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Bath

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">English Language courses at Bath Academy are suitable for every type of student, from Beginner to advanced levels, providing student-centered teaching for those who want to improve their English level, those who wish to take the IELTS exam, or for international academic students who would like more intensive English language development to prepare them for higher education in the UK. Join classes any Monday!<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Our most popular course is aimed at improving your confidence and ability to communicate in English. You will develop your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills as well as gain a solid foundation in grammar, build your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation. The classes are highly interactive and tailored to your needs and interests.</span></p><ol fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Develop your communicative skills</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Gain a solid foundation in grammatical accuracy</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Build your vocabulary on a range of topics</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Reading, writing and listening skills all incorporated</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Perfect your pronunciation skills</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Interactive and practical classes</span></li></ol><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We also offer IELTs Preparation Courses. The course focuses on the skills and strategies needed to gain your target band score and includes regular practice under exam conditions to help you become familiar with the format of the exam in so you are ready for your test date.</span></div><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is trusted by universities, government agencies, immigration departments, multinational companies and professional bodies as the standardised test for people who want to work or study in an English speaking environment.</span></p>

Bath Academy

English Speaking

Academic English

IELTS

General English

English Language courses at Bath Academy are suitable for every type of student. Join classes every Monday.

English Language Courses

Harpenden

<p>This is an essential programme for any member of staff whose role requires a high level of attention to detail. The focus is specifically on the handling of text and data, whether at the input stage or when collating information into reports and documents for use by others.</p><p>The session looks at both prevention and cure. For 'prevention', it focuses on understanding how common errors occur and on developing an awareness of the factors which influence our level of attentiveness. It introduces key psychological theories around attentiveness including the 'capacity' and 'bottleneck filter' models. And it looks at how working styles can affect attention to detail.</p><p>For 'cure', the programme looks at how to minimise the effect of stress on concentration as well as introducing a number of tools and techniques for promoting accuracy - at both the input and the checking stages. Particular attention is paid to proof-reading techniques.</p>By the end of the session, participants will:<ul><li>Appreciate why errors occur</li><li>Understand how stress and other factors can affect focus and accuracy</li><li>Know how to improve accuracy and reduce errors when handling text and data</li><li>Be able to proof-read text and number-based documents more accurately</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 The importance of accuracy</h3><ul><li>The impact of mistakes</li><li>Why accuracy is so important</li><li>Main reasons why errors occur</li></ul> <h3>2 Attentiveness theory</h3><ul><li>The 'capacity' and 'bottleneck filter' models</li><li>Selective attention</li><li>Chunking - big picture / little picture</li></ul> <h3>3 Preparing for accuracy</h3><ul><li>Working styles - how they affect detail-orientation</li><li>Identifying and minimising the impact of stress on concentration</li></ul> <h3>4 Practical strategies</h3><ul><li>How to improve accuracy and reduce errors when inputting text</li><li>Managing interruptions and distractions</li><li>Proofing text and numbers</li></ul> 


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The In House Training Company

Office Skills & Productivity

Counselling Skills

Organisational Skills

Study Skills

Analytical Skills

Management Skills

Accuracy Skills (In-House)

<p>Organisational Development (OD) is all about using behavioural insights to transform systems and structures to align an organisation's capability with its strategy. As the craft of OD approaches its 70th year, the skills and mindset of OD have never been more important. In our ever-changing world of work and global pace, an organisation's ability to respond is key to its success. Practising OD means understanding growth, impact and human systems. Leaders operating with an OD approach are able to build agile and resilient workforces, through ethical and sustainable leadership and culture, whilst having a defined sense of purpose, strategy and direction.</p>
<p>This one-day workshop helps participants understand the OD mindset and use a number of OD processes and tools. The session gives leaders, managers and change agents an opportunity to reflect on a real work challenge and how they can tackle it using OD insights.</p><ul><li>HAVE A FOUNDATION KNOWLEDGE OF THE FIELD OF OD</li><li>BE EQUIPPED WITH SOME ESSENTIAL OD TOOLS AND CONCEPTS</li><li>BE SUPPORTED IN THINKING ABOUT CURRENT WORK CHALLENGES IN AN OD WAY</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1. Introduction</h3><ul><li>Welcome, introductions and housekeeping</li><li>Overview and objectives</li><li>Participants' experience and confidence in this area</li><li>Personal objectives</li><li>Working effectively together</li></ul><h3>2. Demystifying OD</h3><ul><li>Defining OD</li><li>History and values of OD</li><li>OD in your organisation</li></ul><h3>3. Being an OD practitioner</h3><ul><li>The OD cycle</li><li>OD consultancy roles</li><li>Content and processes</li></ul><h3>4. OD tools</h3><ul><li>Reading the organisation</li><li>Understanding filters and lenses</li><li>Using organisational models</li><li>The Burke-Litwin model</li></ul><h3>5. OD thinking about a current work challenge</h3><ul><li>Live consultancy practice / co-coaching</li><li>Action planning</li><li>What's next?</li><li>Review and close</li></ul>


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Maximum Performance

Introduction to Organisational Development

<h2>Meetings, Meetings, Meetings!: In-House</h2><h3>How to manage them effectively</h3><p>Some of us spend a large proportion of our working lives in meetings - and much of this time is wasted.</p><p>That's why good chairing skills are crucial. This practical and engaging programme shows how skillful chairing can steer a meeting to a successful conclusion, saving considerable time and significantly boosting efficiency.</p><h3>What's in it for you?</h3><ul><li>Be able to manage and chair meetings even more effectively and efficiently</li><li>Know how to make the most of the &amp;'before', &amp;'during' and &amp;'after' phases of the meeting</li><li>Understand how to stimulate and facilitate discussion to maximise engagement</li><li>Know how to make sure contributions are heard and taken note of</li><li>Know how to clearly define the purpose of a meeting, and prepare a realistic agenda</li><li>Be able to handle negative, time-wasting and disruptive behaviours effectively</li><li>Know how to get a meeting off to a good start and &amp;'stamp your mark' on it</li><li>Learn how to manage conference call meetings in a way that keeps people's attention</li><li>Know how to ensure actions are recorded and followed up</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>Achieving best practice in meetings</h3><ul><li>What drives you crazy about meetings?</li><li>How and why a meeting can go wrong - and right</li><li>A benchmark of good practice</li><li>Key factors that lead to shorter, productive meetings</li></ul><h3>The perfect chairperson/manager</h3><ul><li>What makes someone a really good chairperson/manager of a meeting?</li><li>How the role of the chairperson may be different in different kinds of meetings, including:<ul><li>Cascade / briefing / update meetings</li><li>Team meetings and 1:1 meetings</li><li>Discussion, debate or decision-making meetings</li><li>Feedback meetings</li><li>Brainstorming / blue-sky meetings</li><li>Review and &amp;'lessons learned' meetings</li></ul></li></ul><h3>The &amp;'before' phase</h3><ul><li>Planning ahead of time and setting things up to succeed</li><li>How to draw up an agenda that works - and making sure it's distributed ahead of time</li><li>Essential preparation to ensure success</li></ul><h3>The &amp;'during' phase</h3><ul><li>Managing the meeting process</li><li>Getting off to a good start by setting the scene</li><li>How to keep the meeting on track and to time</li><li>Encouraging and facilitating the discussion</li><li>The power of summaries to clarify understanding</li></ul><h3>Handling difficult people and situations</h3><ul><li>Managing group dynamics</li><li>Reading the group / meeting</li><li>Dealing with people who waste time, are negative or hold side conversations, etc</li><li>How to handle disagreement / conflict</li></ul><h3>The &amp;'after' phase</h3><ul><li>Bringing the meeting to a successful close</li><li>Ensuring everything has been covered</li><li>Why it's important to distribute minutes ASAP</li><li>How to make minutes as effective as possible</li><li>Best practice for recording the most important discussions and agreements made / actions to be taken</li><li>Following up on action points</li></ul><h3>When the meeting isn't working</h3><ul><li>Showing personal leadership by pointing out when the meeting isn't working - because it's gone off track or people are getting bored</li><li>The importance of taking individual responsibility</li><li>Looking for ways of supporting the process or being aware of time-keeping</li></ul><h3>Virtual meetings</h3><ul><li>What to consider in conference calls</li><li>The ingredients for success</li><li>How to avoid common problems</li></ul><h3>Actions and next steps</h3><ul><li>Review</li><li>Personal action planning</li><li>Next steps</li></ul>


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Meetings, Meetings, Meetings!: In-House

