RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

THANDALAM, CHENNAI 602 105. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH GE2321 COMMUNICATION SKILLS LABORATORY (Fifth / Sixth Semester) (Common to all branches of B.E / B. Tech Programmes)

VIVA VOCE QUESTIONS

1. Read the following words aloud. Same, Sugar, music, vision, sing city, scent, and press 2. Read aloud the following pairs of words. Dip-Deep, fit-feet, mill meal, rich- reach, lip- leap 3. How does communication take place? 4. How do you greet people? 5. What are the different greeting for different occasion? 6. How do you introduce yourself and others? 7. How to make requests? 8. How to respond to requests? 9. How to ask for permission? 10. How to refuse permission 11. What are the expressions used to ask for help when you need help from someone? 12. What kind of preparation, do you think, is required of making a telephone call? 13. Which sounds in your language are voiced, and which are voiceless? 14. Do you want to work in this position/ organization? Are you willing to learn? Are you ambitious and keen to succeed? 15. Why do you think you are the best person for the job? 16. What are you strength and weaknesses? 17. Can you give me five words that best describe you?

18. What skills and qualities can you bring to this position? 19. How do you establish a working relationship with new people? 20. Is there an achievement of which you are particularly proud? What is it? Significant? 21. Why did you apply for this position? 22. Describe you work style. Do you prefer to work by yourself or with others? 23. Are you a team player? 24. What is your philosophy towards work? 25. What is your greatest strength? 26. Read out the following tongue twisters correctly. I though a thought But the thought I thought Was not the thought I thought I thought 27. What is your dream job? 28. What is you weakness? 29. How do you handle stressful situation ? 30. How do you explain a complex technical issue to someone who has less technical knowledge than you?

COMMUNICATON SKILLS B.E III YEAR I & II SEM Group Discussion Topics 1. How to Deal With High Oil Prices? 2. Multinational Corporations: Are they Devils in Disguise? 3. Are Indians Less Quality Conscious? 4. Ethics in Business Are just a Passing Fad? 5. Is the Consumer really the King in India? 6. Commercialization of Health Care: Good or Bad? 7. Is the Business of Business only Business? 8. Public Sector being a Guarantor of Job Security is a Myth 9. Government Pumping Money into the Economy is not the Solution for our Economic Problems 10. Is the Budgeting Exercise of any Use?
11. Is MNCs Superior to Indian Companies?

12. Advertising is a Waste of Resources 13. Should Indian break Diplomatic Ties with Pakistan? 14. Use of Force by Banks to Recover Loans 15. Skilled Manpower Shortage in India 16. In our economic matters, there is an excessive tendency towards the thinking rather than doing. 17. Every cloud has a silver lining 18. Indian Village our strength or our weakness? 19. Is globalization Really Necessary? 20. Should the public sector be privatized? 21. Has Indias hard earned freedom been preserved? 22. Does Scientific advancement pose a threat to mankind

Topics for Technical & Non- technical Presentation 1. Bluetooth 2. Grid Computing 3. Flash memory cards 4. Fuel Cell 5. Touch screen monitors 6. Global warming 7. Un employment 8. Environmental care 9. Stress management 10. India an emerging super power 11. Black money and its impact on economy
12. India and Pakistan are they friends or enemies?

13. Our mother earth 14. Brain drain 15. English as link language 16. Eradication of poverty 17. Corrupt free government 18. Knowledge is power 19. Empowerment of women 20. Revamping of the present education system