Understanding Project Management

Audience:  Project management isn’t just for construction engineers and military logistics experts anymore. Today, in addition to regular job duties, people are often expected to take on extra assignments and to get that additional job done well, done under budget, and done on time. This workshop is not intended to take participants from a supervisory or administrative position to that of a project manager. However, these two days will familiarise them with the most common terms and the most current thinking about projects. In this workshop, you will walk participants through the nuts and bolts of project management, from setting priorities to controlling expenses and reporting on the results. They may still have to cope with the unexpected, but they’ll be better prepared.

Course Duration: 1 day 

Course Types: Group Bookings, 1-2-1 Sessions, Bespoke Tailored Courses.

Course Costs:
     
Group Rate: £ 975 + VAT

Tailored course content can be customised to meet your specific requirements, with scheduled dates to suit you.

Course Location: Understanding Project Management Course  is delivered at our training centres in London Venues; training can also be delivered at your offices. 

At Course Completion:

• • • • • • Understand what is meant by a project
          • Recognize what steps must be taken to complete projects on time and on budget
          • Sell ideas and make presentations
          • Use simple techniques and tools for planning and tracking a project
          • Use methods for keeping the team focused and motivated
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Understanding Project Management

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Project Management Fundamentals

Audience:  Project management isn’t just for construction engineers and military logistics experts anymore. Today, in addition to the regular duties of your job, you are often expected to take on extra assignments, and to get that additional job done well, done under budget, and done on time. This one-day workshop is not intended to take you from a supervisory or administrative position to that of a project manager. However, these topics will familiarise you with the most common terms and practices in terms of working on projects.

Course Duration: 1 day 

Course Types: Group Bookings, 1-2-1 Sessions, Bespoke Tailored Courses.

Course Costs:
     
Group Rate: £ 975 + VAT

Tailored course content can be customised to meet your specific requirements, with scheduled dates to suit you.

Course Location: Project Management Fundamentals Course  is delivered at our training centres in London Venues; training can also be delivered at your offices. 

At Course Completion:

• • • • • Describe what is meant by a project
        • Explain what project management means
        • Identify benefits of projects
        • Identify the phases of a project’s life cycle
        • Sell ideas and make presentations related to pitching a project
        • Prioritize projects
        • Begin conceptualizing your project, including goals and vision statements
        • Use project planning tools
        • Contribute to creating a Statement of Work
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Project Management Fundamentals

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Conquering your Fear of Speaking in Public

Audience:  Do you get nervous when presenting at company meetings? Do you find it hard to make conversation at gatherings and social events? Do you lock up in awkward social situations? If so, this one day workshop is just for you! It’s aimed at anybody who wants to improve their speaking skills in informal situations. We’ll give you the confidence and the skills to interact with others, to speak in informal situations, and to present in front of small groups.

Course Duration: 1 day 

Course Types: Group Bookings, 1-2-1 Sessions, Bespoke Tailored Courses.

Course Costs:
     
Group Rate: £ 975 + VAT

Tailored course content can be customised to meet your specific requirements, with scheduled dates to suit you.

Course Location: Conquering your Fear of Speaking in Public Course  is delivered at our training centres in London Venues; training can also be delivered at your offices. 

At Course Completion:

• • • • • Speak with more confidence in one-on-one conversations
        • Feel more confident speaking socially or small groups such as meetings
        • Practice developing these skills in a safe and supportive setting
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Public Speaking: Presentation Survival School

Audience:  A great presenter has two notable qualities: appropriate skills and personal confidence. Confidence comes from knowing what you want to say and being comfortable with your communication skills. In this two-day workshop, participants will master the skills that will make them a better speaker and presenter.

Course Duration: 1 day 

Course Types: Group Bookings, 1-2-1 Sessions, Bespoke Tailored Courses.

Course Costs:
     
Group Rate: £ 975 + VAT

Tailored course content can be customised to meet your specific requirements, with scheduled dates to suit you.

Course Location: Public Speaking: Presentation Survival School Course  is delivered at our training centres in London Venues; training can also be delivered at your offices. 