<h2>Communication Skills: In-House</h2><p>Master the tools and techniques you need to communicate effectively, confidently and professionally in the workplace, whether writing emails, speaking over the phone (including conference calls) or meeting others face-to-face.</p><p>Learn how to express yourself even more concisely, precisely and clearly with a keen focus on knowing what you want to achieve, understanding the audience and considering the context.</p><p>The workshop focuses on the more challenging situations, such as when you need to be assertive, deliver bad news or win others over to your point of view.</p><p><strong>Delivery:</strong> Available as a full-day, half-day, bite-sized programme or webinar. Virtual and in-house delivery options. </p><ul><li>Learn how to select the appropriate communication medium (email, telephone or face-to-face)</li><li>Be able to organise and express messages relevant to the audience, objective and context</li><li>Know how to communicate more clearly, precisely and concisely in a range of situations</li><li>Practise new techniques to enhance your communication in the workplace</li><li>Understand how best to ask questions to establish needs and relevant information</li><li>Appreciate the impact of assumptions and know how to eradicate them</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>The communication cycle</h3><ul><li>The message we want to send isn't always what the receiver gets</li><li>Understanding the three channels of communication: visual / vocal / verbal</li><li>How challenges and misunderstandings can arise:<ul><li>When the visual disappears (telephone and teleconferencing)</li><li>When the vocal disappears (writing)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Which medium when?</h3><ul><li>When is it best to put it in writing?</li><li>When should you use the phone?</li><li>When is face-to-face the best choice?</li><li>Issues to consider when you have difficult messages to deliver, when you want to influence and persuade, or when the situation is getting emotional</li></ul><h3>Four steps to communicating well</h3><ul><li>Thinking about your objective</li><li>Thinking about the recipient</li><li>Selecting the content</li><li>Making it compelling</li></ul><h3>Communicating effectively in writing</h3><ul><li>The importance of being clear, precise and concise</li><li>How to create a logical, coherent flow, make the content accessible and get the tone right - the A to B model</li><li>The power of short sentences and simple language</li><li>How to write emails that get read and get results</li><li>'Wimp talk' versus 'power talk' - why it's important to avoid softeners and qualifiers</li><li>How to write an effective email</li></ul><h3>Adapting your communication style</h3><ul><li>A question of style</li><li>What's yours? - questionnaire</li><li>How to adapt it</li></ul><h3>Telephone and teleconference skills</h3><ul><li>Using verbal and vocal channels</li><li>How to explain things clearly over the telephone</li></ul><h3>Assumptions and misunderstandings</h3><ul><li>Understanding the dangers</li><li>How 'mind-reading', making assumptions and jumping to conclusions can sabotage effective communication</li><li>Why you should avoid interrupting people when you think you know what they're going to say</li><li>The importance of suspending judgment, being patient and listening carefully</li><li>Making the content of your communication explicit rather than implicit</li></ul><h3>Precision questioning</h3><ul><li>How to eradicate assumptions and avoid misunderstandings</li><li>What makes a question powerful?</li><li>What questions should you avoid?</li><li>The problems with leading questions</li></ul><h3>Active listening</h3><ul><li>The power of active listening</li><li>How to show active listening</li></ul><h3>Communicating effectively face-to-face</h3><ul><li>1-to-1s and meetings</li><li>How to build and maintain rapport</li><li>Using body language and eye contact</li><li>Communicating confidently and assertively when stating your opinion, making requests or giving feedback</li></ul><h3>Difficult conversations</h3><ul><li>How to communicate well in difficult conversations</li><li>Effectively managing your emotional state</li></ul><h3>Actions and next steps</h3><ul><li>Review</li><li>Personal action planning</li></ul>


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Communication Skills: In-House

<p>What do engineers and project managers need to know of finance? 'Nothing - leave it to the accountants!'</p><p>No, no, no! Engineers must be conversant with the terminology and statements that accountants use. Technical expertise in projects, service delivery, production or other areas can only really be harnessed if the managers understand the accounting and reporting that drives businesses.</p><p>This course gives the necessary understanding to project, production and technical managers. It develops their skills in understanding financial and management accounting.</p><p>Accountants may not always like it but a major part of their work is to be the 'servants of business' and to gather, compile and present your figures. So you must understand the figures - they belong to you, your processes or projects. There are many reasons for maintaining accurate accounts. This course focuses on the strategic issues (those over-used words) - what figures reveal about the drivers of business and what they reveal about the day-to-day issues that accountants bother you with. The course will enhance your understanding of finance and of the accounting issues which affect your projects, production and technical areas of business.</p>This course will help you:<ul><li>Understand the business world in figures - make sense of what the accountants are telling you</li><li>Appreciate what drives business - and how this affects your role in your part of the business</li><li>Relate your activities to the success of the business - through figures</li><li>Gain the skills to advance in management - financial awareness is a 'must have' if you are to progress in your career</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 What do accountants do?</h3><ul><li>The finance function, types of accountant, financial v management accounting and the treasury function</li><li>Understanding the role of the finance function and how the information you provide may be used</li></ul> <h3>2 The basic financial statements</h3><ul><li>Balance sheets and income statements (P&amp;L accounts)</li><li>What they are, what they contain and above all what they can reveal - how to read them</li><li>The accounting process - from transactions to financial statements</li><li>What underpins the statements - accounting systems and internal controls</li></ul> <h3>3 Why be in business - from a financial perspective</h3><ul><li>The driving forces behind financial information</li><li>Performance measures - profitability, asset utilisation, sales and throughput, managing capital expenditure</li></ul> <h3>4 Accounting rules - accounting standards</h3><ul><li>Accounting concepts and the accounting rules: accruals, 'going concern' - substance over form and other 'desirable qualities'</li><li>Accruals - why the timing of a transaction is so important to the finance function</li><li>Depreciation and amortisation - the concepts and practice</li><li>Accounting standards - the role of International Financial Reporting Standards</li></ul> <h3>5 Cash</h3><ul><li>The importance of cash flow - working capital management</li><li>Cash flow statements - monitoring overall cash flows</li><li>Raising cash - levels of borrowing, gearing</li><li>Spending cash - an outline of capital expenditure appraisal</li></ul> <h3>6 Budgeting</h3><ul><li>Why budget? - good and bad practice</li><li>Determining why budgets play a key role and should not be simply an annual ritual</li><li>Justifying your budgets - the link between the strategic plan and day-to-day budgeting - alignment of company culture</li><li>Budgets as motivators - the importance of the right culture</li><li>Techniques to improve budgeting - whether day-to-day or capital budgeting</li></ul> <h3>7 Costing</h3><ul><li>The type and detail of costing very much depends on your business - eg, manufacturing piston rings is quite different from the construction of a power plant</li><li>Issues with overhead allocation</li><li>Accounting for R&amp;D</li></ul> <h3>8 Reading financial statements</h3><ul><li>Annual financial statements - why they are produced, what's in them and what you should look for</li><li>Learning what a set of accounts reveals about a company's current situation, profitability and future prospects</li></ul> <h3>9 Performance measurement - analytical reviews and ratio analysis</h3><ul><li>ROI/ROCE</li><li>Profitability, margins and cost control</li><li>Sales - asset turnover</li><li>Efficiency (asset / stock turnover, debtor / creditor days)</li><li>'City' measures</li><li>Investment (interest / dividend cover, earnings per share, dividend yield)</li></ul> 


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Accounting & Finance

Business Accounting

Corporate Finance Level 1

Finance For Non Finance Managers

Financial Accounting

Practical Accounting

Finance for project managers and engineers (In-House)

<p>This workshop will help you improve the impact, clarity, accuracy and effectiveness of your sales proposals.</p><p>It takes bid and proposal teams right through the process, from start to finish - from forming the team and gathering the information, through to writing and reviewing the proposal document, and on to presenting it to the client.</p><p>The learning points shared in the programme come from the trainer's extensive real-world experience with a wide variety of businesses.</p>As a result of attending this programme, participants will be able to:<ul><li>Write more clearly, more grammatically and more persuasively</li><li>Structure their written communications more effectively</li><li>Avoid the 'howlers' that can cost you business</li><li>Impress your clients</li><li>Win more business</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 Bid strategy</h3><ul><li>How to combine your knowledge of the market or customer, your products and services, and your competitors, to create a quality bid</li><li>New insights into your comparative advantages and competitive position in the marketplace</li><li>Understanding more about how your client views you and other suppliers</li><li>A plan of attack to build on your strengths and attack the weaknesses of your competition</li><li>Dealing with RFP/ITT situations</li></ul> <h3>2 Teamwork</h3><ul><li>How a bid or proposal team needs to prioritise and manage preparation time</li><li>Co-ordinating input from team members</li><li>Agreeing responsibilities</li></ul> <h3>3 The importance and role of a well-written sales proposal</h3><ul><li>Why bother? - the value of the sales proposal to you and to the customer</li><li>What the customer wants and needs to make a decision in your favour</li><li>Understanding and delivering on customer expectations</li><li>Review and discussion of different proposals - with real-life examples</li></ul> <h3>4 The best way to structure your sales proposals</h3><ul><li>A section-by-section, page-by-page review of best practice in structuring great sales proposals</li><li>How to improve the way you match your proposal to the customer's objectives and requirements</li><li>Plan your sales documents systematically - to make them easy to read and more persuasive</li><li>How to make your proposal look like the 'least risky' option</li></ul> <h3>5 Making your proposal a compelling and persuasive proposition</h3><ul><li>Choosing the right words that sell effectively</li><li>Selecting the right content and information for your document or proposal</li><li>Using an option matrix to summarise complex choices and increase final order value</li><li>How to write an executive summary</li></ul> <h3>6 Well-written and error-free</h3><ul><li>Developing your writing style for maximum impact</li><li>Expressing the content (ie, selling points) clearly, concisely and correctly</li><li>Proof-reading and editing work effectively, using formal marks and techniques</li><li>Improving visual layout, format and appearance</li><li>Keeping it customer-focused</li></ul> <h3>7 Presenting to the client - overview</h3><ul><li>Presentation options</li><li>Understanding the client's objectives - as well as your own</li><li>The proposal review meeting - logistics</li><li>Managing to the next step</li><li>Designing and delivering a compelling presentation</li><li>Isolating objections and concerns</li><li>Follow-up and follow-through</li></ul> <h3>8 Positioning your final proposal</h3><ul><li>Finalising your bid - presenting the right 'best few' USPs, features and benefits and making them relevant and real to the customer</li><li>Smart ways to position price and be a strong player - without being the cheapest</li><li>How to differentiate yourselves by how you present, as well as what you present</li><li>How to design and deliver a successful bid presentation</li></ul> <h3>9 Bid presentation practice session with structured feedback</h3><ul><li>Participants work in small groups or pairs to prepare and later present a sample section from a real life bid or proposal presentation</li><li>The trainer will provide assistance and input</li><li>During group review and discussions, input from others will be encouraged and many best practice ideas summarised</li></ul> <h3>10 Managing the end game</h3><ul><li>How best to draw-out, understand, isolate and answer customer objections, negotiate points and concerns</li><li>How to read the situation to plan the next step</li><li>Identifying negotiation tactics - and how to deal with them</li><li>Planning for a negotiation and how to get the customer feel they have the 'best deal'</li></ul> <h3>11 Workshop summary and close</h3> 


