PERSONALITY

&
ITS DEVELOPMENT
WHAT IS PERSONALITY?
Personality is a collection of emotional, thought
and behavioral patterns unique to a person that is
consistent over time
Originates from the Latin word persona, which
means "mask.“
WHAT MAKES UP
PERSONALITY?
 Physical Appearance
 Communication Skills
 Intelligence
 Confidence
 Attitude
 Emotional Intelligence
 Interpersonal Skills
 PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
“First impression is the last impression”

It’s all about:

Your clothes
Your hair
Your hygiene
Your dressing sense
Your overall looks!
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
How to Make
yourself
understood?
HOW COMMUNICATION OCCURS

•Words - 7%
•Voice – 38%
•Body Language – 55%
Facial Expressions
Gestures
Attitude
TYPES OF
COMMUNICATION

Verbal
- Oral
- Written

Non Verbal
- Body Language
INTELLIGENCE – YOUR IQ
(ARE YOU KNOWLEDGEABLE?)

• Your Intelligence
• Your Aptitude
• Your knowledge
CONFIDENCE – I CAN DO IT!

 Can you speak confidently in front of public?

 Can you face an interview?
Yes
 Are you a good orator? Yes
I can do it!
 Do you believe in yourself?
 Can you communicate without hesitation?
ATTITUDE

• An attitude is the psychological response to

people, society, objects, events, occurrences
and circumstances;  to life itself.
• It’s all about how you manage various
situations in your life
 EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
-
UNDERSTANDING & MANAGING EMOTIONS

Set of abilities or competencies that enable us

to understand and manage ourselves and our
emotions effectively.
EMOTIONS-
• Surprise
• Happiness
• Fear
• Sadness
• Anger
• Disgust
 INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Interpersonal skills are the life skills we use every day to communicate
and interact with other people, both individually and in groups.
•Interpersonal Skills Includes:
•Verbal Communication
•Non verbal communication
•Team Management
•Presentation Skills
•Listening Skills
•Stress Management
•Decision Making
•Negotiation Skills
•Leadership Skills
Empathy:
Two volunteers were asked to talk about anything
they want to. The only rule was they can’t use the
word ‘I’.
To focus on importance of understanding others
and demonstrate how self-centered we are
Self confidence
Participants were asked to come one by one and
say ‘ha’ as loudly as possible. Participants who are
otherwise not very confident people were able to
do the exercise very confidently, indicating their
scope to build upon their confidence.