Speaker: Mr. Manoj Mainkar, who is associated with All India Radio (AIR) as an English newsreader, was the guest speaker at the 104th session of World Around in NISCORT. Mr. Mainkar, who is also well versed with languages as Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Urdu as well as Hyderabadi spoke on Importance of Correct English Diction in Indian Media.
Issues Covered: “English is one of the funniest and complex languages in the world”, said Mr. Mainkar. Sounds Interesting? Isn’t it? To know more lets see what happened at the 104th session of World Around. Stressing on how regional influences results in accent problem for most of us, he said that speaking a higher or purer variety of English with a high profile person creates better impression than neutral English. At the higher level stress is one of the language components that beautifies and makes it correct and understanding the importance of language will purify our speech.
He also explained about some sounds that are absent or are differently pronounced in English. “Education” is pronounced differently by different people. It has nothing to do with regional accent but not realising the right sound. Mr. Mainkar entertainingly correlated the pronunciation levels with purity of the metals Gold and Brass:
A+ 24 K gold Excellent
A 22 K gold Good
B+ 18 K gold Average
B Brass Ordinary Born with
He also talked about the hiss sound that comes out of mouth while pronouncing certain words. Air slips out because of different teeth configuration. The problem lies with everyone, those who have perfect set of teeth as well as those who don’t have. He further added that those who have perfect set of teeth can not correctly pronounce “V”.Mr. Mainkar also cleared the sensitivity factor of Microphones for the students. Those who intend to become newsreaders need to be very much concerned about the purity of speech. He said that one should always try to overcome his/ her shortcomings. As Journalism student one should move out of their shell especially in terms of language purity. Mr. Mainkar had a word of advice for the aspirants thinking in terms of correcting their diction. In his discussion, talking about CNN International, he said that following the American way of speech will restrict one’s opportunities while applying in channels like CNN IBN, NDTV and yes of course AIR. If one is clear and focused about any particular channel like Voice of America then it serves the purpose.
Presentation Style: Mr. Mainkar
’s lecture was a mixture of both theory and practical. He cleared myths regarding sounds and correct pronunciation. The lecture was straight to the point thus allowing the students to speak up. He gave real life examples so that students could easily connect to them and open up. His lecture helped them finding out their problems effortlessly. Tips on making correct pronunciation, lip formation and on the spot exercises helped the students in verbalize their problems. For instance, V can be correctly pronounced if there is lip bite whereas in case of W there has to be lip rolling. Giving example of Cabin, he said that there is no kamal (Lotus) ka “K” in English, nor either “kha.”
Evaluation: The class was of great significance for the students. Being a journalism student, one should take utmost care of his/her language. The students came to know the vital role language plays in an individual’s life, especially in the field like Journalism. If one does not work hard on language especially the pronunciation, he/she tends to stagnate at a level where language can not be used commercially. For a budding journalist it is very important to know the power of language.
The session went beyond time as the students were very much impressed with the speaker. On the whole it was an interesting session focusing on the importance of correct diction and pronunciation. The students are looking forward to many more sessions with him.
Issues Covered: “English is one of the funniest and complex languages in the world”, said Mr. Mainkar. Sounds Interesting? Isn’t it? To know more lets see what happened at the 104th session of World Around. Stressing on how regional influences results in accent problem for most of us, he said that speaking a higher or purer variety of English with a high profile person creates better impression than neutral English. At the higher level stress is one of the language components that beautifies and makes it correct and understanding the importance of language will purify our speech.
He also explained about some sounds that are absent or are differently pronounced in English. “Education” is pronounced differently by different people. It has nothing to do with regional accent but not realising the right sound. Mr. Mainkar entertainingly correlated the pronunciation levels with purity of the metals Gold and Brass:
A+ 24 K gold Excellent
A 22 K gold Good
B+ 18 K gold Average
B Brass Ordinary Born with
He also talked about the hiss sound that comes out of mouth while pronouncing certain words. Air slips out because of different teeth configuration. The problem lies with everyone, those who have perfect set of teeth as well as those who don’t have. He further added that those who have perfect set of teeth can not correctly pronounce “V”.Mr. Mainkar also cleared the sensitivity factor of Microphones for the students. Those who intend to become newsreaders need to be very much concerned about the purity of speech. He said that one should always try to overcome his/ her shortcomings. As Journalism student one should move out of their shell especially in terms of language purity. Mr. Mainkar had a word of advice for the aspirants thinking in terms of correcting their diction. In his discussion, talking about CNN International, he said that following the American way of speech will restrict one’s opportunities while applying in channels like CNN IBN, NDTV and yes of course AIR. If one is clear and focused about any particular channel like Voice of America then it serves the purpose.
Presentation Style: Mr. Mainkar
’s lecture was a mixture of both theory and practical. He cleared myths regarding sounds and correct pronunciation. The lecture was straight to the point thus allowing the students to speak up. He gave real life examples so that students could easily connect to them and open up. His lecture helped them finding out their problems effortlessly. Tips on making correct pronunciation, lip formation and on the spot exercises helped the students in verbalize their problems. For instance, V can be correctly pronounced if there is lip bite whereas in case of W there has to be lip rolling. Giving example of Cabin, he said that there is no kamal (Lotus) ka “K” in English, nor either “kha.”Evaluation: The class was of great significance for the students. Being a journalism student, one should take utmost care of his/her language. The students came to know the vital role language plays in an individual’s life, especially in the field like Journalism. If one does not work hard on language especially the pronunciation, he/she tends to stagnate at a level where language can not be used commercially. For a budding journalist it is very important to know the power of language.
The session went beyond time as the students were very much impressed with the speaker. On the whole it was an interesting session focusing on the importance of correct diction and pronunciation. The students are looking forward to many more sessions with him.
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