Course Outline
Day 1
INTRODUCTION
- Background
- Role definition
- Soft skills
- Perception, innumeracy, and human nature
- Money, metrics, and markets
1. COMMUNICATION – PARADOX, PURPOSE, AND INTENTION
- The purpose and intention of communication
- To educate
- To inform
- To persuade
- Conclusions
2. KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
- Who are you talking to?
- Worldviews, lenses, and schemas
- Jargon and mixed audiences
- Location and nation
- Level and abstraction
3. COMMUNICATION METHODS AND TOOLS
- Tools
- Screen-based text and precis
- The rule of three
- Examples and analogies
4. STORYTELLING
- Ubiquity, cycles, and human wiring for stories
- How to utilize stories in the workplace
- Techniques for effective storytelling
- Non-verbal communication
- The longevity and power of stories
Day 2
5. PRESENTING DATA AND INFORMATION
- Data vs. Information – what’s the difference?
- Detail – how much is too much?
- Trusted sources
- Data and information visualization
6. INTERPRETATION OF DATA
- Confirmation bias
- Communication intention
- Communication status
7. FEEDBACK
- Feedback models
- Situation, behavior, and impact (SBI) model
- Sandwich feedback model
- Pendleton feedback model
- Situation, task, action, and result (STAR) feedback model
- SAID feedback model
- How to receive constructive feedback
- Active listening
- How to deliver constructive feedback
- Constructive feedback techniques
- Conclusions
Day 3
8. COLLABORATION
- Why collaborate?
- Defining collaboration
- Fostering a collaboration culture
- Conclusions
9. COLLABORATION TOOLS
- Common collaboration tools and suites
- MS SharePoint
- Google Workspace
- Atlassian
- Kahootz
- HighQ
- Strategies for choosing the right collaboration tool
10. ANALYSING YOUR COLLABORATION SKILLS
- Johari window model
- Conciseness
- Assertiveness
- Basic assertion
- Empathic assertion
- Consequence assertion
- Discrepancy technique
- Repetition technique
- Fogging technique
11. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND COLLABORATION
- Self-awareness
- Self-management
- Social awareness
- Relationship management
12. PERSONAL BRANDING
- Disclosure and intent
- Building your personal brand
- Step 1: Define your objectives
- Step 2: Align goals
- Step 3: Identify your audience and their needs
- Step 4: Engage
- Brand characteristics
13. POSITIVE ATTITUDE
- The history of Positive Mental Attitude (PMA)
- The 'Can-do' attitude and faith
- Developing and maintaining a positive mindset
- Essence of positivity
- Conclusion
14. NETWORKING
15. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
Requirements
Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills
There are no strict prerequisites for attendance; however, some professional experience is recommended, regardless of discipline.
Target Audience
Participants typically include professionals with a few years of experience, though the curriculum is broadly applicable and can be adapted to most disciplines. It is particularly beneficial for specialists who are frequently required to explain complex or uncommon concepts to lay audiences.
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