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Mid-Day, Launch Pad

Launch Your Career

LaunchPad is a Management Finishing School organized by Mid-Day in association with YoungBuzz. LaunchPad equips young professionals with a set of tools that gives them the edge towards climbing the corporate ladder. The LaunchPad programme has been divided into various workshop modules focusing on sharpening their Presentation Skills, Leadership & Team Effectiveness, Communication Skills, People Skills and Stress Management.
The session on Inter-Personal Skills demonstrates how different people react in different ways under pressure at work. The participants are posed with real-life situations where they learn life skills such as persuasiveness, selling skills and negotiation. Asmita, an engineering student at RAIT, Nerul remarked, “The workshop has helped me in gaining vital Communication Skills which were lacking. It has also taught me effective time management and how to organize myself more effectively.”
The module on Team Leadership is based on the finer points of planning, delegation and organization, which are of utmost importance for the team to work effectively. Nouman Qureshi, who is currently working as an Assistant Manager with a magazine commented, “The psychological tests conducted during the workshop helped me introspect about myself and learn many aspects I was unware of. The team building workshop helped me directly analyse why many of my earlier plans as a leader failed – simply because we didn’t work well as a team.”
The session on Interviews, Group Discussions and development of Presentation Skills has demonstrations on techniques for improving presentation skills through mock interviews and presentation sessions. One of the participants Sebastian Joseph, who has been working in the financial sector, remarked, “I have picked up vital Presentation and PR Skills at the workshop. I have become much more confident at interviews, because now I know how to be more presentable and interviewer-friendly.”
The module on Communication Skills deals with effective communication – verbal and non verbal; helping them to become better communicators and understand the audience whom they are addressing.
In Business Etiquette the participants are taught about the importance of grooming at the workplace such as telephone etiquette, dining manners, formal dressing, etc. There is a complete module on Stress and crisis management, which will help the de novo to deal with the various factors of stress at work.
The longer duration of the programme will help them practice their newly acquired skills, share their experiences with co-participants and make it a habit before they finish the programme.
The first four modules have been successfully completed. The next module is due to be held on Saturday. Fresh batches will start soon. For more information call YoungBuzz on 24904111.