Harpenden

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


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Maximum Performance

Communication Skills: In-House

<p>Consciously or not, most of us use a coaching approach at work to one degree or another. When we are clearer about what we do that works we get even better results. When we invest time in building our skills, by getting some training in the subject, we get the best results of all. If you're interested in improving your coaching skills, then this is the programme for you.</p><ul><li>ENHANCE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SKILLS AND APPROACHES THAT UNDERPIN COACHING EXCELLENCE</li><li>IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR COACHING BY LEVERAGING THE SKILLS THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE</li><li>LEARN HOW TO MAKE YOUR COACHING CONVERSATIONS MORE EFFECTIVE</li><li>DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN TO TAKE YOUR COACHING TO THE NEXT LEVEL</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1. Welcome and introduction</h3><ul><li>What will make today worthwhile for you?</li></ul><h3>2. Coaching or 'a coaching approach'?</h3><ul><li>What is coaching? Myths and reality</li><li>What is 'a coaching approach'? What's the difference?</li><li>How does 'a coaching approach' differ from a management conversation?</li><li>Heron's model for 'coaching styles'</li><li>Your coaching / communication style</li></ul><h3>3. Four key coaching skills</h3><ul><li>Building trust and rapport</li><li>Active listening</li><li>Powerful questions</li><li>Designing action</li></ul><h3>4. A framework for a coaching conversation</h3><ul><li>The OSCAR model</li><li>Encourage accountability and responsibility with team members</li><li>Empower colleagues / clients</li></ul><h3>5. Application</h3><ul><li>Skills practice: using the OSCAR framework and core coaching skills to achieve effective outcomes from a coaching conversation</li></ul><h3>6. Review and next steps</h3><ul><li>Reflections and action planning</li></ul>


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Coaching Skills in a Day!

<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>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)

<p>This two-day workshop will help you develop your skills as a strategic partner and equip you with the knowledge to take a coaching approach with both internal and external stakeholders. We will explore two perspectives: you as a strategic partner, and how you use a coaching approach to engage others to deliver.</p><ul><li>SECURE NEW POSITIONS</li><li>BUILD THE RAPPORT AND ESTABLISH GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS IN SHORT TIME FRAME</li><li>UNDERSTAND YOUR WORK AND COMMUNICATION STYLES</li><li>FLEX YOUR OWN BEHAVIOURAL STYLES TO ENGAGE OTHER EFFECTIVELY</li><li>UNDERSTAND SOURCES OF 'POWER' AND HOW TO INFLUENCE WITHOUT POSITION POWER</li><li>USE COACHING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES</li><li>MANAGE GROUP DYNAMICS AND DIFFICULT INDIVIDUALS</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>DAY ONE1. Working effectively with others - your work and communication style</h3><ul><li>The MBTI profile</li><li>The implications of my work and communication style</li><li>How others may perceive me, my strengths and weaknesses</li><li>What is rapport?</li><li>Flexing my style to build rapport</li></ul><h3>2. Working effectively with others - using a coaching approach to engage</h3><ul><li>5 key coaching skills</li><li>Listening to understand</li><li>Questioning to move to effective outcomes</li><li>Co-CREATE model - coaching with an agenda</li><li>15-minute outcome-focused conversations</li><li>Developing techniques to deal with conflict effectively</li></ul><h3>DAY TWO1. Power dynamics</h3><ul><li>The sources of power in organisations</li><li>Influencing with integrity</li><li>Stakeholder mapping</li></ul><h3>2. Delivering difficult messages</h3><ul><li>Direct communication</li><li>FACTs coaching model - challenging with integrity</li></ul><h3>3. Dealing with groups</h3><ul><li>'Hot' group issues</li><li>Functional and dysfunctional group behaviour</li><li>Strategies for managing groups effectively</li><li>Practical interventions for getting effective outcomes</li></ul>


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A Coaching Approach to Strategic Partnering

<p>This training day will help managers explore what they need to do to create a motivating environment at work and learn some theory, tools and ideas to inspire motivation at individual and team level.</p><p>Motivation is a key factor in effective people management and successful team performance. It involves engaging and inspiring your people and developing them in such ways as to improve their effectiveness and thus have a greater benefit to customers. It can also involve having tough conversations with those who do not seem to be motivated.</p>By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:<ul><li>Identify key motivating factors at work and learn and create ideas to better engage staff</li><li>Learn a conversation tool to use for challenging discussions</li><li>Explain their role in motivating staff and understand a range of techniques and approaches to use in the workplace</li><li>Review learning and have an action plan to take back and implement at work</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 Welcome, housekeeping, objectives</h3><ul><li>Breaking the ice</li><li>Setting personal objectives</li></ul> <h3>2 Group work: identifying personal motivators and where they come from</h3> <h3>3 Defining motivation</h3><ul><li>The characteristics of a motivated team</li><li>Input and group discussion</li></ul> <h3>4 Factors impacting on motivation at work</h3><ul><li>Using pre-work to identify challenges, hotspots and obstacles</li><li>Feedback in plenary</li><li>Exploring the benefits of motivation that address current challenges and agreeing outcomes for change</li></ul> <h3>5 Commitment vs. compliance - organisational engagement and the manager's approach to buy in</h3> <h3>6 Team challenge task using a theory about motivation</h3><ul><li>Trainer input and review in plenary</li></ul> <h3>7 Group task - complete a plan for individuals identified in pre-workshop task</h3> <h3>8 Skill / will - a motivation tool: trainer input, followed by tasks that are assessed and discussed in peer groups</h3><ul><li>1-2-1 feedback task on approaches and plans to be taken back and used at work</li><li>Feedback and plenary review</li></ul> <h3>9 DEAL - a conversation tool: how to construct a conversation plan about motivation with an individual</h3><ul><li>Peer professional 1-2-1s to practice the discussion planned and gain feedback</li></ul> <h3>10 Review, evaluation and action planning</h3> 


