Invitation for Delhi SHG meeting

Delhi SHG is inviting you all for tomorrow's SHG meeting at Central park from 2 to 5 PM.
Agenda is given below:
# Intro
# Meditation
# Experience sharing
# Make someone feel special
# Stranger talk

For enquiry, please contact Vikas @ 9527119003.

Delhi SHG meeting..

DELHI SHG MEETING REPORT ON 22-dec
We were four friend attending meeting Anand Neo,
Sauvit Sing, Amit Dixshit and me Sikandar. Amit host
the meeting. The aim of meeting was give chance to
every participant to host any one activity to develop the
leadership that is helpful in reducing stammering. First
activity was hosted by Amit, that given the chance to
everybody to give suggestion about what is need or not in
shg meeting. There are some points…

Delhi SHG Meeting on 17th Nov.

"You are never be above of who you think you are"

Love you voice, Love is your cup of tea :) 

Venue :: Central Park, Rajiv Chowk (in-front of Rajiv Chowk metro station gate no 6)

Timing :: 11:00 am(Sharp)

Agenda :: Work on Articulation, Speaking in situation and presentation skills, work on attitude towards stuttering.

Delhi SHG Meeting - Naya Savera.......

I have attended the SHG meeting on Sunday the 20th Oct 2013 at Central Park, Connaught Place.   This was my first ever meeting ever since I first came to know about it in National Conference at Indian Social Institute in Delhi.
Today a total of nine PWS attended the meeting.  The meeting started with a silence for two minutes.  Then a formal introduction was given about every PWS stating his name,occupation and address.

Delhi SHG Report of 12th May at Central Park Rajiv Chowk

Hello everyone, :) here is the report..

 Again it was a nice SHG Meeting this Sunday at our as-usual and divine place.. Central park, Rajiv Chowk We were 9 people gathered at the meeting... Sikander sir, Sandeep sir, Mayank, Ravi, Sumit, Anita, Md. Tahir, Praveen(new comer) and me(Vishal)

 [ “The day is what you make it! So why not make it a great one ? ” ~ Steve Schulte" ]

We all met at 10 am, and the host was Sumit Vashist as we have decided everytime host will change cyclycly so that everyone will have a chance to host the meeting but frank speaking.Sumit was fabulous in his host.

According to Sumit's Agenda.. or with Sikander sir... we started a meeting with lots of new things.

Our task is following ::

1. Welcoming All PWS
2. Discuss Ground Rules.
3. Meditation for 5 minutes with a beautiful song.
4. Introduction Round.
5. Speech by Sikander sir.. towards spirituality and life-Skills
6. Presentation Round. with random Topic with a standing Mode.
7. Volountry Stuttering
8. Role Play Task.
9. Tell to every one that "you are also PWS like me and his one quality".
10. Feed Back, or sugesstion round and planning round for next SHG. 

Sumit explained about ground Rules.. which we followed willingly those were Slow rate of speech, Bouncing, pausing, breathing.

after we all finished our introduction round. then we did meditation for 5 minutes.. and after that every one gave their brief introduction but sudden we saw new comer his name is Praveen, he is working in software company the good thing is Md. Tahir introduced him in Tisa and the story behind how he met with him it was really nice.. i will explain u further but friend its really nice.. that everyone in Tisa Family spreading the awareness about this association or helping other PWS.

After that We all gave our presentation on random topic.
   
1. Sumit gave the presentation on the topic "what is the difference between read motivational thing or implement in life/how skype helping stutterers."

2. Sandeep sir gave the presentation on the topic "Attitude"

3. Anita gave the presentation on the topic "Anger"

4. Sikander sir gave the presentation on the topic "Junk Food"

5. Ravi gave the presentation on  the topic  "how should be the relationship of India-Pakistan"

6. Praveen gave the presentation on the topic "IPL Cricket Match"

7. Mayur gave the presentation on the topic "Time"

8. Tahir gave the presentation on the topic  "what he did in last two months"

9. Me(vishal) gave the presentation on the topic "Yatra(Travelling)"

then we did a ROle Play Task.. and i was happy because some of crowd in the park were seeing our Role play game
and they also were enjoying our role play.. so it was like dam effective.

For role play task we had divided in pair.

1st pair was Sandeep and Mayur (Mayur played a role of salesman and Sandeep played a role of female women)

2nd pair was Me(vishal) and Tahir (Tahir was a road police officer and i(vishal) was the driver)

3rd pair was Ravi and Praveen(Ravi was a Minister and praveen was a common people)

4th pair was Anita and Sumit(Anita is a girl who was travelling in metro train and Sumit was a boy who were fighting with her because he was making un-comfort environment in that coach.)

