Harpenden

<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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Maximum Performance

Coaching Skills for Line Managers

<p>Maximising the team's sales capability is the key aim for any sales manager. When sales people struggle to hit their targets, it falls to the sales manager to provide support and help colleagues to find their way again.</p><p>One of the most effective techniques for sales managers to improve and maintain sales performance is by providing live sales coaching.</p><p>Sales coaching encourages sales people to find their own solutions and take responsibility for their own development.</p>This course will help participants:<ul><li>Develop people to fulfil their sales potential</li><li>Provide motivational feedback</li><li>Identify strengths and weaknesses of their team members</li><li>Understand personal learning styles</li><li>Identify and adapt for different personality styles</li><li>Prepare and conduct on-the-job observations</li><li>Motivate sales people to greater performance</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 How is sales coaching different from sales training?</h3><ul><li>What is coaching?</li><li>Discover how coaching empowers sales people</li><li>Learn the best time to use sales coaching</li><li>Decide which people should be coached first</li><li>Creating a development plan</li></ul> <h3>2 Understanding learning, behavioural and communication styles</h3><ul><li>Use practical tools to help you assess individual styles</li><li>Tap into the essence and energy of the person you are developing</li><li>Understand your own learning, behavioural and communication preferences</li><li>Develop a strategy to adopt for each member of your team</li><li>Discover what motivates you and your salespeople to perform</li><li>Appreciate how this knowledge will improve your sales conversion</li></ul> <h3>3 Using the GROW coaching model</h3><ul><li>Learn the secrets of a successful coaching session</li><li>Discover the importance of SMART objectives and instructions</li><li>Understand and capture what coachees are currently doing right</li><li>Develop their problem-solving and decision-making skills</li><li>Help your colleagues crystalise their plans and actions</li><li>Provide follow-up opportunities to embed the learning</li></ul> <h3>4 Giving motivational feedback</h3><ul><li>Understand why effective feedback is so powerful in sales</li><li>Learn key models for motivational feedback</li><li>Discover how to manage and structure more difficult conversations</li><li>Understand the power of positive reinforcement</li><li>Encourage sales people to coach and support colleagues</li></ul> <h3>5 Putting it into practice</h3><ul><li>Use realistic scenarios to provide opportunities for practice</li><li>Discover what it feels like to be coached</li><li>Receive immediate feedback on your coaching style</li><li>Share common performance issues with fellow sales managers</li><li>Create a personal development plan</li></ul> <h3>6 Preparing on-the-job observations and joint visits</h3><ul><li>Build a strategy for coaching and team development</li><li>Prepare an observation template for effective coaching</li><li>Learn the key elements of preparation for your next coaching session</li><li>Agree common areas to focus on with coachees</li></ul> <h3>7 Action planning</h3><ul><li>Personal action plans</li></ul> 


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The In House Training Company

Coaching & Consulting Business

Coaching Skills

Counselling Skills

Life Coaching

Life Coach Training

Coaching

Coaching skills for sales (In-House)

Loughborough

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			<p>Are you an EDI Officer, HR Specialist, Leader or Manager? Or the nominated EDI champion for your team? Maybe you've been given the EDI portfolio on behalf of your Board or department? Or if you're aiming to make a difference via your diverse staff network or union, all change-makers are welcome!</p>
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		<h3>Description</h3>
		<p></p><p>Join our open webinar for anyone looking for support to stay informed, up-to-date and inspired with innovative ways to advance all things EDI. Our facilitator, Vanessa Boon, The Joyful Disruptor and author of the inclusive leadership chapter of the Amazon bestseller Professional Leadership brings two decades of specialist EDI experience. Knowing the challenges of trying to create change, coming up against challenges and finding resourceful and creative ways to disrupt systemic oppressions, she creates a safe, supportive and uplifting space. So join us for group coaching, recharge the batteries, refresh your know-how and take new approaches back to your workplace to make a difference.</p>
<p><strong>Key takeaways:</strong></p>
<p>• A new hot topic input each month - participants have input on what topics would be useful<br />• Facilitated activities enabling participants to exchange EDI challenges, good practice case studies, and solutions to your tricky issues<br />• Q&amp;A with tips from an EDI specialist to take back to your organisation</p>
<p><strong>Agenda:</strong></p>
<p>• Creating a confidential safe space to open up<br />• Mission of the month - fresh hot topic input with interaction and learning activities, either with our regular facilitator or a guest speaker, leading to practical takeaway action points<br />• Group peer coaching: sharing of current EDI successes and challenges and collective problem-solving to help you with the challenges<br />• Break-out discussions and networking time<br />• EDI surgery: Q&amp;A<br />• Consultation about future topics<br />• Next steps: Your change-maker plan<br />• Self-care activity (world-changing can be tough going, let's guard against burnout)</p>
<p><b><span>Pre-work:<br /> </span></b><span>Optional, but useful to read Vanessa Boon's How Not To Be An Inclusive Leader chapter of Professional Leadership, which touches on themes and concepts such as unconscious biases, systemic oppression, micro-aggressions, groupthink, privilege and associated fragility, and tools for self-knowledge; also check out her chapter on the imposter phenomenon: </span><span>https://amzn.eu/d/dcOGftz</span></p>
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		<p></p><p><b>Prerequisites:</b></p>
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<li>be brave and confront the uncomfortable realities of biases and inequalities</li>
<li>have courageous conversations with compassion</li>
<li>exchange experiences held with confidentiality</li>
<li>be about turning theories, models and ideas into practical action points</li>
<li>get fired up to try out new approaches to make a difference</li>
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		<p></p><p>EDI Officer or Manager, EDI Team Lead, HR Manager, Leader or Manager with EDI interests. </p>
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Mpi Learning - Professional Learning And Development Provider