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Motivating people - skills for managers (In-House)

<h2>Giving and Receiving Feedback</h2><p>One of the most under-rated skills of all time, the ability to give and receive feedback is a core skill required by everyone, especially those who have the responsibility for managing others.</p><p>When you are asked, &amp;'Can I give you some feedback?' what is the first thought that goes through your head? In most cases it will be &amp;'what have I done wrong?'. This is at the heart of the matter. Because we tend to associate feedback with negativity, we try to avoid it or we do it badly.</p><p>This workshop is very practical in its nature, giving participants an opportunity to practise and structure a feedback conversation that leaves them with an effective outcome.</p><h3>Learning objectives</h3><p>This workshop will help you:</p><ul><li>Build confidence in giving feedback</li><li>Identify the skills required to give and receive feedback</li><li>Appreciate the difference between observation and inference</li><li>Make your feedback specific</li><li>Deal with challenging people</li><li>Apply the &amp;'Emotional Bank Account' theory to your relationships</li><li>Practise active listening</li><li>Build rapport</li><li>Make sense of body language</li><li>Give and receive feedback</li><li>Summarise and paraphrase to ensure understanding</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>Welcome and introduction</h3><ul><li>Participants are welcomed to the programme and invited to share their personal objectives and challenging upcoming conversations</li><li>Participants are given an action plan template to complete throughout the workshop</li></ul><h3>What stops us?</h3><ul><li>How the word &amp;'feedback' creates an emotional response</li><li>Barriers facing us</li><li>Identifying key skills to give and receive feedback</li><li>Self-assessment</li></ul><h3>The conversation</h3><ul><li>Planning effectively</li><li>The other person</li><li>Why people behave the way they do</li><li>Feedback needs to be specific</li></ul><h3>Tools to support you</h3><ul><li>The Emotional Bank Account</li><li>Win-Win negotiation</li><li>11 types of non-verbal signals</li><li>Building rapport</li></ul><h3>Conflict</h3><ul><li>How do you define conflict?</li><li>Conflict styles</li><li>How to adapt to others' strategies</li><li>Emotion v Logic</li></ul><h3>Your conversation - putting it into practice</h3><ul><li>Your final preparation</li><li>Having the conversation in a 1:1 session</li><li>Getting immediate feedback</li><li>Role shift exercise</li></ul>


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Giving and Receiving Feedback

<h2>Giving and Receiving Feedback: In-House</h2><p>One of the most under-rated skills of all time, the ability to give and receive feedback is a core skill required by everyone, especially those who have the responsibility for managing others.</p><p>When you are asked, &amp;'Can I give you some feedback?' what is the first thought that goes through your head? In most cases it will be &amp;'what have I done wrong?'. This is at the heart of the matter. Because we tend to associate feedback with negativity, we try to avoid it or we do it badly.</p><p>This workshop is very practical in its nature, giving participants an opportunity to practise and structure a feedback conversation that leaves them with an effective outcome.</p><h3>Learning objectives</h3><p>This workshop will help you:</p><ul><li>Build confidence in giving feedback</li><li>Identify the skills required to give and receive feedback</li><li>Appreciate the difference between observation and inference</li><li>Make your feedback specific</li><li>Deal with challenging people</li><li>Apply the &amp;'Emotional Bank Account' theory to your relationships</li><li>Practise active listening</li><li>Build rapport</li><li>Make sense of body language</li><li>Give and receive feedback</li><li>Summarise and paraphrase to ensure understanding</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>Welcome and introduction</h3><ul><li>Participants are welcomed to the programme and invited to share their personal objectives and challenging upcoming conversations</li><li>Participants are given an action plan template to complete throughout the workshop</li></ul><h3>What stops us?</h3><ul><li>How the word &amp;'feedback' creates an emotional response</li><li>Barriers facing us</li><li>Identifying key skills to give and receive feedback</li><li>Self-assessment</li></ul><h3>The conversation</h3><ul><li>Planning effectively</li><li>The other person</li><li>Why people behave the way they do</li><li>Feedback needs to be specific</li></ul><h3>Tools to support you</h3><ul><li>The Emotional Bank Account</li><li>Win-Win negotiation</li><li>11 types of non-verbal signals</li><li>Building rapport</li></ul><h3>Conflict</h3><ul><li>How do you define conflict?</li><li>Conflict styles</li><li>How to adapt to others' strategies</li><li>Emotion v Logic</li></ul><h3>Your conversation - putting it into practice</h3><ul><li>Your final preparation</li><li>Having the conversation in a 1:1 session</li><li>Getting immediate feedback</li><li>Role shift exercise</li></ul>


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Giving and Receiving Feedback: In-House