At Course Completion:

• • • • • Establish rapport with your audience
        • Learn techniques to reduce nervousness and fear
        • Understand your strengths as a presenter and how to appeal to different types of people
        • Recognize how visual aids can create impact and attention
        • Develop techniques to create a professional presence
        • Learn some different ways to prepare and organise information
        • Prepare, practice and deliver a short presentation

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Public Speaking: Presentation Survival School

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Public Speaking: Speaking Under Pressure

Audience:  This workshop has been designed for those in positions where they must speak in front of audiences that are hostile or demanding. This material is also suitable for those who are relatively new speakers who want some encouragement to speak up in meetings or who want some training before they begin making presentations on behalf of the organisation. Speaking under pressure, or thinking on your feet, means being able to quickly organise your thoughts and ideas, and then being able to convey them meaningfully to your audience to modify their attitudes or behaviour  I t applies to formal speeches as well as everyday business situations. It requires presence of mind, goal orientation, adaptation and judgment. It also requires differentiating between oral and written communications. This course is aimed at improving your skills and learning some new techniques which will give you the persuasive edge when you are making a presentation, fielding difficult questions or presenting complex information.

Course Duration: 1 day 

Course Types: Group Bookings, 1-2-1 Sessions, Bespoke Tailored Courses.

Course Costs:
     
Group Rate: £ 975 + VAT

Tailored course content can be customised to meet your specific requirements, with scheduled dates to suit you.

Course Location: Public Speaking: Speaking Under Pressure Course  is delivered at our training centres in London Venues; training can also be delivered at your offices. 

At Course Completion:

• • • • Apply quick and easy preparation methods that will work whether you have one minute or one week to prepare
      • Prepare for questions, even before you know what those questions will be
      • Overcome nervousness that you may have when speaking in front of a group, particularly if the group is not sympathetic to what you have to say
      • Use presentation techniques that establish your credibility and get people on your side
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Public Speaking: Speaking Under Pressure

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Giving Effective Feedback

Audience: As human beings, we often hunger for feedback. However, many people will tell you that when they do get feedback, it’s often because of something they have done wrong. This one day course is designed to help workplace leaders learn how to provide feedback any time that the message is due. Whether feedback is formal or informal, and whether it is provided to employees, peers, or someone else, there are ways that it can be structured to be effective and lasting. This course will help participants learn why the way we deliver is feedback is important, how to deliver a message so that people accept it and make changes that may be needed and how to accept feedback that we are offered.

Course Duration: 1 day 

Course Types: Group Bookings, 1-2-1 Sessions, Bespoke Tailored Courses.

Course Costs:
     
Group Rate: £ 975 + VAT

Tailored course content can be customised to meet your specific requirements, with scheduled dates to suit you.

Course Location: Giving Effective Feedback Course is delivered at our training centres in London Venues; training can also be delivered at your offices. 

At Course Completion:

• • • • Apply quick and easy preparation methods that will work whether you have one minute or one week to prepare
      • Prepare for questions, even before you know what those questions will be
      • Overcome nervousness that you may have when speaking in front of a group, particularly if the group is not sympathetic to what you have to say
      • Use presentation techniques that establish your credibility and get people on your side
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Giving Effective Feedback

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Managing Across Cultures

Audience:Our culture defines many aspects of how we think, feel, and act. It can be challenging for managers to bridge cultural differences and bring employees together into a functioning team. This course will give supervisors and managers easy-to-use techniques for communicating across cultures, building teams, promoting multiculturalism in the organisation  and leveraging the global talent pool.

Course Duration: 1 day 

Course Types: Group Bookings, 1-2-1 Sessions, Bespoke Tailored Courses.

Course Costs:
     
Group Rate: £ 975 + VAT

Tailored course content can be customised to meet your specific requirements, with scheduled dates to suit you.

Course Location: Managing Across Cultures Course is delivered at our training centres in London Venues; training can also be delivered at your offices. 

At Course Completion:

• • • • • Define what culture is and how it shapes the workplace
        • Identify how stereotypes shape our perception
        • Develop useful cross-cultural attitudes 
        • Communicate effectively across cultures
        • Effectively manage employees from different cultures
        • Help teams overcome cross-cultural and virtual barriers
        • Promote acceptance and awareness in your organization to help create a multicultural environment
        • Leverage the global talent pool
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Managing Pressure and Maintaining Balance

Audience:When things are extremely busy at work and you have your hands full with many tasks and dealing with difficult people, having skills you can draw on are essential for peace of mind and growth. This one-day course will help participants understand the causes and costs of workplace pressure, the benefits of creating balance, and how to identify pressure points. They will also learn how to apply emotional intelligence, increase optimism and resilience and develop strategies for getting ahead.

Course Duration: 1 day 

Course Types: Group Bookings, 1-2-1 Sessions, Bespoke Tailored Courses.

