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Unit 1V Meeting Introduction A meeting is a place were two or more people assemble together to discuss. Before Meeting Be prepared before the meeting begins. Four things to be done before meeting, ·        Send invites in advance ·        Distribute an agenda ·        Reserve Meeting space ·        Briefing on the status of project. During Meeting Steps to conduct a successful meeting. ·        Review agenda – review the aim and purpose of the meeting. ·        Keep discussion focused on agenda. ·        Agree an action plan ·        Evaluate meeting – Try to do a brief evaluation. After the Meeting ·        Share all meeting documentation with the participants. ·        Ask for feedback ideas to improve meetings ·        Stay connected.

Misery -        Anton Chekov Anton Chekov is a Russian short story writer, humourist and a realist. His stories are concerned about the plight of human life. His characters are drawn from real life. His short story Misery or Lament depicts the life of a sledge-driver. Iona Potapov, a sledge driver encounters lack of sympathy, kindness, warmth and friendship. The old sledge-driver faces the misery of cold weather, the misery of poverty, misery of losing his young son and the misery of not having anyone to share his feelings. Iona spends an entire evening among the crowded streets. “Big flakes of wet snow are whirling lazily about the street lamps, which have just been lighted, and lying in a thin soft layer on the roofs, horses’ backs, shoulders, caps.”  He is unable to share or communicate his thoughts to people. The first customer for the sledge-driver is a man in military uniform. The customer was not ready to listen the feelings and emotions of the driver.

The Errors of Santa Claus -         Stephen Leacock Stephen Leacock is a humourist, author and a short story writer. He is a Canadian author who is celebrated for his humour and delicate satire. The Errors of Santa Claus is a part of his collection titled “Frenzied Fiction” (1918). This story mocks at the modern world of fashion of gifting during Christmas. At recent times gifting has become fashionable. The season of Christmas has become the season of shopping. This short story depicts the misconceptions parent root in the mind of children. The story revolves around two families, namely the Browns and the Jones. Both the families celebrate Christmas together by exchanging gifts. In the dinning room Jones and Browns discusses about the gift they have purchased for their children. Jones has bought an automatic train for his son. Brown claims that he will gift his son Edwin an aeroplane. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Jones are discussing about the gift they are going to pres

School for Scandal                            - Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The School for Scandal is a play written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. This play was performed at Dury Lane Theatre in the year 1777. It is one of the greatest comedies of manners in English. Gossiping is  major theme in School for Scandal. In this play Sheridan explores the artifice and superficiality of the upper class English people of 18 th century. Joseph Surface the brother of Charles Surface pretends to be morally good. He tries to spoil the reputation of his brother. Both the brothers desire to marry Maria, who is a wealthy ward of Peter Teazle. Peter Teazle is disgust about the immodest nature of Charles. He wants his ward to marry Joseph Surface. Joseph surface and lady Sneerwell circulate false stories to exploit the reputation of Charles. Sneerwell spreads a false story stating that Charles is in love with Lady Teazle, the wife of Peter Teazle. But the fact is Joseph Surface is

Writing Novel A novel is a fictional story which reflects the life of people. A novel writer creates fictional or imaginary characters and explores great themes in his novel. Some of the themes identified by a novelists are betrayal, love, revenge, loneliness, self-discovery.  Three essential things to write a novel are ·                  Imagination ·                  Craftsmanship ·                  Determination The basic structure of a novel is conflict or struggle. A novel decries the frailities and weakness of people. It doesn’t talk about happy and contended people. Angus Wilson claims “The impulse to write a novel comes from a momentary unified vision of life”. A fictional writer shapes his bitter and sweet experience. His first novel tends to be autobiographical. A novelist should be dare enough to explore the modern world fearlessly. He should select the central character of the story. First Person narration “ I “ A novel writer uses first pers

Script Writer Writing a script is a unique role in the world of drama. This unique role is performed by Scriptwriters who write and develop screenplays for film or TV drama. They are  talented people in creating  characters, dialogue and writing  plot. They collaborate with producers, directors and actors to draft and redraft their script.. A Scriptwriter is accountable for explaining the story in detail with the things happening around the character. They write alone to develop their scripts. These writers are solitary creators who enjoys artistic freedom to express their thoughts and ideas. To write plays, a script writer must consider the limited staging area and the fact that most of the story is told in dialog.  Alfred Hitchcock said,           “To make a great film you need three things — the script, the script, and the script.” A script writer is a keen observer of mankind. He pays great attention to people’s behaviour and speech. He can draw inspiration f