The beautiful task was 9th one

In which everyone told.. to each stammerer that " yaar tu bhi haklaata hai par tere me ye quality hai" it's like very cute task.. even the crowd of park were also seeing us...

ek baat to hai ki ye task humesha hona chahiye... itne quality sunne ke baad.. "Dil garden garden ho gaya bhawra bagiyan me kho gaya"

After that.. at last.. we gave a feed back to mr. Sumit and also we discussed about our next SHG.. how we can implement new task.. and to make SHG more effective and for kind information to all SHG memeber next meeting will be hosted by Md Tahir.

Thank you Everyone..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) 

Delhi SHG welcomes Nitin, Prabhat and Vikas....

From left Jitender, Ranga, Prabhat, Sinkender Sir, Nitin, Pramendra(Photographer)

We reached to Central Park at 11:00 AM. We had three new members in this meeting Prabhat Srivastav, Nitin Garg, Vikas Ranga(me). Old members were Sikander, Pramindra and Jiternder. The activities we did are as follows:
1. Goal: 
In this activity, everybody has to tell what goal he would keep in his mind while talking so that others can remind him. e.g.: to maintain eye contact, to use bouncing technique etc.
2. Introduction and listening skills:
Firstly we had a brief introduction and after that we did an activity on listening skills because "Good speaker must be a good listener and People who Stammer (PWS) always think about their speech while group discussion so it was necessary". I like to describe by an example, we were sitting like as shown in picture here. "Person 1" had to tell the intro of any one person and that any one person was decided by "person 2". Then "person 3" told to "person 2" to tell intro of "person 5"(say).
3. Current Status of Stammering: 
In this activity, everybody had to tell about his current status of stammering. Pramendra said great thing. He said, "My stammering has been increased but its a positive sign". I would like explain this statement by 4 phases of time as shown below in figure:

%age of Stammering varies person to person

In 1st Phase: You are not following any treatment of stammering, so you are avoiding the situations as well as blocking words. So people are not thinking that you are a stammerer but stammering remains always in your mind in this phase.
In 2nd Phase: You are neither avoiding situations nor blocking words and using the techniques bouncing and prolongation etc., so people will think that you are stammering more but you are feeling more relax. So, physically stammering increasing but mentally decreasing in this phase.
In 3rd Phase: You become master of all techniques and your stammering decreases physically also.
In 4th Phase: You become a normal speaker and they also stammer little bit.
4. Presentation and listening skills: 
Everybody had to present a topic for just 2 minutes and same listening skills activity followed after that. This time each person told name of the topic and asked any question from that topic with same rules.
5. Voluntary Stuttering:
Generally we think that if we'll stammer in front of people what they think. Then voluntary stuttering is a good option to get answer these type of questions. So, we just moved to people. We stammered and asked what they think while see any stammerer? how to overcome this problem? Voluntary Stuttering is kind a practical stuff not theoretically one which gives you positive thoughts.

It was a great experience for all of us. Hope we will follow all the rules and just chill out!!!!! :-)

Delhi SHG met on 11 Dec

Delhi SHG once again had a memorable meeting on last sunday. Pramendra and Abhishek had organized the meeting. Earlier I wasn't sure whether I would attend it or not but Abhishek brought my favorite thing 'Sattu' (a special dish of Bihar and Jharkhand) from his village so I just could not stop me from going there. Reaching there I heard Pramend and Umesh are not coming due to not being well. There were only Abhishek, Pinakin and Saurav.

The meeting started with introduction. Everyone had to speak on a topic 'Dowry System', 'Sati System', 'Jaativad' and 'Honour Killing'. Everyone spoke on the topic for 5 to 6 minutes. Later, an new idea struck to our mind that let's do a new activity "Mr. World Contest". There were three role a host, juries and contestants. One member was hosting the contest, one was contestant and rest of us were juries. I looked like very real. We all did the role of a host, jury and contestant, turn-wise. The real questions were raised by jury and contestant gave the correct answers. It was a new experience for us. We were nervous and had no control what hwe were saying but It was really a good activity and gave us confidence tat we can take part in Mr. World contest, someday....:) After this activity, we did the role playing, my dialogue was from Film Dharkan and Pinakin and Saurav played the roles. Saurav's GF has become the GF of Pinakin. Later, he came to know she was the Girlfriend of Saurav. Guest appearance of the GF played by our Abhi. Abhishek also played the role of a Hindu boy who is in love of girl of another community and he is trying to convince his parents for marriage.

After the meeting got over, we went to Jantar-Mantar to see all party debate with Anna Hazare, while returning we were playing the role of Media person and asked question to one another about Anna ji's anshan. Overall, it was a great experience for us.

Regards

Sikander Singh

One day Communication Workshop for Delhi SHG

Delhi SHG is very excited to announce its First Mini Workshop on 4/12/2011 (Sunday). It is first of its kind 'Pilot Workshop', consisting various interactive activities like public speaking, GD/PI etc. All of you are most welcome to take part and learn by sharing your valuable experiences with stammering. There will be NO Registration Fees.