<p>Successfully closing a sale and negotiating the best outcome for the business is a key skill for all salespeople, and often an area that is overlooked. Investing in this skill will have a positive impact on interactions with customers, both new and existing, and lead to improved sales performance. Whilst understanding how to reach a conclusion with a customer faster means increased efficiency and more time to invest in sourcing new business.</p><p>We have developed this programme to be practical, fun and interactive. Participants will learn proven techniques for influencing, persuading and negotiating with clients, gain increased confidence and clarity when reviewing contract terms and prices, and understand how to structure and manage sales negotiation and contract review meetings.</p>This course will help participants:<ul><li>Learn a structured and proven approach to the negotiation of contract terms</li><li>Apply the key principles of negotiation, playing the person and the problem</li><li>Create a contract negotiation strategy - from opening to close</li><li>Recognize and put to use proven negotiation tactics and techniques</li><li>Learn how to embrace conflict positively - to 'say no, then negotiate'</li><li>Plan and prepare for any commercial negotiation conversations</li><li>Understand the stages of negotiation and how to move through them</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 Closing and negotiating from a position of personal power</h3><ul><li>The eight steps of a sales or commercial negotiation</li><li>Ten ways to resist price pressure</li><li>How to draw on sources of power when you have less authority</li><li>The six principles of influence and persuasion and how to use them</li></ul> <h3>2 Effective negotiation - planning and theory</h3><ul><li>How to plan and structure your negotiation for a successful and quick conclusion</li><li>Influence: knowing how to 'push or pull' to win an argument</li><li>Achieving a BATNA - a range of practical skills and techniques</li><li>Case study: planning for a client negotiation around contract or price issues</li></ul> <h3>3 Effective closing and negotiation - practice and reality</h3><ul><li>Higher-level questioning techniques to investigate and solve problems</li><li>Listening to lead - active listening and structuring your conversation</li><li>The most common 'unforced' negotiation mistakes and errors</li><li>Case study: setting objectives, sources of value, trading concessions</li></ul> <h3>4 Sales negotiation tactics and playing the game</h3><ul><li>How high - how hard - how soon; why now</li><li>How to identify hidden or perceived currencies and values</li><li>How to use these to establish a higher base price</li><li>Negotiation best-practice checklist and summary</li></ul> 


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Negotiation Skills

Professional Selling Skills (PSS)

Business Communication Skills

Sales Management

Sales closing and price negotiation skills (In-House)

<p>All good managers use coaching to a certain extent. Some do it better than others. But then, some have had more training than others!</p>
<p>This two-day workshop will help you to take your coaching skills to the next level, making you an even more effective manager in the process.</p><ul><li>INCREASED SELF-AWARENESS OF YOUR OWN 'COACHING STYLE'</li><li>A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT COACHING IS AND WHEN TO USE A COACHING APPROACH</li><li>ENHANCED SKILLS IN DEVELOPING RAPPORT, LISTENING, QUESTIONING, GOAL-SETTING AND GIVING FEEDBACK</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>DAY ONE</h3><h4>1. Welcome and introduction</h4><ul><li>What will make the workshop worthwhile for you?</li></ul><h4>2. A coaching approach</h4><ul><li>What do we mean by a coaching approach? Myths and reality</li><li>Line manager as coach</li><li>Experiencing a coaching approach</li></ul><h4>3. An introduction to the four key coaching skills</h4><ul><li>Building trust and rapport</li><li>Active listening and powerful questions</li><li>Application: Skills practice - using powerful questions</li><li>Direct communication and giving feedback</li><li>Planning and goal-setting</li><li>Application: Skills practice - using the 'Time to Think' framework</li></ul><h4>4. The OSCAR coaching framework</h4><ul><li>The OSCAR model</li><li>Application: Skills practice - using the OSCAR model as a framework for a coaching conversation</li></ul><h4>5. Review and next steps</h4><ul><li>Reflections and action planning</li></ul><h3>DAY TWO</h3><h4>1. Learning review</h4><ul><li>Sparkling moments</li><li>What underpins a good coaching approach - core competencies</li><li>Coaching and Business Partnering competence</li></ul><h4>2. Exploring possibilities and challenging with integrity</h4><ul><li>Heron's Framework for 'coaching styles'</li><li>Your coaching / communication style</li><li>Application: Skills practice - 'popcorn' coaching activity</li><li>The support / challenge matrix</li><li>'Stretching' our clients - exploring possibilities to realise potential</li><li>Application: Skills practice - flexing our style to offer constructive challenge</li></ul><h4>3. What we are learning from neuroscience</h4><ul><li>Implications for a coaching approach</li><li>Solution-focused coaching</li><li>Application: Skills practice - OSCAR through the solution focus lens</li></ul><h4>4. Planning and goal-setting</h4><ul><li>GOT / WANT matrix - reflections on coaching strengths and areas for development</li><li>Application: Coaching conversations - personal development plan</li></ul><h4>5. Review and next steps</h4><ul><li>Reflections on learning</li><li>Commitments to action</li><li>Key learnings and take-aways</li></ul><h4>Optional Â½ day follow-up</h4><ul><li>Review learning, address issues arising and have the opportunity for skills practice and feedback.</li></ul>


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Coaching Skills for Line Managers

