SmartTalk (For Professionals)

Awareness talk events
a combo treat of 3 different topics covered in 4 hours by experts

How to succeed in INTERVIEW
by Mr. Balaji
MBA, Centre Head, Indra Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Dubai
Served as Senior Sales Manager in various multi national companies

How to avoid possible accident while DRIVING
by Dr. Avinash M. Potdar
Dy. Manager Transportation Planning Section, K&A CEC Sharjah
PhD in Traffic Transportation Planning
M Tech in Transportation Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, KANPUR

Break-through strategies for success at WORK
by Mr. Satish K. Menon
General Manager, ESRI Global Inc. UAE
B.Sc Engg., M. Tech., SMIEEE
Cert. SW Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Pittsburgh, USA
Cert. in Management of Technology Organisations
Heinz School of Management, CMU, Pittsburgh, USA

on Friday, 10th July 2009, between 3 pm and 7 pm

Attendees: Petrofac & Emirates Airlines Staffs, their friends & family
Total: 36
No. of Sessions: 1
Duration: 1 hr
Date: Friday, 17th April 2009
Time: 10 to 12 am
Location: Yahya Residence, Behind Burjuman Centre, Dubai
Brochure (of previous Talk): Click here

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SmartAttitude (For Professionals)

We normally ignore or do not follow few mandatory rules in our corporate life. For example, someone doesn't bother wearing an ironed dress to the office, he thinks, his work that matters, not the other things.

This is mostly because of Ignorance.
Even if he comes to know what is right & what is wrong,
he could not accept because he is tuned to it for a long time the wrong way.

Basically we are programmed that way. Its our Attitude that matters.

SmartAttitude enables us to understand how our brain functions & how the attitude is formed. This understanding enables us to change our attitude easily with simple steps.

Presenter
Balaji Jagadeesan, MBA
Centre Head, Indra Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Dubai.
Served as Senior Sales Manager in various multi national companies,
then with BITS Pilani as Centre Head, now with IGNOU.
Above all these, he has a mesmerising voice & delivers the talk interestingly.

Batch1
Attendees: SmartLife members & IGNOU students
Total: 25
No. of Sessions: 4 (across 4 Fridays)
Duration: 2 hr each
Date: Fridays in Feb 2009
Time: 10 am to 12 noon
Location: Academic City, Dubai

Batch2
Attendees: Petrofac & Emirates Airlines Staffs, their friends & family
Total: 40
No. of Sessions: 1
Duration: 1 hr
Date: Friday, 17th April 2009
Time: 12 to 1 pm
Location: Yahya Residence, Behind Burjuman Centre, Dubai
Photos: Click here

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SmartEtiquette (For Professionals)

Table Manners, Shaking Hands, Body postures, Body Language, Conduct, Introducing others, Grooming & Professional Attire

Presenter
Richard Scarth (BSc Hons) MRICS
Asset and Development Management Consultant, Asteco, Dubai
Well experienced in UK Property market for long time in various positions,
Relevance to this Talk is, He worked in UK Navy for 4 years where we was perfectly trained on what he talks.

Attendees: Petrofac & Emirates Airlines Staffs, their friends & family
Total: 40
No. of Sessions: 1
Duration: 1 hr
Date: Friday, 17th April 2009
Time: 10 to 12 am
Location: Yahya Residence, Behind Burjuman Centre, Dubai
Photos: Click here
Brochure (of previous Talk): Click here

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SmartMindMap (For Children)

Our Children are the back bone of our country,
If they study well & score better marks, it will enable them to meet the competitive world.

MindMap is a technique which is followed in European countries,
which is a simple technique through which they will create a map while studying the chapter for the first time.
This simple operation registers even complicated formulas very easily in the brain.

Revision of a 15 pages chapter could be done in 10 minutes with a map on a A4 sheet.

Presenter
Satish Kumar Menon, M.Tech., SW Engg.
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh USA
General Manager, ESRI Global Inc.

Conducts classes for children in areas like Mind-mapping, Memletics, Time Management, Creativity, Work strategies, Human Values

Attendees: Children of Staffs in Petrofac, Emirates Airlines & Khatb & Alami
Total: 39
No. of Sessions: 1
Duration: 1 day
Date: Saturday, 2nd May 2009
Time: 9 am to 5.30 pm
Location: Yahya Residence, Behind Burjuman Centre, Dubai
Photos: Click here
Brochure (of previous Talk): Click here