First exercise- everyone made a long list of “Difficult words”- then, we practiced different ways of dealing with them. Next, everyone was given a news paper item: they had to paraphrase and summarize the news, with own comments, in five minutes. Third challenge was watching oneself stammering on video… Participants, in pairs, videographed each other, […]
Anupinder from Patiala joined us today. We had a recap of four basic tools and the three block correction techniques. While Pawan carried the group through a hierarchy of increasingly difficult motor tasks, some participants had quick 101 session with sachin in a side room.The group had ex-tempore sessions on random topics picked from a […]
Mini Communication workshop at HerbertpurDr O P Yadav from Varanasi, Saurabh and Rajesh from Dehradun, Rakesh from Faizabad, Umesh and Abhishek from Faridabad assembled this morning in Anugrah meeting hall. Pawan was the Assistant facilitator, helping sachin. Since most of participants had some exposure to basic techniques, we went through a rapid recap and practice […]
So, FINALLY everything is set for the communication workshop at Chandigarh. Here are the Venue details – YMCA, SECTOR 11-C CHANDIGARH 160011 U.T INDIA Phones :-+91 172-2746732; 2745644. Rooms have been booked for the participants who have confirmed their participation. Here is the Agenda for three days : http://www.scribd.com/doc/58090786/Chandigarh-Workshop-Agenda One clarification – Rs 1000 is […]
Are you interested in facilitating a TISA workshop? If yes, get in touch with sachin or JP. TISA has a certification & training system for developing facilitators for Communication workshops. This process ensures that you are equipped with necessary conceptual skills (like stuttering modification approach Vs fluency shaping techniques etc.) and facilitation skills (participatory, experiential […]
Dear Friend, I would advise you to attend one of the workshops organized by TISA so that you understand the value of acceptance in our lives. The next step would be desensitization. What I could gather from your post is that your stuttering isn’t as severe and you can easily swap words and hide your […]
While searching for new communication exercises for our SHG, I landed up on a page, which could be ideal for some of us. We all have been thru that phase, whether we stammer or not- where every Shyam, Raghu, Lallu and Bhaiyya is getting a job, left right and center, except us! And we just […]
After every workshop, we take written and oral feedback from the participants. Here is a feedback report from our last workshop (22nd – 24th April 2011 ) in Goa. Almost all the participants attended all the days and everyone rated it very well for various criteria under “usefulness to You”. e.g. Help with practical techniques, […]
We took our acceptance to next level today: we put on the T shirts with a message: Stammer- with love (in Hindi)! (and then went to town! I mean, Dehradun)Then, the group was suddenly taken to a meeting of the host organization, and was asked to thank them formally, one by one, using their techniques. […]
Haklao – magar pyar se!In other words, dont struggle -just let your words come out. This was the theme of the workshop. After learning basic techniques to help with that goal- we went to the OPD and interviewed strangers about their attitude towards stammering. For many of us it was a big discovery that people […]
Day 1: excitement, last minute phone calls, somebody just landed in Idyllic Herbertpur and knows not where to go etc. etc.. Finally we all were in the conference room by 9.40 am. About eleven people. There were four family members too who participated- asked questions and began to see their role in the recovery of […]
At the initiative of a group from Gwalior (thanks to Rajendra Sharma), TISA is organising a Communication workshop in Herbertpur (near Dehradun) from 2nd May. It will be five days (2-6 May) but some Gwalior participants will be staying on till 9th May. They may plan to attend a one day workshop in Chandigarh, if […]
TISA is conducting one day awareness workshop for people who stammer at SANT ISHER SINGH PUBLIC SCHOOL, Phase VII , MOHALI on 08.05.2011 (Sunday) from 10 am onwards. The emphasis will be on awareness, general issues like role of acceptance versus “cure” and to clarify any doubts relating to stammering. JP and Nitin have kindly […]
Here is the agenda for goa workshop – http://www.scribd.com/doc/52736008/Goa-Workshop-Agenda . Please contact Harish – 9823211467. (silentscream.21@gmail.com) in case you want to come. The workshop does not promise cure but the workshop certainly will give some good ideas to work on your communication and a chance to put these ideas into practice! Here are a few […]
There was a young man in his early twenties. He always felt frustrated about his life, his job, his speech. He always wanted to do something about it! One day, he read somewhere that if you can dream it, you can Do it! So he started day dreaming about all the things he wanted in […]
The next 3-day TISA Communication Workshop in Goa is confirmed on 22nd to 24th April, 2011. This will be organized with the help of Goa YMCA Toastmasters’ Club. The venue of the workshop will be the YMCA Hall, Campal – Panaji Goa. total of 11 participants have confirmed. I request the participants to please pay […]
Hi all, TISA is planning to conduct its next 3 day communication workshop in Goa. Tentative dates are 22nd April to 24th April 2011. Interested people may contact Mr Harish Usgaonker 9823211467. (silentscream.21@gmail.com). We have only 20 seats!! So hurry up!!!
Here are some more videos for doubting Thomases! I mean, those who doubt that PWS cant argue and have fun in a group! There are two role plays: Bhaskar intent upon selling Rupesh a self help book. Second, Vivek plays a very “experienced” therapist, selling a cure to Devang. Both are fun to watch. Group […]
Pics: 1. Gaurish and 2. Bhaskar reporting on behalf of sub-group about “emotional” situations related to speech 3. Organizers (Devang and Mahesh) presenting a wall display “TRANSFLUENCY” to participants 4 & 5 – JP conducts a session and shares a personal story of assertivenss 6. Anil sells a gold cup to Vivek (role play) 7. […]
With festivity in the air, we started rather late, about 11 am! 🙁Aashish and Gajendra were the new participants, who just went along with the group and challenged their beliefs and limits. An anxious father and mother of a three year old child also came in the evening for consultations. JP discussed Cognitive distortions, based […]