Reading

Nottingham

Dickson Training Ltd

ILM Level 5 Qualifications in Business Coaching and Mentoring

Diploma (Zoom)

Certificate (Zoom)

Diploma

Certificate

Caerphilly

<p style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(75, 79, 88);">This workshop will builds the skills and confidence of tutors, trainers and assessors, to enable them to have conversations about mental health and wellbeing with their learners.</p><p style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(75, 79, 88);">The course focuses on knowing how to better support your learners through effective communication will create an environment of trust and understanding. This course will enable you to:</p><div style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(75, 79, 88);"><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">Build positive relationships and rapport with your learners</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">Use a range of questioning techniques with your learners to have discussions about wellbeing</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">Being able to use effective questioning techniques</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">Develops active listening skills</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">Maintain confidentiality and know how to make referrals</div></li></ul></div><div style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(75, 79, 88);"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div><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(75, 79, 88); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(75, 79, 88);"><h2 style="color: var(--ast-global-color-2); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: var(--ast-global-color-2);">Further Information</h2><p style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(75, 79, 88);">&bull; Please ensure you have read our Terms and Conditions which include privacy, cancellation and course duration</p><p style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(75, 79, 88);">&bull; This course can be completed bilingually. Workshops are in English. Support and mentoring for assignments and practical units can be in Welsh.</p><p style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(75, 79, 88);">&bull; This course can take between 3 months and a year to complete. We work at a pace to suit you, and will encourage you to complete in a timely manner.</p><p style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(75, 79, 88);">&bull; You may be eligible for funding for this course. Please ask about this on application. (Funding is limited and eligibility criteria apply)</p></div><div style="color: var(--ast-global-color-5); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: var(--ast-global-color-5);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><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;"><h2 style="color: var(--ast-global-color-2); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: var(--ast-global-color-2);">Benefits</h2><div style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(75, 79, 88);"><div style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(75, 79, 88);"><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">Develops confidence in having conversations about wellbeing</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">Demonstrates commitment to learners, their learning, safety and wellbeing (Professional Standards)</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">Can be used towards CPD hours</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">Network with colleagues to build positive and collaborative relationships</div></li></ul></div></div>

This workshop will builds the skills and confidence of tutors, trainers and assessors, to enable them to have conversations about mental health and wellbeing with their learners.
The course focuses on knowing how to better support your learners through effective communication will create an environment of trust and understanding. This course will enable you to:
Build positive relationships and rapport with your learners
Use a range of questioning techniques with your learners to have discussions about wellbeing
Being able to use effective questioning techniques
Develops active listening skills
Maintain confidentiality and know how to make referrals



Further Information
• Please ensure you have read our Terms and Conditions which include privacy, cancellation and course duration
• This course can be completed bilingually. Workshops are in English. Support and mentoring for assignments and practical units can be in Welsh.
• This course can take between 3 months and a year to complete. We work at a pace to suit you, and will encourage you to complete in a timely manner.
• You may be eligible for funding for this course. Please ask about this on application. (Funding is limited and eligibility criteria apply)



Benefits
Develops confidence in having conversations about wellbeing
Demonstrates commitment to learners, their learning, safety and wellbeing (Professional Standards)
Can be used towards CPD hours
Network with colleagues to build positive and collaborative relationships

Panda Education and Training Ltd

Mental Health Awareness

Health & Wellbeing

Using a range a communication techniques, be able to support your learner's mental health and wellbeing. 

Supporting your learners’ wellbeing: A communication toolkit

General Admission

<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This engaging and dynamic advanced CPD-certified course is an extension to the Born at the Right Time <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Essentials in Communication and Co-production with Parents/Carers</em>. We recommend that you have completed the &#39;Essentials&#39; course before booking this course (please see our booking page or contact <span style="color: rgb(209, 72, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(209, 72, 65);">admin@bornattherighttime.com</span> to find out more).&nbsp;</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Founded on lived experience, this course looks at the key factors which lead to a break down in relationships between parents/carers and practitioners, how this understanding can inform next steps and what meaningful connections between professionals and families might look like. Practitioners should come ready to be interactive and reflective as well as learning from psychology, sociology and research into trauma informed care.</span><span style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Content</strong></span></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Using lived experience to understand what can lead to conflict and relationship breakdown&nbsp;</span></span></li><li style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Relationship building and avoiding conflict and t</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">he factors underpinning challenging situations and difficult conversations&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</span></span></li><li style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">System structures which negatively affect effective communication and collaboration&nbsp;</span></span></li><li style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The impact of trauma and use of trauma informed practice&nbsp;</span></span></li><li style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">BRAVING inventory (Brene Brown) and creating healthy boundaries&nbsp;</span></span></li><li style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ways to create professional, meaningful connection with parents/carers in the current context.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Delivery</strong></span></span></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2 x 3.5 hours virtual live event (7 hour CPD) on 10th and 17th October 2024</span></li></ul>

This engaging and dynamic advanced CPD-certified course is an extension to the Born at the Right Time Essentials in Communication and Co-production with Parents/Carers. We recommend that you have completed the 'Essentials' course before booking this course (please see our booking page or contact admin@bornattherighttime.com to find out more). 
Founded on lived experience, this course looks at the key factors which lead to a break down in relationships between parents/carers and practitioners, how this understanding can inform next steps and what meaningful connections between professionals and families might look like. Practitioners should come ready to be interactive and reflective as well as learning from psychology, sociology and research into trauma informed care.