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Negotiation Skills

Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP)

Bid Writing

Professional Selling Skills (PSS)

Meeting Skills

Presentation Skills

Bids and proposals (In-House)

<p>The Sales Accelerator programme is a fresh approach to improving business development productivity. It focuses on identifying and using a series of business productivity metrics in order to build a clear action plan for improving sales results - typically within 90 days. The metrics are grouped under three headings:</p><p>The basic principle is that a small improvement in each area can lead to a significant increase in sales results and productivity. And the object of the programme is to show how best to achieve that.</p><p>The programme therefore looks at each of these three areas in turn, spending a day on each.</p><p>Suitable for any and all businesses and all levels of experience and expertise, this is a remarkably practical and hands-on programme. During the workshop, participants discuss, review and apply many proven sales and marketing techniques and personal selling ideas. The goal is to generate and commit to changes and actions that can lead to a 10-30% increase in the next three to six months.</p><p>There's also a consultancy option, rather than the workshop-based programme. See below for details.</p><section>
                    <h3>Day one - Activity</h3>Key objective<p>This first module introduces the Sales Accelerator model. The goal here is to show participants how to increase their pro-active activity levels by around 10%. It covers all aspects of creating new business opportunities, from existing customers and non-customers alike, and is linked to personal activity improvement goals.</p><p>Main elements</p><ul><li>Improve the productivity, accuracy and effectiveness of your business approach by using new and unique models and techniques.</li><li>Different methods of creating and generating new business opportunities in the short, medium and long term. This includes sourcing new business, up-selling, cross-selling, warm calling and gaining referrals.</li><li>Using organised persistence to track and build new customer revenue.</li><li>Managing your sales time effectively.</li></ul><p>Key learning points</p><ul><li>Sales productivity - understand the dynamics of increasing the combination of activity levels, deal value and conversion rate of proposals/quotations to orders and implement an improvement plan.</li><li>Sales goal setting: setting business development objectives for quantity and quality - plus tips and tricks of top performers.</li><li>Maintain a peak activity level, on a consistent basis using 'organised persistence' and structured business development tracking methodology.</li><li>How to prioritise opportunities and manage your time when sourcing new business.</li><li>Identify potential new customers - and particularly the decision-makers and influencers - with greater accuracy.</li><li>Make outbound business or appointment calls with improved confidence, control and results.</li></ul> <h3>Day two - Value</h3>Key objective<p>To be able to better anticipate, identify, create, and develop business opportunities using a customer / client-focused communication-based business model and consultative skills.</p><p>Main elements</p><ul><li>How to develop sales more effectively from new and existing customers; and managing the first appointment with a new customer.</li><li>Use structured and assertive drawing-out skills to identify, develop and formalise business opportunities and to gain commitment.</li><li>How to better position your company and your products and services against your main competitors.</li><li>Create and deliver persuasive business messages based on specific need areas, criteria and value.</li></ul><p>Key learning points</p><ul><li>Advanced consultative selling - use a variety of structured and advanced questioning techniques to confidently and efficiently uncover opportunities, need areas and business criteria - confidently and efficiently.</li><li>Involve the customer/client at all times, and to a far greater degree, and keep better control of business development process.</li><li>Value message - differentiate your solutions clearly and accurately with customer/client-matched value statements.</li><li>Presenting the <em>right </em>USPs, features and benefits and making them relevant and real to the customer.</li></ul><p>Qualification and reading buying signals.</p> <h3>Day three (held around four weeks after the first module) - Conversion</h3>Key objective<p>This module looks at how to improve the final qualification, progression and conversion of opportunities in your sales pipeline. Also includes price negotiation, overcoming objections and obstacles to gaining agreement. The module begins with a learning review, sharing participants' experiences over the last four weeks in applying the new techniques and skills acquired during the first two modules. This is an opportunity to revisit particularly challenging areas as well as to share and celebrate successes.</p><p>Main elements</p><ul><li>Structuring and preparing for negotiating a deal and knowing when and how to move into the 'end-game' mode.</li><li>Anticipate and answer customer objections and questions more confidently.</li><li>Build more credibility and proof into your business process to reduce 'buyer's remorse' and speed-up decision-making.</li><li>Being more assertive and developing better instincts and strategic thinking in progressing quotations and proposals.</li></ul><p>Key learning points</p><ul><li>Smart ways to position price, emphasise value and be a strong player without being the cheapest.</li><li>Becoming more assertive in closing deals, and the importance of organised follow-up on the telephone.</li><li>Qualify pipeline opportunities with more accuracy, using a proven check-list.</li><li>Use an 'option generator' to simplify complex proposals, increase business value and close business faster.</li><li>Writing more effective sales proposal documents and quotations.</li><li>How best to draw-out, understand, isolate and answer customer objections, negotiate points and concerns.</li><li>Practical methods of asking for agreement and closing a sale</li></ul> 


