Understanding-Emotions/C2/Understanding-Happiness/English

Spoken Tutorial Script – Understanding Happiness

Keywords: happiness, joy, achievement, self-awareness, college life, storytelling

Visual Cue	Narration
Slide 1: Title – Understanding Happiness	Welcome to this Spoken Tutorial on Understanding Happiness.
Slide 2: Hunter-gatherer scene	Thousands of years ago, people lived by hunting and gathering.
	When they hunted an animal or found food, they felt joy.
	Happiness encouraged them to repeat what worked for survival.
	It also strengthened bonds within their tribe.
Transition slide: Today’s world	Today, happiness still plays the same role.
	It motivates us to repeat actions that bring good results.
	Happiness also deepens our relationship when we share it.
	Let’s explore this through a college story.
Illustration: Final-year classroom	Sneha was a final-year college student.
	She had a dream of being selected by her favourite company.
	For months, she worked hard on her final-year project.
	There were setbacks, late nights, and some small victories too.
Scene: Preparation journey	On some days she even felt like giving up.
	But her professors guided her, and friends encouraged her.
	She kept going, step by step, improving her project.
Scene: Nervous anticipation	As placement season was coming up, Sneha grew nervous.
	She often thought: “Will this be enough to impress job recruiters?”
	During those moments, she looked at encouraging messages from her parents
	Deep down, she also felt hopeful. She knew she had done her best.
Scene: Interview day	The day of her interview finally arrived.
	The waiting room was tense, with students walking up and down.
	Sneha presented her project with clarity and passion.
	She answered questions with confidence.
Scene: The announcement	That evening, the placement officer read her name aloud.
	“Sneha Selected for the job!” he said
	Sneha burst into tears of joy.
	Her friends clapped, hugged, and lifted her in celebration.
	They felt proud too, as if her win was their win.
Scene: Sharing happiness	Sneha called her parents right away to share the news.
	They were overjoyed too.
	Professors congratulated her, juniors admired her journey.
	Her happiness spread to everyone around her.
Breakdown slide	Let’s see how happiness showed up for Sneha.
	Thoughts: “All my hard work has finally paid off.”
	Body: Smiles, lightness, racing heartbeat, excitement.
	Feelings: Joy, pride, gratitude, and shared celebration.
Reflection slide	Like Sneha, we all feel happy at different times.
	It may come from achievements, friendships, or small daily wins.
	Happiness is a signal to keep repeating the actions that work for us.
	Unlike fear or anger, happiness tells us, “This is worth doing again.”
	Sharing joy multiplies it and makes bonds stronger.
Slide: Summary	Let’s summarize. Happiness helped early humans bond.
	Today, it reminds us to repeat positive actions.
	Happiness gives energy, pride, and connection.
Slide: Assignment	As an assignment, write about a time when you felt happy.
	Describe the event by sharing your thoughts, body sensations and your feelings.
	Share your story with a close friend or a family member.
Closing slide	With this, we come to the end of the tutorial on happiness.
Final slide: EduPyramids logo	This tutorial is brought to you by EduPyramids Educational Services Private Ltd, SINE IIT Bombay

Contributors and Content Editors

Madhurig, Mayahans