Content
Using lived experience to understand what can lead to conflict and relationship breakdown
Relationship building and avoiding conflict and the factors underpinning challenging situations and difficult conversations
System structures which negatively affect effective communication and collaboration
The impact of trauma and use of trauma informed practice
BRAVING inventory (Brene Brown) and creating healthy boundaries
Ways to create professional, meaningful connection with parents/carers in the current context.
Delivery
2 x 3.5 hours virtual live event (7 hour CPD) on 10th and 17th October 2024

Born at the Right Time

Learning Disability Nurse

Allied Health

SENCO

Allied Health Professions (AHP)

Midwifery

Healthcare Workers

Sen Teaching Assistant

Speech & Language Therapist

Social Worker

Occupational Therapist

Disability Awareness

Speech & Language Therapy (SLT)

Social Care

Learning Disability

Physiotherapist

Inspiring, interactive and unique 4-hour CPD certified Communication and Co-production training. 

Difficult Conversations, Conflict and Relationship Building with Parents/Carers (Oct 24)

<h3 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">KNOW THE RULES! POOR GRAMMAR SHOWS A LACK OF ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND ULTIMATELY CAN SLOW DOWN COMMUNICATIONS AS WELL AS PRODUCTIVITY.</h3><div style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Business people who know grammar judge others based on their correct (or incorrect) usage.</b>&nbsp;Be the professional who is able to be clear and correct in writing.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Business Grammar &amp; Usage: ENGLISH BOOT CAMP is the answer for today&rsquo;s business competitive environment.</b>&nbsp;Interactive instruction and collaboration with your fellow attendees means that you will master the skills and apply your new knowledge to the classroom exercises and activities. When you return to work, you&rsquo;ll have new confidence about what is right and wrong, when it comes to writing.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Attendees Will Be Able To:</b></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Know the Parts of Speech and their correct uses;</strong></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Understand Sentence Structure, including applying rules for Subject-Verb and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement;</strong></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Be able to create Plurals and Possessives accurately and with certainty;</strong></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Review and use the rules of Spelling, Mechanics (Capitalization, Abbreviation, Number Use), and Punctuation;</strong></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Create original email / documents to employ newly-learned class material.</strong></li></ul><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Online Format&mdash;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Business Grammar and Usage</strong> is a 4-hour interactive virtual class for up to ten people.</i></p><h6 style="color: inherit; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;">Register for this class and you will be sent ONLINE login instructions prior to the class date.</h6></div><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;"><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It was great to have the opportunity to learn some new techniques and to gain more awareness of how I present myself. The most immediately applicable uses have been in reducing my &ldquo;ums&rdquo; and &ldquo;ahs&rdquo; and in trying to come to my point in a more succinct way. I&rsquo;ve been cultivating this awareness in one-on-one settings; meetings and individual conversations.</p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">Christina Vargas</span>

KNOW THE RULES! POOR GRAMMAR SHOWS A LACK OF ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND ULTIMATELY CAN SLOW DOWN COMMUNICATIONS AS WELL AS PRODUCTIVITY.
Business people who know grammar judge others based on their correct (or incorrect) usage. Be the professional who is able to be clear and correct in writing.
Business Grammar & Usage: ENGLISH BOOT CAMP is the answer for today’s business competitive environment. Interactive instruction and collaboration with your fellow attendees means that you will master the skills and apply your new knowledge to the classroom exercises and activities. When you return to work, you’ll have new confidence about what is right and wrong, when it comes to writing.
Attendees Will Be Able To:
Know the Parts of Speech and their correct uses;
Understand Sentence Structure, including applying rules for Subject-Verb and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement;
Be able to create Plurals and Possessives accurately and with certainty;
Review and use the rules of Spelling, Mechanics (Capitalization, Abbreviation, Number Use), and Punctuation;
Create original email / documents to employ newly-learned class material.
 
Online Format—Business Grammar and Usage is a 4-hour interactive virtual class for up to ten people.
Register for this class and you will be sent ONLINE login instructions prior to the class date.



It was great to have the opportunity to learn some new techniques and to gain more awareness of how I present myself. The most immediately applicable uses have been in reducing my “ums” and “ahs” and in trying to come to my point in a more succinct way. I’ve been cultivating this awareness in one-on-one settings; meetings and individual conversations.
Christina Vargas

