Precis Writing  ‘Manners’ are what separate a man from an animal. The word ‘manner’ itself originated from ‘man’ which means that manner basically is manly or humanly behaviour. A person without manners is devoid of the very humanity. Such a person is not liked by others and everybody avoids, him because there is no pleasure or dignity in his company. He gets shunted out of the friendly groups. Gradually he becomes...

Precis Writing Fast and thoughtless industrialization has caused the environmental pollution creating unforeseen problems. Our cities and towns have become full of smoke, smog, toxic fumes, dust, rubbish, plastic waste, noise and corrosive gases. The air carries foul smell and it is not fit for human intake. The factories, mills and vehicles burn fuels and release sulphur oxides in atmosphere besides heat. Heavy traffic creates horrible noises, nauseating gases and bad...

Precis Writing  The graph of crime has arisen alarmingly with the rapid urbanization and growth of metro cities. It is a grave matter of concern for citizens, law enforcement agencies, authorities, politicians, city planners and the government. The news are full of reports of murders, extortions, kidnappings, rapes, eve teasing, drug trafficking, prostitution, bribery, organized crimes and mob violence. Cars getting stolen are common. The smugglers have many police personnel on...

Precis Exercise  There is an old saying that empty vessels make much noise. In real life it aptly fits on the persons who have little knowledge. The knowledge indeed is power but a little of it sometimes proves very dangerous if acquired by a small, mind. It belies the belief that the knowledge is acquirable as much as one can and some knowledge is better than no knowledge. A little knowledge...

Precis Briefing Precis is a brief summary of paragraph, passage or an essay dealing with a subject. It is essence of the entire matter therein covering salient points, facts and the statements. A precis presents the main idea and the theme sifting out unnecessary details, wordplay, illustrations, exemplification and the frills of idioms, phrases, sayings, comparisons etc. An ideal precis consists of only 1/4 of the words used in the original...