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Making an Impact
1 on 1, Half Day, Two Half Days or Full day Sessions
Virtual Courses
This course is designed to provide your team with the skillset to be effective and impactful communicators who can adapt to any interaction, from a presentation to a pitch, from a negotiation to a board meeting.
It gives participants the ability to prepare in the most efficient yet effective manner and provides a practical approach to analysing audience needs.
Course Overview
The Communications Clinic’s Making an Impact course is based on learning by doing.
Our experiential training model ensures behavioural, not just attitudinal change. Every person on the course will be given practical exercises to work on enabling them to present arguments in a persuasive and convincing way.
Those practical exercises will be based on your specific need.
Our training model doesn’t leave people with fancy words for things they still can’t do. It changes behaviours and gets real results.
You’ll leave the session with a clear idea of where you need to further improve, and an action plan of how to do it.
We’ll devise a programme that works for you, your business, your budget and your objectives. If you want to take some time to think about the impact that you are having, your credibility and influence at work with colleagues, customers, other stakeholders then this course is ideal for you.
To have impact and persuade you need to earn the audience’s understanding and trust.
The course will show you how start any communication in an interesting and engaging manner. It will give the skills and knowledge to structure each section of any input to ensure your audience easily understands and remembers every important point.
Impactful and influential communication isn’t about tips or tricks; it’s about listening, connection and clarity – and that’s what this session will give you the ability to do.
It will look at influencing through developing a real understanding of others. Building rapport through strengthening listening skills and developing a willingness to see things from others’ perspective.
We’ll start by establishing the core learning objectives for your training.
And then systematically work through the skills needed to have real impact and influence those you are communicating with such as active listening and how to successfully craft an argument.
We also look at a longer-term view of impact and influence and offer ways to build and develop trust, rapport and connection with people in a way that truly helps.
This course makes the people in your organisation better and more confident communicators able to structure arguments and points in a clear, concise and persuasive way.
It enables participants to gain a greater understanding of their key audiences and craft their communications accordingly.
You want your team to have real impact and lasting influence on colleagues, key stakeholders and customers. Participating in this course means they will:
Develop a greater understanding of the audience with whom they are communicating
Craft their argument in a way that is compelling, concise and focussed
Know how to get a group to come to agreement and make decisions in a way that is inclusive and designed to get the very best results for everyone.
Course Outcomes
At the end of this programme, you will:
Know how to identify what your communication objective is and how to make it understandable
Know how to respond to questions and objections
Be able to manage challenging personalities and situations
Be able to analysis your key stakeholders and put in place plans to enhance their relationships
Know how to listen, question and present yourself professionally
Be a more impactful communicator and a more strategic influencer.
What people say about us
Our tailored, one-to-one, practical approach has helped tens of thousands across every sector and industry in Ireland put the best version of themselves forward in interviews of all types.
Who We Work With
Frequently asked questions
Is this course right for me?
If you want greater impact and to increase your influence - then yes, it is.
If you want to be tested and challenged to really improve - then yes, it is.
If you want training that allows you to adapt your communication skills to any scenario – then yes, it is.
What is the learning experience like?
Practical. Challenging. Effective. Fun
We don’t just do extensive theory; we focus on real personal development.
Can we tailor this to my team?
Yes. All of our courses are tailored to your specific needs.
We’ll work with you to establish your specific learning objectives, your corporate house style and the complexities that are unique to your own context.
I’m still not sure if this course is for me?
If you are unsure if this training is for you or would like more information on what is involved why not talk to one of our trainers and they can give you guidance on how this training can help you excel.
Can you run this training remotely?
Yes. All of our training programmes work just as effectively delivered on any online platform.
Can you deliver training around the country?
Yes. All of our trainers are happy to travel.
Can you deliver training internationally?
We can. And we regularly do. In the recent past, we’ve worked with clients in the US, in the UK, in South East Asia and across mainland Europe.
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