Improving Communications Uk

BUSINESS GRAMMAR & USAGE

<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>&nbsp;YA, NEW ADULT &amp; ADULT ROMANCE</p><p style=" color: rgb(122, 122, 122);" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(122, 122, 122);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Born to two bibliophiles, Isabel Lineberry could not have grown up to be anything else. She was born and raised in the Southwest United States but always knew she wanted to move to the UK. In high school she set her sights on a job in the publishing industry and hasn&rsquo;t blinked since.</span></p><p style=" color: rgb(122, 122, 122);" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(122, 122, 122);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Isabel graduated in 2021 from Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University, with dual degrees in English Literature and Business Entrepreneurship. Just a few months later she was in Scotland pursuing an MLitt in Fantasy at the University of Glasgow. She wrote her Masters thesis on Tamora Pierce and is a fan of Ray Bradbury, Octavia Butler and Samantha Shannon.&nbsp;</span></p><p style=" color: rgb(122, 122, 122);" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(122, 122, 122);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">At P<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&eacute;</span>rez Literary &amp; Entertainment, Isabel looks after foreign rights and audio rights inquiries, assists the Managing Director and is building her own client list of <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">contemporary stories and fantasy, across the YA and New Adult genres and any teen / Adult fiction that features a prominent romantic plot, in any guise.</span></span></p><p style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isabel is particularly interested in Contemporary Romance, Romantasy and Fantasy and is always attracted to the character and voice first, so give her romantic tension that has her giggling, a villain who is as charming as they are evil or a group of characters who have her watching their conversations as if it&rsquo;s a tennis match.</p><p style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">More specifically, Isabel is looking for:</p><p style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Romance</i></b> &ndash;&ndash; For YA, updated Meg Cabot or John Green. Those were favorites for her as a teenager but she wants new takes&ndash;&ndash;LGBT characters, diverse backgrounds, complex character development and a deep-dive into what it means to be a teenager in the current world. Give her relatability that doesn&rsquo;t sacrifice a character&rsquo;s unique traits. She is looking for the middle ground between the manic pixie dream girl and the buttoned-up character who just needs to take off their glasses.</p><p style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In&nbsp;<b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">New Adult</i></b>, Isabel is a big fan of authors like Elle Kennedy, C. W. Farnsworth, Elsie Silver and Morgan Elizabeth. BookTok romances are the perfect escapism for readers of all ages but especially for college students and young professionals like myself. Her all-time favorite tropes are Grumpy/Sunshine, Fall First/Fall Harder and all the Spice! She is not a fan of cheating storylines, accidental pregnancy, step-sibling romance or unnecessary miscommunication tropes.&nbsp;</p><p style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Romantasy</b></i> &ndash;&ndash; Send her romance with sufficient fantasy worldbuilding. The romantic plot should be the main event but the worldbuilding needs to be able to stand up to scrutiny. The reader should accept the customs and specifics of your fantasy without too much confusion. Recent titles Isabel has loved include <i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Fourth Wing</i>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">League of Gentleman Witches</i>.&nbsp;</p><p style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As for the romance, Isabel loves tropes (especially: Enemies to Lovers, Who Hurt You?), morally grey characters and kick-ass heroines. She loves training montages and dueling as foreplay. Show her spice during high-pressure situations, quick kisses stolen in battlefields, and fantastic banter. She would also love a return to the paranormal romances that dominated the 2010s. Think the 2020s twist on <i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Twilight</i>,&nbsp;<i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Beautiful Creatures</i>,&nbsp;<i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Shiver</i>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Vampire Academy</i>. Isabel is most definitely on the hunt for Romantasy and paranormal romance featuring queer and underrepresented voices.</p><p style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Fantasy</i></b> &ndash;&ndash; The worldbuilding absolutely must be believable and purposeful. Fantasy should be a mirror held up to the real world, offering a differing perspective that allows us to examine something about ourselves or our lives in a new light. Isabel has a masters degree in Fantasy from the University of Glasgow so can be a bit of a stickler when it comes to this! The magic/training/military school trope has been nearly exhausted, so be creative with the setting. Her favorite fantasy author is Tamora Pierce - she would love a &ldquo;girl has to pretend to be a boy to get her knighthood&rdquo; storyline that Pierce couldn&rsquo;t do in the 80s such as LGBT representation (although Alanna was definitely gender fluid and Kel was 100% ace), a deeper dive into the social and political implications (no white saviorism!) and more spice. Some of her other favorite fantasy novels include <i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Howl&rsquo;s Moving Castle</i>,&nbsp;<i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Good Omens,</i>&nbsp;<i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kindred</i>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Golden Compass</i>. Isabel does not want Tolkien-esque hard worldbuilding with 100k+ quests; instead focus on the pacing and how it can grab the reader. She wants a fantasy plot that compels me to keep reading even if it&rsquo;s past her bedtime! She adores fairytale retellings, dark fantasy, alternate histories and historical fantasy, and the occasional steampunk/dystopia.</p><p style=" color: rgb(122, 122, 122);" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(122, 122, 122);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">When not working, Isabel can usually be found reading or wandering a bookstore. Some of her favorite books include&nbsp;<i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Hunger Games, Pride and Prejudice</i>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<i fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Mysterious Benedict Society</i>.&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;">Isabel 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, Isabel 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&nbsp;</strong><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">2024</strong></p>

