About the Book:

This Handbook of English is, in fact, meant for professionals as well as all levels and classes of learners. Having tought English language and literature for long years, I have conceived and designed this volume with a view to improving the communication skills and calibre of all concerned on a comprehensive fool-proof basics.

            Professionals of all shades, such as, engineers, technologists and business managers and administrators need a fair grasp of functional English, sufficient stock of vocabulary, a knowledge of different parts of speech, roots of words, prefixes and suffixes, different writing and speaking skills and formats. Enough space has been given to all these items in this handbook. In addition, items like videoconferencing, chairing meetings, foreign words and phases that one often comes across, a large number of idioms and phrases in day-to-day use, model formal and informal situational dialogues, public speech making, interview skills, group discussion, job-seeking techniques and phonetics have been amply covered in this volume.

Contents:

Unit I – GRAMMAR:  1. Parts of Speech  2. Punctuation Unit II – COMPOSITION:  1. Features of A Good Sentence  2. Paragraph  3. Essay  4. Synposis  5. Report Writing  6. Letter Writing  7. Note-Taking  8. Concord  9. Common Errors  10. Listening Skills  11. Fast Reading Skills  12. Reading Comprehension  Unit III - VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT:  1. Spelling and Pronounciation  2. Prefixes and Suffixes  3. Synonyms and Antonyms   4. Foreign Words and Phrases  5. Words and Expressions to Avoid  6. Analogy   7. Pairs of Words Often Confused UNIT IV - SPEAKING SKILLS:  1. Phonetics  2. Oral Presentation Skills  UNIT V - COMMUNICATION SKILLS:  1. Communication   2. Modern Office Technology   3. Idiomatic Expressions  4. Job-Seeking Techniques   5. Building a Team  6. Team Leadership