🎓 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Communication Skills & Professional Ethics – The Fun Way!

Duration: 2 Hours
Tone: Energetic • Practical • Humorous • Reflective
Outcome: Teachers communicate with clarity, confidence, empathy, and ethical maturity. 

Target Audience: Teachers / Faculty Members

🗣️ When “Okay” Doesn’t Mean Okay:

A Fun, Honest Look at Communication & Professional Ethics

Have you ever heard someone say “I’m Okay” and instantly knew… they were absolutely not okay?

Or maybe you’ve said,
“Let’s discuss this later,”
when what you actually meant was,
“Please don’t bring this up again.”

Welcome to the fascinating, confusing, and sometimes dangerous world of communication — where words speak, silence screams, and tone does all the damage.

In our daily professional lives — classrooms, offices, meetings, WhatsApp groups — communication is happening all the time. But understanding? That’s a rare skill.

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🎭 Communication: What We Say vs What We Mean

In India especially, communication comes with subtitles.

When someone says:

• “Kal dekhte hain” → Hope is optional

• “Adjust kar lo” → No solution available

• “Noted” → Emotionally checked out

We don’t just speak English.
We speak English + emotion + assumption + tone + culture.

And this is where most misunderstandings begin.

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🎓 Why Communication Skills Matter More Than Ever

In today’s classrooms and workplaces:

• Students are more aware, but more anxious

• Professionals are more connected, yet more misunderstood

• Messages travel faster, but meanings get lost quicker

A teacher may believe they are being strict.
A student may experience it as humiliation.

A manager may think they are being efficient.
A team member may feel ignored.

Same words. Different worlds.

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⚖️ Where Professional Ethics Comes In

Professional ethics isn’t about rules written in policy books.
It’s about how we treat people when no one is watching.

It’s about:

• Correcting without crushing

• Guiding without humiliating

• Being firm without being unfair

Ethics shows up in:

• How we respond to mistakes

• How we speak in frustration

• How we handle power

In short — ethics is communication with conscience.

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😂 Why This Session Won’t Be Boring

This is not a lecture on grammar or etiquette.

This session will use:
✔ Real-life classroom & workplace situations
✔ Funny Hinglish expressions we all secretly use
✔ Movie clips you’ve laughed and cried with
✔ Role plays where you become the story
✔ Conversations that make you reflect, not defend

You’ll laugh, nod, cringe a little, and maybe say:

“Oh… I’ve done that too.”

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💡 What You’ll Walk Away With

By the end of this session, you will:

• Communicate with clarity, confidence, and compassion

• Recognize hidden meanings in everyday conversations

• Handle difficult conversations without losing dignity

• Build trust instead of tension

• Teach, lead, and influence — without raising your voice

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🌱 A Thought to Carry With You

“People may forget what you taught them,
but they will never forget how safe they felt learning from you.”

This session isn’t about becoming perfect communicators.
It’s about becoming conscious communicators.

Let’s talk.
Let’s listen.
Let’s learn — together.

🎯 COMMUNICATION SKILLS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

A Fun, Thought-Provoking & Transformational Learning Experience

This module is activity-rich, humor-driven, emotionally intelligent, and practically applicable — perfect for 2.5 to 3 hours (can be compressed or expanded).

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🌟 PROGRAM TITLE

“Talk Smart. Act Right. Lead Bright.”

A Masterclass on Communication & Professional Ethics

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🧭 OVERALL LEARNING OUTCOMES

Participants will:

• Communicate with clarity, empathy & impact
• Recognize hidden communication breakdowns
• Apply ethical decision-making in real scenarios
• Handle students, colleagues & stakeholders maturely
• Use humor, tone, and timing effectively
• Build trust-driven professional relationships

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🕒 SESSION STRUCTURE (2.5–3 Hours)

Segment	Topic	Duration
1	Icebreaker & Energy Setup	15 mins
2	Foundations of Communication	30 mins
3	Funny English & Hidden Meanings	25 mins
4	Professional Ethics in Action	35 mins
5	Interactive Activities & Role Plays	40 mins
6	Reflection, Commitment & Closure	15 mins

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🔥 MODULE 1: ICEBREAKER – “WHAT DID YOU REALLY MEAN?”

🎯 Objective:

To show how communication breaks not because of language, but interpretation.

🎲 Activity: Say It Without Saying It

Trainer says common sentences. Participants guess the real meaning.

What We Say	What We Mean
“Let’s discuss later.”	I’m avoiding it.
“Noted.”	I disagree silently.
“Interesting point.”	I don’t agree but I’m polite.
“We’ll see.”	Highly unlikely.
“Please manage.”	Figure it out yourself.