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<p>The 'golden rule' of negotiation is simple - don't!</p><p>But life's rarely that simple and very often we do have to negotiate, particularly if we want to win the business and especially if we want to win it on our terms.</p><p>Such negotiations are crucial. We need to prepare for them. We need a strategy, and the skills to execute it.</p><p>Does your team have a structured approach? Is it flawlessly executed, every time? Or is there room for improvement?</p><p>This programme will help them master the six fundamentals of closing better business:</p><p>Manage all these elements well and you will win more business, more profitably.</p>This course will help participants:<ul><li>Negotiate from a position of partnership, not competition</li><li>Deal more effectively and profitably with price objections</li><li>Identify and practise successful sales negotiating skills</li><li>Identify strengths and weaknesses as a sales negotiator</li><li>Understand different types of buyer behaviour</li><li>Learn to recognise negotiating tactics and stances</li><li>Apply a new and proven structure to their business negotiations</li><li>Identify and adapt for different behavioural styles</li><li>Be alert to unconscious (non-verbal) communication</li><li>Prepare and present a proposal at a final business negotiation stage</li><li>Project confidence and exercise assertiveness in all sales negotiations</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 Planning for successful business negotiations</h3>This session introduces the concept of business negotiation and looks at its importance in the context of the participants' roles and activities. It briefly examines why we negotiate and the dynamics involved.<p><em>Session highlights:</em></p><ul><li>What kind of a negotiator are you?</li><li>Negotiation skills self-assessment and best practice</li><li>How to establish roles and responsibilities for both parties</li><li>How to identify and set objectives for both buyer and seller</li><li>How to research and establish the other person's position (business negotiation stance)</li></ul> <h3>2 How to structure your negotiations</h3>This module presents an eight-step framework or structure for use in negotiations and considers how best to prepare and plan your negotiations within the context of a supplier/customer relationship or business cycle. It also includes a brief review of legal responsibilities and what constitutes a 'deal'.<p><em>Session highlights:</em></p><ul><li>Learn and apply a formal structure to use when negotiating</li><li>How to establish short- and longer-term objectives and opportunities</li><li>How best to plan, prepare and co-ordinate a major business negotiation meeting, or on-going negotiations</li><li>Understanding of basic legal and organisational requirements</li></ul> <h3>3 Verbal negotiation skills</h3>This session examines the human and communication dynamics inherent in any negotiation situation. It emphasises the importance of professional skills in preparing for a negotiation by identifying needs, wants and requirements accurately and by qualifying the competitive and organisational influences present.<p><em>Session highlights:</em></p><ul><li>How to fully 'qualify' the other party's needs, requirements and constraints during the negotiation process by using advanced questioning and listening skills</li><li>How to pre-empt negotiation objections by promoting and gaining commitment to options, benefits, value and solutions</li><li>How best to propose and suggest ideas, using drawing-out skills</li></ul> <h3>4 Non-verbal negotiation skills</h3>This module highlights how different personal styles, corporate cultures and organisation positions can influence events, and demonstrates practical methods for dealing with and controlling these factors. It also examines key principles of body language and non-verbal communication in a practical way.<p><em>Session highlights:</em></p><ul><li>Gaining rapport and influencing unconsciously</li><li>Understanding the importance of non-verbal communication; reading other people's meaning and communicating effectively as a result</li><li>Ensure that non-verbal behaviour is fully utilised and observed to create maximum impact and monitor progress (eg, buying signals)</li><li>Recognising that business negotiations are precisely structured and agreements gained incrementally</li></ul> <h3>5 Proposing and 'packaging'</h3>This session highlights how best to present and package your proposal. It looks at how to pre-empt the need for negotiating by creating minor-options and 'bargaining' points, as well as how to manage the expectations and perceptions of the customer or buyer.<p><em>Session highlights:</em></p><ul><li>How to identify the key variables that can be negotiated</li><li>The power and use of 'authority' within your negotiations</li><li>How to structure and present your proposal, ideas or quotation to best effect</li><li>The importance of when and how to identify and influence buyer's objections</li></ul> <h3>6 Dealing with price</h3>This module highlights how to best present and package price within your proposal or negotiation. In most cases, price has more to do with psychology than affordability and preparation and careful handling are essential.<p><em>Session highlights:</em></p><ul><li>The three reasons that people will pay your asking price</li><li>How to set price in a competitive market</li><li>The key differences between selling and negotiating</li><li>Ten ways to present price more effectively and persuasively</li></ul> <h3>7 Getting to 'Yes': tactics and strategies</h3>There are many different tactics and strategies common to successful negotiators. This session looks at those that are most appropriate to the participants' own personal styles and situations. The importance of 'follow-through' is also explained and how to deal with protracted or 'stale-mate' business negotiations.<p><em>Session highlights:</em></p><ul><li>How to negotiate price and reduce discounting early in the process</li><li>How to recognise negotiating tactics and strategies in your customer or supplier</li><li>Key strategies, techniques and tactics to use in negotiation</li><li>The importance of follow-through and watching the details</li><li>How to deal with stalled business negotiations or competitor 'lock-out'</li></ul> <h3>8 Case studies and review</h3>This session examines a number of different situations and participants discuss ways to approach each. This will allow learning to be consolidated and applied in a very practical way. There will also be a chance to have individual points raised in a question and answer session.<p><em>Session highlights:</em></p><ul><li>Case studies</li><li>Question and answer</li><li>Planning worksheet</li><li>Negotiation 'toolkit' and check-list</li></ul> <h3>9 Personal action plans</h3><em>Session highlights:</em><ul><li>Identify the most important personal learning points from the programme</li><li>Highlight specific actions and goals</li><li>Flag topics for future personal development and improvement</li></ul> 


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<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Business administration is all about organising people, resources and time to manage an organisation. Professionals look after the running efficiency, profit and loss in a business. 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According to the May 2022 report, the annual mean wage in business was $76,850, which was higher than the median annual wage for all occupations of $46,310</em>.</p></blockquote><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Due to its high scope in the job market, students are enrolling on this subject in a streamline. But when&nbsp;it&nbsp;comes to coursework and writing final&nbsp;projects,&nbsp;it makes the&nbsp;lives of the students full of stress. In this scenario, students have to find useful tips before writing their business administration thesis, or avail of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theacademicpapers.co.uk/dissertation-writing-services/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">thesis writing help</a>&nbsp;to ease their burden.<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;</strong></p><h2 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Secrets to Writing a Business Administration Thesis&nbsp;</h2><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Thesis&nbsp;Writing&nbsp;is a prolonged procedure and a hard task for students to go with a single step. There are multiple steps and proven strategies that will help you write your Business Administration&nbsp;thesis impressively.&nbsp;</p><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">1. Manage Your Time&nbsp;</h3><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Time management is a key to completing a long project efficiently. You need to focus on effective time management to divide your writing procedure into different tasks and then prioritise these tasks considering the deadline. Breaking your time down for a thesis in business administration can be done properly in the following ways:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Consider the project deadline&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Break up the thesis process into small tasks in an imaginable way&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Use any available schedule tool like a calendar&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Maintain a health schedule balance&nbsp;</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">There is a book,&nbsp;&ldquo;From Proposal to Defence: Navigating the Thesis Writing Process&rdquo;&nbsp;written Prof. Dr Balasubramanian Thiagarajan. It represents a rough time allotment for different tasks in the thesis writing procedure.</p><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">2. Follow the Institute&rsquo;s Requirements</h3><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The next best and proven tip is to follow your institute&#39;s guidelines. For this purpose, first, you have to read your instructions carefully, and if there is any term which seems unknown to you, ask your supervisor about it for better understanding. When you understand the guidelines, you will be able to articulate your thesis according to the supervisor&#39;s expectations and increase the chances of being distinct.&nbsp;</p><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">3. Choose the Thesis Topic Wisely</h3><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">This is the most basic but very difficult step in writing a thesis. It will take some days, some weeks or months. It all depends upon your dedication towards your project. Choosing business administration thesis topics carefully will determine the rest of the thesis writing procedure. While choosing a thesis topic, you have to consider the elements:&nbsp;</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Recent research topics&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Preview previous studies and research&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Recognise the research gap</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Data collection available sources&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Focus on your personal interest&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Also, evaluate your supervisor&#39;s speciality&nbsp;</li></ul><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">4. Do Proper Research&nbsp;</h3><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">After choosing a topic, the next is to conduct extensive research on your selected topic by reading a business administration thesis sample to collect enough information and ideas for writing a thesis. In this way, you first need to identify which type of data you require to mention in the thesis, either primary or secondary data. <u fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">According to Mobility Academy</u>, you can collect your primary data by observation, experiment, surveys, and self-assessment,&nbsp;as&nbsp;represented&nbsp;below:</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><img src="https://images.cademy.co.uk/2e39c2b3-d53c-4f02-b288-69956dd8f61f/aebb2860-1bd2-49dc-b096-50142e711bb7/original.png" alt="Do Proper Research " style="color: rgb(16, 24, 64); width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgb(16, 24, 64); width: 100%;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">You can collect your secondary data by reviewing existing literature reviews, going through libraries, and searching Google Scholar for the latest and authentic research data regarding your topic.</p><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">5. Mind Mapping Your Ideas&nbsp;</h3><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">A&nbsp;mind&nbsp;map&nbsp;is&nbsp;a representation of your ideas, words,&nbsp;tasks, concepts, or items arranged around a central concept in&nbsp;the shape of a diagram.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Mind mapping is all about generating ideas and collecting them in a diagram while representing different tasks of thesis writing to cover the central concept and subject matter. For mind-mapping ideas, the following steps will be fruitful for you;&nbsp;</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Centralise the subject matter.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Write key features and important points around it&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Create a connection between the central keyword and the important points&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Line up branches to connect, then&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Use to write single keywords instead of writing whole sentences.&nbsp;</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">ISG Siegen gives an example of mind-mapping ideas in their article&nbsp;<u fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&ldquo;How to write a thesis (Bachelor, Master, or PhD) and which software tools to use.&rdquo;</u></p><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">6. Create a Robust Outline&nbsp;</h3><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Creating an outline will give you a framework for writing your thesis in a natural flow from start to end. There are 5 main chapters in writing a general thesis, including:</p><ol fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Introduction&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Theoretical foundation&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tools and methods&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Final results&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Conclusion</li></ol><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Larissa Becker from Hanken School of Economics presented a general&nbsp;outline for a thesis in&nbsp;the&nbsp;article&nbsp;<u fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&ldquo;Toward a Customer-Centric Perspective of Customer Experience.&rdquo;</u></p><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">7. 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Articulate Your Introduction and Conclusion</h3><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">After writing&nbsp;the&nbsp;main body section, write&nbsp;an introduction by explaining all the key points and explaining the genre statement with these statements. It is the first chapter of your thesis, so try to make it more engaging to grab the attention of your reader.&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">In the same way, write your conclusion chapter by summarising all the main points in a concise manner. Avoid mentioning anything new that you do not have discussed in the above chapters.&nbsp;</p><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">9. Add References and Citation&nbsp;</h3><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Incorporating referring and in-text citations will make your process more authentic and trustworthy for your readers. You can add references&nbsp;according to the referencing style&nbsp;defined&nbsp;by your institute. If you are not provided with a specific referencing style,&nbsp;you have to follow the most common citation styles like:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">MLA</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">APA</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Chicago&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Vancouver&nbsp;</li></ul><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">10. Proofread and Edit Your Work&nbsp;</h3><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">This is essential to give your thesis the most refined look. After writing, leave your work for some time and keep yourself away from it.&nbsp;Get back to&nbsp;your thesis with a fresh mind, and read and re-read your paper at least three times to evaluate any mistakes. &nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">In this step, check your work for spelling, punctuation, formatting and structure of your thesis. Highlight your mistakes and edit them to create an error-free thesis.</p><h2 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Conclusion&nbsp;</h2><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Business Administration is a vast field of personal and business resources management. Similarly, writing a business administration thesis is a tough task for students because business topics are always quite complex and require critical thinking. Students get stuck in selecting a topic, researching, developing a strong thesis statement, writing, <a href="https://www.theacademicpapers.co.uk/dissertation-editing-service/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">proofreading and editing</a>.&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">We have&nbsp;discussed&nbsp;the top 10 secrets that play a vital role in writing your thesis efficiently. But if&nbsp;you are still&nbsp;unable to understand how to do it perfectly, you can go for&nbsp;thesis writing help to ensure your success with distinctive grades.</p>

