Presentation Skills 101 Training Course

This course aims to inspire trainees to become leaders by showing what makes or breaks a leader.

Leadership development is the practice of evaluating strengths, assessing leadership styles, and improving leadership skills to become a confident and effective leader.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at engineering leaders and engineers who wish to analyze, manage, and develop their leadership skills.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to leverage strengths, apply values, manage stress, solve problems, and build a development plan to be an effective engineering leader.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

At the end of the course, the participants should be able to:

1. Acquire an understanding of  self-mastery as a foundation for inspiring leaders
2. Strengthen and sustain their execution capabilities and contribute to the creation of a high performance culture
3. Lead cultural transformation and change processes in their respective areas of influence using emotional intelligence and change management tools

Methodology:

1. Lecture
2. Workshops
3. Video showing
4. Role playing

Overview

This 5-day course will help delegates develop their strategic thinking, planning and management skills including the tactical and operational requirements for successful implementation in a banking environment. The course will deal with the tough issues of conflict management, managing change, what makes a good leader and how to motivate a team. Using interactive case studies as well as sector examples, delegates will be encouraged to share experiences and challenges to help build practical and work focused solutions which they can take back and actually use.

The core objective of the programme is to equip the executives with the skills to scan the business environment to uncover profitable business opportunities as well as develop strategies for gaining competitive advantage in an increasingly competitive business environment. Amongst others, the programme will also provide insight on leadership the best practices and behaviors that will strengthen the capacity of the executives to handle the complexities and uncertainties of managing a high performance financial institution.

Learning Objectives

After attending this course, delegates will be able to:

• Describe the main problems that are faced by a large bank;
• Explain the various approaches to organisational development planning;
• Analyse the current business environment and influences affecting the organisation;
• Analyse resources within and external to the organisation;
• Explain the various approaches to managing strategy and it place in the business plan;
• Evaluate the alternative development strategies so as to recommend the one(s) most suited to the needs of the firm.
• Apply a deeper understanding of strategic development plans;
• Discuss objectively the risks, benefits and costs that accompany the implementation of the new strategy including managing conflict in a team;
• Define approaches to managing the identified risks;
• Analyse the potential impacts on his or her firm (both positive and negative) that will result from implementing the new strategy;
• Design policies, systems and processes to successfully implement the emergent strategic plans;
• Cover the key steps in change management

Who Should Attend

• Product/Service Managers
• Newly appointed as well as established Managers and Team Leaders
• Heads of Operations
• Senior Bank Managers
• Human Resource Managers
• Operations Managers
• Marketing Managers

Methodology
The course consists of facilitated workshops, supplemented by case studies drawn from a combination of published real life examples and/or practical experience. There will also be opportunities for attendees to work in small groups to synthesise ideas and strategies and to apply the material in the context of their own organisations/departments. Open forum discussions will also be a key element.

Women are playing an increasingly significant role in organizations. Furthermore, women in leadership are becoming essential to the growth of these organizations.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at females who wish to learn about the roles and expectation of women in leadership. Through a variety of exercises and discussions, participants will strengthen their confidence and develop essential management and business skills as a leader on their path to becoming role models in their organizations.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the role of female leaders in organizations.
• Develop a leadership mindset.
• Demonstrate leadership in team management and decision making.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This course aims to improve public speaking skills of the trainees by practical exercises supported by relevant theory.

It's designed for everyone, mostly conference speakers and team-meeting presenters.

Pfizer, Hewlett Packard, DellEMC and VMware have benefited from this programme, developing a better balance in their influencing style and demonstrating a resilient response to challenges in the work place. If you want to : • Create high-performing work teams • Consistently win contracts from pitching • Successfully negotiate the best deals • Build shareholder value, year on year... then you need our influencing programme

Audience

Staff who need to be fully prepared to deliver presentations:

• To their teams
• To clients
• To other audiences internal to the company
• To other audiences external to the company

Format of the course

A combination of:

• Facilitated Discussions
• Delegate Presentations – with full feedback

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

• Prepare and structure an effective presentation
• Prepare themselves properly for that presentation
• Deliver that presentation with confidence
• Use the various visual aids that a presenter might choose to employ in creating a stimulating presentation
• Deal with the different types of people who they will encounter in their presentations

This course is part of the Data Scientist skill set (Domain: Advisory & Leadership).

Audience

Staff who need to be fully aware of the issues surrounding Communicating and Influencing:

• Their colleagues
• Their bosses
• Their internal and external customers and stakeholders

Format of the course

The course will be a highly-interactive combination of:

• Facilitated Discussions
• Slide Presentations
• Exercises and Case Studies

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

• Appreciate the need to manage their own behaviour before they can influence others’ behaviour
• Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the various communications media available
• Manage their internal and external customers and stakeholders
• Explain how to deal with the difficult situations they may encounter in the office

Audience

Staff who need to be fully aware of the issues surrounding People and Team Management for:

• Themselves
• Their colleagues (peers)
• Their bosses
• Their team members
• Their internal and external customers and stakeholders

Format of the course

The course will be a highly-interactive combination of:

• Facilitated Discussions
• Slide Presentations
• Exercises and
• Case Studies

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

• Appreciate the need to manage their own behaviour before they can influence others’ behaviour
• Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the various communications media available
• Appreciate how to manage, motivate and develop their team members
• Manage their internal and external customers and stakeholders
• Explain how to deal with the difficult situations they may encounter in the office

Working in a team comes with challenges in communication, teamwork and efficiency. Although the techniques for overcoming these challenges are not complicated, implementing them in real life takes commitment and practice.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at team leaders and team members who wish to improve the way in which they communicate, collaborate and relate to each other. By following a series of practices, teams can enhance these skills, leading to more productive work and a happier work life.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Identify and address common problems in how they communicate and respond to others at work.
• Improve the efficiency with which work is carried out as a team.
• Understand the individual as well as the collective needs of a team so as to better manage and direct their efforts.
• Understand the meaning and importance of emotional intelligence as an indicator and guide to improve human relations at work.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Team collaboration is a project management and communication method that promotes teamwork, participation, innovation, and conflict management to achieve collective goals. Collaboration is essential in building high-performing and effective teams.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at team members and team leaders who wish to learn and apply team collaboration principles and best practices within their teams.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create a shared direction to set collective vision, mission, and goals.
• Foster a culture of collaboration to develop positive values and motivate teams.
• Engage teams through team building activities, innovation, and conflict management to increase collaboration.
• Measure team collaboration performance to analyze teamwork and team productivity.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Audience

Staff who need to be fully prepared to deliver high-quality training sessions

Format of the course

A combination of:

• Facilitated Discussions
• Delegate Presentations – with full feedback

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

• Prepare and structure an effective training session
• Prepare themselves properly for that training session
• Deliver that training session with confidence
• Use the various visual aids that a trainer might choose to employ in creating a stimulating session
• Deal with the different types of people who they will encounter in their training courses