Harpenden

<p>This very practical workshop has a simple objective: to help you prepare, design and deliver memorable and high-quality presentations.</p>This programme will help you:<ul><li>Use a proven, structured tool-kit when designing and developing presentations</li><li>Benefit from short cuts and best practice when designing and using Powerpoint presentations</li><li>Select the right information, examples, exercises and activities - and use them well</li><li>Prepare and structure a presentation or session appropriate to the audience, and to best achieve your objectives</li><li>Maintain audience or group interest</li><li>Develop and practise presentation skills to improve your voice tone, speech power and body language</li><li>Use practical methods to control nerves and anxiety - develop higher levels of confidence and credibility</li><li>Command a room, hold attention and create a high impact</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 Introduction</h3><ul><li>Personal objectives</li><li>Key messages and learning objectives of the workshop</li></ul> <h3>2 Presentation skills</h3><ul><li>What does good look like?</li><li>Exercise: Characteristics of high/low impact presentations</li><li>Presenting yourself as a 'winner'</li><li>The energy / attitude model</li><li>Exercise: Being a winner</li></ul> <h3>3 Preparation skills - eight steps to preparing a great presentation, plus Powerpoint tips</h3>•The magic circle<br />• How to 'assume the role' when presenting<br />• The eight steps<br />• Step 1 - develop your objectives<br />- The five questions that you must answer before preparing your presentation<br />- Defining your objectives and outcomes<br />- Creating a first draft<br />- Step 1 exercise<br />• Step 2 - analyse your audience<br />- Doing your homework: audience, event, venue<br />- Developing a pre-event check-list<br />- Methods and means for researching your audience<br />- Step 2 exercise<br />• Steps 3 and 4 - structure the main body of your presentation and state the main ideas<br />- Ways to structure your presentation for maximum impact<br />- Balancing and managing content and topics<br />- Organising your information: 6 options and methods<br />- Your 'one main point' and creating a 30-second summary<br />- Steps 3 and 4 exercises<br />• Step 5 - decide on supporting information, using the toolkit<br />- Making your case convincing: ways to support your claims<br />- Selecting and using relevant and interesting examples<br />- Quotes, case studies and printed material<br />- Presenting statistics, tables and graphs<br />- Ways of maintaining visual interest<br />- Transitions and links, creating a 'golden thread'<br />- Step 5 exercise: Creating compelling stories and anecdotes<br />4<br />• Step 6 - create an effective 'opening'<br />- Claiming the stage and creating a good first impression<br />- The three most powerful ways of opening a presentation<br />- The five elements of a strong opening<br />- Step 6 exercise: Participants work individually to prepare an opening, focusing on<br />personal introduction, and then deliver to the group, with structured feedback<br />• Step 7 - develop transitions<br />- Step 7 exercise / examples<br />• Step 8 - create an effective close<br />- Signalling and sign-posting; the importance of, and how to do it effectively<br />- Five ways to close a presentation successfully<br />- Step 8 exercise / examples<br />• Presentation design and Powerpoint<br />- An interactive review of participants' own real-life past presentations and advanced tips<br />and techniques on using Powerpoint effectively <h3>4 Facilitation skills</h3><ul><li>The three main types of group activity - triads, teams and main group</li><li>How to select the right activity, define the objectives, set it up and run the debrief</li><li>Using energisers - with examples</li><li>Exercise: Dealing with 'difficult' behaviours</li><li>Exercise: Working in triads, design and deliver</li></ul> <h3>5 Tips and tricks: presentation and facilitation</h3><ul><li>10 reasons why facilitation fails</li><li>Five golden rules for success</li><li>Defining the session goals and the facilitation plan</li><li>Open and closed questions - why and when to use</li><li>Using a 'car park' to manage unresolved issues</li><li>Using AV aids - tips and tricks</li><li>Exercises: Including participants working in pairs to prepare a short section form of one of their own presentations</li></ul> <h3>6 Putting it all together</h3><ul><li>Summary of key learning points</li><li>Action plan</li></ul> 


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The In House Training Company

Executive Presentation

Coaching Skills

Meeting Skills

Facilitation Skills

Counselling Skills

Presentation Skills

Powerful presentation skills (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)

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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ACCA Strategic Business Leader (SBL)

Coaching & Consulting Business

Business Development

Sales Management

Business Development Manager

Business Accelerator

The Sales Accelerator (In-House)