😂 Humor Line:

“English is the only language where ‘Fine’ means everything except fine.”

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🧠 MODULE 2: COMMUNICATION SKILLS – THE REAL GAME

🔹 The 3 Levels of Communication

1. Content – What you say
2. Context – How, when & to whom
3. Connection – How it makes them feel

🧠 Quote:

“People may forget your words, but they’ll remember your tone.”

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🎭 Activity: Tone Transformation

Say the same sentence in 3 ways:

“You are late.”

1️⃣ Angry
2️⃣ Concerned
3️⃣ Curious

➡️ Discussion: Which creates learning? Which creates fear?

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🎬 Movie Trigger (Optional)

Movie: The Intern
Lesson: Respect beats authority.

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😄 MODULE 3: FUNNY ENGLISH WITH MULTIPLE MEANINGS

🎯 Objective:

To show how English can heal or hurt depending on usage.

😂 Funny but Powerful Examples:

Sentence	Hidden Meaning
“Do whatever you want.”	You’ll regret it.
“No offense.”	Full offense loading…
“I thought you knew.”	You disappointed me.
“With due respect…”	I disagree strongly.
“Let’s take it offline.”	You’re in trouble.

💬 Discussion:

How often do we accidentally demotivate students?

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🎲 Activity: Rephrase It Kindly

Change this into a growth-oriented message:

“You didn’t understand anything.”

Possible Answer:
👉 “Let’s try a different way to understand this.”

 

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🧩 MODULE 4: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – NOT RULES, BUT VALUES

⚖️ Ethics is NOT:

❌ Fear of rules
❌ Obedience
❌ Power play

✅ Ethics IS:

✔ Consistency
✔ Fairness
✔ Emotional safety
✔ Integrity when unobserved

💬 Quote:

“Character is what you do when no one is watching.”

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🎭 Ethical Dilemma Activity:

Scenario:
A student asks for marks due to personal issues.

Options:

1. Follow rules strictly
2. Adjust marks emotionally
3. Provide support without compromising standards

➡️ Discuss fairness vs favoritism.

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🎬 Movie Trigger

Movie: A Few Good Men
Theme: Authority vs Accountability

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🎯 MODULE 5: INTERACTIVE GROUP ACTIVITIES

🧠 Activity 1: “Fix the Sentence”

Convert toxic communication into ethical communication.

Toxic	Ethical
“You never listen.”	“Let’s pause and realign.”
“This is basic.”	“This is foundational.”
“You should know this.”	“Let’s revise this together.”

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🎭 Activity 2: Role Play (5 mins)

Roles:

• Angry Student
• Calm Teacher
• Observer

Debrief:

What worked? What escalated? What healed?

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🎯 MODULE 6: DIGITAL & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

Modern Challenges:

• Screenshot culture
• WhatsApp group politics
• Public shaming
• Email tone misinterpretation

💡 Golden Rule:

“If you won’t say it face-to-face, don’t type it.”

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🎤 MODULE 7: POWERFUL CLOSING

Reflection Question:

“What kind of educator do students feel safe with?”

Commitment Exercise:

Ask participants to complete:

“From tomorrow, I will communicate with more ______.”

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🌟 FINAL POWER LINE

“Students may forget your syllabus,
but they will never forget how you made them feel.”

 

😂 FUNNY ENGLISH SENTENCES WITH MULTIPLE MEANINGS

(Punctuation & pause can change everything!)

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🍽️ 1. Classic Grammar Killers

1. Let’s eat, Grandma.
   👉 Invite grandma to eat
   ❌ Let’s eat grandma.
2. I helped my uncle Jack off a horse.
   👉 I helped my uncle jack off a horse
   ❌ Sounds… illegal 😄
3. I like cooking my family and my dog.
   👉 I like cooking, my family, and my dog
   ❌ Cannibal alert 🚨

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🔪 2. Dangerous Without Commas

4. Kill him, not leave him.
   vs
   Kill him not, leave him.
5. Let’s beat him, not forgive him.
   vs
   Let’s beat him not, forgive him.
6. She told him she loved him not.
   vs
   She told him she loved him, not.

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😂 3. Workplace Comedy

7. I’m sorry I’m late. I was doing something.
   (Sounds suspicious already 😄)
8. Please submit your work, students.
   vs
   Please submit your students.
9. We will discuss your performance tomorrow.
   (Stress level: 100%)
10. I saw your boss naked.
    vs
    I saw your boss, naked truth!

