Communication Strategies Course for Becoming an Inspiring Leader | CCE
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Communication Strategies Course for Becoming an Inspiring Leader

Leadership. Inspiring and enabling organisations to create and realise optimal value.

COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses

We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling.

Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available.


This communication strategies course is designed for leaders and emerging leaders. In the course, you’ll gain awareness of who you are as a leader, as well as deepening and broadening your leadership identity. You'll learn to inspire people who report to you - through your voice, body language, words and message structure. You'll learn to carry yourself and look like a leader. You'll learn to sound like a leader. Your presence will improve. And you'll get honest feedback, delivered in supportive environment, from Michael Kelly and your fellow classmates.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • identify what makes for a good listener
  • better handle challenging interactions with your team members
  • upgrade how you structure your messages
  • speak, use your voice and carry and conduct your body – aligned to that of a confident, inspiring leader
  • reflect on the leaders you’ve ‘respected’, on those you’ve disrespected, and have written your leadership ‘manifesto’.

Content

  • You're always sending impressions
  • If you don’t believe in the messenger, you won’t believe the message
  • ‘Owning and occupying’ physical space
  • What makes for a good leader?
  • Why is there a gap between the rhetoric of good leadership and the reality of leadership at the coal face – and what to do about it?

Delivery modes

  • Face-to-face, presenter-taught workshop
  • Online workshop via the platform Zoom

Delivery style

This workshop is one of a trilogy of courses that Michael Kelly conducts for CCE. It repeats the core principles and reinforces the content of the courses: Presentation Skills: Plan and Deliver Memorable Presentations and Listen and Speak Under Pressure.

One process of the course involves ‘repeated practice attempts’ of a technique, followed by feedback. These practice attempts can seem artificial to some people. Michael’s field work with his top performing clients indicates these practice attempts with feedback are critical to improving his client's behaviour in live interactions. In effect, these top performers focus and care more about improving, than about any artificialness involved in the practice attempts.

Extras

Watch Michael Kelly's Seven Network, body language analysis of Prince Philip’s funeral.

Getting the most from your course attendance

You're making an investment in time, and money (if you're sponsoring yourself), by enrolling in this course. Here are three suggestions to help you reap more benefit from your attendance:

  • Consider what work colleague/friend you could teach an idea/technique to. This means, arrange a five minute catch-up appointment with a work colleague/friend the next work day after your course to teach that person, the most memorable idea/techniques you learned in the course. This 'teaching' will help you retain and embed the idea/technique. Until you can teach an idea/technique to other people you don't really know it yourself.
  • Plan to participate/volunteer. In all of Michael Kelly's courses he offers various opportunities, throughout the day, for you to have additional attempts at practising techniques/interaction types. The people that volunteer for these opportunities get more worth from the course. So come prepared to participate and volunteer.
  • Before the course day, write down in one sentence or phrase a specific thing/behaviour/attitude etc. that you'd like to exit the day with. You'll get the opportunity to share this thing/behaviour/attitude at the start of the day.

Features

  • Expert trainers
  • Central locations
  • Course materials – yours to keep
  • CCE Statement of Completion

What others say.

  • The facilitator was great and got us thinking and practising the concepts. Also, got us out of our comfort zone. A great learning experience. Highly recommended.

  • This course has an excellent trainer, well versed in literature and practice.

  • Great workshop that was highly engaging – and I walked away with practical skills that I can apply straight away.

  • A brilliant facilitator who kept the conversation in control, but was able to adapt scenarios to best fit the attendees.

  • The presenter was very engaging and I think this workshop is one of the best I’ve been to.

  • Really enjoyed the course – gained some valuable insights regarding my own style, and the feedback from the other participants was very insightful. Lots of action items now! The presenter was great too – extremely knowledgeable and a lovely style.

  • This was the most challenging and enjoyable course – all at the same time!

  • The tutor is brilliant and a real asset. I walked out of the course with a better understanding of how to become a stronger leader. The facilitation style used by was participatory, practical and the content was thought-provoking and relevant for a range of people.

  • The series of communications courses I have attended have been some of the most engaging and useful professional development activities I have encountered.

  • The tutor walks the walk and knows how to teach it. I felt encouraged, inspired, and really learnt alot of simple and practical tips. Thank you for a great course.

  • A very nice and knowledgable instructor. They fostered a positive environment amongst the attendees which allowed for open and constructive conversations. This maximised the benefit to the participants in being able to share personal, professional stories and receive feedback to better deal with leadership situations in the workplace.

  • The tutor provided real insights into the key aspects in developing a leadership style along with many practical class role plays that enabled ideas to be tested and refined that could be taken away and applied in each of our personal circumstances. A top combination of professional guidance coupled with loads of class interaction and feedback.

  • I found the course extremely useful and thought-provoking. I aim to use the skills I learnt everyday in my workplace to improve my leadership identity and to enhance my communication skills.

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What others say.

  • Michael Kelly was one of the most engaging teachers I have had. I'll be able to put my learning into practice within my career easily.
  • The course provided me with realistic and practical tips on how to be a better leader.
  • Great workshop that was highly engaging - and I walked away with practical skills that I can apply straight away.
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