Equality & Diversity

Women In Leadership

Equity & Diversity

Diversity & Inclusion

Are you an EDI Officer, HR Specialist, Leader or Manager? Or the nominated EDI champion for your team? Maybe you've been given the EDI portfolio on behalf of your Board or department? Or if you're aiming to make a difference via your diverse staff network or union, all change-makers are welcome!

EDI Changemakers Support Network

<p>If you're looking to move to the next level in your career in sales, then understanding how to maximise your sales results, using a consultative and structured approach, will be key to your success. In order to develop the competitive advantage that enables you to stand out from the crowd, it is important to understand the tools and techniques to take your selling to new heights and build the confidence to apply them in work-based scenarios.</p><p>We have developed this programme to be practical, fun and interactive. Learners will gain a range of practical skills that they can take back and apply to the workplace straight away, that will have a positive impact on sales and customer satisfaction.</p>This course will help participants:<ul><li>Develop a structured and client-focused approach to creating high quality sales opportunities and account growth</li><li>Learn persuasion and influencing skills to better define needs and develop opportunities</li><li>Understand how to have better sales conversations, presentations, and proposals - leading to higher order value and increased sales</li><li>Develop advanced sales questioning skills and techniques; understand the importance of listening</li><li>Understand how to add value at all stages; plus gaining competitive advantage</li><li>Develop proven ways to overcome and reduce price pressure</li><li>Know when to use options and upselling when presenting products and solutions</li><li>Develop techniques and skills for improved negotiation and closing</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 Advanced Selling - How to Increase your sales results</h3><ul><li>Review of pre-course data and questionnaire</li><li>The AVC model of increasing your sales results</li><li>Creating a sales growth plan to achieve higher sales targets</li><li>Mapping the accounts and products for targeted growth</li></ul> <h3>2 The Four Cs to structure a sales call</h3><ul><li>Research before the meeting or call; setting objectives, planning and preparation</li><li>How to gain instant rapport and taking control - including online meetings</li><li>Qualifying and initial questioning skills</li><li>Creating an agenda and first-meeting structure: Four Cs</li><li>Planning and practice sessions</li></ul> <h3>3 Building bigger and better sales opportunities</h3><ul><li>How to use questions to 'build' more opportunities</li><li>Learning and using high-impact and third-level questions</li><li>Advanced sales questioning techniques: five questioning techniques</li><li>Qualifying and gaining commitment to the next stage</li><li>Planning and practice sessions - advanced questioning skills</li></ul> <h3>4 Presentation and persuading skills best practice</h3><ul><li>Compelling benefits and reducing perceived risk - key messages to deliver</li><li>Helping the customer choose your proposition by using options</li><li>Professional and effective presentation skills</li><li>Writing compelling sales proposals that improve your conversion rate</li><li>Planning and practice session - presenting your solution</li></ul> <h3>5 Overcoming concerns and client questions</h3><ul><li>Proven techniques for answering client objections and concerns</li><li>How to isolate, prioritise and answer objections, including price</li><li>Overcoming delay and procrastination</li><li>Planning and practice session - answering client concerns</li></ul> <h3>6 Gaining commitment and closing the sale</h3><ul><li>Knowing when to close for commitment</li><li>How to ask for commitment professionally and effectively</li><li>Key negotiation skills around the closing process - getting to 'yes'</li><li>Checklist of closing and negotiation skills</li><li>Practice session</li></ul> 


