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Tips - Make friends and Keep Them

Remember that many people are as shy as yourself :

The majority will be happy that you show an interest in them. They will respond to friendliness

Do not think about you are doomed to loneliness

Have one or two interests that will keep you busy, and give yourself a chance to meet people and make friends

Do not think about your troubles and your self all the time:

Be more interested in the rest of the world. This is a necessary condition for physical and mental health. People who think about themselves most of the time will be unhappy. Nor will they be liked by others.

Do not expect interest and sympathy from everyone:

Do you really need it? You can live a happy and full life even if some people dislike you.

Learn to Relax:

Every time you feel strained, nervous and tense, make it a point to relax your body consciously. This will relax your mind and soothe your nerves.

Remember that the majority of the people are too busy to be watching you or criticizing you:

You may feel or fear that the others are watching you or speaking ill of you. Most of the time, this is not true. Like yourself, they have themselves and their own affairs to worry about.

Avoid worrying about the impression you make on people:

If you are painfully anxious to please everybody, you will never enjoy life. Moose people do not even notice the little defects in your looks dress or behaviour. Besides have you ever asked yourself what could happen if you did not impress the other? Certainly nothing terrible would happen. And yet, some of you make yourselves miserable by constantly worrying about the impression you make on others.

Do not make it a habit to complain to your friends:

Constant complaining can bore anyone. If you enjoy being the person you are, try to see the brighter aspects of life and you will be a happier person. You will radiate joy and people will like having you around.

Have a few reliable friends :

Not all our acquaintances will be close friends. It is more rewarding to have a few reliable and trustworthy friends than to have a crowd of unreliable gossip lovers.

Tips - Strengthening your personality to attract more friends:

Get adequate sleep
Learn to believe in yourself
Get some physical exercises daily
Maintain good health promoting habits.
Find and maintain peace with God and Man.
Pray to God for wisdom and good judgement.
Become service minded rather than self-minded.
Share your spare time and your thoughts with good friends or relatives
Study your personal limitations and adapt your plans to fit within these limitations.
Develope new worthwhile interests, hobbies, social activities and creative ventures.
List out the personal traits you admire in others. Try to develop these as parts of your own personality.
Develope a detailed mental picture of the person you would like to be. Review this mental picture daily.
List your personal assets and plan your ambition in such a manner that takes advantage of these assets.

Tips-Study Strategies

1. Find out what time of the day is the best time to study

2. Plan a timetable for study period, for each week.

3. Collect all necessary materials like texts, note books etc and keep them next to you, before you sit down for study.

4. Select a place, which is quite and comfortable. If possible, try to study in the same place every day..

5. Do not wait for an auspicious time to start studying. The most difficult part of studying is to start. This requires a bit of self-discipline..

6. Develop a regular study routine. This will save time in the long run.

7. Study as rapidly as possible, once you are sure of your work, keep on going.

8. Set yourself targets for each study session.

9. Relax now and then. Every hour or so, a five minute break should be taken.

10.Keep enough time for recreation and sleep; observe good health habits.

11.Alternate your study activities, like do some reading at first, then writing, then couple of math problems etc.

12.Work that has been finished, should be ticked off on a list. This can be very satisfying.

13 It is important to keep up a good relationship with family members and friends. This will improve your emotional health. A sound emotional health will improve your concentration in studies.

Notes Taking in Classes

1. Write your notes legibly. Remember that you have to read them for several months before your exams.

2. Try to structure your notes so that they are in a logical sequence.

3. Try to get down your notes neatly and make sure that they are fairly well spaced..

4. Mention the source of your notes; e.g. from a teacher- teacher name, from a book - title and author name

5. Underline headings, sub-headings, key-words etc. A clear layout will definitely assist your visual memory

6. Use your own words and phrases if possible. This will help you to understand at a later date.

7. Quotations should be marked.

8. Use abbreviations whenever possible to facilitate speed in notes taking.

9. Keep your subjects separately

Use of taking Notes

1. Helps you to concentrate on what you are leaning.

2. Help you to understand better, because you have put ideas and materials into your own words and diagrams.

3. Notes you have copied are a poor aid to understand because you have missed the vital stage of interpreting the material before writing them down.

4 It is important to understand what you read or hear before writing it down.

5.Notes are excellent tool for revision.

6.Notes-making is a very good study aid.

TEN - Golden Rules for Speaking

1.Think before you speak.

2.Speak clearly and attractively.

