CA Finalist
359 Points
Joined January 2009
Hi,
As long as you pass and have decent enough skills to clear the interview, the rest should not be a problem, for your colleagues in office will rarely be the types who speak english all the time. Generally people resort to the mother tongue even in offices.
As for the interview part, first you all must know the words, then learn how to pronounce the words and then be comfortable with using them in your conversation. Remember,the smarter people are,the simpler they will speak, so do the same okay!
Start by,
1) Reading the Editorials,everyday in the English newspaper
2) Make a list of all the words you cant understand and check them out from the dictionary
3) Find someone who is good in english and whom you can converse with,tell him to correct your pronunciation,your usage,your vocabulary
4) Write. Atleast twice a week sit down with pen and paper and write about something,any topic will do and just one page is sufficient.
Improving communication skills takes time and effort,but then what doesn't? Since the results are a month away for you all,I guess, take the time from now to result day to improve yourself.
A helpful tool in the 3 points mentioned above would be asking your MBA friends/hopefuls for their English Grammar booklets - should help!