<h2>Public Service Manager Programme: In-House</h2><p>Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity - the classic VUCA environment - are the order of the day. If this is the new normal, you need all the help you can get.</p><p>And that's why we developed this programme. Inspired by a tried-and-tested programme we already deliver for private sector organisations, this programme has been designed by our two lead specialists in public service management - Amanda Dudman and David Elverson. Amanda focuses on the management side of the equation, helping even the most experienced managers find new ways of working more effectively, while David focuses on supporting the commercial agenda.</p><p>Aimed at public service managers and leaders who line manage others, this ILM-recognised programme takes a modular approach and gives participants plenty of tools and strategies for dealing with current challenges in the workplace through expert trainer input and skills practice.</p><p>In addition, there is the opportunity to learn from peers, share experiences, address how to deal with the more challenging issues, and prepare action plans to implement with confidence back at work.</p><p>Tough times continue for public services as internal and external drivers in a fast-moving landscape put ever more pressure on managers, the 'squeezed middle'. Demands on resources and time mean that managers need practical and workable everyday solutions and approaches that support them in their busy, stretching daily work.</p><section>
                    <h3>Managing and Leading Day-to-day</h3><h4>Your Role as a Manager and Creating a Personal Development Plan</h4><ul><li>Welcome and Introductions</li><li>Setting the Scene and Creating Expectations - Introducing the Programme</li><li>Your Role as a Manager</li><li>Drawing Up a Development Plan</li><li>Peer-to-peer Development Discussions</li></ul><h4>The Vuca Environment in Which You Manage</h4><ul><li>What is Vuca?</li><li>Vuca Insights and Approaches During Continuous Change</li><li>Action Planning and Peer Learning Review</li></ul><h3>Personal Tools for Managing in a Changing Work Environment</h3><h4>Time and Stress</h4><ul><li>Time Thieves and Pressures</li><li>Signs of Stress and Spotting Them</li><li>What's in Your Stress Container?</li><li>Tips and Ideas for Managing Your Stress Levels</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h4>Remote and Agile Working</h4><ul><li>Rowe (Results Orientated Work Environment)</li><li>Managing People in a Remote and Agile Environment</li><li>Building Trust</li><li>Are You an Agile Manager?</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h3>Improving Performance</h3><h4>Supporting and Developing People</h4><ul><li>How Do You Learn?</li><li>Creating Effective Development Plans</li><li>Holding Great Development and Learning One-to-ones</li><li>Practising With Your Peers</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h4>Enabling Accountability and Responsibility</h4><ul><li>The Accountability Ladder</li><li>Having Accountable Team Members Who Take Responsibility</li><li>Deal - a Structured Approach for Holding an Accountability Discussion</li><li>Peer Practice Using the Deal Framework</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h3>Honest Conversations</h3><h4>Holding Honest Conversations: Providing Feedback, Managing Challenging Discussions and Dealing With Conflict</h4><ul><li>Your Honest Conversation Challenges</li><li>Building the Relationship</li><li>Providing and Receiving Feedback</li><li>Dealing With Challenging Behaviours</li><li>Listening and Rapport</li><li>The Emotional Bank Account</li><li>'fierce Conversations' - Dealing With Conflict in a Conversation</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h3>Developing and Implementing an Enterprising Approach</h3><h4>Developing Entrepreneurial Thinking</h4><ul><li>What is Entrepreneurship?</li><li>Types of Innovation</li><li>Benefits of Entrepreneurship</li><li>Challenge Focused Innovation</li><li>Review and Action Planning</li></ul><h4>Creating a Culture of Entrepreneurial Thinking at Work</h4><ul><li>Practising Entrepreneurial Thinking - Tools and Techniques</li><li>Imaginative Ways of Using Resources</li><li>Review and Action Planning</li></ul><h3>Motivation and Engagement for Resilience</h3><h4>Better Motivation at Work</h4><ul><li>Defining Motivation</li><li>Exploring Some Motivation Thinking</li><li>Skill or Will?</li><li>Drawing Up a Motivation Plan for Someone You Manage</li><li>Review and Action Planning</li></ul><h4>Managing for Engagement and Resilience</h4><ul><li>What's Your Engagement and Wellbeing Challenge?</li><li>Commitment V Compliance</li><li>The Resilience Gallery</li><li>Activities That Boost Resilience and Support Wellbeing</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h3>Managing and Leading Strategically</h3><h4>Coaching Skills</h4><ul><li>The Core Skills and Behaviours for Coaching</li><li>The Coaching Spectrum (Downey)</li><li>Coaching Each Other</li><li>How You Coach Without Giving the Answers</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h4>The Leader's Shadow</h4><ul><li>The Influence Your Values Have on Your Style</li><li>Your Impact: the Shadow of a Leader</li><li>It Starts With Me - What I Say, How I Act, How I Measure</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h3>Commercial Skills</h3><h4>Commercial Awareness in the Public Sector</h4><ul><li>What is Commercial Thinking?</li><li>Defining Strategic Commercial Objectives</li><li>Developing a Strategic Focus</li><li>Defining Customer Targets</li><li>The Competitive Marketplace</li><li>Meeting Stakeholder Expectations</li><li>Implementation - Systems, Structures and Processes</li><li>Implementation - People and Culture</li><li>Tools and Checklists</li></ul><h3>The Political Dimension and Wrapping It All Up</h3><h4>Working in a Political Environment</h4><ul><li>Communicating With Elected Members and Understanding Their Motivations</li><li>The Political Structure Where You Work</li><li>Using the Member Officer Relationship Protocol</li><li>Influencing Skills and Approaches</li><li>Formulating an Influencing Plan</li></ul><h4>Programme Review</h4><ul><li>Reviewing Activities</li><li>Personal, Group and Peer-led Learning Review of All the Modules and Personal Learning</li><li>Call to Action - Going Forwards and My Next Steps</li><li>Action Planning and Evaluation</li></ul>


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Maximum Performance

Public Service Manager Programme: In-House

<h2>Management Development Programme (MDP): In-House</h2><p>A practical approach to managing yourself and those around you, this unique &amp;'bite-sized', ILM-recognised programme will help managers step up and make a difference.</p><p>Aimed primarily at new and aspiring managers (and also a very good refresher for managers who have not been through a structured development programme before), the programme takes a &amp;'bite-sized', modular approach which gives participants plenty of tools and strategies for dealing with everyday challenges in the workplace as well as the opportunity to learn from others' experiences, reflect on their own, and benefit from the inspirational advice and guidance of your choice of expert trainer.</p><section>
                    <h3>Module 1</h3><h4>Welcome to your MDP (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Welcome and introductions</li><li>Why invest in managers?</li><li>Expectations</li><li>Aptimore and Mindmarker explained</li><li>1:1 coaching support</li></ul><h3>Module 2</h3><h4>What makes a manager? (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Identifying skills and traits of effective managers</li><li>How do you compare?</li><li>What is the balance I need to manage?</li><li>Introduction to FACET5</li><li>Your FACET5 report</li><li>Reflections on strengths and development areas</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 3</h3><h4>Creating the environment for success (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Your experiences of good and bad managers</li><li>How to create an environment for success</li><li>Managing your team through maturity stages</li><li>Setting expectations</li><li>The shadow of a leader</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 4</h3><h4>Managing my time (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Time traps</li><li>Dealing with procrastination</li><li>Are your efforts aligned?</li><li>To-do lists</li><li>Prioritising</li><li>Urgent v Important tasks</li><li>The OATS principle</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 5</h3><h4>Crucial conversations (full day)</h4><ul><li>Your conversation barriers</li><li>Skills needed to be effective</li><li>Be specific!</li><li>Observations and inferences</li><li>Transactional Analysis</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 6</h3><h4>Managing performance reviews (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>The performance conversation and structure</li><li>The agenda</li><li>Setting clear goals</li><li>Measuring performance</li><li>Behavioural objectives</li><li>Make the conversation interesting for both parties</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 7</h3><h4>Coaching skills to develop others (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>What is coaching?</li><li>Spectrum of skills needed</li><li>Stop giving the answers!</li><li>The coaching game</li><li>1:1 practice session using GROW</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 8</h3><h4>Effective delegation (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Is your team ready?</li><li>The Reina trust model</li><li>A trust questionnaire</li><li>4 steps to successful delegation</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 9</h3><h4>Managing through change (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Being an effective change agent</li><li>The change transition curve</li><li>Forcefield Analysis</li><li>Detecting and managing resistance</li><li>A change scenario!</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 10</h3><h4>Communicating and presenting with impact (full day)</h4><ul><li>The speaker v the listener</li><li>Memorable messages</li><li>The 6 principles of sticky ideas</li><li>Delivering jaw-dropping moments</li><li>Combatting anxiety</li><li>Analogies and metaphors</li><li>Pictures and props</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 11</h3><h4>Influencing and negotiating (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Influencing power bases</li><li>Networking for success</li><li>Negotiation self-assessment inventory</li><li>Win-win negotiation</li><li>Influencing in meetings</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 12</h3><h4>Running effective meetings (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Why do we have too many meetings?</li><li>The role of the Chair</li><li>Dealing with challenging situations</li><li>A strong opening - setting the scene</li><li>The meeting process</li><li>PIMS - getting involvement in meetings</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 13</h3><h4>Emotional intelligence (EI) and your personal brand (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>What is EI and why is it important?</li><li>The 4 competencies</li><li>Your EI awareness</li><li>Sympathy v Empathy</li><li>Your personal brand</li><li>The Johari Window</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 14</h3><h4>Leadership styles (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>The management v leadership debate</li><li>Transactional v Transformational leadership</li><li>Intent-based leadership</li><li>Your desire to lead - a questionnaire</li><li>The resilient manager / leader</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 15</h3><h4>Problem-solving and decision making (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Problem solving - a practical challenge (1)</li><li>Emotional v logical decision-making</li><li>Decision making strategies</li><li>Problem solving - a practical challenge (2)</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 16</h3><h4>Managing working relationships (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>An introduction to the strengths Deployment Inventory (SDI)</li><li>How you deploy your strengths in relationships</li><li>The difference between motivation and behaviour</li><li>The impact of your preferences on others</li><li>Overdone strengths</li><li>Managing conflict in relationships</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 17</h3><h4>Your review and reflections - what now? (Â¾ day)</h4><ul><li>Your Aptimore full report</li><li>Your learning records</li><li>The power of why!</li><li>Your manager profile</li><li>Your present v your future - 1:1 conversations</li><li>The MDP reflections</li><li>Your Maximum Performance and ILM certificates</li><li>Celebrating success!</li></ul>


