Virtual message.

 Most often the input for a message comes in the form of a telephonic conversation between two people. The virtual conversation conveyed in the conversation is to be converted into a message for a third person. Whereas, sometimes, standard instructions contain the necessary information for the message. Such messages are written on small pieces of papers called memo-slips. Basically such messages contain the following:

  Format : 

• Date 

• Time 

• Name of a person to whom the message is directed 

• Body of the message 

• Name of the writer / sender 

  Points to remember : While writing the body of the message, the following points have to be kept in mind. 

• Only the most important details should be written. 

• No new information should be added. 

• Grammatically correct sentences should be used. 

• Indirect or reported speech should be used. 

• The message should be written in simple language and without any abbreviations. 

• Check your message before you submit and send it. 

• Be friendly and polite. 

• Avoid pun/ambiguity/witticism, in short words that would create confusion or a chaotic situation.

  Example:

You receive a telephone call from your mother’s office when she is not at home. You have the following conversation with the speaker. But you have to go for your tuition class. So you leave a message for your mother. Write the message within 50 words using the information given below. Do not add any new information.

Ambuj : Hello! 

Mr Rastogi : Hello! May I speak to Ms Dixit, please? I am Naresh Rastogi from the office. 

Ambuj : Mom’s not at home right now. 

Mr Rastogi : In that case can you give her a message? It is urgent. Please tell her that the meeting fixed for tomorrow has been rescheduled. Ask her to check her mail as soon as possible for the details. Please don’t forget to inform her. 

Ambuj : Don’t worry. I will tell her as soon as she returns. 14 Feb 3:30 pm

 

  Message

Mom , Mr Rastogi from the office called up to say that the meeting fixed for tomorrow has been rescheduled. He wants you to check your mail as soon as possible for the details. He said it was urgent.  Ambuj

  BRAINSTORMING

(A1) (i) In pairs, enact the given conversation between Rakesh and Mrs Sarkar.

Rakesh : Hello, may I speak to Dr Sarkar? 

Mrs Sarkar : He has gone to the hospital to attend the OPD. May I know who is speaking? 

Rakesh : Yes. I am Rakesh Sood. My wife has been having a severe headache since yesterday. Since this morning she has also developed a high temperature. I would be very grateful if the doctor could come over to our place to examine her. 

Mrs Sarkar : Of course. Please let me note down your address. 

Rakesh : It is B-49, New Colony. 

Mrs Sarkar : I will give him your message as soon as he returns. 

Rakesh : Thank you. 

  Mrs Sarkar had to leave for the school where she teaches. So she wrote a message for her husband. Draft the message in not more than 50 words. 

23 Nov 2020 , 8:05 A.M. Dear Hubby,  Mr. Rakesh Sood called up to say his wife has a severe headache and high fever the previous day. He requested you to visit his place to examine his wife. He would be grateful  if you do so. He lives at B-49, New Colony. Leaving this message since I have to go to school to teach.  Mrs. Sarkar

(ii) Using information from the dialogue given below, write the message which Amrita left for her brother, Sourajit. (Do not leave out any vital information or add any new information). 

Shekhar : Is this 28473892? 

Amrita : Yes. May I know who is speaking?

Shekhar : I am Shekhar. I want to speak to Sourajit. I am his friend from IHM, Goa. 

Amrita : I am his sister. Sourajit is not at home at the moment. Can you ring up a little later? 

Shekhar : I shall be a little busy. Actually, I have got a placement at the Hotel Mumbai, and will have to join with immediate effect. So right now I am trying to get all the formalities completed. This is the news that I wanted to give Sourajit. Will you do that for me? Also tell him that I will let him know my new cell phone number as soon as I get one. 

Amrita : I’ll do that. Bye and all the best. 

  Amrita had to leave for office. So she wrote a note for Sourajit. Draft her message in not more than 50 words. 

 

23 Nov 2020 , 8:05 A.M.                                                                                                                                                         Sourajit,  Mr. Shekhar , your friend from IHM Goa called up when you were not home. He called up to give news about his placement at Hotel Mumbai. He stated that he would be busy in completing formalities of joining. He would let you know his new cell phone number very soon.  Amrita.

(iii) You are Priyanka, a personal assistant to Ms Sen. She was away attending a meeting when Mr Garg rang up. You spoke to him and jotted down his message in your note- pad. Draft the message for Ms Sen using the information in your notes given below.

Mr Garg - rang up - 5pm - has received the CDs and the posters - coming tomorrow - to thank Ms Sen and to personally hand over the cheque. 

 (iv) Read the following conversation between Aashna and Mr Singh. 

Aashna : Hello, may I speak to Ranajit, please? 