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<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></strong></strong></p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Real Estate Analyst</strong></strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The Real Estate Analyst course has been taught non-stop to global real estate firms over the last 25 years, and is without doubt the core financial modelling training in your career portfolio. Whether you have an upcoming financial modelling test for a new job or an APC exam, the Real Estate Analyst course is the choice for you.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Create flexible real estate investment focused financial models in Excel. Case studies focus on core, core plus and value add property investments. This course shows you how to model income producing property with both annual and quarterly discounted cash flows, build rent functions, model costs and calculate returns. It also shows you how to interpret and analyse the results.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">On this course, you will&hellip;</strong></strong></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li value="1" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Learn how to structure an investment cash flow from first principles and how to value and appraise property investments</li><li value="2" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Build annual and quarterly discounted cash flows</li><li value="3" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Look in depth at modelling tenancy schedules: rent reviews, upward-only, break options, lease expiry</li><li value="4" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Build OPEX and CAPEX into your cash flow</li><li value="5" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Analyse risk using sensitivity tables and charts</li><li value="6" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Employ best practice and find solutions to common modelling problems</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Who will benefit from this course?</strong></strong></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li value="1" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Real Estate Investors</li><li value="2" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Surveyors</li><li value="3" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Portfolio Analysts</li><li value="4" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Investment Managers</li><li value="5" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Asset Managers</li><li value="6" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Real Estate professionals at any level with exposure to real estate financial models on a frequent basis</li><li value="7" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mid-level to senior Real Estate Analysts who would like to start building their own real estate models quickly, rather than relying solely on coaching from existing team members</li><li value="8" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Junior or new Real Estate Analysts who would like to start building their own real estate models quickly, rather than relying solely on coaching from existing team members</li><li value="9" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">APC candidates who would like the opportunity to consolidate their competencies by understanding how theory and variables interact within the precision context of a financial model.</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Day One</strong></strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Know how to build a property asset cash flow, analyse geared, and un-geared IRRs.</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li value="1" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Term &amp; Reversion and Layer Method Valuation (Intro to Excel)</li><li value="2" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Equivalent Yield (Solver, Scenario and Goal Seek functions)</li><li value="3" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Single-Let Discounted Cash Flow</li><li value="4" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cash Flow inputs (Rents, Yields, Growth Rates, Target Returns)</li><li value="5" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Analysis and use of date series</li><li value="6" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV)</li><li value="7" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Comparing Value, Price and Worth</li><li value="8" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Adding borrowing and analysing geared returns</li><li value="9" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Introducing Rent Reviews and other &lsquo;events&rsquo; into cash flows</li><li value="10" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The &lsquo;Rent Function&rsquo; concept and Logic functions (IF,OR,AND)</li><li value="11" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sensitivity analysis</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Day Two</strong></strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Know how to build a multi-let property cash flow and apply the concepts on a hypothetical case study.</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li value="1" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The &lsquo;Rent Function&rsquo; and Multi-let cash flows</li><li value="2" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The &lsquo;date problem&rsquo; and assumptions in property asset cash flows</li><li value="3" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Reducing the rent function, intermediate calculations and modelling theory</li><li value="4" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Modelling lease expiries, break clauses, voids, and upward only covenants</li><li value="5" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Incorporating time-varying rental growth rates</li><li value="6" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Analysing multi-let cash flows to see if the leases are sufficiently diversified</li><li value="7" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Further IRR analysis (XIRR, MIRR)</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Included in the Course</strong></strong></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li value="1" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">CPD Accredited Certificate &amp; LinkedIn Proficiency Badge</li><li value="2" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Course Manual - In-Person Course attendees will receive a Physical Copy, Virtual Course attendees will receive a Virtual Copy and have the option to purchase a Hard Copy at an additional fee</li><li value="3" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Course Files</li><li value="4" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Online Learning Platform access - Further Learning Resources (Reading, Files and Videos)</li><li value="5" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Post Course Support - Two Months of Questions &amp; Answers, and One year of support is available for an additional fee</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">For more information about the Real Estate Analyst such as course delivery methods, pricing and dates, please contact Sam on the Bayfield Training Sales team:</p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">E - s.musgrave@bayfieldtraining.com</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">T - 01223 517851</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">W - <a href="https://www.bayfieldtraining.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" title="https://www.bayfieldtraining.com/" data-airgap-id="125" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; 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Real Estate Analyst
The Real Estate Analyst course has been taught non-stop to global real estate firms over the last 25 years, and is without doubt the core financial modelling training in your career portfolio. Whether you have an upcoming financial modelling test for a new job or an APC exam, the Real Estate Analyst course is the choice for you.
Create flexible real estate investment focused financial models in Excel. Case studies focus on core, core plus and value add property investments. This course shows you how to model income producing property with both annual and quarterly discounted cash flows, build rent functions, model costs and calculate returns. It also shows you how to interpret and analyse the results.


On this course, you will…
Learn how to structure an investment cash flow from first principles and how to value and appraise property investments
Build annual and quarterly discounted cash flows
Look in depth at modelling tenancy schedules: rent reviews, upward-only, break options, lease expiry
Build OPEX and CAPEX into your cash flow
Analyse risk using sensitivity tables and charts
Employ best practice and find solutions to common modelling problems


Who will benefit from this course?
Real Estate Investors
Surveyors
Portfolio Analysts
Investment Managers
Asset Managers
Real Estate professionals at any level with exposure to real estate financial models on a frequent basis
Mid-level to senior Real Estate Analysts who would like to start building their own real estate models quickly, rather than relying solely on coaching from existing team members
Junior or new Real Estate Analysts who would like to start building their own real estate models quickly, rather than relying solely on coaching from existing team members
APC candidates who would like the opportunity to consolidate their competencies by understanding how theory and variables interact within the precision context of a financial model.


Day One
Know how to build a property asset cash flow, analyse geared, and un-geared IRRs.
Term & Reversion and Layer Method Valuation (Intro to Excel)
Equivalent Yield (Solver, Scenario and Goal Seek functions)
Single-Let Discounted Cash Flow
Cash Flow inputs (Rents, Yields, Growth Rates, Target Returns)
Analysis and use of date series
Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV)
Comparing Value, Price and Worth
Adding borrowing and analysing geared returns
Introducing Rent Reviews and other ‘events’ into cash flows
The ‘Rent Function’ concept and Logic functions (IF,OR,AND)
Sensitivity analysis


Day Two
Know how to build a multi-let property cash flow and apply the concepts on a hypothetical case study.
The ‘Rent Function’ and Multi-let cash flows
The ‘date problem’ and assumptions in property asset cash flows
Reducing the rent function, intermediate calculations and modelling theory
Modelling lease expiries, break clauses, voids, and upward only covenants
Incorporating time-varying rental growth rates
Analysing multi-let cash flows to see if the leases are sufficiently diversified
Further IRR analysis (XIRR, MIRR)


Included in the Course
CPD Accredited Certificate & LinkedIn Proficiency Badge
Course Manual - In-Person Course attendees will receive a Physical Copy, Virtual Course attendees will receive a Virtual Copy and have the option to purchase a Hard Copy at an additional fee
Course Files
Online Learning Platform access - Further Learning Resources (Reading, Files and Videos)
Post Course Support - Two Months of Questions & Answers, and One year of support is available for an additional fee


For more information about the Real Estate Analyst such as course delivery methods, pricing and dates, please contact Sam on the Bayfield Training Sales team:
E - s.musgrave@bayfieldtraining.com
T - 01223 517851
W - www.bayfieldtraining.com

Bayfield Training

Financial Modelling & Analysis

Financial Modelling

Professional Development

Property & Real Estate Photography

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

The Real Estate Analyst course has been taught non-stop to global real estate firms over the last 25 years, and is without doubt the core financial modelling training in your career portfolio. Whether you have an upcoming financial modelling test for a new job or an APC exam, the Real Estate Analyst course is the choice for you.