LOOKING FOR: YA, NEW ADULT & ADULT ROMANCE
Born to two bibliophiles, Isabel Lineberry could not have grown up to be anything else. She was born and raised in the Southwest United States but always knew she wanted to move to the UK. In high school she set her sights on a job in the publishing industry and hasn’t blinked since.
Isabel graduated in 2021 from Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University, with dual degrees in English Literature and Business Entrepreneurship. Just a few months later she was in Scotland pursuing an MLitt in Fantasy at the University of Glasgow. She wrote her Masters thesis on Tamora Pierce and is a fan of Ray Bradbury, Octavia Butler and Samantha Shannon. 
At Pérez Literary & Entertainment, Isabel looks after foreign rights and audio rights inquiries, assists the Managing Director and is building her own client list of contemporary stories and fantasy, across the YA and New Adult genres and any teen / Adult fiction that features a prominent romantic plot, in any guise.
Isabel is particularly interested in Contemporary Romance, Romantasy and Fantasy and is always attracted to the character and voice first, so give her romantic tension that has her giggling, a villain who is as charming as they are evil or a group of characters who have her watching their conversations as if it’s a tennis match.
More specifically, Isabel is looking for:
Romance –– For YA, updated Meg Cabot or John Green. Those were favorites for her as a teenager but she wants new takes––LGBT characters, diverse backgrounds, complex character development and a deep-dive into what it means to be a teenager in the current world. Give her relatability that doesn’t sacrifice a character’s unique traits. She is looking for the middle ground between the manic pixie dream girl and the buttoned-up character who just needs to take off their glasses.
In New Adult, Isabel is a big fan of authors like Elle Kennedy, C. W. Farnsworth, Elsie Silver and Morgan Elizabeth. BookTok romances are the perfect escapism for readers of all ages but especially for college students and young professionals like myself. Her all-time favorite tropes are Grumpy/Sunshine, Fall First/Fall Harder and all the Spice! She is not a fan of cheating storylines, accidental pregnancy, step-sibling romance or unnecessary miscommunication tropes. 
Romantasy –– Send her romance with sufficient fantasy worldbuilding. The romantic plot should be the main event but the worldbuilding needs to be able to stand up to scrutiny. The reader should accept the customs and specifics of your fantasy without too much confusion. Recent titles Isabel has loved include Fourth Wing and League of Gentleman Witches. 
As for the romance, Isabel loves tropes (especially: Enemies to Lovers, Who Hurt You?), morally grey characters and kick-ass heroines. She loves training montages and dueling as foreplay. Show her spice during high-pressure situations, quick kisses stolen in battlefields, and fantastic banter. She would also love a return to the paranormal romances that dominated the 2010s. Think the 2020s twist on Twilight, Beautiful Creatures, Shiver or Vampire Academy. Isabel is most definitely on the hunt for Romantasy and paranormal romance featuring queer and underrepresented voices.
Fantasy –– The worldbuilding absolutely must be believable and purposeful. Fantasy should be a mirror held up to the real world, offering a differing perspective that allows us to examine something about ourselves or our lives in a new light. Isabel has a masters degree in Fantasy from the University of Glasgow so can be a bit of a stickler when it comes to this! The magic/training/military school trope has been nearly exhausted, so be creative with the setting. Her favorite fantasy author is Tamora Pierce - she would love a “girl has to pretend to be a boy to get her knighthood” storyline that Pierce couldn’t do in the 80s such as LGBT representation (although Alanna was definitely gender fluid and Kel was 100% ace), a deeper dive into the social and political implications (no white saviorism!) and more spice. Some of her other favorite fantasy novels include Howl’s Moving Castle, Good Omens, Kindred and Golden Compass. Isabel does not want Tolkien-esque hard worldbuilding with 100k+ quests; instead focus on the pacing and how it can grab the reader. She wants a fantasy plot that compels me to keep reading even if it’s past her bedtime! She adores fairytale retellings, dark fantasy, alternate histories and historical fantasy, and the occasional steampunk/dystopia.
When not working, Isabel can usually be found reading or wandering a bookstore. Some of her favorite books include The Hunger Games, Pride and Prejudice and The Mysterious Benedict Society. 
Isabel 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, Isabel 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

TWO SPACES LEFT! 30th September Isabel Lineberry #Agent121. Looking for: YA, NEW ADULT & ADULT ROMANCE

Are you tired of frustrating conversations where you can't get your point across properly to people? Do you revert to sending an email rather than picking up the phone? Does the thought of talking to a room full of people fill you with fear? Are you still feeling ‘on the spot’ and overwhelmed by the increasingly complex virtual environment you’re working and communicating in?
The good news is you're not on your own!
This is common amongst many professionals where communication is critical to success.
How would it feel to join or walk into a meeting with the confidence of knowing you can engage everyone immediately? What if you could identify simple ways to adapt your style to communicate more effectively with different people's behaviours? What if this meant better relationships, more collaboration, happier customers and better business?
All you need to know to transform your communication skills can be gained at this engaging and interactive workshop event.

The Hub Events

Attending this programme will give you the knowledge and skills to transform your communication skills immediately, having learnt:

The pros and cons of different communication channels and when best to use them
The power of communicating through words, sound and body language
Why people behave and communicate differently and how to recognise and adapt to their style
What someone's natural behavioural style means when it comes to making decisions
How to increase sales through better and more personalised communication
How to engage better with audiences of all sizes when presenting

How to Communicate with Impact 

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			<p>The Managing Difficult Conversation course is an attempt to demonstrate how to master difficult conversations at work. In particular, difficult conversations transpire in all spheres of our life, and they surely are at the core of our professional life. Difficult conversations are a significant part of every leader's job.</p>		</div>
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Master Your Emotions

Dealing With Difficult Customers

Description The Managing Difficult Conversation course is an attempt to demonstrate how to master difficult conversations at work. In particular,