Course Costs:
     
Group Rate: £ 975 + VAT

Tailored course content can be customised to meet your specific requirements, with scheduled dates to suit you.

Course Location: Managing Pressure and Maintaining Balance Course is delivered at our training centres in London Venues; training can also be delivered at your offices. 

At Course Completion:

• • • • • • Apply a direct understanding of pressure points and their costs and payoffs
          • Speak in terms related to emotional intelligence, optimism and resilience
          • Create a personalised toolkit for managing stressors and anger
          • Work on priorities and achieve defined goals
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Managing Pressure and Maintaining Balance

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Building Better Teams

Audience:Teams are an important building block of successful organisations. Whether the focus is on service, quality, cost, value, speed, efficiency, performance, or other similar goals, teams are the basic unit that supports most organisations. With teams at the core of corporate strategy, an organisation’s success can depend on how well team members operate together. How are their problem-solving skills? Is the team enthusiastic and motivated to do its best? Do they work well together? This one-day course can help participants get there!

Course Duration: 1 day 

Course Types: Group Bookings, 1-2-1 Sessions, Bespoke Tailored Courses.

Course Costs:
     
Group Rate: £ 975 + VAT

Tailored course content can be customised to meet your specific requirements, with scheduled dates to suit you.

Course Location: Building Better Teams Course is delivered at our training centres in London Venues; training can also be delivered at your offices. 

At Course Completion:

• • • • • • The value of working as a team
          • Ways to develop team norms, ground rules, and team contracts
          • How to identify their team player style and how to use it with their own team
          • Techniques for building team trust
          • The stages of team development and how to help a team move through them 
          • The critical role communication skills will play in building and maintaining a team atmosphere
          • Ways that team members can be involved and grow in a team setting
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Developing High Performance Teams

Audience:Success as a manager is heavily influenced by how well your team operates and what kind of results they achieve. Is your team able to solve problems? Can they resolve conflict? Are they enthusiastic and motivated to do their best? Do they work well together? This workshop is designed for participants who want to develop their team leadership skills and unleash the talent of their individual team members.

Course Duration: 1 day 

Course Types: Group Bookings, 1-2-1 Sessions, Bespoke Tailored Courses.

Course Costs:
     
Group Rate: £ 975 + VAT

Tailored course content can be customised to meet your specific requirements, with scheduled dates to suit you.

Course Location: Developing High Performance Teams Course is delivered at our training centres in London Venues; training can also be delivered at your offices. 

At Course Completion:

• • • • • • • Identify different types of teams
            • Build teamwork by recognising and tapping into the twelve characteristics of an effective team
            • Promote trust and rapport by exploring your team player style and how it impacts group dynamics
            • Recognise the key elements that move a team from involvement to empowerment and how to give these elements to your team
            • Develop strategies for dealing with team conflict and common problems
            • Understand how action planning and analysis tools can help your team perform better
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Developing High Performance Teams

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Advanced Skills for the Practical Trainer

Audience: Behind every spectacular training session is a lot of preparation and meticulous attention to detail. The truly skilled trainer can make a program exciting. The learners will have fun while they are learning if the facilitator is able to involve their emotions as well as their minds. You will see the involvement, and you will feel the energy. 
To reach this stage as an adult educator isn’t always easy, but success isn’t just for the naturally gifted. It is possible for all of us who put effort into our personal growth and development. We want the enormous satisfaction that comes from working with others to help them reach their potential as human beings. This two-day workshop will help you reach that goal. 
This workshop requires that you have a good understanding of basic training principles, including adult learning concepts.

Course Duration: 1 day 

Course Types: Group Bookings, 1-2-1 Sessions, Bespoke Tailored Courses.

Course Costs:
     
Group Rate: £ 975 + VAT

Tailored course content can be customised to meet your specific requirements, with scheduled dates to suit you.

Course Location: Advanced Skills for the Practical Trainer Course is delivered at our training centres in London Venues; training can also be delivered at your offices. 

At Course Completion:

• • • • • • • Enhance your understanding of learning styles and how to accommodate all four learning styles in the classroom
            • Understand the key principles of effective communication in a workshop setting
            • Use a variety of training techniques to stimulate participation
            • Develop a plan and prepare for an effective training session
            • Understand the different levels of evaluation and when to use each
            • Understand how and when to add fun and humour to your training session
            • Identify advanced interventions for difficult situations
            • Practice the skills needed for a team presentation
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Advanced Skills for the Practical Trainer

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