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Management Development Programme (MDP): In-House

<h2>Public Service Manager Programme</h2><p>Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity - the classic VUCA environment - are the order of the day. If this is the new normal, you need all the help you can get.</p><p>And that's why we developed this programme. Inspired by a tried-and-tested programme we already deliver for private sector organisations, this programme has been designed by our two lead specialists in public service management - Amanda Dudman and David Elverson. Amanda focuses on the management side of the equation, helping even the most experienced managers find new ways of working more effectively, while David focuses on supporting the commercial agenda.</p><p>Aimed at public service managers and leaders who line manage others, this ILM-recognised programme takes a modular approach and gives participants plenty of tools and strategies for dealing with current challenges in the workplace through expert trainer input and skills practice.</p><p>In addition, there is the opportunity to learn from peers, share experiences, address how to deal with the more challenging issues, and prepare action plans to implement with confidence back at work.</p><p>Tough times continue for public services as internal and external drivers in a fast-moving landscape put ever more pressure on managers, the 'squeezed middle'. Demands on resources and time mean that managers need practical and workable everyday solutions and approaches that support them in their busy, stretching daily work.</p><section>
                    <h3>Managing and Leading Day-to-day</h3><h4>Your Role as a Manager and Creating a Personal Development Plan</h4><ul><li>Welcome and Introductions</li><li>Setting the Scene and Creating Expectations - Introducing the Programme</li><li>Your Role as a Manager</li><li>Drawing Up a Development Plan</li><li>Peer-to-peer Development Discussions</li></ul><h4>The Vuca Environment in Which You Manage</h4><ul><li>What is Vuca?</li><li>Vuca Insights and Approaches During Continuous Change</li><li>Action Planning and Peer Learning Review</li></ul><h3>Personal Tools for Managing in a Changing Work Environment</h3><h4>Time and Stress</h4><ul><li>Time Thieves and Pressures</li><li>Signs of Stress and Spotting Them</li><li>What's in Your Stress Container?</li><li>Tips and Ideas for Managing Your Stress Levels</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h4>Remote and Agile Working</h4><ul><li>Rowe (Results Orientated Work Environment)</li><li>Managing People in a Remote and Agile Environment</li><li>Building Trust</li><li>Are You an Agile Manager?</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h3>Improving Performance</h3><h4>Supporting and Developing People</h4><ul><li>How Do You Learn?</li><li>Creating Effective Development Plans</li><li>Holding Great Development and Learning One-to-ones</li><li>Practising With Your Peers</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h4>Enabling Accountability and Responsibility</h4><ul><li>The Accountability Ladder</li><li>Having Accountable Team Members Who Take Responsibility</li><li>Deal - a Structured Approach for Holding an Accountability Discussion</li><li>Peer Practice Using the Deal Framework</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h3>Honest Conversations</h3><h4>Holding Honest Conversations: Providing Feedback, Managing Challenging Discussions and Dealing With Conflict</h4><ul><li>Your Honest Conversation Challenges</li><li>Building the Relationship</li><li>Providing and Receiving Feedback</li><li>Dealing With Challenging Behaviours</li><li>Listening and Rapport</li><li>The Emotional Bank Account</li><li>'fierce Conversations' - Dealing With Conflict in a Conversation</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h3>Developing and Implementing an Enterprising Approach</h3><h4>Developing Entrepreneurial Thinking</h4><ul><li>What is Entrepreneurship?</li><li>Types of Innovation</li><li>Benefits of Entrepreneurship</li><li>Challenge Focused Innovation</li><li>Review and Action Planning</li></ul><h4>Creating a Culture of Entrepreneurial Thinking at Work</h4><ul><li>Practising Entrepreneurial Thinking - Tools and Techniques</li><li>Imaginative Ways of Using Resources</li><li>Review and Action Planning</li></ul><h3>Motivation and Engagement for Resilience</h3><h4>Better Motivation at Work</h4><ul><li>Defining Motivation</li><li>Exploring Some Motivation Thinking</li><li>Skill or Will?</li><li>Drawing Up a Motivation Plan for Someone You Manage</li><li>Review and Action Planning</li></ul><h4>Managing for Engagement and Resilience</h4><ul><li>What's Your Engagement and Wellbeing Challenge?</li><li>Commitment V Compliance</li><li>The Resilience Gallery</li><li>Activities That Boost Resilience and Support Wellbeing</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h3>Managing and Leading Strategically</h3><h4>Coaching Skills</h4><ul><li>The Core Skills and Behaviours for Coaching</li><li>The Coaching Spectrum (Downey)</li><li>Coaching Each Other</li><li>How You Coach Without Giving the Answers</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h4>The Leader's Shadow</h4><ul><li>The Influence Your Values Have on Your Style</li><li>Your Impact: the Shadow of a Leader</li><li>It Starts With Me - What I Say, How I Act, How I Measure</li><li>Learning Review</li></ul><h3>Commercial Skills</h3><h4>Commercial Awareness in the Public Sector</h4><ul><li>What is Commercial Thinking?</li><li>Defining Strategic Commercial Objectives</li><li>Developing a Strategic Focus</li><li>Defining Customer Targets</li><li>The Competitive Marketplace</li><li>Meeting Stakeholder Expectations</li><li>Implementation - Systems, Structures and Processes</li><li>Implementation - People and Culture</li><li>Tools and Checklists</li></ul><h3>The Political Dimension and Wrapping It All Up</h3><h4>Working in a Political Environment</h4><ul><li>Communicating With Elected Members and Understanding Their Motivations</li><li>The Political Structure Where You Work</li><li>Using the Member Officer Relationship Protocol</li><li>Influencing Skills and Approaches</li><li>Formulating an Influencing Plan</li></ul><h4>Programme Review</h4><ul><li>Reviewing Activities</li><li>Personal, Group and Peer-led Learning Review of All the Modules and Personal Learning</li><li>Call to Action - Going Forwards and My Next Steps</li><li>Action Planning and Evaluation</li></ul>