Real Estate Analyst (Investment Cash Flow Modelling in Excel)

In-Person 

Virtual



The Real Estate Investment School is a four day course, that unravels the complexity of Investment Cash Flows through Advanced Modelling, Interpretation and Theory.
With a strong emphasis on practical application, you will gain a profound understanding of the complexities involved in analysing investment cash flows and interpreting their implications for effective decision-making.
Upon completion of the course, you will have the expertise to confidently model investment cash flows to a proficient level, empowering you to make informed financial decisions and drive positive outcomes for your investments.


The Investment focused school combines three of our courses:
Real Estate Analyst
Real Estate Modelling Masterclass
Understanding Key Principles of Real Estate Financial Modelling


On this course you will…
Construct Investment Financial Models starting from foundational principles
Learn how to value an appraise property investments.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of modelling tenancy schedules, including lease structures, rental income projections, lease expiry analysis, and lease renewal
Develop proficiency in creating robust models.
Understand how the application and use structure finance products in Real Estate
Learn advanced modelling techniques to analyse underlying asset risk
Appreciate the importance of data in investment cash flow modelling.
Gain a deep comprehension of the interrelationship between the metrics used in investment cash flow modelling


Who will benefit from this School?
Real Estate professionals at any level with exposure to real estate financial models on a frequent basis
Junior or new Real Estate Analysts who would like to start building their own real estate models quickly, rather than relying solely on coaching from existing team members
Mid-level to senior Real Estate Analysts
Real Estate Managers who would like to gain an understanding of the dynamics of debt and financial return fluctuations in more detail
Property industry modellers who would like to be fully proficient in building complex financial models


Course Outline
Day One
Real Estate Analyst I
Know how to build a property asset cash flow, analyse geared, and un-geared IRRs.
Term & Reversion and Layer Method Valuation (Intro to Excel)
Equivalent Yield (Solver, Scenario and Goal Seek functions)
Single-Let Discounted Cash Flow
Cash Flow inputs (Rents, Yields, Growth Rates, Target Returns)
Analysis and use of date series
Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV)
Comparing Value, Price and Worth
Adding borrowing and analysing geared returns
Introducing Rent Reviews and other ‘events’ into cash flows
The ‘Rent Function’ concept and Logic functions (IF,OR,AND)
Sensitivity analysis


Day Two
Real Estate Analyst II
Know how to build a multi-let property cash flow and apply the concepts on a hypothetical case study.
The ‘Rent Function’ and Multi-let cash flows
The ‘date problem’ and assumptions in property asset cash flows
Reducing the rent function, intermediate calculations and modelling theory
Modelling lease expiries, break clauses, voids, and upward only covenants
Incorporating time-varying rental growth rates
Analysing multi-let cash flows to see if the leases are sufficiently diversified
Further IRR analysis (XIRR, MIRR)


Day Three
Real Estate Modelling Masterclass
Mezzanine debt modelling
Joint Venture structures between developers and lender/equity partners
Promote and profit share structure calculations
Advance project cash flows with mezzanine debts
Key Real Estate and investment risks, risk adjustment of exit yields
Sensitivity and Scenario Analysis
Monte Carlo Analysis


Day Four
Understanding Key Principles of Real Estate Financial Modelling
Real Estate Financial Modelling Mathematics
Time Value of Money
Net Present Value (NPV)
Internal Rare of Return (IRR)
Growth
What Discount Rate?
Certainty of a cash flow
Liquidity


Price, Value & Worth
Comparing Price, Value and Worth
Conventional Valuation Methods
Term and Reversion, Layer Method
Property Yields and Capitalisation Method
Exit calculations across Europe


Discounting Cash Flow Models
Investment Appraisal Models
Cash flow inputs: Rents, Yields, Growth Rates, Target Returns
Cash-on-Cash and Equity Multiple
Discount Rates & Exit Cap Rate
Operating Assumptions
Adding borrowing and analysing geared returns


Model Interpretation and Analysis
Sensitivity analysis and scenario analysis
Growth and inflation
Performance measures
Contemporary issues for analysis (such as the rise in interest rates


Included in the Course
CPD Accredited Certificate & LinkedIn Proficiency Badge
Course Manual - In-Person Course attendees will receive a Physical Copy, Virtual Course attendees will receive a Virtual Copy and have the option to purchase a Hard Copy at an additional fee
Course Files
Online Learning Platform access - Further Learning Resources (Reading, Files and Videos)
Post Course Support - Two Months of Questions & Answers, and One year of support is available for an additional fee


For more information about the Real Estate Investment School such as course delivery methods, pricing and dates, please contact Sam on the Bayfield Training Sales team:
E - s.musgrave@bayfieldtraining.com
T - 01223 517851
W - www.bayfieldtraining.com

Property Investment

Financial Analysis

Microsoft Excel

The Real Estate Investment School is a four day course, that unravels the complexity of Investment Cash Flows through Advanced Modelling, Interpretation and Theory.

Real Estate Investment School (Investment Cash Flow Modelling)

<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 24px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 24px;">Discernment Formation for Course Leaders</span></strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 24px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 24px;">with Rachel Overton and Nick Helm</span></p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">This programme aims to enable course leaders to develop or sharpen up discernment processes within formation programmes for spiritual directors from all traditions.&nbsp;</p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">A previous participant says:</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&#39;This programme really helped me to find a language with which to fully&nbsp;</em><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">understand discernment processes for myself and for my facilitating the development of others.&rsquo;&nbsp;</em></p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Discernment is not something that we &lsquo;do&rsquo; at certain moments of decision in life.&nbsp;&nbsp;Rather it is the stance we should assume in every aspect of life and can be articulated in the question &lsquo;how am I centred and responsive to God?&rsquo;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">As course leaders and people responsible for the formation of spiritual directors, we need to be aware of our own discernment processes if we are to enable others to grow in their ability to discern well.&nbsp;&nbsp;Such awareness also enables us to offer congruence between the formation programme we are a part of, the nature of spiritual accompaniment and being faithful to God in life.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Over the course of the four day sessions, we will enable participants to engage with questions such as:&nbsp;</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What do you pay attention to within your own experience?&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Why do you pay attention to that?<span fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">How do you respond to what you notice?</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What choices do you make?</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">How does all of this apply to you personally, your role as a spiritual director and your role in the formation of spiritual directors.</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;These will be explored in relation to the &lsquo;triangle model&rsquo; of relationships within spiritual direction &ndash; a model which helps to sharpen awareness of the multiple aspects of discernment that we need to pay attention to.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The programme will be experiential, involving small group work as well as plenary sessions. &nbsp;Participants will also be expected to take time to reflect and continue to work with their own process in between sessions.</p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">By the end of the programme, participants can expect to:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">be more aware of their own process and language of discernment</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">have greater awareness of how discernment is lived in spiritual direction and spiritual direction formation</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">be more secure in their role as a trainer enabling discerning processes</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">have clarity about ways in which this discerning stance can be developed in the course they are involved in</li></ul>All sessions will run on Zoom from 9.45am to 4.15pm<div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Previous participants share their responses to this programme:&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&lsquo;A safe space to open your heart to the unexpected.&rsquo;</em></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&lsquo;It opens up the process of discerning far better than reading it in a book.&#39;</em></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&lsquo;[It] may well change your perception of what discernment is all about and, with practice, it will change the way you live and pray. I would thoroughly recommend this learning process and experience.&rsquo;</em></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&lsquo;Approach with an attentive, open heart, recognising the potential to go deeper through exploring discernment by journeying both as individual and with others.&rsquo;</em></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&lsquo;A very in-depth programme that really gets to the heart of discernment. Don&rsquo;t miss it - it can change your life!!&rsquo;</em></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&lsquo;It wasn&#39;t until I experienced this programme with Nick and Rachel that it became obvious how vital this clarification of, and approach to discernment is, and would whole-heartedly recommend this empowering course to the most seasoned of trainers as well as those just starting out.&rsquo;</em></p>

Discernment Formation for Course Leaders
with Rachel Overton and Nick Helm
This programme aims to enable course leaders to develop or sharpen up discernment processes within formation programmes for spiritual directors from all traditions. 
A previous participant says:
'This programme really helped me to find a language with which to fully understand discernment processes for myself and for my facilitating the development of others.’ 
Discernment is not something that we ‘do’ at certain moments of decision in life. Rather it is the stance we should assume in every aspect of life and can be articulated in the question ‘how am I centred and responsive to God?’
As course leaders and people responsible for the formation of spiritual directors, we need to be aware of our own discernment processes if we are to enable others to grow in their ability to discern well. Such awareness also enables us to offer congruence between the formation programme we are a part of, the nature of spiritual accompaniment and being faithful to God in life. 
Over the course of the four day sessions, we will enable participants to engage with questions such as: 
What do you pay attention to within your own experience?
Why do you pay attention to that?
How do you respond to what you notice?
What choices do you make?
How does all of this apply to you personally, your role as a spiritual director and your role in the formation of spiritual directors.
 These will be explored in relation to the ‘triangle model’ of relationships within spiritual direction – a model which helps to sharpen awareness of the multiple aspects of discernment that we need to pay attention to.
The programme will be experiential, involving small group work as well as plenary sessions. Participants will also be expected to take time to reflect and continue to work with their own process in between sessions.
By the end of the programme, participants can expect to:
be more aware of their own process and language of discernment
have greater awareness of how discernment is lived in spiritual direction and spiritual direction formation
be more secure in their role as a trainer enabling discerning processes
have clarity about ways in which this discerning stance can be developed in the course they are involved in
All sessions will run on Zoom from 9.45am to 4.15pm
Previous participants share their responses to this programme: 
‘A safe space to open your heart to the unexpected.’
‘It opens up the process of discerning far better than reading it in a book.'
‘[It] may well change your perception of what discernment is all about and, with practice, it will change the way you live and pray. I would thoroughly recommend this learning process and experience.’
‘Approach with an attentive, open heart, recognising the potential to go deeper through exploring discernment by journeying both as individual and with others.’
‘A very in-depth programme that really gets to the heart of discernment. Don’t miss it - it can change your life!!’
‘It wasn't until I experienced this programme with Nick and Rachel that it became obvious how vital this clarification of, and approach to discernment is, and would whole-heartedly recommend this empowering course to the most seasoned of trainers as well as those just starting out.’

