Leadership Skills Package

Overview:

This package of 3 courses is designed for business professionals who are currently in or aspiring to be in leadership positions. The content in these courses prepares you for the soft skills you need to excel in the areas of communication, conducting meetings, and public speaking. By implementing the insights offered, we hope you will feel more confident and be more effective in a leadership role. Others will respond more positively to you and this will help your career growth. 
 
Conducting Effective Meetings 
This course provides a 360-degree view of meetings from conception to completion. You will learn why effective meetings are important and why some meetings fail. You will understand how to prepare for meetings and how to create high trust, and positive relationships. You will learn the importance of creating an agenda, following through on that agenda, and having a clear action plan after the meeting. You will also understand how to create and improve meeting engagement with attendees and the importance of meeting evaluations. 
 
Public Speaking to Boost Your Career 
This course provides practical guidance on public speaking engagements, from start to finish. It is designed to help professionals become better and more confident at public speaking. It explains how to be more effective at each stage of the process, including the planning and delivery. The instructor will also interview a Leadership Presence expert and coach to explain techniques used by professional public speakers to help you improve your skills. 
 
Plain Language Communication 
This course provides in-depth knowledge of plain language communication. You will learn how to communicate more effectively in everyday communications including emails, in person, and presentations. You will learn to use short sentences and paragraphs, use everyday words and phrases, avoid unnecessary jargon, and use visual aids to enhance your presentations and meetings. You will learn to actively analyze your own words and become proactive versus reactive in your communications. This is a great refresher on using the English language to your benefit to improve your communications both inside and outside the workplace. 

Course Content:

In this course you will gain knowledge about the following topics: 
 
Conducting Effective Meetings (2 hours)

• Types of meetings
• The importance of a meeting agenda
• How to reach decisions effectively
• Dealing with conflict 

 
Public Speaking to Boost Your Career (2 hours)

• Potential benefits of public speaking
• Obtaining audience knowledge, organizing information
• Structuring key messages, opening, and closing statements
• Rehearsal and preparation
• Room and equipment set up
• Body language, use of voice, mental attitude, and delivery tips
• Audience interaction – Q & A, confidence, timing
• Interview with an expert public speaking and executive presence coach

 
Plain Language Communication (1 hour)

• Definition of plain language communication
• Benefits of plain language communication
• 10 steps to put it into practice
• Examples and practice cases 

Learning Objectives:

Upon completing this course, you should be able to: 

• Identify the main reasons that a meeting might be unsuccessful
• Describe the steps that should be taken before, during, and after a meeting
• Compare different types of room and equipment setup options
• Compare PowerPoint do’s and don’ts
• Discuss how to deal with conflict during a meeting
• Discuss how to increase engagement during a meeting
• Compare different types of meetings
• Describe the benefits of cultivating public speaking skills
• Identify the key steps in preparation for a public speaking engagement
• Establish a method to write notes for a public speaking engagement
• Identify tools that can be used to increase engagement during a presentation
• Learn professional public speaking tips from a leadership presence coach
• Describe what plain language communication is and why it is important
• Describe key techniques to improve communication
• Critique and improve sample text
• Describe when to use lists, numbers, visual aids, etc. 

Who Will Benefit: 

This package is designed for all business professionals in leadership roles and those aspiring for leadership positions who are looking to improve their soft skills needed to excel as a leader. 

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