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Public Service Manager Programme

<h2>Management Development Programme (MDP)</h2><p>A practical approach to managing yourself and those around you, this unique &amp;'bite-sized', ILM-recognised programme will help managers step up and make a difference.</p><p>Aimed primarily at new and aspiring managers (and also a very good refresher for managers who have not been through a structured development programme before), the programme takes a &amp;'bite-sized', modular approach which gives participants plenty of tools and strategies for dealing with everyday challenges in the workplace as well as the opportunity to learn from others' experiences, reflect on their own, and benefit from the inspirational advice and guidance of your choice of expert trainer.</p><section>
                    <h3>Module 1</h3><h4>Welcome to your MDP (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Welcome and introductions</li><li>Why invest in managers?</li><li>Expectations</li><li>Aptimore and Mindmarker explained</li><li>1:1 coaching support</li></ul><h3>Module 2</h3><h4>What makes a manager? (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Identifying skills and traits of effective managers</li><li>How do you compare?</li><li>What is the balance I need to manage?</li><li>Introduction to FACET5</li><li>Your FACET5 report</li><li>Reflections on strengths and development areas</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 3</h3><h4>Creating the environment for success (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Your experiences of good and bad managers</li><li>How to create an environment for success</li><li>Managing your team through maturity stages</li><li>Setting expectations</li><li>The shadow of a leader</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 4</h3><h4>Managing my time (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Time traps</li><li>Dealing with procrastination</li><li>Are your efforts aligned?</li><li>To-do lists</li><li>Prioritising</li><li>Urgent v Important tasks</li><li>The OATS principle</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 5</h3><h4>Crucial conversations (full day)</h4><ul><li>Your conversation barriers</li><li>Skills needed to be effective</li><li>Be specific!</li><li>Observations and inferences</li><li>Transactional Analysis</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 6</h3><h4>Managing performance reviews (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>The performance conversation and structure</li><li>The agenda</li><li>Setting clear goals</li><li>Measuring performance</li><li>Behavioural objectives</li><li>Make the conversation interesting for both parties</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 7</h3><h4>Coaching skills to develop others (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>What is coaching?</li><li>Spectrum of skills needed</li><li>Stop giving the answers!</li><li>The coaching game</li><li>1:1 practice session using GROW</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 8</h3><h4>Effective delegation (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Is your team ready?</li><li>The Reina trust model</li><li>A trust questionnaire</li><li>4 steps to successful delegation</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 9</h3><h4>Managing through change (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Being an effective change agent</li><li>The change transition curve</li><li>Forcefield Analysis</li><li>Detecting and managing resistance</li><li>A change scenario!</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 10</h3><h4>Communicating and presenting with impact (full day)</h4><ul><li>The speaker v the listener</li><li>Memorable messages</li><li>The 6 principles of sticky ideas</li><li>Delivering jaw-dropping moments</li><li>Combatting anxiety</li><li>Analogies and metaphors</li><li>Pictures and props</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 11</h3><h4>Influencing and negotiating (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Influencing power bases</li><li>Networking for success</li><li>Negotiation self-assessment inventory</li><li>Win-win negotiation</li><li>Influencing in meetings</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 12</h3><h4>Running effective meetings (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Why do we have too many meetings?</li><li>The role of the Chair</li><li>Dealing with challenging situations</li><li>A strong opening - setting the scene</li><li>The meeting process</li><li>PIMS - getting involvement in meetings</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 13</h3><h4>Emotional intelligence (EI) and your personal brand (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>What is EI and why is it important?</li><li>The 4 competencies</li><li>Your EI awareness</li><li>Sympathy v Empathy</li><li>Your personal brand</li><li>The Johari Window</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 14</h3><h4>Leadership styles (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>The management v leadership debate</li><li>Transactional v Transformational leadership</li><li>Intent-based leadership</li><li>Your desire to lead - a questionnaire</li><li>The resilient manager / leader</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 15</h3><h4>Problem-solving and decision making (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>Problem solving - a practical challenge (1)</li><li>Emotional v logical decision-making</li><li>Decision making strategies</li><li>Problem solving - a practical challenge (2)</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 16</h3><h4>Managing working relationships (Â½ day)</h4><ul><li>An introduction to the strengths Deployment Inventory (SDI)</li><li>How you deploy your strengths in relationships</li><li>The difference between motivation and behaviour</li><li>The impact of your preferences on others</li><li>Overdone strengths</li><li>Managing conflict in relationships</li><li>Learning review</li></ul><h3>Module 17</h3><h4>Your review and reflections - what now? (Â¾ day)</h4><ul><li>Your Aptimore full report</li><li>Your learning records</li><li>The power of why!</li><li>Your manager profile</li><li>Your present v your future - 1:1 conversations</li><li>The MDP reflections</li><li>Your Maximum Performance and ILM certificates</li><li>Celebrating success!</li></ul>


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Management Development Programme (MDP)

