I am Kollipara Pravallika, a fifth-year dual degree student from the Civil Engineering Department at IIT Madras. This blog is about my journey, musings and reflections through the course Soft Skills Development Workshop. Before I begin speaking about my journey and thoughts about the various topics covered as a part of the course, I would like to give some context - context about me and the circumstances which led me to take this particular course. I am a friendly, mostly calm kind of person. I am told I am quite stubborn which I believe is just my grit and determination to get what I want. Last semester, I contested in the Institute Student Body elections for the position of Co-Curricular Affairs Secretary. The process of elections got me thinking about myself - my strengths, my weaknesses and the process of campaigning brought my attention to the importance of effective communication. I realized how important it is to be confident, fearless and have great conviction in...
Soft Skills Development - A reflection