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Professional Selling Skills (PSS)

Meeting Skills

Sales Management

Presentation Skills

Increasing sales results (In-House)

<h2>Remote Management: In-House</h2><p>Managing remote workers takes more effort. This programme is an opportunity to explore what makes it so different and gives you the tools and techniques to do it more effectively.</p><p>You will identify what you need to do differently to successfully manage and create an environment of trust, confidence and regularity of dialogue for remote workers. You will discover ways to engage your team through different forms of communication, to build trust, to motivate and to set clear expectations. You will leave with practical tools and techniques that will enable you to be more confident in your role as a manager of remote workers, and at the same time make their roles more productive, positive and rewarding.</p><ul><li>Explain the essential principles underlying remote management</li><li>Explore different communication styles and how they affect successful communication</li><li>Adapt your approach to develop confidence and build trust working remotely</li><li>Identify ways of using different communication tools to engage their staff</li><li>Appreciate the importance of positivity to motivate and engage remote team members</li><li>Understand how to apply coaching methods to remote conversations</li><li>Know how to build and support remote team formation</li><li>Be able to support and develop your teams for success</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>What's so different about remote management?</h3><ul><li>Why we do it - the business case</li><li>Static v remote teams</li><li>The challenge of distance</li><li>The challenge of time</li></ul><h3>2 Creating the right environment</h3><ul><li>Manager / worker or team / worker?</li><li>The 3Cs of virtual management:<ul><li>Collaboration</li><li>Communication</li><li>Co-ordination</li></ul></li><li>Emotional, psychological and physical elements</li><li>Other practical issues</li></ul><h3>3 The trust equation</h3><ul><li>Credibility</li><li>Reliability</li><li>Intimacy</li><li>Self-orientation</li></ul><h3>4 Communication methods</h3><ul><li>Technology options<ul><li>Why</li><li>When</li><li>What</li></ul></li><li>Developing an individual communication strategy</li></ul><h3>5 Communication styles</h3><ul><li>The DISC model of communication preferences</li><li>Adapting your style to different preferences<ul><li>Dominance: get it done</li><li>Influence: get recognition</li><li>Steadiness: get harmony</li><li>Compliance: get it right</li></ul></li></ul><h3>6 Supporting people to deliver</h3><ul><li>Setting tasks and projects</li><li>Monitoring and maintaining</li><li>Motivating and inspiring</li><li>Influencing</li></ul><h3>7 Coaching and mentoring</h3><ul><li>Coaching moments</li><li>How?<ul><li>The media richness model</li><li>The GROW model</li></ul></li></ul><h3>8 Forming remote teams</h3><ul><li>The Tuckman model<ul><li>Forming</li><li>Storming</li><li>Norming</li><li>Performing</li></ul></li><li>Identifying and working with attitudes, language and behaviours of remote teams</li><li>Matching management style to different team stages</li></ul><h3>9 Delegating to remote team members</h3><ul><li>The challenges</li><li>Using the DISC model</li></ul><h3>10 Actions and next steps</h3><ul><li>Review</li><li>Personal action planning</li><li>Next steps</li></ul>