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<p>Asset maintenance and equipment reliability teams play a significant role to ensure that there is no room for downtime and losses in production. They are often recognised for their contribution and ability to keep assets running productively in today's organisations.</p>
<p>The <strong>Certificate in Asset Management Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT)</strong> course will provide those involved in Asset Management with a full explanation of the key processes to manage assets across their lifecycle. This recognised VILT course has been designed to equip participants with practical skills to take back to work. This VILT course enables participants to ensure their organisation's assets are realising their full value in support of the organisation's objectives.</p>
<p>Accredited by the <strong>Institute of Asset Management (IAM),</strong> this VILT course will prepare participants to sit for the <strong>IAM Asset Management Certificate</strong> qualification. The IAM exam is offered as an <em>option</em> for participants of this VILT course.</p>
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<li>Capture new ideas and skills that will enhance performance and be better prepared for the Institute of Asset Management (IAM) Certificate Examination</li>
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<p>This VILT course will <strong>benefit maintenance managers, operations managers, asset managers and reliability professionals, planners and functional specialists</strong>. It will also be useful for <strong>facilities engineers, supervisors/managers and structural engineers/supervisors/ and managers</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>IAM Qualifications Syllabi</strong><br />
This document details the scope of the individual topics which comprise the examination modules, and how the exams are assessed. It is important that prospective candidates understand the scope of the modules to determine the preparation required. <strong>Download here</strong></p>
<p><strong>IAM Qualifications Candidate Handbook</strong><br />
This handbook provides more detailed information on registering as a candidate, learning resources, training courses, booking an exam, exam regulations and what happens after an exam - whether you are successful or unsuccessful. <strong>Download here</strong></p>
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<p>The VILT course will be delivered online in <strong>5 half-day sessions comprising 4 hours per day</strong>, with 2 breaks of 15 minutes per day. Course Duration: 5 half-day sessions, 4 hours per session (20 hours in total)</p>
<p>Other than world-class visuals and slides, this VILT course will include a high level of interaction between the facilitator and participants and group discussion among the participants themselves. There will be a number of exercises &amp; quizzes to demonstrate key points and to give participants the chance to apply learning and appreciate key aspects of best practice. Participants will also have the chance to share examples from their own experience, discuss real problems they are facing and develop actions for improvement when they return to work.</p>
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<p>Your expert course leader is a is a highly experienced in maintenance and turnaround specialist. He is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, having spent 19 years working for BP in engineering, maintenance and turnaround management roles. During this time, he worked on plants at all ages in the lifecycle, from construction, commissioning and operating new assets to maintaining aging assets and decommissioning.</p>
<p>He has taken roles in Projects, Human Resources and Integrity Management which give real breadth to his approach. He also specialized in Continuous Improvement, gaining the award of International Petrochemical Coach of the year. He stays up to date with the latest industrial developments through his consulting support for major clients.</p>
<p>He is also the Asset Management lead and a VILT specialist, having delivered over 70 days of VILT training in the last year. He has an engaging style and will bring his current industrial experience, proficiency of VILT techniques and diverse content, gathered from a comprehensive training portfolio, to deliver a distinctive training experience.</p>
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<p>To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster.<br />
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Do you do it regularly but need some professional guidance on whether it&rsquo;s working?</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">At CoComms we can improve every aspect of your performance and offer a range of tips and techniques to help manage these environments and keep your audience engaged and interested.</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;"><div style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><header fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><section fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><header fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><section fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><header fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#content-1" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#content-1" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><h2 style="color: rgb(33, 59, 127); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 59, 127);">Public Speaking and Presentation Training</h2></div><div data-parent="#accordion" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><p style="color: rgb(233, 80, 29); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(233, 80, 29);">In a professional setting it&rsquo;s vital to come across as dynamic, trustworthy, credible and real. You want people to trust you and in turn get behind your vision or plan or proposal. If you can achieve this you can improve your confidence, your engagement and your prospects.</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 59, 127); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 59, 127);">Our training is designed to hone your presentation skills so whether you are pitching for work, taking colleagues through change or speaking to a new audience, you can do it with a clarity and confidence that makes your messages clear and insightful. The training includes:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Perfecting your slides</b>&nbsp;Working to produce a clean, easy to navigate slide deck that give logic and flow to your presentation.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Developing your storytelling</b>&nbsp;We use our journalistic techniques to show you how to build a story to keep your audience engaged with a well-structured and entertaining presentation.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Calls to Action</b>&nbsp;Make sure it is clear what you want to achieve and what you want from your audience.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Rehearse and Review</b>&nbsp;We film and then playback a range of practical presentation exercises so we can review your performance and work to make any improvements.</li></ul></div></header></section></div></header></section></div></header><aside fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><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;"><div data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#content-2" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#content-2" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><img width="103" height="103" src="https://cocomms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/school.svg" alt="" 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"><h2 style="color: rgb(33, 59, 127); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 59, 127);">Conference and Panel Training</h2></div><div data-parent="#accordion" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><p style="color: rgb(233, 80, 29); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(233, 80, 29);">The audience at a conference may be a captive one, but that doesn&rsquo;t mean they are always listening and engaging<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">with what you have to say. We can make sure your keynote speech or panel contribution is memorable, appreciated by your audience and beneficial to your business.</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 59, 127); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 59, 127);">Our training looks at preparing for and delivering a speech from start to finish and includes:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Defining your big ideas</b>&nbsp;What is it you want to say and what do you want your audience to remember?</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Develop your narrative and script</b>&nbsp;How can you get across your message using storytelling.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Choosing the right language</b>&nbsp;How vibrant and energised language can make the difference in your speech.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The tips and tricks to make sure your speech is memorable</b>&nbsp;How vocabulary and delivery techniques ensure your words are heard.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Controlling the message</b>&nbsp;How to deal with unhelpful questions and return to the main aspects of your story.</li></ul><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;"><div data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#content-3" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#content-3" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><img width="102" height="102" src="https://cocomms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/stakeholder.svg" alt="" 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"><h2 style="color: rgb(33, 59, 127); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 59, 127);">Stakeholder Communication Training</h2></div><div data-parent="#accordion" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><p style="color: rgb(233, 80, 29); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(233, 80, 29);">Engaging effectively with stakeholders with clarity and confidence can make all the difference to your relationships.</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 59, 127); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 59, 127);">A successful &ldquo;town hall&rdquo; meeting can win over your sceptics, convince those who are unsure and build a common goal between your business and stakeholders. Our stakeholder communication training prepares you for these vital meetings and includes:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Focusing the meeting</b>&nbsp;We look at how to control the meeting so the important business is covered and how to prepare for any questions or comments you may receive.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Keep control of the conversation</b>&nbsp;We teach you conversational techniques to focus on the main points without being too assertive or dismissive.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Rehearse and Review</b>&nbsp;We use video and practical role-play exercises to assess your performance and look for ways to improve.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Breaking down the information</b>&nbsp;We look at how to present facts and figures without overwhelming (or boring!) your audience. Our techniques will help you narrate the message in a clear and comprehensive way.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Making an impact</b>&nbsp;Using our journalistic experience we will work with you to develop your presentation skills to make the biggest impact and demonstrate credibility and authority.</li></ul><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;"><div data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#content-4" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#content-4" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><img width="512" src="https://cocomms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/video-call-1.svg" alt="" style="width: 112px; height: 112px; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="width: 112px; height: 112px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><h2 style="color: rgb(33, 59, 127); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 59, 127);">Video Calls for Business</h2></div><div data-parent="#accordion" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><p style="color: rgb(233, 80, 29); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(233, 80, 29);">The world has changed. Now is the time to ensure your business is changing too. Many in-person meetings, conferences, networking events and clients hosting are, for now, a thing of the past. These face-to-face interactions have been replaced by video calls, webinars and online events.</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 59, 127); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 59, 127);">So, how do you develop contacts, maintain relationships and manage your team in this new virtual world? How do you look and sound confident, be heard, and build trust &nbsp;and credibility through a computer screen?</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 59, 127); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 59, 127);">At CoComms, we are online communications experts and our years of experience in broadcasting mean we understand how to engage a virtual audience.</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Interactive and practical training</b>&nbsp;We work with you through a variety of scenarios to analyse your performance on video calls.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Feedback on your performance</b>&nbsp;We offer supportive, positive feedback and share our tried and tested techniques so you can improve.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Make Video Calls work for you</b>&nbsp;Through our training you will become more confident, more productive and more dynamic on video calls.</li></ul><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;"><h1 style="color: rgb(33, 59, 127); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 59, 127);">Contact us</h1><p style="color: rgb(214, 53, 22); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(214, 53, 22);">If you have a query regarding any of our services or would like to book a consultation for free initial advice and guidance please get in touch</p></div></div></div></aside></div><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><img src="https://images.cademy.co.uk/d3814918-fd59-4361-903e-32bc725af5aa/5570cd1a-e3fc-4810-a0f2-58de471ba244/original.png" style="width: 300px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="width: 300px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Cocomms - Coherent Communications

