This document provides information on personality development and professional expectations. It discusses the importance of having a positive attitude, good communication skills, confidence, and grooming. It notes that employers prioritize traits like having a tidy appearance, communication skills, interpersonal skills, self-management, and critical thinking. The document also discusses elements of professionalism like having a good work ethic, honesty, time management skills, and accepting responsibility. It emphasizes the role of habits and attitudes in shaping one's personality and career success.

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Prof. Dr. S. Swapna Kumar
Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engg.
Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thalakkottukara,
Thrissur, Kerala- 680501, India.
drsswapnakumar@gmail.com
Welcome to Motivational session on…..

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“Changing the FACE” can change nothing….but
“Facing the Change” can change Everything.

3. Albert Einstein
“The World makes the way for MAN/ WOMAN
who knows where HE/SHE is going”.
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14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955

4. What is Personality?
The distinct patterns of actions, thoughts, and
feelings that characterize a person’s adjustment to
the demands of life.
Psychological approach that focuses on how genes,
hormones, brain function, and other biological
factors affect behavior, feelings, perceptions, and
thoughts.
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5. Personality Development
Approach
Attitude
Interest
Etiquette
Communication
Monotonous
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6. Carl Rogers’ Self Theory
(1902-1987)
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7. IT IS ALL ABOUT…
PERSONALITY
GROOMING
COMMUNICATION
CONFIDENCE
BUILDING
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8. Why PERSONALITY expectation
are on the rise looking for ???
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Buddha: “A finger pointing at the moon is not the moon itself.
An intelligent person makes use of the finger to see the moon”.

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Observation of Interviewers!!!
Inability to articulate thought
Poor Communication
Cannot Express
POOR COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Lousy Appearance

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Observation of Interviewers!!!
Good in Theory, weak in applicability
Lack environment awareness
Introverted
LACKS INDUSTRY AWARENESS
PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY
TEAM & SOCIAL SKILLS

11. CHANGE
Student Professional
»Growth
»Lifestyle
»Job
»Work Culture
»Co-workers
»Teachers
»Boss
»Environment
A bend in the road is not the end of the road…
unless you fail to make the turn.
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12. Professional Expectation are rise!
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The conduct, aims, or
qualities that
characterize a person
is a professional.

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• Good Work Ethic
• Honesty
• Confidentiality
• Time Management
• Positive Attitude
• Commitment to Life-long Learning
• Accepts Responsibility .
• Knows the Language/Culture of Work
Elements of Professionalism

14. Career Competencies
Employer Importance Ratings
1. Tidy appearance
2. Communication Skills
3. Interpersonal Skills
4. Self Management
5. Critical Thinking Skills
6. Leadership Skills
7. Technical Skills
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15. • Freud said: A person’s behavior is outcomes amongst
three components.
– The ID
– The Ego
– The Superego
– Ego-Ideal, Conscience
Structure of personality
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1856 –1939

16. Adjustment
Agreeableness
OpennessSociability
Meticulousness
Personality Structure
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17. “Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it
is to top of Mount Everest or to top of your career.”
Personality is a result of
-Heredity
-Environment
-Situational Conditions
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18. Aristotle says……..
• We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence
therefore, is not an act but a habit.
• It’s a matter of no little importance what
short of habit we form from the earliest
age – it makes a vast difference, or rather
all the difference in the world.
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19. Habit
SKILLS
(HOW TO)
KNOWLEDGE
(WHAT TO, WHY TO)
DESIRE
(WANT TO)
HABIT
SKILLS = TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE = TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE +
ATTITUDE
DESIRE= PERSONALITY +ATTITUDES +
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
ARISTOTLE
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20. NEGATIVE EMOTIONS…
• Nature of man always the same, it is their
habit that separate them- Confucius (551-479 BCE)
Superiority complex
Stress
Fear
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Inferiority complex
Rigid
Hate
Jealous
Careless
Shyness
Reserve
+ve Attitude

21. Who is????
A candidate for a News
Broadcasters Post was
rejected because of his
voice.
He was also told that with
his obnoxiously long
name, he would never
be famous.
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Attitudes
A state of mind or feeling with regard to some matter.
Attitudes determine how people
– Perceive the work environment
– Interact with others
– Behave on the job

23. HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE AN ICEBERG?
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24. ATTITUDE
A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
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“It is our own mental
attitude which makes the
world what it is for us”.

25. ATTITUDE
DEFINES
ALTITUDE.
ATTITUDE
DETERMINES
RESPONSES.
RESPONSES
DETERMINE
ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT
AFFECTS
ATTITUDE.
+VE ATTITUDES
=
POSITIVE
RESPONSES
+VE RESPONSES
=
+VE
ENVIRONMENTS.
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ATTITUDE

26. Never Procrastinate
"Procrastination is
the grave in
which
opportunity is
buried."
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27. Time Management
50%
Not Short,
Don’t mind
TM
20%
Short,
How can improve
TM
10%
Short,
Self find
answers TM
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 Things to do list
 Identify Priority
 Making it happen
 Evaluate deviations

28. LIFE IS A JOURNEY
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“Success in life depends on
action, that is, on what you do,
and not what you
Feel or think, and the price of
Success is Hard Work.”

29. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil- Psalm 23:4
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30. You r not old
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Thank you
Are U able!!!