(I)Indian Cooking and Culture Course

My credentials for conducting this course are as follows:

I originally come for India and am passionate about Indian cooking and all things Indian. I
have a great liking for teaching adults of all ages and have been successfully teaching the
“Bridging the Digital Divide” course for seniors for 6 months now. I have also taught a crash
course on “India” and “Hindi 101” to an Australian Diplomat with DEST who was posted to
New Delhi for an assignment.

The broad course outline is as follows:

1. Introductions
1.1 Introduce myself and my credentials to teach the course

1.2 Group Dynamics

1.2.1 Confidentiality
1.2.2 Interactivity
1.2.3 Disclaimer
1.2.4 Group communication rules

1.3 Course participants introductions

2. Introduction to India & Indian cooking

2.1 Introduction to India – the land, its people, history, geography,
Indian produce and weather conditions

2.2 Introduction to Indian cooking – Indian spices, core

ingredients, masalas and chutney recipes

2.3 Top 10 Myths/facts about Indian cooking

2.4 An introduction to the different cuisines within the Indian main

banner

2.5 Practical activity 1- Indian starters

2.6 Difference between Indian restaurant and Indian home cooking

2.7 Good local places to find and buy Indian ingredients

2.8 Practical activity 2 – Indian main menu

2.9 Indian Home remedies for common complaints

2.10Indian spices and their healing powers

2.11Practical activity 3 – Indian desserts

 3. Indian Culture
3.1 Understanding core Indian values (dharma, artha, kama,
moksha, karma, punya and paap) and certain Indian concepts
(Ayurveda, Yoga, caste system, Bollywood, reservation –
Mandal commission)

3.2 Understanding India (major religions, major political parties,

infrastructure, IT & BPO industry, India 2020 vision)

3.3 Glimpse of Indian legends (Aryabhatta, Susrutu, Kaprekar, C.V.

Raman, Gandhi, Vivekananda, Tagore, Amartya Sen, Abdul
Kalam Azad)

3.4 Glimpse of current Indian celebrities (Deepak Chopra,

Arundhati Roy, Vikram Seth, Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachhan,
R.K.Narayan, Sabeer Bhatia, Narayan Murthy and Azim Premji)

3,5 Introduction to Indian customs, culture, rituals and festivals

3.6 Travelling to India

3.7 Main Indian languages

3.8 Bollywood

3.9 Practical activity 4 – Learn how to do Bhangra, Indipop and

Indian Street dance forms

(II) STRESS MANAGEMENT COURSE

My credentials for conducting this course

I’m a degree-qualified Electronics engineer and pride myself on my ability to research and
analyse information. I’m good at public speaking and am president of the Woden Lunch Time
Toastmasters Club. I had a lot of time to read medical journals/books/white papers/articles
when I was recovering from stress/PTSD/Depression. And to give back to the community
what I learnt out of my own stressful experiences, I had organised a stress management
workshop. Please see details for the workshop at http://esnips.com/web/StressManagement.
Unfortunately (or fortunately) I did not conduct the workshop as I did not have the required
numbers (30-40) for the workshop. But, I do have a list of people (10-15) who were interested
in doing the workshop but couldn’t make it on that day.

The broad course outline is as follows:

4. Introductions
4.1 Introduce myself and my credentials to teach the course

4.2 Group Dynamics

4.2.1 Confidentiality
4.2.2 Interactivity
4.2.3 Disclaimer
4.2.4 Group communication rules

4.3 Course participants introductions

5. Introduction to “Eu-Stress” and “Distress”

5.1 Stressful statistics

5.2 Medical definition of “Stress” and “Stressors”

5.3 Practical Activity 1, 2 and 3

5.4 Medical definition of PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

5.5 Top 10 Myths/facts about stress

5.6 Practical activity 4

5.7 Physiological effects of Stress (Selye’s GAS theory, fight or

flight response and relaxation response)

5.8 Practical activity 5

5.9 Emotional effects of Stress (o2c – as guest speaker)

5.10Behavioural effects of Stress

6. Stress Management
 6.1 Understanding what stress is and figuring out when you are
stressed and what are the stressors (Stress Diary-handout)

6.2 Exercise and Stress (Jojo- fitness instructor -as guest

speaker)

6.3 Laughter and Stress (Steve/Sylvia – trained laughter therapists

as guest speakers)

6.4 Goal setting

6.5 Communication

6.6 Relaxation

6.7 Yoga

6.8 Meditation (Guest speakers from Raja Yoga meditation and

TM)

6.9 Professional Help

6.10Positive thinking

7. CONCLUSION
7.1 Feedback

7.2 Highlights of the course

7.3 Q & A

(III) TELECOMMUNICATIONS COURSE

I have worked in the Australian Telecommunications Industry for the past 5 years.
And always am more than happy to conduct telecommunications courses at very short
notice. Courses that I have taught earlier:

•All you want to know about Broadband

•Making the most of your mobile phone
•Australian Call Centre Industry
•Australian Telecommunications Industry
My credentials to conduct the course and write the booklet
Introduction to Broadband
Why is Broadband better than the other alternatives?
Do I need Broadband?
What can I do with my Broadband? – covering VoIP, Videoconferencing,
Telecommuting, Entertainment (Online gaming/music/video), Health (Online research
on health and virtual health) and Communication (Email, SMS/MMS through
gateways)
Who are the big players in the BB Industry?
10 things that Telco’s will never tell you
Checklist for Broadband provider/ISP provider shopping
The fine print in your Broadband contract
Broadband Buzzwords
Broadband or Fraudband – An essay on current Australian Broadband industry in
comparison to the world-wide market
Broadband Statistics
Broadband Support and after-sales issues
Useful contacts – BB Users Group, TIO, ACIF, ACCC etc