Communicate with Confidence

<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> NON-FICTION</p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Eli Keren started his publishing career at Curtis Brown before joining United Agents as an assistant in 2016. In 2021 he became an associate literary agent, representing a growing list of clients across fiction and non-fiction, actively seeking books that are going to make a positive impact in the world in some way, big or small. His role as an agent at Curious Minds Literary Agency began in 2024. Before working in books, Eli was a research scientist designing and synthesising novel drugs (white coat and everything), and science books remain a particular passion of his. In 2022 he wrote and taught a HOW TO WRITE A PROPOSAL course, and in 2023 was elected treasurer of the Association of Authors&rsquo; Agents<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">, and in 2024 he judged the inaugural Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship. </span></p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Eli specialises in helping academics, scientists and researchers to bring their area of expertise to the mass-market in authoritative, ideas-led books in the fields of smart science and current affairs. He is particularly interested in popular science and cultural history, as well as issues-led books and social justice. Eli only occasionally works with memoir.&nbsp;</span></p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">He is very keen to see non-fiction LGBTQ+ themed books. He enjoys books written by writers who are obsessed with a niche subject and skilled enough communicators to make others fall in love with their subject too. &nbsp;Ultimately he wants to find books that are going to change the world for the better.&nbsp;</span></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;">Eli would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 -2 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, Eli 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: Monday 16 September 2024</strong></p>

LOOKING FOR: NON-FICTION
Eli Keren started his publishing career at Curtis Brown before joining United Agents as an assistant in 2016. In 2021 he became an associate literary agent, representing a growing list of clients across fiction and non-fiction, actively seeking books that are going to make a positive impact in the world in some way, big or small. His role as an agent at Curious Minds Literary Agency began in 2024. Before working in books, Eli was a research scientist designing and synthesising novel drugs (white coat and everything), and science books remain a particular passion of his. In 2022 he wrote and taught a HOW TO WRITE A PROPOSAL course, and in 2023 was elected treasurer of the Association of Authors’ Agents, and in 2024 he judged the inaugural Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship. 
Eli specialises in helping academics, scientists and researchers to bring their area of expertise to the mass-market in authoritative, ideas-led books in the fields of smart science and current affairs. He is particularly interested in popular science and cultural history, as well as issues-led books and social justice. Eli only occasionally works with memoir. 
He is very keen to see non-fiction LGBTQ+ themed books. He enjoys books written by writers who are obsessed with a niche subject and skilled enough communicators to make others fall in love with their subject too. Ultimately he wants to find books that are going to change the world for the better. 
Eli would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 -2 page synopsis and the first 5,000 words of your completed manuscript in a single word document.
(In addition to the paid sessions, Eli 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: Monday 16 September 2024

I Am In Print

23 September Eli Keren #Agent121. Looking for: NON-FICTION

General Admission

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Strategic planning is often perceived as being difficult and requiring specialist skills - and also as being too challenging or lacking value when the future is so uncertain; leaders can often find it difficult to know how best to go about strategic planning in their organisation, and how to ensure that strategy is managed successfully.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">In this<em id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;Strategy Insights</strong></em> <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Masterclass</em></strong> we will start from &#39;first principles&#39; and explore what strategic planning is <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">really</em> about and how to approach it effectively (including how to consider the uncertainty of the future). The aim is to stimulate your thinking about what might be the right approach to strategic planning in <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">your</em> organisation (every organisation is different!); the Masterclass will be participative, with opportunities to work and share ideas with other delegates (without disclosing any organisational confidences).</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">[<em id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">This Masterclass has been given previously for specific groups, and given the feedback from participants is now being made available for open booking</em>.] &nbsp;<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">** David Booth has kindly donated a complimentary copy of  his book, &#39;<em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Strategy Journeys - a guide to effective strategic planning</em>&#39; (shortlisted for the CMI Management Book of the Year 2018) to be made available to those attending this Masterclass **&nbsp;</p>

Strategic planning is often perceived as being difficult and requiring specialist skills - and also as being too challenging or lacking value when the future is so uncertain; leaders can often find it difficult to know how best to go about strategic planning in their organisation, and how to ensure that strategy is managed successfully.

In this Strategy Insights Masterclass we will start from 'first principles' and explore what strategic planning is really about and how to approach it effectively (including how to consider the uncertainty of the future). The aim is to stimulate your thinking about what might be the right approach to strategic planning in your organisation (every organisation is different!); the Masterclass will be participative, with opportunities to work and share ideas with other delegates (without disclosing any organisational confidences).
[This Masterclass has been given previously for specific groups, and given the feedback from participants is now being made available for open booking.] 

** David Booth has kindly donated a complimentary copy of his book, 'Strategy Journeys - a guide to effective strategic planning' (shortlisted for the CMI Management Book of the Year 2018) to be made available to those attending this Masterclass ** 

Strategy Insights

Strategic Management

Strategic Planning

Business Strategy

Leadership Development

This Strategy Insights Masterclass explores what strategic planning is really about and how to approach it effectively (including how to consider the uncertainty of the future).

