Communication is underrated sometimes, but lets review together if Communication is a really important skill for IT field or not?

Speaker

Dharmendra Sheth

A corporate trainer and language consultant

A brief CV of Dharmendra Sheth

1. Current Responsibilities:
   1. Proprietor, Fluentlingua Language Training and Research Centre, Surat
   2. Member, Advisory Board, ELTIS and SIFIL, Language Institutes of Symbiosis, Pune
   3. Member, Academic Committee, Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Surat
2. Educational Qualifications:
   1. Diploma in Electronics and Radio Engineering (1989)
   2. BA in English (1993), MA in English (1995)
   3. Certificate in Computer Application (2001)
   4. PhD in English (2006)
   5. TESOL Core Certificate Program (CCP), Wisconsin University, US (2010)
   6. Grammar Courses—1 and 2, TESOL International, US (2011)
3. Industry Experience:
   1. One year at GNFC, Bharuch (1990)
   2. Three years at Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Hazira (1991-1993
4. Foreign Visits:
   1. The United States of America: On American Government’s invitation, attended the TESOL conference in Seattle, US, and visited institutes run by the University of California (2007)
   2. The United Kingdom: As a special guest of the British Council, presented a research paper at the IATEFL conference in Brighton, England, UK (2011)
5. Professional Development Work:
   1. Founder member of erstwhile ELTeCS, an online association for teachers of English run under the auspices of the British Council
   2. Ex National Vice President, English Language Teachers’ Association of India, ELT@I (2008-13)
   3. Ex Editor, Journal of English Language Teaching (JELT), Chennai, India (2013-2015)
   4. Paper presenter, workshop leader and teacher trainer at many national and international seminars and conferences
6. Classroom Training Experience:
   1. Taught as Adhoc Teaching Assistant in the Dept. of English, South Gujarat University, Surat (1997-99)
   2. Prepared numerous students for examinations such as IELTS, TOEFL and BEC
   3. Trained employees of Essar Steel, Essar Projects, Adani Port, Vodafone, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Luthra Dyeing, NJIndia Invest, Omnova Industries, etc.