HR vs Standard of English - inculcate ways to effectively build and develop written /oral communication

Hi All,
I am just starting my career in H.R as a fresher and i am not excellent in english. couse of it i am facing lots of problem in corresponding....Please Suggest me what i do...

Already discussed before in this cite,, the drafting abilities of the HRs in this cite is worst with even HR managers having worst english grammer. :-x:-x

Hi Chandrasekhar,
It is appreciable to posting, reminding people to think about their skills.
with regards,
Ramesh.v

Dear Chandrasekar,
I agree. Ever since I started to communicate with the members here I appeal to them to use English the way it should be. At times the expressions are just intolerable. I always wonder how these "professionals" run the show in their respective organizations.
Shall we put in a joint effort and make things happen in Chennai, at least, in making the HR professionals use English effectively. I am available on Sundays.
In the last three months I have 'helped' four persons who sought help in this area.
Best wishes,

Hi Chandru,
Thank you for waking up...... as i am HR Professional and belongs to Varnacular Medium, i need to improve my language Skill i will definitely work out on it. I believe our colleagues who have already read it and agreed with your openion are also following your suggestion.
Cheers
Minal

Absolutely, we are the people who are new in HR need to develop a lot in English language if we have to go a long journey in HR... So from Kolkata we can sit together.
Pl reply me the members who are interested from Kolkata.. to do a plan how we can arrange this...
Anupam

FRIENDS WE HAV DISCUSSED ENOUGH ABT DA PROBLEM. BUT WHATS THE SOLUTION TO THIS?:idea:
I AGREE DAT PRACTICE MAKES A MAN PERFECT. BUT WITH WHOM R WE GOING TO PRACTICE? DA PEOPLE WID WHOM WE INTERACT DAILY -NT EVEN DEY HAV PROPER COMMN SKILL.
EVEN IF NE1 TRIES HIS BEST TO B IN PRACTICE, THE OTHER GUY DISCOURAGES U BY SIMPLY GIVING A SMIRK OR SO.:icon7:
IT HAPPENED WITH ME MANY TIMES.
so nw lets find a solutn to it

Nice to read the replies posted here. Majority have accepted the fact while very few have defended it. Some of the members think that getting to know the core HR knowledge is more important than language. Of late, the art of letter writing has gone and SMS English within 160 characters is ruling the stage.

In fact, while sending a mail by email, one has to follow the usual way of letter style like Date, From, To, Salutation, Sub, Body, Thanking note, Signing off with Yours.

Just because Subject line is given, don't ignore the mandatory Sub/Ref inside. Just because To / From is mentioned, don't forget to mention the details of sender and recipient. You may send a mail from somebody's mailbox too and the recipient will not care to look into the sender mail ID. He just clicks the mail and proceeds to read. There is no relaxation for email and snail mail. The mode of transport is only different.

We Indians are not linguists with spoken/written ability in all Indian languages. Knowing two or three Indian languages will do. Only if we master English, we can go a step further globally.

I don't want to wound anybody individually and this is just an eye opener.

Regards,

Chandru
Manager-HR

Dear Chandru,

It is a great initiative and while reading this I am reminded about the way, I learnt English myself. I come from a place where, we speak only in Tamil and anyone who speaks in English or even attempts to is often made fun of and people call them as Showoffs.

Until my duration in my college, I could hardly construct a sentence in English. Today, I receive a lot appreciation for my command over the language and I am able to compete in a metro like Chennai. I should thank my Principal of my college and my friends for it.

My principle, had asked us to change the way we think, we plan and we prepare ourselves. In the sense, he had asked us to start doing all of this in English, which we normally do it in our mother tongue. He had emphasized the importance of positive self talk and that too he says must be in English.

This is just the begining, he had asked us also to read, read, read and speak, speak and speak in English. To start with, you can choose a topic of your choice or interest and also follow news channels in English. He says, this is one of the best ways to master any language. Apart from this, we also underwent formal English speaking classes and now that is easily available in every city and town.

All said and done, I believe it is one's constant willingness and continuous effort to learn is what is going to take them places. As one of our member's signature says,
"KNOWN IS THE DROP, UNKNOWN IS AN OCEAN"


Like some of the members have pointed out, let us not use SMS language and respect this forum. It is these simple efforts that will make us stronger in mastering a language. An old research says, a lot of people in UK do not write anything in the greeting cards that they send to their dear ones because, they were worried if they may commit a spelling mistake. If this is the case in land of English, then think about us. Our SMS language can actually lead us there. Let us be careful.

All the best for those who want to improve their language.

Regards,

Muthukumar K

For those who are really serious about improving their English, here are 2 simple steps to help you start in the right direction:
1. Avoid the laziness and so do NOT use SMS lingo. That means no "u" for "you", "dat" for "that", "ur" for "your", etc.
2. Do a spell check before you post your message.
These two steps will consume less than 1 minute of your time. Good luck.
Vijay