Mr Singh : Ranajit is getting ready for school. May I know who is speaking? 

Aashna : My name is Aashna. I am Ranajit’s classmate. 

Mr Singh : Hello, Aashna. I am Ranajit’s father. Is there any message? 

Aashna : Yes. Please ask him to bring his biology notebook to school today. I was absent from school due to illness. I would like to see the notes which our biology teacher gave to the class during my absence. 

Mr Singh : I will definitely do that. 

  Since Mr Singh had to go for his morning walk he left a message for Ranajit. Draft that message in 50 words. 

 (v) Rajat comes home from school and finds the door locked. Since he has a duplicate key he enters and finds a note from his mother kept on the table. In it she explains that she had to rush to the hospital with Mrs Manohar, their neighbour, who had met with an accident. She has also written that he should have the rice and curry kept on the dining table for lunch. He could heat the food in the microwave oven if he wanted to, but he should be very careful while handling the switch. Draft the message which Rajat’s mother left for him.

(vi) Using the information given below, write a message which Manu left for his sister, Renu. (Do not add any new information. The message should not exceed 50 words). 

Ruhaan rang up-book-reading session-‘Children Ask Kalam’-Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam-ompilation of letters received by him from children and his answers- Oxford Book Store-8 pm, this evening,-pick you up-6:30 pm-attend reading session together. 

 (vii) Given below is a template for a message. Imagine you are working as a receptionist in a company and you are supposed to maintain the call record. Complete the details given in the template for a particular message.

Call For : From : Company : Date Time Phone ( ) Message : Action (Circle One) Taken By Phoned Returned Your Call Back Will Call Again Call

Interview Guidelines with examples

 *Framing Interview Questions*

*Guidelines for framing interview questions:-*

1) Use simple and acceptable language while framing interview questions.

2) Some questions should be assisted with statements to make it more convincing.

3) The questions must be based on the given points or hints.

4) It should have a short intro and sum up.

5) It should contain introductory question, content questions, probing questions and closing question.

6) The initial few questions should be about past events and in past tense. (2 to 3). 

The middle questions should be about present events so they must be in present tense (3-4). 

The ending questions should be about future plans actions or message for audience/people/generation.

7) The sequence of the questions should be chronological with the life events and proper tenses.

8) Questions should be relevant to the topic.

9) Grammar structure must be given priority.

10) Number of questions should be 8 to 10 only.

Examples:-

Q. Imagine that you are going to interview a Sarpanch of a village, who has been selected for ‘Adarsh Gaon Award’. Frame a set of 8 to10 questions to interview him/her.                                                                                      

An Audience/Talk with Sarpanch

Namaste Pushpa Tai!  Welcome and hearty congratulations on being selected for ‘Adarsh Gaon Award’.

1) How do you feel on being selected for this award?

2) Did you ever dream of getting this award?

3) Please, share with us something about your planning and efforts to achieve this award.

4) What challenges did you come across at the initial stage?

5) How about getting the support of your villagers in implementing various schemes and   projects?

6) We have heard that you all had taken collective efforts without government funding, why is it so?

7) As a leader, which initiatives and drives do you think were responsible for cultivating good habits among the villagers?

8) Whom do you consider as a main catalyst for the change?

9) Achieving the award was an happy moment but how are you going to keep up the expectations  henceforth?

10) What is your future aspiration? 

11.Can you give few suggestions for the betterment of other villages ?    

 I am sure that your village and you are really deserved this award.

           Thank You.

All the best for your future endeavours.                     

Q. Imagine that you are college representative of your college. You have to take an interview of Health Minister / Spokesperson of State Government. Frame questions to take the interview.

Good morning sir, I welcome you, thank you so much for sharing your precious time for the interview. I want to ask you some questions regarding the problem the world is facing due to covid19, lockdown.

1) What special arrangements are being made to tackle this problem?

2) How are the people responding to the situations?

3) What difficulties is the administration facing to handle the situation

4) Do you think that we will be able to overcome the situation, if so how?

5) What arrangements have been made to support the poor and the downtrodden in our state/country?

6) What special medical facilities are arranged to curb down the virus?

7) Are you thinking to extend the lock down for some more days as the situation in some states and parts of our country is not yet under control?

8) What message do you want to give the citizens of our country /state in this situation?

Thank you so much Sir once again for sparing your precious time.

*Interview of Chief minister*

Welcome sir to this session.

1) How can we remove fear of the people regarding the present situation?                               

2) Is the Government's attempts worth to overcome the situation?  

3) Is there enough care taken to supply basic commodities to the common people?                  

4) What other caution do people need to take care apart from the one listed?

5) What steps are taken up by the government to ensure the safety of the public?                                    

6) How would be the loss of education compensated in coming days?