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🧠 4. Misplaced Modifiers (Teacher Special)

11. Walking through the campus, the class was noisy.
    (Was the class walking?)
12. Hanging from the tree, I saw a monkey.
    (Who is hanging? You or the monkey?)
13. While eating, the lecture was boring.
    (Lecture was eating?)

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🤣 5. Polite English That Actually Means Something Else

14. “Interesting point.”
    👉 I strongly disagree.
15. “We’ll think about it.”
    👉 No chance.
16. “Noted.”
    👉 I heard you, but I don’t care.
17. “With due respect…”
    👉 No respect coming.
18. “Let’s circle back.”
    👉 I’m avoiding this.

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🎭 6. Student–Teacher Classics

19. Student: “Sir, I was absent because of fever.”
    Teacher: “Your attendance also has fever.”
20. Student: “I studied everything.”
    Teacher translation: “I opened the book.”
21. Teacher: “Any doubts?”
    Students: Silence louder than thunder.

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🤯 7. Office & Professional Confusion

22. I’ll do it right away.
    👉 After 3 reminders.
23. ASAP
    👉 Whenever I feel like it.
24. Let’s keep it professional.
    👉 You crossed a line.

 

😂 HINGLISH COMMUNICATION – FUN & LEARNING TABLES

“Bolna kuch… samajhna kuch!”

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🗣️ 1. DAILY LIFE HINGLISH CONFUSION

Hinglish Sentence	Actual Meaning
Kal pakka milenge	Never happening
Just 2 minutes	20–45 minutes minimum
Main bas aa raha hoon	Still at home
Dekhte hain	No chance
I’ll call you	You won’t hear back

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🏫 2. CLASSROOM / TEACHER SPECIAL

Teacher Says	Student Hears / Reality
Samajh aa raha hai na?	Bilkul nahi
Ye toh bahut easy hai	Hum hi dumb hain
Koi doubt?	Silence mode ON
Next class mein dekhenge	Bhool jao
Attendance strict hai	Aaj mood off hai

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😂 3. OFFICE / PROFESSIONAL HINGLISH

Statement	Real Meaning
Let’s align on this	You must agree with me
Please manage	Mujhe involve mat karo
We’ll take it offline	You’re in trouble
Good effort, but…	Completely wrong
Let’s keep it professional	Line cross ho gayi

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😅 4. EMAIL & WHATSAPP COMMUNICATION

Message	Hidden Meaning
Gentle reminder	Second warning
As discussed…	You forgot
Per my last mail	Read properly
FYI	Ab tum dekho
Noted	I don’t care

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🤯 5. STUDENT–TEACHER CLASSICS

Statement	Reality
Sir, network issue tha	Intention weak tha
Assignment almost done	Sirf title likha hai
Kal se pakka padhunga	Jhooth
Sir, last chance	10th last chance

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🎭 6. DOUBLE MEANING HINGLISH

Sentence	Hidden Meaning
Aap free ho?	Emotionally or physically?
Bas thoda sa kaam hai	Poora din gaya
I’ll manage	I’m dying inside
Adjust kar lo	Suffer silently

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🎤 7. FUN TRAINER ONE-LINERS

Line	Message
Hinglish is not a language, it’s an emotion	Cultural truth
Communication is 30% words, 70% tone	Awareness
Silence in class is louder than noise	Reflection
Students don’t fail, communication does	Empathy

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🎯 8. MINI ACTIVITY – REFRAME IT!

Negative Line	Better Version
Tumse nahi hoga	Let’s try together
Tum galat ho	Let’s relook at this
Ye simple hai	Let me explain differently
Tumne try nahi kiya	Let’s work on your approach

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🧠 FINAL TAKEAWAY

“In India, communication is not about English —
it’s about samajh aur samvedana (understanding & empathy).”

22.  

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🎤 FUN TRAINER LINE (Use in session)

“English is the only language where punctuation can save lives… literally.”

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🧠 MINI ACTIVITY FOR PARTICIPANTS

Ask them to rewrite this safely:

👉 “Let’s fire him, boss.”

Possible correction:
✔ “Let’s motivate him instead.”
✔ “Let’s review his performance.”

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🎯 CLOSING HUMOR QUOTE

“Communication is not what you say,
it’s what the other person survives.”

🎓 1. EDUCATION, TEACHING & ETHICS

🎥 Taare Zameen Par (2007)

Theme: Empathy in education
Key Scene: Teacher understanding the child
🔗 https://youtu.be/g8zUjOI1SL4?si=h3YLhIFUyqV8TZWV

Ethical Learning:

Teaching is not about authority; it’s about understanding.

