association for the Blind, India.
It was a very informative session for both the visually impaired individuals
as well as the sighted, where Mr. Ramkrishna, Acting Honorary
Secretary-general, The National Association for the Blind, India, spoke of
the importance of the development of personal & social skills for any
individual.
He started off by focusing on personal skills, where he highlighted on the
importance of enhancing language skills, learning Braille, being self
dependent but not stretching it too far, brushing up on personal etiquettes,
maintaining personal hygiene, learn cooking, helping out with household
chores, etc. He also stressed upon how important a role the family members
especially the parent's play in instilling these skills in their visually
impaired children.
Then he went onto the social skills, where he spoke of the importance of
having the right dress code whether at a party, social gathering, temple, or
official meeting. He also spoke of the proper ways of eating and adapting
the right table manners, For example, when at a party eat only stuff which
one would be comfortable eating with a spoon, or ask for roti's instead, ask
for ice-cream in a bowl instead of a plate, not create a mess & avoid making
sounds while eating, etc. He said one should enhance his / her listening
skills and maintain the concentration on the topic being discussed and not
let the mind wander away. While opening a conversation with strangers, Mr.
Ramkrishna says that one should avoid speaking on 3 topics, politics, sex,
and religion, as these are very sensitive issues. He also stated that one
should maintain the right body posture. One should not slouch while sitting
or standing and always try to look at the person speaking when in the middle
of a conversation.
We thank Mr. Ramkrishna for taking out time of his busy schedule and
offering these very important tips to all of us with regards to how one
should carry him/herself when out in public.
Regards
Mr. Sameer Latey
Mumbai, India
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