7) Are you thinking to extend the lock down period? 

8) Will the lock down be completely relaxed or will it be in a phased manner?

Thank you sir for giving your valuable time and consideration.

*Interview of Health Minister*

Good morning,sir.

Let me take this opportunity to thank you for sparing your precious time amidst this period of crisis.

1) Can you briefly explain what this novel Corona Virus is all about?

2) Why is it spreading so quickly?

3) What are the common symptoms of covid?

4) How will social distancing help to overcome this pandemic?

5) How would a complete lockdown be the only solution to overcome this epidemic?

6) What is your plan B if we get out of stock of medicine, food grains and other essential commodities?

7) What possible arrangements have been made for the underprivileged class during the complete lock down period?

8) What preventive measures would be taken in this period of crisis?

9) What's your advice to the nation?

Thanks for sharing your views and giving valuable official instructions through this interview. We will accept your advice and assure to join your hands.

*Interview Questions for Dietitian*

Good morning Sir / Madam. Welcome to our studio. You are one of the renowned dietitians of our city. I want to know various valuable things from you. Recently you got the ‘Dhanwantari award’ from medical council of Maharashtra. Hearty congratulations to you.

1) How do you feel after getting success in your career?

2) How did you come into this field?

3) Does the changing life style have an affect on the diet?

4) How do you handle a difficult patient with a serious health condition?

5) What was your most rewarding  experience in this field?

6) Have you ever given lectures about nutrition?

7) Today people are aiming for a perfect figure, what's your say on it?

8) Do you think that proper nutritious diet and regular exercise are essential for good health?

9) What is the role of diet in our life?

10) What message would you like to give in general regarding health? 

Thanks for giving your valuable time for us. Your interview is really informative. All doubts are cleared now. Thanks once again.

*Interview questions for a Doctor*

Good morning sir, happy to see you. 

1) Why did you choose  medical field as your career?

2) Can you describe your journey in this field?

3) What difficulties did you face to become a doctor?

4) Why did you choose to be a surgeon?

5) What are your hobbies and interests?

6) What are the social responsibilities of a doctor?

7) What is your philosophy of life?

8) Have you  gone through any challenging medical case in your career?

9) What steps will you take to prevent medical malpractice?

10) Any message from you for the budding doctors?

Thanks for giving the valuable interview. Your interview will be published in our college magazine. It will be a reliable source of information for all. Thanks again.

*Common interview questions for any well known person*

1) How do you feel after achieving success in your field?

2) What inspired you to choose this field?

3) What is your mantra of success?

4) Who is your role model/idol/ideal person?

5) How did you overcome your hardships?

6) What support did your family give  you?

7) Who inspired you?/Who is your motivator?/Who motivated you? 

8) What would be your message to the youth?

Thank you for such a wonderful interview.

Interview.

 1.6 Into the Wild.

A5)Your college has decided to celebrate the World Environment Day .Mr Kiran Purandare has been invited as the *Chief Guest* for the event.Imagine  you are the Secretary of the  ' *Nature club*'of your college and you have to conduct an interview of Mr Kiran Purandare. Frame 8/10 questions for the same.

Ans: 

*An audience with Mr Kiran Purandare.*👇

  Good morning Sir.Welcome to our college.Its our privilege to have an audience with you.

May I start?

1)How did you start your journey as an environmentalist?

2)Where did you take your environmental education?

3)Which awards have you received up to now?

4)How did you feel when you were awarded the *Sahitya Puraskar*?

5)You are a writer also.

Which is your award winning book?

6)Who inspired you for this work?

Or

Who is your motivational Guru for this work?

Or

Who motivated you for this work?

7)Who is your idol/role model/ideal person?

8)How many days did you spend in Nagzira and nearby forest area?

9) Can you share your experience with us during 400 days?

10) Didn't you afraid of wild animals during those days?

11)Which hardships /difficulties /  challenges did you face in your life?

12) Don't you find it difficult to play multi roles such as *wild life expert,a bird watcher,a writer and an honorary wild life warden*?

13)How did an idea of the foundation of *Nisarg Wedh Organization* come into your mind?

14)Who helped you in it?

15)Does your family support you?

16)Who gave you an idea of the foundation of *Kika's Bird Club*?

17)How did the concept of *bird farming* come into your mind?

18)How did you feel when you had lost completely in the jungle of Umarzara?

19)Who helped you to find out the way towards Pitezari?

20)How did you start to educate the local rural folks for the conservation of forest?

21)Do you think that such education is needed today?

22)How can one become *eco friend*?

23) What message would you give for the protection of  wild life and also the whole environment?

       Thank you very much Sir for spending your precious time with us and sharing your experiences with us. It was wonderful interacting with you.