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Remote Management: In-House

<h2>Managing Across Generations</h2><p>Millennials make up the largest percentage of the workforce, posing challenges to long-standing structures, working practices and management styles. With this change there have been shifts in the way organisations need to bring generations together, adapt the working environment, and manage a diverse population.</p><p>This practical session focusses not just on millennials, but on the traits and characteristics of each of the generations found in the workplace, and the differences between them. Exploring preferences and behaviours through practical case study discussions, participants will work to understand and respect generational differences and commonalities, adapt their style to avoid a 'one size fits all' approach, and turn negative stereotypes into positive working relationships.</p><p>Particular attention is paid to the impact on teamwork, communication, motivation, performance, collaboration and reward.</p><section>
                    <h3>The assumptions we make about generations and age</h3><h3>Your role as manager</h3><ul><li>How do you like to be managed?</li><li>Flexible management</li><li>Understanding people from a variety of generations, backgrounds and outlooks and uniting them in a common purpose and vision</li><li>Exercise: identifying core behaviours of good managers of multi-generation teams and organisations</li></ul><h3>Understanding generations</h3><ul><li>Different generations currently in the workplace</li><li>Common characteristics of each generation</li><li>Impact on teamwork, communication and motivation</li><li>Exercise: case study scenarios</li></ul><h3>Mapping your workplace</h3><ul><li>What generations are represented in your workforce, and to what percentage?</li><li>Impact on performance, motivation, collaboration and reward - and on how these might be influenced</li><li>Exercise: exploring strengths, opportunities and challenges for each of the generations</li></ul><h3>Multi-generation collaboration</h3><ul><li>Drawing on the strengths of generations to create a strong working team</li><li>Creating the right environment for collaboration</li><li>Employing reverse mentorship to share experience and experiences to drive innovation</li></ul><h3>What makes them tick</h3><ul><li>Factors that influence employee motivation at each stage of their lives</li><li>Impact on career planning, recruitment and retention strategies</li><li>How to have conversations about what's important to people and make adaptations for them, eg, flexible or remote working</li><li>Exercise: practical 'real-play' activities to support discussions about career progression and employee motivation</li></ul><h3>Adapting to millennials</h3><ul><li>Millennials now make up 75% of the workforce and a significant percentage of management roles</li><li>More and more people from this generation are now self-employed, struggling to find companies willing or able to adapt to their needs</li><li>Exercise: Group brainstorm and peer sharing of what has worked in their own team or organisation and what more could be done</li></ul><h3>Bringing new generations into the workplace</h3><ul><li>Gen-Z: how to blend their fully digital mindset with their desire for increased social and human collaboration</li><li>Exercise: Participants review their induction process to adapt to the skills gaps, communication needs and mindset of Gen-Z starters</li></ul><h3>Flexing to diverse needs</h3><ul><li>How to flex key elements of the manager role (eg, coaching and mentoring, training, providing feedback, etc) to diverse needs of different generations</li></ul><h3>Actions and next steps</h3><ul><li>Review</li><li>Action planning - create a plan, based on your mapped team and predicted future staff, to improve current management practice</li><li>Next steps</li></ul>


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Managing Across Generations

<p>The market for professional services is becoming increasingly competitive, with some firms and individuals becoming very effective at winning new work, leaving others lagging way behind.</p><p>Given the choice between spending time on client work and business development work, we all tend to choose that which we feel to be easier, more attractive and more aligned with our image of ourselves. We stay within our comfort zones, we focus on client work, and we only resort to business development work when we have to, which can also lead to 'feast or famine' syndrome.</p>The programme will help participants:<ul><li>Understand the professional business development approach and the style that is appropriate for their business and their clients</li><li>Follow a process to guide their conversations and business development meetings</li><li>Prepare thoroughly for a business development meeting/contact with a client to ensure they use their time efficiently and maximise results</li><li>Create a great first impression and professional opening to a conversation</li><li>Ask open questions and listen effectively in order to spot opportunities, understand needs and progress the opportunity</li><li>Identify and understand buying and decision-making processes and criteria</li><li>Skilfully and confidently handle questions and objections</li><li>Sell the benefits of their services and approach over those of their competitors</li><li>Progress the sale by agreeing next steps and gaining commitment appropriately</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 Introduction</h3><ul><li>Aims and objectives of the programme</li><li>Personal introductions and objectives</li><li>Workshop overview</li></ul> <h3>2 An introduction to business development and selling for professionals</h3><ul><li>What is selling?</li><li>Who are you selling to?</li><li>The buying experience</li><li>What clients want</li><li>The four-step business development process</li><li>The business development cycle and pipeline management</li><li>Upselling and cross-selling as well as winning new clients</li></ul> <h3>3 Networking and generating leads</h3><ul><li>What is networking?</li><li>Networking objectives</li><li>It's not what you know but who you know</li><li>Asking for referrals and introductions</li><li>Making appointments from networking activity</li></ul> <h3>4 Opening the sales relationship/sales meeting</h3><ul><li>What potential customers are thinking</li><li>Judging first impressions</li><li>Creating positive first impressions</li><li>Building rapport and creating interest and impact</li><li>Earning the right</li></ul> <h3>5 Core communication skills for professional selling</h3><ul><li>Overcoming barriers to listening</li><li>The art of listening</li><li>Questioning refresher</li><li>Types of questions</li><li>Questioning funnel</li></ul> <h3>6 Understanding and identifying needs and opportunities</h3><ul><li>Identifying the questions to ask to identify needs and opportunities</li><li>Questions to move us through the buying and selling process</li><li>Understanding their buying processes</li><li>Asking questions that position you as a 'trusted adviser'</li><li>The questions that give you a competitive advantage</li><li>Knowing when you have asked enough questions</li></ul> <h3>7 Introducing solutions</h3><ul><li>Tailoring your 'pitch' to the client</li><li>Speaking the client's language</li><li>Using features and benefits</li><li>Applying the benefit cycle</li></ul> <h3>8 Handling objections and concerns</h3><ul><li>Identifying the typical objections and concerns</li><li>Understanding why clients raise objections and concerns</li><li>Following a structure for handling objections</li><li>Handling the price objection</li></ul> <h3>9 Gaining commitment</h3><ul><li>Knowing when to close</li><li>The art of checking</li><li>Recognising buying signals</li><li>Small c and big C</li></ul> <h3>10 Putting it all together</h3><ul><li>Personal learning summary and action plans</li></ul> 


