Powerful Communication Skills for Women

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Detailed Overview/Outline

What You’ll Learn

• Adopt the habits that highly effective communicators swear by and see immediate results!
• Get your points across confidently, powerfully and effectively.
• Communicate calmly and professionally during confrontations.
• Verbally disarm disagreeable people and troublemakers in the workplace.
• Become a standout in meetings.
• Avoid speech habits, words and phrases that may be sabotaging your credibility.
• Sharpen your listening skills and gain more information from every exchange.
• Develop rapport quickly with anyone to build strong alliances.
• Communicate a dynamic, positive first impression to establish immediate credibility.
• Recharge your batteries with a high-energy day of professional development and camaraderie!

Who Should Attend

• Managers and Supervisors
• Team Leaders
• PR and Marketing Professionals
• Sales Reps
• HR Professionals
• Any woman eager to reap the career benefits that come to those who know how to communicate effectively and diplomatically

Workshop Agenda
Assertive Communication: Your Key to Establishing Credibility and Projecting Confidence

• Master the “how-to’s” of assertive communication for a confident, credible, professional image
• Assertive communication in action: Practicing assertive responses for various workplace situations
• How to recognize and eliminate self- sabotaging speech habits that damage your credibility
• What is your body language communicating? Using gestures, posture and eye contact to your professional advantage
• Major communication mistakes that damage women’s careers — and how to avoid them

How to Sharpen Your Listening Skills — and Double Your Communication Effectiveness!

• The basics of “active listening” — and how these techniques will skyrocket your effectiveness overnight
• How to read nonverbal communication cues to hear what people are REALLY saying
• The secret of using “attentive silence” to gain information you need from others
• Are they listening to YOU? How to ensure that your listeners correctly understood what you just said
• Don’t have all day to listen to someone go on and on? Help your speaker get to the point

Master the Art of Communicating With Tact and Finesse

• What to say when: Scripts for communicating diplomatically in a variety of touchy situations
• Guidelines for delivering criticism that results in a positive behavior change instead of anger or hurt feelings
• When the shoe is on the other foot: How to respond professionally to criticism without becoming defensive
• Tips for getting your foot out of your mouth when you’ve said something less than tactful
• “How-to’s” for saying “No” in a calm, confident manner — without feeling guilty

Resolving Conflict and Confrontation Through Effective Communication

• How to face confrontation head-on and communicate professionally
• Verbal self-defense techniques for defusing conflict before it escalates out of control
• Words and phrases likely to get you into trouble in a conflict situation — and better alternatives
• Effective responses for disarming disagreeable people, tantrum throwers and whiners
• Tips for remaining calm and poised when tears threaten or you’re ready to explode at someone

Rapport-Building Techniques for Strengthening Professional Relationships

• How to communicate a dynamic, memorable first impression in just seconds
• Instant rapport-builders that will help you connect with absolutely anyone
• Keys to developing rapport and building alliances up and down the ladder
• Networking “how-to’s” for building professional relationships outside your organization

The Power of Persuasion: Getting Others to See It Your Way

• A step-by-step method for winning "nay-sayers" over to your point of view
• Communication techniques master negotiators rely upon when the going gets tough
• The importance of working toward win-win agreement instead of win-lose “victory”
• WIIFM? Tips for communicating your ideas in a way that others buy in to
• Plan B: Understanding your options when the other party refuses to budge even an inch

How to Shine at Meetings and in Front of Groups

• 5 tips for communicating like a standout at meetings
• What to do when men are talking loudly and you can’t seem to get a word in edgewise
• Techniques the pros use for calming the nervous jitters before they speak
• Keys to organizing your thoughts quickly when making informal remarks or giving impromptu talks
• Simple, winning formulas for creating exceptional presentations

Program Hours
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

Lunch is on your own.

Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend a workshop for which you are registered, you may send a substitute or receive a credit memo toward a future workshop. If you cancel your registration up to five business days before the workshop, your registration fee will be refunded less a $10 enrollment charge.

Sponsor Background:
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Cancellation Policy:

If you cannot attend a workshop for which you are registered, you may send a substitute or receive a credit memo toward a future workshop. If you cancel your registration up to five business days before the workshop, your registration fee will be refunded less a $10 enrollment charge.

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