Demystifying strategic planning

<h2 style="color: rgb(97, 32, 103); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(97, 32, 103);">Course description</h2><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">This course covers the basics &ndash;&nbsp;from what we mean by accessibility and why we should be thinking about it, through to how to design and test your websites and apps for accessibility.</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">You will get loads of supporting information &ndash; everything you need to bring your team and management on your accessibility journey &ndash; and there will be plenty of practical exercises, looking at and analysing real websites for basic accessibility. It&rsquo;s fun, it&rsquo;s interactive and you will meet interesting people to exchange ideas and experiences with!</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></p><blockquote style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); border-left: 2px solid rgb(94, 53, 177); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33) !important; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33) !important;">&ldquo;<em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">I would definitely recommend Bunnyfoot&rsquo;s courses. The day was useful, informative and had the evidence to back it all up.</em>&ldquo;</p><cite style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Jessica Woods</strong></strong><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">UX Designer, House of Commons</cite></blockquote><figure style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><img alt="" data-src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-description.png" src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-description.png" 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"></figure><h2 style="color: rgb(97, 32, 103); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(97, 32, 103);">Is it for you?</h2><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">If you are responsible for writing website content, designing websites or coding them, and you want to know how to do that in such a way that as many people as possible are able to navigate and interact with them, then this course is for you.</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></p><figure style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><img alt="" data-src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-all.png" src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-all.png" 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"></figure><h2 style="color: rgb(97, 32, 103); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(97, 32, 103);">What you will learn</h2><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Topics covered in the course include:</p><ul style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What we mean by accessibility and disability</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Why we should design accessible websites</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">An overview of assistive technologies</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to find out how accessible your website or app is</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Useful processes and tools for evaluation</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">12 principles for evaluating and producing accessible design, content and code</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">An introduction to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></p><figure style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><img alt="" data-src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-all.png" src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-all.png" 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"></figure><h2 style="color: rgb(97, 32, 103); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(97, 32, 103);">Learning objectives</h2><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">After completing the training, you will be able to:</p><ul style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Understand more about the access needs of your users</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Communicate the importance of accessibility&nbsp;to senior stakeholders</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Confidently explain ways of improving your website&rsquo;s accessibility to your teams</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Test your website to check if it meets basic accessibility requirements</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Produce content that is accessible</li></ul><h2 style="color: rgb(97, 32, 103); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(97, 32, 103);">Necessary for remote learning</h2><ul style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Access to Zoom</li></ul><figure style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); 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Bunnyfoot

Web Accessibility

Accessibility

UI / UX Design

Ux Research

This one-day course introduces the field of user experience and provides an excellent entry point to our other specialised training courses. UX processes and practices have become a central component of product design, service design and web design. 

Practical Accessibility

<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;">A day of Data Governance, support, networking, and answering your questions</strong></p><h2 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">About this event</h2><div style="color: rgb(57, 54, 79); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(57, 54, 79);">

<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);">I can help you with that.</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

Professional Development

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

Cambridge

Research Quality Association

Quality Assurance for Good Laboratory Practice

RQA Member

Non Member

Reading

Nottingham

Dickson Training Ltd

ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management

Online Course

Classroom Course

<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

SOLD OUT! 25th September Laura Heathfield #Agent121. Looking for: ADULT FICTION

<h2 style="color: rgb(97, 32, 103); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(97, 32, 103);">Course description</h2><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">This is an intensive, one-day introduction to UX Strategy which will help you:</p><ul style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Create evidence-based UX strategies for your products and services</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sell the benefits of a UX Strategy to your organisation</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Plan your UX research and design activities</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Understand how to differentiate your brand from your competitors&rsquo;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Develop the right products and services for your customers and your business</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">It&rsquo;s fun, it&rsquo;s interactive and as well as meeting interesting people to&nbsp;exchange ideas&nbsp;and experiences with, you will&nbsp;learn about methods&nbsp;that will help you develop and improve your UX strategy.</p><blockquote style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); border-left: 2px solid rgb(94, 53, 177); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33) !important; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33) !important;">&ldquo;<em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">We have taken huge value and learnt loads. Bunnyfoot were not just making things look pretty, you really understand how people interact and gave clear evidence. You have techniques with teeth&hellip;you cannot ignore it, you make things work.</em>&rdquo;</p><cite style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Arlene McDermott</strong><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Programme Manager, FCA</cite></blockquote><figure style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><img alt="" data-src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-description.png" src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-description.png" 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"></figure><h2 style="color: rgb(97, 32, 103); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(97, 32, 103);">Is it for you?</h2><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Have you ever created products or services that met every business need, but didn&rsquo;t meet the expectations of your customers?</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Have any of your products and services delivered a great user experience but were unable to turn a profit?</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Have you ever wished you&rsquo;d run your ideas past your customers before committing time and money to them?</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Have you ever wondered how to demonstrate the importance of UX to your key stakeholders?</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">If the answer to any of these questions is &ldquo;yes&rdquo;, this course is for you.</p><figure style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><img alt="" data-src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-all.png" src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-all.png" 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"></figure><h2 style="color: rgb(97, 32, 103); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(97, 32, 103);">What you will learn</h2><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Topics covered in the course include:</p><ul style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); 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box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><img alt="" data-src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-all.png" src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-all.png" 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"></figure><h2 style="color: rgb(97, 32, 103); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(97, 32, 103);">Learning objectives</h2><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">After completing the course, you will be able to:</p><ul style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Describe what a good business strategy looks like</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Create a business model for your product or service</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Describe and discuss the benefits of customer research</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Know when and how to conduct UX research and design activities</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Conduct a competitor analysis</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Monitor the success of your UX strategy</li></ul><h2 style="color: rgb(97, 32, 103); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(97, 32, 103);">Necessary for remote training</h2><ul style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Access to Zoom</li></ul><figure style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><img alt="" data-src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-all.png" src="https://www.bunnyfoot.com/wp-content/plugins/bunnyfoot-wp-helper/inc/images/training-beneath-all.png" 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"></figure>

UX Strategy

Transform your relationship with nature through the Wild Finca Online Rewilding Retreat. Over the course of two weeks, embark on a journey designed to deepen your understanding of the natural world, inspire personal growth, and provide practical steps for integrating rewilding practices into your daily life. Be among the first to experience this unique and innovative retreat. With limited spots available, don’t miss the opportunity to embrace a harmonious lifestyle with nature. Begin your journey towards a more connected existence today.

Wild Finca Online Rewilding Retreat
Our intention for the Wild Finca Online Rewilding Retreat is to help you strengthen your connection with nature. We achieve this by enhancing your knowledge of the natural world and offering both inspiration and practical suggestions on how to incorporate the concept of ‘Rewilding’ into your own life.
Course Structure:

Week 1

Session 1: Introduction to Wild Finca Habitats
Date & Time: Wednesday 2nd October (9pm CET)
- LIVE with mini film inserts (an intro to the different habitats we have here, and a Q&A about habitats near to you)
Pre-recorded Mini Film:
- Introduction to the different habitats at Wild Finca.
- Visual tour showcasing various ecosystems.
Live Component:
- Q&A session about habitats near you. Participants can share information and ask questions about their local environments.
Objectives:
- Understand the variety of habitats at Wild Finca.
- Learn to identify and appreciate your local habitats.


Session 2: Wildlife at Wild Finca
Date & Time: Friday 4th October (9pm CET)
- LIVE with mini film inserts (the wildlife we have here, migration and local fauna)
Pre-recorded Mini Film:
- Presentation on the wildlife at Wild Finca.
- Focus on both migratory species and local fauna, highlighting unique behaviors and adaptations.
Live Component:
- Interactive discussion on wildlife spotting tips and ethical wildlife observation.
Objectives:
- Gain knowledge about the diverse wildlife at Wild Finca.
- Develop skills for observing and identifying your local wildlife.


