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RAJIV   GANDHI   PROUDYOGIKI VISHWAVIDYALAYA, BHOPAL New   Scheme   Based   On   AICTE   Flexible   Curricula B.Tech.   First   Year Branch-   Common   to   All   Disciplines BT103 English   for   Communication 3L-0T-2P 4   Credits Course content Unit 1. Identifying Common Errors Subject Verb Agreement, Propositions, Active and Passive voice, Reported Speech, Direct and Indirect, Sentence Structure Unit-II- Vocabulary   building   and   Comprehension: Acquaintance with prefixes and suffixes from foreign languages in English to form derivatives, synonyms,   antonyms,   Reading comprehension. Unit- III- Communication Introduction,   Meaning and   Significance, Process of Communication, Oral   and Written communication, 7C’s of communication Barriers to communication and ways to overcome them, Importance of Communication for the technical students, Nonverbal Communication Unit-I V-  Developing   Writing   Skills:  Planni

  Overcoming the Barriers to communication Or How to Communicate Effectively Since there are several barriers to communication, there is a great possibility that our communication may be jeopardized. Therefore, we must overcome these barriers to communication to communicate effectively. To this effect, we must keep the following points in our mind. Connecting with the Audience The first lesson in overcoming the barriers to communication is to get connected with the audience. Therefore, speak in the language of the audience, know the audience and his purpose.  Simple Words Simple words come home to all the audience. To meet the objectives the message has to be kept really simple. You will win the audience if your language is simple and you use the words of day today conversation.  Body Language Use of proper gesture and posture will make your communication more natural and acceptable. Without proper body language the whole process may become mechanical and monotonous and

Reading Comprehension. How to do it? Reading comprehension is most common question that is asked in every English Language examination. It tests your understanding of English e.g. word power and general knowledge and of course English grammar also. General perception about reading comprehension is that it tests word power only but if you do not have command over grammar, there are various usages in English that may become obstacle on the way of understanding the content of a passage. Besides this, you must have a general knowledge of subject matter being discussed in the passage. It will help you in anticipating every move the author is going to take in the passage. Additionally, keep the following precautions also in your mind for good comprehension of a passage:- Correct visual perception: - You should make correct visual perception of the words. Many words are similar in spellings like except / expect and hair / heir. You should not perceive wrongly one for the other. If you go by