3.Choose the best words - not just the first word that spring to your mind.

4.Avoid ugly and lazy pronunciation.

5.Don't slur on words.

6.Use variations in pitch and rhythm to achieve emphasis and interest.

7.Avoid irritating speech mannerisms.

8.Don't rely on cliches.

9.Make sure your listeners are following what you are saying.

10.Know when to stop, to allow others to have their say.

Tips-Better Performance in an Examination

1.Go through the syllabi in each subject and make sure of the topics you have to study for the examination.

2.Collect the study materials, like

Textbooks
Classwork and notes
Previous Years' question papers
A good dictionary
Question papers and answer sheets for your class tests and internal exams.

3.It is indeed very important to prepare a planned timetable. Students always feel that they have plenty of time to study but experience shows that this turns out to be an illusion. Plan your work right from the beginning and manage your time.

4.Try and organize a group with whom you can do group study.

5.Clarify all your doubts with the teachers. Do not hesitate to approach them as there is nothing wrong in doing so.

6.Make a list of comments/advice made by your teacher concerning how to prepare for the examination and follow this rigidly.

7.Prepare revision aids from your notes. Which includes.

List of basic ideas
Concise summaries
Topic outlines
Diagrams
Definitions that are easy to remember.

The Day Before the Examination

1.Check the date, time and location of your examination.

2.Collect all the materials you need for your examination. Like

Exam Hall Ticket and ID Card
Pens
Instruments Box
Pencils
Ruler and an eraser
Watch
Other items that allowed to use, like calculator, log book etc.

3.Revising on the day before the exams, do not work late.

4.Have a complete relax.

The Day of the Examination

1.Get up at the time you have planned.

2.Check all the materials you need for your examination

3.Try to carry an extra pen, pencil etc with you.

4.Check your hall tickets and ID cards, this is must.

5.Do try to relax before you go in for the exam.

6.Go to the lavatory so that you won't need to go during the examination.

7.Get in the exam hall 10 minutes before the starting time.

Deal with your Question Paper

Check up whether you have received the correct question paper for your exam.
Check whether the question paper has all the pages and printed.
Read the instructions at the beginning very carefully.
Read the entire question paper once.
When you go through the question paper second time, mark the question you want to answer.
Attempt those marked questions, for which you know the answer well.
Take care in numbering your answers as it is found on the question paper.
There is no need to write the question and then the answer. Just write the number of the question.
Keep an eye on the time and allot a given time to answer each question.
In some questions there are more than one aspects questioned. You have to answer every part of the question.
Complete the question paper, before you hand over the answer script.
Check whether, you should have atleast attempted all the question.

Deal with your Answer Paper

Check whether you filled all the columns in the face sheet of the answer book.
Use the margin only to write the question number.
Write your answers very neatly.
Your handwriting should be legible.
Avoid over writing. If you made a mistake just put a line across and start afresh.
Take care of sentence construction and spelling. Every answer, except the objective type, should be given in full and grammatically correct sentences.
Do not write too short an answer or too long an answer. Keep within the word limit.
Answer the question, point by point. Each point should be in one or two complete sentences.
Essay type questions, spilt the answer into sub-division and give title.
Do not think about the next question while answering one question.
Keep atleast 10 to 15 minutes at the end of your time, so that you can revise your paper.
Answer papers are to be numbered and arranged in order and tied up.
Do not waste paper in your answer sheet.
Do not write in small letters, write in normal way, in clear and legible hand writing.
Do not waste paper in your answer sheet.
Do not write any vague statements in your answer.
If your answer in parts you must spend enough time on each part of your answer.

Tips - To Face the Interview

When called for the interview, the first thing that you should do is to prepare for the interview.
Compare your notes with friends and people who are already fields in the field and try to find out what questions are likely to be asked. Ask yourself these questions and try and find your for them.
Gather more information about the institution or organisation and be sure that this is where you would like to go.
Prepare your complete portfolio giving certificates of achievement in school and outside . The portfolio should contain details about education, experience, skill if any, achievement and mental abilities.
Before the actual interview, try and get somebody to give a 'mock interview'. This should give you a little confidence. Confidence is one thing that will certainly help in any interview.
Do not overplay or underplay your aims, interest and activities.
Show the interviewer that you have drive to use your knowledge and abilities in the best possible manner.
Do not be aggressive at the interview.
Remember to dress well for the interview. Nobody likes to see a sloppily dressed person.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010