Managing Difficult Conversations

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Do you avoid difficult conversations?&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Maybe you avoid certain topics or uncomfortable conversations with certain people.&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Whatever the reason, avoiding &#39;clearing the air&#39; will almost always have long term, negative consequences. Even if you can&#39;t see the impact of not dealing with the pressing issue, the resentment can build up until one day, someone will explode.&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">During this two hour session, we will look at:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What is a difficult conversation?</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What makes difficult conversations even more difficult?</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to prepare for difficult conversations</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Understanding and managing emotions - awareness</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Seeking help</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Providing constructive feedback</li></ul><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">After the session, you will be able to recognise your own barriers to approaching difficult conversations, prepare for meetings to minimise negative outcomes and manage emotions, both yours and the other persons more effectively.&nbsp;</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>

Neupauer Ltd

Conflict Resolution

Conflict Management

Workplace Communication

Business Relationship Management (BRM)

Communication Skills

Do you avoid difficult conversations? 
"When you avoid them you trade short term discomfort for long-term dysfunction."
Is it worth it? Join our session to learn how to tackle difficult conversations 


How to tackle difficult conversations 

<h3 id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Do you struggle with giving tricky feedback? Saying something important that you think others won&#39;t want to hear? Standing up for yourself and sharing your thoughts or needs? You are NOT alone! Having worked in a support role for a decent sized employer in the UK for over a decade, we KNOW that this is a challenge for many: a silent struggle that often goes untackled, unsupported and unresolved. Worse still, this is not a status quo without cost. It costs teams, departments and businesses in lost talent, efficiency and poor mental health. It costs YOU too; stress, anxiety, overwork and challenging relationships.</strong></strong></h3><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">We know there&#39;s a better way and we&#39;d like to share the core concepts with you! We won&#39;t be telling you what to do; that won&#39;t work. What we will be doing is sharing insights, tools and strategies that will allow you to build your confidence and develop your own &#39;tool kit&#39; for the trickier conversations in your life.</h3><h4 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">We&#39;ll be exploring:</h4><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Essential information about humans and stuff that&#39;s hard to hear</em></em><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Getting clear about the issue</em></em><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">ABC Messaging</em></em><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Moving forward</em></em><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Here&#39;s what some of our delegates thought:</strong></strong></p><blockquote fr-original-style="" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(94, 53, 177); color: rgb(94, 53, 177); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; box-sizing: border-box;">&#39;5 stars! This session is a great introduction to how having difficult conversations can create a more open and honest culture in an organisation.&#39;</blockquote><blockquote fr-original-style="" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(94, 53, 177); color: rgb(94, 53, 177); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; box-sizing: border-box;">&#39;5 Stars! Great session lots of practical examples given and frameworks to support reframing going forward.&#39;</blockquote><blockquote fr-original-style="" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(94, 53, 177); color: rgb(94, 53, 177); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; box-sizing: border-box;">&#39;5 Stars.I have been on a few webinars now and have always learnt so much. The content is delivered in an engaging way and I like that there are discussions that happen throughout - gives it a good balance of listening and discussion. I will forever recommend webinars from The Happy Human and look forward to any further upcoming webinars.&#39;</blockquote><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">This is an interactive workshop to give you the opportunity to think, explore and share your challenges and thoughts. You&#39;ll work in very small groups and we&#39;ll be considerate and respectful of personal preferences throughout. We know that&#39;s tough for some, but here&#39;s the rub - communication is something we can only get better at if we practice it out loud. We hope you&#39;ll give us a chance to show you what a difference a little support and kindness can make!</h3><h4 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></h4><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>

Happy Human Training

Wanna learn something simple yet so amazing that it's going to blow your mind?
Good, because this little workshop's a gem. 
Join Happy Human Training's Cami Rose as she shares her decades of experience as a counsellor and coach with an introduction to the power of noticing and the crucial role it can play in helping us better manage our day to day stresses, challenges and relationships.

A Manager's Guide To Challenging Conversations and How to Have Them Well

<h2>Mastering Critical Conversations: On-Demand</h2>
<p>We will explore various obstacles to delivering 'challenging' messages effectively, including those that come from the external environment as well as those we encounter internally.</p>
<p>After gaining insight into the brain science behind the biology of conflict and emotion, we will then examine a 5-step framework for delivering difficult messages. Paired and small group activities comprise a large portion of this interactive course, which culminates in a role play.</p><h3>What You Will Learn</h3>
<p>At the end of this program, you will be able to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Recognize how a perceived threat by the brain translates into a physiological response of fight, flight, or freeze</li>
<li>Utilize various techniques to mitigate an 'amygdala hijack' state</li>
<li>Leverage a 5-step model to deliver 'challenging' news effectively</li>
</ul><section>
                    <h3>Managing Difficult Conversations</h3><ul><li>Obstacles to managing difficult conversations</li><li>Understanding human nature</li></ul><h3>Brain Science and the Biology of Emotion</h3><ul><li>The unique challenge of social and emotional learning</li><li>The limbic system and the amygdala hijack</li><li>Self-regulation strategy for the amygdala hijack</li></ul><h3>Delivering Challenging Messages</h3><ul><li>Managing difficult conversations</li><li>5 steps for delivering a challenging message</li><li>Verbal active listening techniques</li><li>Preparing to deliver a challenging message (scenarios)</li></ul><h3>Conversations Involving Emotion and Conflict</h3><ul><li>Two types of conflict</li><li>Spectrum of responses to conflict</li><li>Psychological type preferences and conflict</li><li>Creating an action plan</li></ul>


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