NOTE: There is a change in Venue and Timings. It is going to be held at Mr. Nitin Tomar's flat at Indirapuram, Ghaziabad at 10:30 AM. All the respected members should reach SHIPRA MALL by 10:15 AM. Nitin Sir will guide us from there.

AGENDA for the workshop

Venue: 23/12, Ashoka Road, Shipra Sun City, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad. It is adjacent to Shipra mall and easily accessible from Vaishali and Noida City Center metro stations. It is next to a 22 storey building - 'Regalia Heights' in Shipra Sun City.

Please see the map below for exact location. [Special Thanks to Google!! :)]

For any query please contact-- Pramendra (+91-9654-36-3005), Umesh (+91-9068-32-2345).

Thanking You

Regards

Pramendra

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DELHI SHG MEETING

Delhi SHG is excited to announce our next meeting on 20/11/2011 (Sunday) at Central Park near Connaught Place on 11 AM. All of you are most welcome to join and share your valuable experiences with stammering.

Thank you

Regards
Pramendra
+91-96543-63005

It needs CONFIDENCE not fluency!

Hi, I am Pramendra an engineering graduate, working as an entrepreneur in New Delhi (India) with some of my friends.

Yesterday, an amazing thing happened with me which I want to share with you here. We were seeking information for short code mobile phone messaging service (The 5 digit number service) for our business needs. We needed to go to various service providers’ offices and inquired them so I preferred to bring one of my co-worker with me, also an engineering graduate from a renowned college of the country. When we reached at one of the office, the friend with me was a bit reluctant to talk to the manager (provided he is a very talkative and not at all a shy person). It was shocking for me because I, like many of us, believed the reason for my not so good communication is my stammer or my avoidance to communicate because I have that constant fear of getting trapped in a block running in my mind. I always believed that great listening skills, good English, fluency and some elegant modulation in voice are the keys to be an effective speaker and....... “He has all of them then why he is being so much reluctant and excusing in spite of knowing the fact that I stammer and might not be able to communicate that well!!!”

Finally, I talked with them with my prolonged pronunciations, pauses and some blocks too and succeeded to inquire all the information we needed. Then at one of the offices a receptionist connected us to their chief at the head office on phone. “Telephonic conversation is the prominent part of my stammering fear and my friend knows this very well.” So, I handed over the phone and asked him to inquire. Again he was reluctant at first, then somehow took it and after some trembling conversation he returned me the phone saying... “Abe tumhi karo, pata nhi kya kah raha hai yaar!” (I don’t understand what he is saying, you better do it.) I took the phone instantly and after some initial troubles I somehow succeeded to inquire what we needed to know. While talking I observed the person on the other side has very commanding voice and even more effective English.

While returning to home I was thinking about what happened there. I am sure that English is not at all a problem for my friend, then what it was making him so uncomfortable! Then I realized it was ‘CONFIDENCE’.

While talking about communication we always talk about:

• Great listening skills
• Use of effective words
• Slow rate
• Impressive voice modulation
• Genuine pitch etc.

and these all are very important.....

But we often forget to mention an important part of communication i.e.“CONFIDENCE TO COMMUNICATE WELL.” I realized it is a very important part and trust me if you have this many other needs mentioned above will follow automatically.

Thank you

Regards

Pramendra

What good is a room full of PWS?

Yes, that is a valid question from a novice. Unless there are some EXPERTS, what good is meeting each other? How would National conference help me, a stammerer speak better? To answer this frequent question, we share a private feedback from a participant of the recent Delhi workshop. This is just an inkling of what a bigger conference can achieve- with YOUR participation.
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Hi Doc,

Delhi workshop was a wonderful experience for me; for all other attending TISA members too, I guess.

I would like to raise some of the improvement aspects (regarding the workshop) puzzling in my mind… but, only after sharing the long list of positive points.

Now coming to the actual workshop content, having attended a communication workshop earlier this year at chandigarh, being facilitated by JP, I enjoyed most of the familiar activities, carried on from the chandigarh workshop.

Going outside with TISA banner & posters (pasted on shirt n trouser) was a new experience, quite exciting actually. The company of TISA members throughout this activity made it a wonderful experience, which, might had been a terrible experience if I would had to do it alone.

Seeing India Gate sparkling in artificial lights was a wonderful experience. I always enjoyed traveling in metro whenever I get a chance. Meeting with some wonderful youngsters who listened to us patiently & agreed to help us creating awareness about stammering was a healthy dose of positiveness for me.

This opportunity of getting connected to more than 20 members, having a blend of new members & old ones including yourself, JP & nitin; students as well as working people enriched me with a whole lot of new observations about stammerers.

