Free Public Speaking Evening for HR and Training Professionals
Drink Coffee. Speak Out. Inspire
Are you an HR professional responsible for training in your company? Are you committed to providing the highest quality training for your staff ? Do some of your staff members need to improve their in Communication, English or Soft Skills?
Then here is a valuable opportunity for you!
The Rainbow Institute of Communication and English, a center for excellence in Communication, English and Soft Skills development is a preparation center for Cambridge English and a training service provider in 7 districts in Sri Lanka to the Government of USA.
The Rainbow Institute is honored to collaborate with Daily Mirror Education, in presenting a Public Speaking Evening for HR and Training professionals. The theme for this session is “Drink Coffee. Speak Out. Inspire”
The term “Public Speaking”, is not only about giving a presentation. It about demonstrating communication skills that convey leadership and persuasion. Staff from the highest, to the lowest levels, who can communicate effectively are a great assert to any company.
Those with dynamic public speaking skills, better persuasion and confidence stand out as leaders. With the right training, any intelligent person can become a powerful public speaker.
TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Rainbow Institute is committed to help professionals to speak skillfully before a group, feel confident, while enjoying yourself and know that your audience is getting your message.
When the Rainbow Institute, works with our clients, we take them through a transformational experience. We motivate and guide our clients to bring out the best of their unique talents and develop their unique style.
Top professionals including Medical Specialists, Lawyers, Company Directors, Managers, University Lecturers, Military personnel and Clergy and have benefitted from this training.
The lead trainer is, eminent academic and powerful public speaker, Dr Mahim Mendis, BA (Hons) SL; MA (Lancaster) UK; M. Phil (Leicester) UK; Ph. D (NUS) , Post -Doctoral Scholar, University of Northern Illinois , USA and University of Massachusetts, USA .
Dr Mendis is supported by a dynamic group of trainers with international credentials.
Rainbow Institute training is distinctive in that we adhere to high international benchmarks in training delivered with Sri Lankan warmth and hospitality.
CORPORATE TRAINING
Whist offering a range of English and Communication courses, in house, Rainbow Institute is also a highly sought after trainer for developing English and Communication skills of staff at various levels of top companies and international Organizations in Sri Lanka. We tailor training based on international benchmarks to suit individual requirements of our corporate clients.
Our prestigious corporate client base includes MAS Holdings, Fonterra Brands, John Keells Foundation, Central Finance, Central Bank, Ceylon Tobacco Company, Hilton Hotel, NTB Bank, AIA Insurance, Hilton Residencies, Bartleet Group, Embassy of the United States of America and Canadian High Commission.
EXCLUSIVELY FOR HR AND TRAINING PROFESSIONALS
“Drink Coffee. Speak Out. Inspire”- is organized exclusively for HR and Training Managers responsible for corporate training, who would like to gain first- hand experience of what Rainbow has to offer.
This exciting programme is scheduled for Wed 11 October from 1.30 pm – 5.30 pm at the Rainbow Institute premises at 28, School Lane, Colombo 3.
Places are offered to HR and Training Managers, strictly on invitation on a complimentary basis. A few more seats are available on a first come first serve basis. Call- Ganesha on 077 0788295 or 011438040 or visit www.facebook.com/RainbowInstituteSL/ for more information.
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”
We could all be a little insane at times. Doing the same routine everyday expecting an exciting life. Studying the same way and expecting the better results?
I’ve had my own fair share of being insane. But I recovered and learned.
I, was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany, but grew up and obtained my early education in Munich, Germany. I was a poor student, and some of my teachers thought I might be retarded. So you see I was always a little loony if you may call it so. I was unable to speak fluently at age nine. I was yet fascinated by the laws of nature, experiencing a deep feeling of wonder when puzzling over the invisible, yet real, force directing the needle of a compass.
I began playing the violin at age six and continued to play throughout my life. At the age twelve I discovered geometry and was taken by its clear and certain proofs. I mastered calculus by age sixteen. When you are insane, a great gift comes with it; the gift of consistent hard work and curiosity.
My formal secondary education ended at the age of sixteen. I disliked school, and just as I was planning to find a way to leave without hurting my chances for entering the university, my teacher expelled me because apparently my bad attitude was affecting my classmates. I tried to enter the Federal Institute of Technology (FIT) in Zurich, Switzerland, but my knowledge of subjects other than mathematics was not up to par, and I failed the entrance examination. On the advice of the principal, I first obtained a diploma at the Cantonal School in Aarau, Switzerland, and in 1896 I was automatically admitted into the FIT. There I came to realize that he was more interested in and better suited for physics than mathematics.
I passed the examination to graduate from the FIT in 1900, but due to the opposition of one of the professors I was unable to go on to obtain the usual university assistantship. In 1902 I was hired as an inspector in the patent office in Bern, Switzerland. Six months later I married Mileva Maric, a former classmate in Zurich. We had two sons. Maybe Bern was my lucky place. Or let us call it sheer dedication and hard work. It was in Bern, too, that I, at twentysix, completed the requirements for my doctoral degree and wrote the first of my revolutionary scientific papers.
I am not even posing anything ridiculous when I may say, life is one insane ride.
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
There was not a single day where I wasn’t looked at as if I was out of mind. If you didn’t know, you may know now; every single one of us are insane and out of our minds in our own capacity. No one is supposed to be judged for their level of eccentricity. That is why I believe a little bit of insanity will help you imagine, innovate and create.
When you know you’ve been called names and thrashed down. You will realize your growth and your untapped potential. You will understand how limitless you are and that everyone else is trying to stop you.
Ah! Yes, I do sound utterly out of the world and you may even say I’m out of control. It’s all for the better.
Imagination is vital to help you grow. You imagine and you create. There is a cycle, and it’s important for your life. I’m not teaching you on how to be successful, I’m just guiding you on how you can achieve the best in life.
It is more important to be a man of value rather than a man of success. This clearly shows what you define success as.
What I want to get through to you is that, we are all a crazy bunch. Brains work in the most complex way and who is to say what the right way is. It is nature itself. It is quite alright to be out of your mind. Let go and achieve the best in life. Just be grounded enough to come back to reality once in a while!
Look deep in to nature, and then you will understand everything better. Albert Einstein. Written by Devuni Goonewardene Email any comments, criticisms and feedback to devuni@gmail.com