Tare Zameen Par - https://youtu.be/g8zUjOI1SL4?si=h3YLhIFUyqV8TZWV

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🎥 3 Idiots (2009)

Theme: Education vs pressure
Key Scene: Chatur’s speech / Virus vs Rancho
🔗 https://youtu.be/iFkoP8y9648?si=JNJEcNOl830TZ9Y4

Ethical Learning:

Knowledge without compassion creates fear, not learning.

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🎥 Hichki (2018)

Theme: Inclusion & teacher ethics
Key Scene: Classroom transformation
🔗 https://youtu.be/S2CA5q57DGA?si=6RjmcsKnIcVXbtXU

Ethical Learning:

Belief in students can change destinies.

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🧑‍💼 2. PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY & MORAL COURAGE

🎥 Airlift (2016)

Theme: Responsibility & leadership
Key Scene: Standing up for citizens
🔗 https://youtu.be/du5FppXkW7k?si=FR-nlTYa-vEuohIh

Ethical Learning:

True leaders take responsibility, not credit.

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🎥 Special 26 (2013)

Theme: Ethics vs deception
Key Scene: Confrontation with CBI
🔗 https://youtu.be/8oeGQjwAsFg?si=JiIKu5Z4omLLMNwi

Ethical Learning:

Intelligence without ethics is dangerous.

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🎥 Article 15 (2019)

Theme: Social justice & moral courage
Key Scene: Officer standing against system
🔗https://youtu.be/iZubgBGeyvo?si=26AkuSck3pamof6e

Ethical Learning:

Ethics demand action, not silence.

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🧑‍⚖️ 3. LAW, JUSTICE & VALUES

🎥 Jolly LLB (1 & 2)

Theme: Legal ethics
Key Scene: Courtroom confrontations
🔗 https://youtu.be/AUwqar3BJUg?si=MApSpqvClUlS9DSB

Ethical Learning:

Justice without integrity is manipulation.

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🎥 Pink (2016)

Theme: Consent, respect & dignity
Key Scene: “No means no” courtroom scene
🔗 https://youtu.be/jyR1sLLWNHU?si=jmtEallAkr5kdYvn

Ethical Learning:

Silence is not consent. Ethics protect dignity.

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🏢 4. CORPORATE & WORKPLACE ETHICS

🎥 Guru (2007)

Theme: Ethics vs ambition
Key Scene: Courtroom justification
🔗 https://youtu.be/ulnbLsE9RUw?si=kXSNqVItN_04OyaU - tamil dubbing

https://youtube.com/shorts/091hkFGRzVY?si=u3rZ7LcdvylsGrzn - Hindi

Tamil

Hindi 

Ethical Learning:

Success without ethics has a short life.

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🎥 Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year

Theme: Ethical business practices
Key Scene: Honest sales pitch
🔗 https://youtu.be/YooFMTDlf5Q?si=MeXzPe62-ZliHmc3

Ethical Learning:

Trust is the best business strategy.

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🧠 5. LEADERSHIP & MORAL RESPONSIBILITY

🎥 Chak De! India

Theme: Leadership & integrity
Key Scene: Locker room speech
🔗 https://youtu.be/xK3x7EOA30s?si=wWoAybW0lxlW4mE1

Ethical Learning:

Leadership is about responsibility, not power.

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🎥 Swades (2004)

Theme: Social responsibility
Key Scene: Light bulb village scene
🔗 https://youtu.be/qGrEjnMQS00?si=h1VgHagMKkFqNvw9

Ethical Learning:

True success serves society.

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🎭 6. DISCUSSION ACTIVITY (POST-CLIP)

Ask participants:

1. What ethical dilemma was shown?

2. What choice was made?

3. What would YOU have done differently?

4. How does this relate to your profession?

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🌟 CLOSING QUOTE FOR SESSION

“Character is what you do when no one is watching.”
— John Wooden

🎭 INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY: ETHICS IN ACTION

Activity: “What Would YOU Do?”

Split participants into groups and give one scenario:

1️⃣ Student begs for marks
2️⃣ Manager pressures for false data
3️⃣ Colleague takes credit for your work
4️⃣ Admin asks you to hide a mistake

Each group answers:

• What is the easy choice?

• What is the ethical choice?

• What is the courageous choice?

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🧠 REFLECTION QUESTIONS

• When have I compromised my values for comfort?

• What kind of professional do I want to be known as?

• What will people say about my ethics when I’m not in the room?

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🌱 CLOSING THOUGHT

“Skills may get you the job.
Ethics decide how long you stay respected.”