SoulSpark Online

Spiritual Direction

Training Trainers of Spiritual Directors
Developing the abilities needed to facilitate Spiritual Direction formation programmes

Catching the Wind

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<p style="color: rgb(111, 114, 135); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(111, 114, 135);">Are you responsible for implementing Data Governance? Are you expected to have all the answers?</p>

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<p style="color: rgb(111, 114, 135); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(111, 114, 135);">It can be a scary position to be in, especially if you are new to the role, and even if you have done it before, what worked for the last organisation doesn&#39;t always work for the new one.</p>

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<p style="color: rgb(111, 114, 135); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(111, 114, 135);">You can end up feeling lonely, vulnerable and frustrated. After all, you are trying to implement Data Governance to help your organisation - why is it turning out to be so difficult?!</p>

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<p style="color: rgb(111, 114, 135); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(111, 114, 135);">You can spend hours on the internet or reading books but it can be challenging trying to turn the theory into something practical that will work for your organisation. If only you could fast forward to a few years&rsquo; time when you have done many more Data Governance initiatives and had a wider range of experience to fall back on.</p>

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<p style="color: rgb(111, 114, 135); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(111, 114, 135);">If you don&#39;t have a time machine to help you with that, the other option is to build a network of experienced trusted peers who are willing to share the benefit of their experience with you. But that can be easier said than done. These days many networking events still aren&rsquo;t taking place and those that are are online and it&rsquo;s very hard to get a chance to speak let alone get advice for your challenges.</p>

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<p style="color: rgb(111, 114, 135); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(111, 114, 135);">Why not join this 1 Day Data Governance Mastermind Workshop, where you get allocated time to get specific advice on your current Data Governance challenges and get the chance to network with others in similar situations.</p>

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Untangle your Data Governance issue and collaborate with your peers during this one-day Mastermind
Discuss Data Governance approaches with people who get it
Are you struggling with a Data Governance issue and wish you had a team of other Data Governance professionals you could bounce it around with?
You’ve done Data Governance training and you know what you’re focusing on. While your team is supportive, you spend a lot of time dealing with, and driving forward, culture change, managing stakeholders, and fielding questions from people who have their own priorities and now need to do this ‘Data Governance stuff’ on top. 
It would be nice, once in a while, to have a conversation about how to achieve something free from internal issues. You want to talk about best practices and get some alternative ideas.
That’s what my Data Governance Mastermind gives you: space to reflect with the support of your peers and practical solutions you can implement.
What is a mastermind?
Mastermind groups are the definition of ‘sharing is caring’. It’s you and your fellow peers – people who do what you do - gathering to brainstorm, problem solve, set goals and be each other’s support network.
At the Data Governance Mastermind, you will meet and learn from other people implementing Data Governance initiatives. 
It’s a one-day event, on Zoom. One of the benefits of attending is you’ll get 30 minutes in the ‘hot seat’ where you can share something you’re struggling with and get input from the group. 
What you can expect during the day
Discussions about different aspects of Data Governance and the opportunity to share what’s worked for you.
Tailored advice specific to your situation from me.
Insights from other people implementing Data Governance about what’s worked for them, what hasn’t worked, and how they have tackled issues.
30 minutes in the hot seat so you can share something you need help with and get practical suggestions from the rest of the delegates.
Time to reflect and share learnings from discussions so you have your key takeaways written down, ready to take back to work with you.
Get to know other Data Governance professionals and build a support network
Get an action plan and confidence to take your next steps with Data Governance
Get ready to discover new ways of approaching your Data Governance challenges, while getting to know professionals from a range of industries.
You will:
Get a clear action plan to take away with you to tackle your specific Data Governance issues.
Develop a wider network of supportive Data Governance professionals, people got your back and will be available to continue to network and ask advice or in the future.
Leave with the confidence that you're not alone in tackling these issues. There are other people going through similar experiences that are willing to help you out.
Is attending a Mastermind right for me? 
Every individual's Data Governance journey is unique. Take my scorecard to determine if my Mastermind programme is the right fit for you and will effectively support your specific needs. You can also find out more about the day on my website.

The Data Governance Coach 

Data Management

A day of Data Governance, support, networking, and answering your questions. Join me for my 1 Day Data Governance Mastermind where you get allocated time to get specific advice on your current Data Governance challenges and get the chance to network with others in similar situations.

1 Day Data Governance Mastermind

1 Day Data Governance Mastermind Workshop

<p align="justify" style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);">This course has been designed and approved by the ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management). The recognition from the ILM means delegates receive an ILM Recognised Certificate from the ILM upon successful completion of the course.</p><p align="justify" style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);">All of our ILM Programmes are provided in partnership with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thebcfgroup.co.uk/interpersonal/train-the-trainer.php" style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">The BCF Group</a>, which is the ILM Approved Centre we deliver under.</p><p align="justify" style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;"><h3 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Venue Details</h3><h5 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Nottingham</h5><p style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);">The BCF Group Ltd, 5 Wheatcroft Business Park, Landmere Lane, Edwalton, Nottingham, NG12 4DG</p><img src="https://www.dicksontraining.com/images/wheelchair-icon.jpg" alt="" width="20" height="20" border="0" style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125);" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><span style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125);">&nbsp;Suitable for Wheelchairs</span><br style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);"><img src="https://www.dicksontraining.com/images/venue-pics/nottingham.png" alt="" width="150" height="96" border="0" style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125);" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><p align="justify" style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);">All Nottingham courses are held at the head office of The BCF Group. The comfortable training suites (which are situated on ground level, as well as the toilet facilities, making them wheelchair-friendly) are fully air conditioned with natural daylight. Plentiful on-site free car parking is also available.</p><hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;"><article style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);"><h3 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">In-House Courses</h3><section fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img src="https://www.dicksontraining.com/images/group1a.png" alt="In-House Training Courses" title="In-House Training Courses" width="327" height="219" border="0" fr-original-style="" style="cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><p align="justify" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Our Train The Trainer course has been developed and refined over the many years we have been providing it to delegates from organisations in virtually every industry.</p><p align="justify" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The course syllabus is flexible and can be tailored to the specific requirements of your organisation and industry.</p><p align="justify" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">If you would like to discuss how we can tailor this Train The Trainer course for you and/or run it at your premises, please contact us.</p></section></article><br style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);"><a name="Coursedates" style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);"></a><article style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);"><hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;"><h3 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Scheduled Courses</h3><section fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h5 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Classroom Course - Nottingham (NG12 4DG)</h5><p align="justify" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Classroom training courses enable you to benefit from having the tutor and other delegates right there in the room with you. Face-to-face training sessions are one of the best ways to learn, as it is easy to ask questions and have group discussions.</p><p align="justify" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Cost: &pound;895 + vat</strong></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strike fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">16-17 April 2024</strike>&nbsp;- COURSE FULL</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">29-30 April 2024</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">18-19 June 2024</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">15-16 August 2024</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">14-15 October 2024</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">03-04 December 2024</li></ul><h5 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Classroom Course - Reading (RG41 5QS)</h5><p align="justify" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Classroom training courses enable you to benefit from having the tutor and other delegates right there in the room with you. Face-to-face training sessions are one of the best ways to learn, as it is easy to ask questions and have group discussions.</p><p align="justify" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Cost: &pound;895 + vat</strong></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">05-06 March 2024</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">25-26 June 2024</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">26-27 September 2024</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">05-06 December 2024</li></ul><h5 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Zoom&trade; Course</h5><p align="justify" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Attending a course via Zoom videoconferencing gives you all of the benefits of classroom training without the need to leave your home or office. You still benefit from a real tutor facilitating the programme, and the content is exactly the same.</p><p align="justify" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Cost: &pound;795 + vat</strong></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">March 2024</strong>&nbsp;- 25th March (morning), 25th March (afternoon), 26th March (morning), 26th March (afternoon)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">May 2024</strong>&nbsp;- 21st May (morning), 21st May (afternoon), 22nd May (morning), 22nd May (afternoon)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">July 2024</strong>&nbsp;- 18th July (morning), 18th July (afternoon), 19th July (morning), 19th July (afternoon)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">September 2024</strong>&nbsp;- 18th September (morning), 18th September (afternoon), 19th September (morning), 19th September (afternoon)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">November 2024</strong>&nbsp;- 13th November (morning), 13th November (afternoon), 14th November (morning), 14th November (afternoon)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">January 2025</strong>&nbsp;- 21st January (morning), 21st January (afternoon), 22nd January (morning), 22nd January (afternoon)</li></ul></section></article><section style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);"><section style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);"><article style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></article></section></section>