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Business Development

Business Case Development

Business Development Manager

Business development for professional services (In-House)

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


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Meetings, Meetings, Meetings!: In-House

Bardsey

Leeds

Nottingham

Reading

<p align="justify" style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);">At times, everyone involved with a business will find themselves in a position where they are faced with difficult decisions. Being able to deal with these situations effectively and confidently is an important interpersonal skill.</p><p align="justify" style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);">This is especially true for managers who will be forced to make tough decisions on a regular basis, but need to ensure that the business continues to perform both during and after the difficult decisions have been made. The manner in which they approach and implement these decisions can sometimes be the difference between success and failure.</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(125, 125, 125); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);"><h3 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Course Syllabus<p align="justify" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The syllabus of the Dealing with Difficult Situations with Confidence course is comprised of four modules, covering the following:</p></h3><h5 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Module One</h5><h5 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Self Awareness</h5><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Attitude towards challenges - self-resilience</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Going into a challenging scenario - how to prepare</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Recognising the signs of contention</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Giving feedback constructively</li></ul><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h5 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Module Two</h5><h5 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Having Difficult Conversations with Confidence</h5><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Behaviour labelling - preparing the approach</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Assertiveness techniques</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Dealing with a difficult issue focussing on behaviour &amp; consequences</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Keeping objective and professional throughout</li></ul><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h5 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Module Three</h5><h5 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Examining Your Preferred Communication Style</h5><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Recognising the different communication styles</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Analysing your preferred style - Paradigm FitIn Profiler review</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Identifying the most appropriate situations for each style</li></ul><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h5 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Module Four</h5><div style="color: rgb(125, 125, 125); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(125, 125, 125);"><h5 style="color: rgb(17, 86, 166); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(17, 86, 166);">Helpful Interpersonal Skills</h5></div><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Effective questioning techniques</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Active listening</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Body language</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Recognising and dealing with behaviours</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Displaying and creating positive attitudes</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Remaining Assertive and in control</li></ul></div>