Some of the incidents have a deep impact on me. I think they are going to make significant changes in me with time. Your words “if you feel pain for someone else’s stammering, it means you have not accepted your stammering yet. You still feel pain for your own stammering.” True words!! Actual acceptance will be accomplished only after draining all the pain of stammering.

Nitin’s words “a severe stammerer like me can’t hide my stammering by any means. So what is the point of any efforts to pretend to be a fluent speaker” What a genuine & straight forward point!!!

I am trying to re-discover my lost genuineness & innocence that I used to carry in my childhood towards my stammering so that I can rise above my fear of stammering.

Now I would like to mention some suggestions/improvement points which we may refer in our forthcoming workshops, considering atleast a 3 days workshop.

We must put more focus on meditation part, stammering being more of a mind game for most of the stammerers. We may try devoting a half day session to mental health exploring various meditation techniques ranging from very short to lengthy sittings, from active meditation to passive meditation techniques...


Ashish

DELHI SHG MEETING 16 OCTOBER 2011

 

 

 

delhi shg members from left(Anup, Umesh, Parmendra, Pinakin, Sikander, Abhishek)

 

Delhi shg meeting on 16 october was attended by six members at central park delhi. This time I got a chance to interact with a new member, named Mr. Anup(a software engineer in Noida). Actually he was old member of delhi shg but now attending after a long gap. I watched his speech carefully and surprise to see that a pws can control his stammering to this extent. Anup talked almost fluently like a non-stutter. Parmendra coordinated the group by his new and surprise package. After formal introduction round, we did a new activity, that is group Discussion and Debate. Most of us were non-experienced of this activity. We took a topic “Does God exist or not?” Lots of non-ending discussion made on this topic. Some new facts and knowledge every pws got by it. Next new activity was “facing mock interviews”. Everyone had to give his dream job interview to the five members HR panel. This was the most difficult and challenging activity for us and interview is a thing which also scared the perfect fluent people. I stuttered a lot during this interview and sometime I found myself out of answers. I scared that what will happen if these interviewers are not my friend?? But my friends pat on my back that encouraged me. I think it will be a fresh experience and eye opening activity for all the PWS. Younger PWS got advised with few tips by the senior members who already working.

            At last we did a fun activity of cracking jocks to refresh our moods. We laughed to gather and enjoyed jocks by stuttering mouths. This time we enjoyed our meeting more than previous one. Thanks to Mr. Parmendra to make this meeting a memorable for us. I also thanks to all other members who share their valuable time. We missed Lalit and Gaurav trivedi.

Delhi SHG meeting on 25 september

 

Delhi SHG meeting held on central park new delhi on 25 september as regular. This time we were all young pws and no senior present. But it was quite successful as we managed to practice all techniques. This time Mr. Lalit, Umesh Rawat, Parmendra bundela, Abhishek, Pinakin, Abhishek2 and a new member Sourav Aggrawal attended this. Mr. lalit share his experience with Vipasana meditation which he attended last week. We all others were quite unknown of this thing. He told us very sincerely and answered our all queries which we asked. Parmendra explained how to do bouncing in good manner and what it’s benefits to a pws. Umesh told his experience of “Acceptance” and it’s benefits. And what we will lost if we don’t work on acceptance. Abhishek gave us one bye one activities and alert us what we left or what we did wrong. Courage of this person is really great. He never seems to be defeated. Mr. Pinakin told us his life journey as a stammer and how stammering affects our all other surroundings. 
                      After practicing all the techniques including voluntary stuttering, we discussed on organizing workshop in Delhi and many other aspects (like venue, fees etc) & activities with it. It was quite a pleasant meeting. We were happy that we successfully arranged and completed it in absence of our previous senior coordinators. We learned how to manage and handle a group. Thanks to all other members to become a part of big TISA family. We supported each other and we learn from each other. We miss Sikander, Gaurav, arun and nitin tomer.

Delhi SHG meeting

On Sunday, There is a Delhi SHG meeting in Akshardham mandir. There are 6 members who attend this meeting. Abhishek, Gaurav trivedi, Lalit, Arun, Seekandar and Umesh . We do some regular talk on Bouncing and Accepting. Everyone say his own experience about bouncing and accepting the stammering. There are some new members who I never meet before and it is quite pleasurable movement for me . After some hours in SHG we go to support Anna Hazare's Anansan to Ramlila Maidhan. There is huge crowd. Seekander sir advice us to do something here on behalf of TISA . We take some banner of TISA and loudly shout the patriotic slogan. It is good opportunity here to sought and to aware people about TISA. It is also my first SHG meeting experience which is wonderful. Very soon we tell about next SHG meeting and anyone who is new can attend it. Can have a talk with me 8529982551 or can wright me on umeshrawat1987@gmail.com