Train The Trainer Course

Classroom Course

Online Course

ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management

Tom Reynolds

Product Management

Agile

Agile PM

Productivity

Kanban

Agile Coach

Attend our world class Kanban University accredited Certified Kanban System Design training course and learn to implement Kanban in your company

Certified Kanban System Design – KMP I - 24-26 September

Standard

Early Bird

<p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">LOOKING FOR:</strong> ADULT FICTION</p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Laura studied law at university and spent over 20 years at Virgin Atlantic which allowed her to indulge her passion for reading whilst travelling.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">On deciding to pursue a career in publishing, Laura joined the Darley Anderson Agency where she worked across the Women&rsquo;s Fiction list, reading submissions, handling contracts and supporting authors on their path to publication and beyond.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">She co-founded Greenstone Literary with Tanera Simons in 2024 and is excited to build a list of authors.</p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Laura is looking for commercial crime, thriller, suspense, bookclub, historical and romance fiction as well as select non-fiction.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Above everything she wants to be entertained. Laura is looking for a book you can&rsquo;t wait to talk to someone about, in the same way as a new film or the latest release on Netflix. A book that engrosses her from the first page to the last, desperate for someone she knows to read so they can discuss as soon as possible.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">It will always be an original hook that draws Laura in, a whole concept that can be summed up in one line that immediately stops her in my tracks and makes her think.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Character and voice is also crucial. Laura is a huge fan of Mick Herron&rsquo;s Jackson Lamb, Richard Osman&rsquo;s <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Thursday Murder Club</em> cast and Lynda La Plante&rsquo;s Jane Tennison. She would really love to see more strong, memorable women in crime. In bookclub fiction, voices that have stayed with her are Adduni in <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Girl With The Louding Voice</em>, Cyril in <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Heart&rsquo;s Invisible Furies</em> and Molly in <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Maid</em>. Recently, Kitty in <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">How To Kill Men and Get Away With It</em> had Laura secretly rooting for her serial killer antics.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Laura loves to be engrossed by a pacy, twisty, surprising plot. It doesn&rsquo;t need to be overly complex &ndash; sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. She wants to be thrown curveballs she never saw coming and be kept guessing until the last page. Books Laura has devoured are <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Nightwatching, The Housemaid</em>, <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Last Mrs Parrish</em>, <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Fourth Wing</em>, <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">None of This is True</em> and<em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;American Dirt</em>.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Books that play with genre also capture Laura. Novels such as <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wrong Place, Wrong Time</em> which combined a crime mystery and the story of a mother&rsquo;s love with a speculative element and <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Time Traveller&rsquo;s Wife</em>, a high-concept love story which crossed time and age.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Laura is a huge fan of true crime and would love to read a fiction version of podcasts she has been gripped by. She really enjoys cold cases being reopened as a result of new evidence or technology which exposes past injustices such as on <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bone Valley</em>, <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">In The Dark</em> or <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Who Killed Emma?</em>&nbsp;She is particularly drawn to stories of deep deception or &lsquo;scams&rsquo; such as those by Anna Delvey or Coco Berthmann, <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tinder Swindler</em> or <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Fyre Festival.&nbsp;</em>Laura is always intrigued by anything involving investigation into cults, such as in BBC Sound&rsquo;s <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">World of Secrets</em>.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">She also loves nothing more than sobbing her heart out over a book and being left emotionally wrung-out! Whether it be a devastating historical tragedy or star-crossed lovers torn apart by destiny. &nbsp;Books that have broken her heart include <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Bridges of Madison County, The Kite Runner,</em>&nbsp;<em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo</em>, <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Birdsong</em>, <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">My Sister&rsquo;s Keeper</em>, <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cilka&rsquo;s Journey</em>&nbsp;and <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Four Winds</em>.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">In non-fiction, Laura is looking for an untold story or perspective or an unexplored area where you have expertise or real-life experience. As a reader of non-fiction she wants to be &nbsp;engaged in a relatable, accessible way. She loved the evocative settings and personal journeys in <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Salt Path</em>&nbsp;and <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Wild Other</em>. The laugh-out-loud <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">More Than A Woman</em> had her ordering this for many friends. <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Three Women</em> and <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Educated</em> are brilliant examples of non-fiction books that read like fiction. The awe-inspiring <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Do No Harm</em> stayed with Laura long after reading.&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Laura is not looking for poetry, novellas, screenplays, or children&rsquo;s books.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Laura would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first 5,000 words of your completed manuscript in a single word document.</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">(<em style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box;">In addition to the paid sessions, Laura is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers.&nbsp;</em><em style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box;">Please email <a href="mailto:agent121@iaminprint.co.uk" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size);" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto;">agent121@iaminprint.co.uk</a> to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the&nbsp;</em><em style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box;">discretion of&nbsp;</em><em style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box;">I Am In Print)</em>.&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;</strong><em style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box;">I Am In Pr</em><em style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box;">int</em> prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">I Am In Print</em> by the stated submission deadline and note that <em style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box;">I Am In Print</em> take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">The submission deadline is: Thursday 12 September 2024</strong></p>

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION
Laura studied law at university and spent over 20 years at Virgin Atlantic which allowed her to indulge her passion for reading whilst travelling.
On deciding to pursue a career in publishing, Laura joined the Darley Anderson Agency where she worked across the Women’s Fiction list, reading submissions, handling contracts and supporting authors on their path to publication and beyond.
She co-founded Greenstone Literary with Tanera Simons in 2024 and is excited to build a list of authors.
Laura is looking for commercial crime, thriller, suspense, bookclub, historical and romance fiction as well as select non-fiction.
Above everything she wants to be entertained. Laura is looking for a book you can’t wait to talk to someone about, in the same way as a new film or the latest release on Netflix. A book that engrosses her from the first page to the last, desperate for someone she knows to read so they can discuss as soon as possible.
It will always be an original hook that draws Laura in, a whole concept that can be summed up in one line that immediately stops her in my tracks and makes her think.
Character and voice is also crucial. Laura is a huge fan of Mick Herron’s Jackson Lamb, Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club cast and Lynda La Plante’s Jane Tennison. She would really love to see more strong, memorable women in crime. In bookclub fiction, voices that have stayed with her are Adduni in The Girl With The Louding Voice, Cyril in The Heart’s Invisible Furies and Molly in The Maid. Recently, Kitty in How To Kill Men and Get Away With It had Laura secretly rooting for her serial killer antics.
Laura loves to be engrossed by a pacy, twisty, surprising plot. It doesn’t need to be overly complex – sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. She wants to be thrown curveballs she never saw coming and be kept guessing until the last page. Books Laura has devoured are Nightwatching, The Housemaid, The Last Mrs Parrish, Fourth Wing, None of This is True and American Dirt.
Books that play with genre also capture Laura. Novels such as Wrong Place, Wrong Time which combined a crime mystery and the story of a mother’s love with a speculative element and The Time Traveller’s Wife, a high-concept love story which crossed time and age.
Laura is a huge fan of true crime and would love to read a fiction version of podcasts she has been gripped by. She really enjoys cold cases being reopened as a result of new evidence or technology which exposes past injustices such as on Bone Valley, In The Dark or Who Killed Emma? She is particularly drawn to stories of deep deception or ‘scams’ such as those by Anna Delvey or Coco Berthmann, Tinder Swindler or Fyre Festival. Laura is always intrigued by anything involving investigation into cults, such as in BBC Sound’s World of Secrets.
She also loves nothing more than sobbing her heart out over a book and being left emotionally wrung-out! Whether it be a devastating historical tragedy or star-crossed lovers torn apart by destiny. Books that have broken her heart include The Bridges of Madison County, The Kite Runner, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Birdsong, My Sister’s Keeper, Cilka’s Journey and Four Winds.
In non-fiction, Laura is looking for an untold story or perspective or an unexplored area where you have expertise or real-life experience. As a reader of non-fiction she wants to be engaged in a relatable, accessible way. She loved the evocative settings and personal journeys in The Salt Path and The Wild Other. The laugh-out-loud More Than A Woman had her ordering this for many friends. Three Women and Educated are brilliant examples of non-fiction books that read like fiction. The awe-inspiring Do No Harm stayed with Laura long after reading. 
Laura is not looking for poetry, novellas, screenplays, or children’s books.
Laura would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first 5,000 words of your completed manuscript in a single word document.
(In addition to the paid sessions, Laura is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). 
By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.
The submission deadline is: Thursday 12 September 2024

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