Dickson Training Ltd

Confidence

Dealing with Difficult Situations with Confidence

<p>This workshop will help you create, develop and close business opportunities using a consultative approach and a value-based (not price-led) proposition.</p><p>Value-based selling means working the way your customer wants to buy, not how you want to sell. It also means:</p><p>In a transactional sale the customer knows the answer without help from a salesperson (or cannot see why they should choose you), or is prepared to stay with what they have. Customer decision criteria are price and convenience and customers resent time spent with (new) salespeople, mainly because the salesperson adds little or nothing to what the customer already has and just wastes time.</p><p>In a consultative or value-based sale, by contrast, the customer doesn't know the answer already. The salesperson must take the role of an advisor, not just a 'product promoter'. Customers demand expertise, advice and customisation during the sales process. Often customers insist on multiple meetings with salespeople and others to develop advantages that you can bring and reduce the perceived risk of changing. In this way the salesperson often adds more value than the product or service alone.</p>This very practical workshop will help you use proven strategies and tactics to build, manage and successfully close sustainable business opportunities using a consultative approach and a value-based (not price-led) proposition. This includes:<ul><li>Increased impact of your new sales conversations, presentations and proposals - leading to faster decisions and increased conversion</li><li>Greater confidence, consistency and professionalism throughout the business development process</li><li>Enhanced sales questioning skills and techniques, leading to better, faster and more accurate development of customer needs, problems, value and expectations</li><li>Improve your people, communication, influence and persuasion skills when approaching, consulting or presenting your services and solutions</li><li>How to build value at all points in the customer's buying process through your knowledge, skills and structured approach</li><li>Proven ways to gain additional business and referrals from existing customers and contacts, through direct approach and lead generation</li><li>Being better able differentiate your firm, your solutions, track-record and expertise clearly and accurately with tailored value statements for each stage and for each opportunity</li><li>Overcome and avoid price-based objections, buying criteria and negotiation</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 Introduction and key principles of value-based selling</h3><ul><li>Introduction and review of pre-course questionnaires - KPIs, personal learning objectives and key principles</li><li>The main principles of value-based selling and how they benefit you and the customer</li><li>How value-based selling differs from 'transactional' or 'price-based' selling</li><li>The stages of the customer's buying cycle - how to identify and work through strategies for each stage</li><li>The concept of structured and set-piece selling and proposing</li><li><em>Presentation by participants:</em> Personal sales improvement goals</li></ul> <h3>2 Value-based selling strategies and skills</h3><ul><li>What is value? How can one move away from a price-led agenda?</li><li>How to survive and resist price pressure - six techniques</li><li>A review of key competencies and skills needed for a value-based approach</li><li>Strategies, case studies and examples with discussion and review</li><li>Defining your initial value proposition and comparative advantage</li><li>How best to established the right level of trust, rapport and credibility</li><li><em>Planning and practice session:</em> Strategy - mapping a value-based sales process.</li></ul> <h3>3 Connecting skills</h3><ul><li>Research before the meeting and the first few minutes - ways to gain instant rapport and setting the foundation for a successful outcome in a first sales call</li><li>How to structure an effective first time sales call or meeting - the subtle differences that are important to master</li><li>How best to differentiate your solutions and build credibility and enthusiasm early or at the start of the buying process</li><li>Overcoming initial buying resistance and relaxing the prospect; gaining rapport, opening the meeting: PBC (purpose-benefit-check) and gaining agreement to proceed</li><li><em>Planning and practice session: </em>Connecting - first meeting with a new contact</li></ul> <h3>4 Consulting - building, developing and influencing client needs</h3><ul><li>Understanding the power of high-impact and third-level questions to influence people based around specific needs and solutions</li><li>The importance of body language and other personal communication dynamics when asking questions; empathic listening, run-on questions, drawing out skills, summarising, etc</li><li>Creating a 'disturb' approach to creating needs and opportunities and positioning your solutions</li><li>Using proven advanced sales questioning techniques with greater skill: Outcome, SPIN and qualification questions</li><li>'Decision-making criteria' - tools to help you develop the relevant criteria with the customer and in doing so progress your sales opportunities more effectively</li><li><em>Planning and practice session: Questioning skills</em></li></ul> <h3>5 Convincing - presentation and persuading skills practice</h3><ul><li>Substance and style - selecting the right tone and content to engage and enthuse your prospect</li><li>Compelling benefits and reducing perceived risk - key messages to deliver</li><li>Helping the customer choose your proposition - by being convincing, compelling and credible when you present</li><li>Professional and effective presentation skills - with personal coaching and practice sessions</li><li>The keys of influence and persuasion and the keys to convincing a new customer to choose you for the first time</li><li><em>Planning and practice session:</em> Role-play in presenting your solution</li></ul> <h3>6 Commitment</h3><ul><li>Knowing when and how to close for commitment to the next stage in your sales process, plus ways to ask for commitment professionally and effectively</li><li>How to isolate, prioritise and answer objections and concerns more openly and accurately, using a consultative not a confrontational approach</li><li>Deal more effectively and profitably with price objections and reduce buyer's remorse (which can lead to an 'I want to think about it' reaction and cause delay and inertia)</li><li>Key negotiation skills around the closing process - getting to 'yes'</li><li><em>Planning and practice session:</em> Role-play in closing and negotiation skills</li></ul> <h3>7 Assessed role-play - Final practice session</h3><em>Live role-plays</em><ul><li>There is an option for external participants to be brought in to the live training workshop to take-part in the final assessed role-play or assist with other sessions run during the course.</li></ul><p><em>Performance assessment - 'Dragon's Pitch'</em></p><ul><li>The final afternoon of the course is an assessed role-play using a prepared scenario and external 'CEO'. The assessment criteria will be agreed prior to the workshop.</li></ul> <h3>8 Workshop summary and close</h3><ul><li>Personal action plan and learning summary</li></ul> 


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Value-based selling (In-House)

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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Skill Up

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Master Your Emotions

Dealing With Difficult Customers

Management Skills

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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