Session 3: Agri-Rewilding Process
Date & Time: Sunday 6th October (9pm CET)
- LIVE with mini film inserts (agriwilding, the livestock we use and why)
Pre-recorded Mini Film:
- Overview of Wild Finca's agri-rewilding process.
- Step-by-step guide on how rewilding practices are applied to agricultural land.
Live Component:
- Q&A session on implementing rewilding techniques.
Objectives:
- Understand the principles of agri-rewilding.
- Learn practical steps to incorporate rewilding into your own life


Week 2

Session 4: The Importance of Plants
Date & Time: Wednesday 9th October (9pm CET)
- LIVE with mini film inserts (the importance of plants)
Pre-recorded Mini Film:
- Exploration of the vital role plants play in ecosystems.
- Highlighting key plant species at Wild Finca and their ecological significance.
Live Component:
- Discussion on native vs. invasive plants and how to promote native plant growth.
Objectives:
- Recognize the importance of plant diversity.
- Learn to identify and support native plant species.


Session 5: Applying Wild Finca Rewilding Knowledge
Date & Time: Friday 11th October (9pm CET)
- LIVE with mini film inserts (what can you do? How can you apply this to your life?)
Pre-recorded Mini Film:
- Practical ways to apply rewilding principles to everyday life.
- Tips on creating wildlife-friendly spaces in urban and rural settings.
Live Component:
- Workshop on designing personal rewilding projects and sharing ideas.
Objectives:
- Empower participants to implement rewilding practices at home.
- Foster a community of rewilding enthusiasts.


Session 6: Treasure Hunt Review and Closing
Date & Time: BONUS session Sunday 13th of October (9pm CET)
- LIVE a review of everyones Treasure Hunt (NB You will recieve the Treasure Hunt on Sunday 29th of September. The Treasure Hunt is specifically designed to get you outside and engaging directly with the natural world, as well as creating opportunities to put your learning into practice). 
Activity:
- Treasure Hunt: Participants will receive a list of items to find over the two-week period. Items may include specific plants, animal tracks, insects, etc.
Live Component:
- Review of Treasure Hunt findings.
- Identification and discussion of items found.
- Closing remarks and feedback session.
Objectives:
- Encourage hands-on engagement with nature.
- Provide a fun and interactive way to reinforce learning.
By the end of the retreat, you'll not only have deepened your connection with nature but also gained actionable insights to bring the spirit of rewilding into your own environment.
PLUS
A Wild Finca Guide PDF to support your learning (we will send this to you when you register for the course).
Access to ‘Notes from Wild Finca’ our 2021 monthly film series (this will also be sent on registration).
And, for the duration of the course, be a part of an optional WFORR WhatsApp group so that the community can share Treasure Hunt updates, and get help with ID and any other questions that might pop up over the course (this will start September the 30th and be active for the two week course duration).
A map of Wild Finca (you will receive this on Tuesday 1st of October).
If you are unable to attend the LIVE sessions, they will all be recorded for you to catch up at your own convenience. All recordings and access to ‘Notes from Wild Finca’ will be available until Sunday 3rd of November. 



Wild Finca Online Rewilding Retreat

Nature Therapy

Wilderness Survival

Wild Camping

Forest Therapy

Ecotherapy

Transform your relationship with nature through the Wild Finca Online Rewilding Retreat. Over the course of two weeks, embark on a journey designed to deepen your understanding of the natural world, inspire personal growth, and provide practical steps for integrating rewilding practices into your daily life. Be among the first to experience this unique and innovative retreat. With limited spots available, don’t miss the opportunity to embrace a harmonious lifestyle with nature. Begin your journey towards a more connected existence today.

<p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);">When it comes to designing our dream future, there are a few &nbsp;aspects to be considered...</p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);">Firstly, amongst the chaos, how often do we actually create space to think about what we genuinely want for ourselves?</p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);">And then when we do, are they our own desires, or someone else&#39;s?</p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Vision boards help you to gain clarity</strong>&nbsp;on what you truly want from life</p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);">I will teach you to&nbsp;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">connect&nbsp;</strong>back in with your&nbsp;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">core values,&nbsp;</strong>an overview behind&nbsp;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">manifestation</strong>&nbsp;and how our early life experiences may have impacted us now (positively and negatively).</p><ul style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Experience a short meditation to clear and open the mind</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Identify your big dreams and goals, your values and how this aligns with your identity and purpose.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Create your unique vision board from scratch.</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);">The Workshop will be a hybrid of meditation, fun and networking helping you to connect back in with who you truly are, your centre of creativity, and visualise your dream life.</p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);">This is for you if you say yes to one or more of the following:</p><ul style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">you are ready to explore what you want from life</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">you feel stuck and uninspired</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">you have a vision, but you want to have a daily reminder of your dreams and goals</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">you want to manifest your vision or dream life quicker</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">you would like to passionately connect with your goals and dreams</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">you would like to connect with your sacral chakra and instil some creativity into your energy</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Are you ready to create the life that lights you up?</strong></p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></strong></p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Resources required:</strong></em><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;</em></p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Everyone: Notepad + pen, quiet space for reflection.&nbsp;</em></p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"></p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">If you know you definitely want to create your Vision Board on your Computer, then please come ready with access to Microsoft word or Canva. &nbsp;</em></p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"></p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Otherwise (and this is my favourite way to start a vision board experience), you will also need;</em></p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"></p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Access to images that you can cut out. &nbsp;Here are some ideas on building your portfolio of images:</em></p><ul style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">buy your favourite magazine/ ask around your friends/ family if you can have it rather than being thrown away</em></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">local supermarkets that offer their free magazine</em></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">travel agents&nbsp;</em></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">keep hold of local magazines/ newspapers/ flyers dropped through the door</em></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">photos that you don&#39;t mind cutting up</em></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">celebratory cards</em></li></ul><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"></p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Please also have access to A3 card (you can buy these from craft stores) ; scissors, glue.</em></p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"></p><p style="color: rgb(37, 46, 57); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(37, 46, 57);"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">You can go super creative here as much as you would like; feathers, sparkle. you could even connect with the outdoors if you know how to preseve your items.&nbsp;</em></p>

Sinéad Robertson

Personal Development

Mindfulness

Life Coaching

Manifestation & Law of Attraction

Meditation

Creative Therapy

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰?
😍Vision Boards improves your chance of success! 
Here's just a few benefits from the process of vision boarding ⤵️
🔸 Helps you to connect with what you truly want from life;
🔸 Shift your mindset;
🔸 Provides a tool to align and focus your goals
And are a great opportunity to meet new and like minded people!
I'm looking forward to hosting this vision board workshop with you.  
🙏🏻Give me a shout if you have any questions.

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