TIPS TO TRAVEL SAFE IN TRAIN

TIPS TO TRAVEL SAFE IN TRAIN

1. Be self-reliant. Don’t ask any co-passenger for any help until emergency arises. For example carry water bottle full of water for use.
2. Lock your luggage while traveling.
3. Wear simple clothes as others judge from your looks.
4. Eat nothing from the people around. Many times the eatables are laced with intoxicants and passengers are looted.
5. Before stepping in the reserved class, have a look on the passengers’ list pasted outside the compartment and find who are your neighbors while traveling. Even jot down their names and seat numbers and sms them to the person to be contacted in emergency.
6. Set  1 number of the mobile on emergency mode. If emergency, press 1
7. Inform your journey details to the person to be contacted in emergency before the journey e.g. ticket number, seat number, train name, time, coach and class traveled, estimated time of the train to reach at the arrival station.
8. For females:

8.1.Have a round of the coach you are traveling in and see how many females are traveling with you. If will build your confidence and panic will fly away.

            8.2 Carry black pepper spray for your protection and use in emergency.

            8.3 Be physically fit and use non-verbal communication for strangers.

8.4 Excessive talking and laughing with strangers means compromise with safety

      and security.

8.5  Do not talk loudly on mobile phone and do not talk for long with nears or dears.

8.6  If your receive a call, do not attend. On the other hand ring back to the caller and say you are traveling and will talk when you reach at the destination.

8.7  Disclosure of your arrival station compromises your safety and security. Avoid disclosing the same. Better send sms of your movements to your dear ones e.g. name of the station reached.

8.8 Instead of giving information about your movements loudly on phone, send sms to your dears and nears for regularly informing them about your arrival on various stations.

Keeping the current scenario in mind, with the rising crime rate in the country against senior citizens and women, self-defense pepper spray, available in handy size, fits easily into one’s purse, pocket or bag and is effortless to use.

It temporarily  immobilizes the attacker, inflaming the eyes, nose, throat and lungs, causing temporary blindness, severe burning sensation on skin, swelling of breathing tube tissues and systematically cuts off all except breathing. So, the victim can escape.

BETTER SAFE THAN TO BE SORRY.

     NOTE: This is in addition to what you already know.

  

VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION

Verbal and nonverbal communication 

combines to form a personal style that is unique to every communicator.

 Remember the three Cs of good communication are that communication should be:

·        CLEAR

·        CRISP

·        CONCISE

ACTIVE LISTENING - YES, YOU CAN

Talk Low, Talk Slow and Do Not Say Too Much

Dear Friend,

You must have observed that the two words "LISTEN" and "SILENT" are made of the same six letters. This makes think of the powe of active listening. It means that active listening is a must for talking in the real sense.

You should never think that by merely talking to somebody you can make yourself understand. In fact, there is a big difference between talking and making yourself understood. They are alone best talkers who know the value of listening. If you analyse closely and carefullly, you will find that the best talkers use the value of listening as a tool to make their own arguments more compelling; as tool for making their audience more receptive. In other words, great communication is not about making yourself sound good; it is about making your message clear. Now, the question arises- How should you get the message across? The answer is very simple- use body language; be careful while using words and use them powerfully; remember that you have to act as a regulator to bring the talk to a logical conclusion, to convince the person who is talking to you.

As far as using body language is concerned, you have to learn how to communicate with your eyes. Besides, you have to be aware of meaning of non-verbal signals which include gestures too. If you have the ability to check physical clues for underlying emotions, your job becomes easier. If there are any barriers to communication, you have to work keenly to remove them. Next to using body language comes use of words in a powerful manner. A powerful use of words consists in choosing your words with care and it can be possible only when you avoid jargons.
Jargons always complicate the expression of ideas clear and by using simple language, you can avoid misundertstanding. Use your words in such a way that they can appeal to all the five senses. Your feelings should always be intense, because it is your feelings that reinforce your point.

You have to always bear in mind what you are talking for. Be very clear about the4 purpose of negotiation. Then comes your situation, your needs and your intersts. Not that you can negotiate without having the basic knowledge about negotiation techniques. While negotiating something, you should use negotiation techniques.

Now comes the most important part of the whold exercise. You have to take decision with regard to what you actually want to achieve after winning the argument. You have to get sure that your argument is well planned and it does not make any mention of the points which are vague and misleading. You should also bear in mind that simple and clear points, and lucid language help you carry on your argument to a logical conclusion and convince others. You can convince an individual only if your argument is logical. The logical process can be mastered through practice.

Never forge that talking is the most personal, direct and forceful way in which you communicate your thoughts and feelings everyday. The way you talk has the greatest impact on how other people interact with you. That is why you should always remember that it is a skill. Not everybody in this world can talk effectively. Talking should neither be taken for granted nor misunderstood, Talk in in the proper way to succeed. Talking is a skill which should be cultivated and improved on very sincerely and carefully. Talk low, talk slow and do not say too much. Too much talk will include errors.

Wishing you all the best for success.











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