A well thought out and constructed PowerPoint presentation can be an extremely effective way of communicating complex information quickly and efficiently to a range of audiences including senior officials and decision-makers. Hence, the ability to prepare and deliver effective PowerPoint presentations is a foundation skill for many in both the public and private sectors.
Opportunities to present information are everywhere in our professional and personal lives, but for many of us, having to speak in public is a significant challenge and a source of anxiety. The reality is that if we want to achieve professional and personal growth, we often need to speak to groups, large or small.
Opportunities to present information are everywhere in our professional and personal lives, but for many of us, having to speak in public is a significant challenge and a source of anxiety. The reality is that if we want to achieve professional and personal growth, we often need to speak to groups, large or small.
As a leader, are you confronted with having to make increasingly complex decisions? Overwhelmed with rapid change and multiple accountabilities? Challenged to lead change and create a more collaborative workplace? Struggling to attract and retain the best and the brightest? Our well-documented research indicates two key points. Firstly, the current level of development of our leaders and organizations is no longer adequate for dealing with today’s business reality. Secondly, we can only break through that developmental ceiling by transforming our fundamental ways of thinking.
Knowledge translation and transfer are complex and abstract. It can be difficult to know if you are getting the outcome you want and even more difficult to quantify results and evaluate the success of your strategies. Building on Translating Research into Policy and Practice - An Introduction, this workshop presents advanced techniques to help you implement, evaluate, and enhance knowledge transfer and exchange strategies.
Today’s researchers understand it’s no longer enough to do research, write up the results and present them at a conference of like-minded peers. The work has to be mobilized--out of the ivory tower and into the hands and minds of those who will use it to shape emerging policies and practices. The speed of global change means this process of knowledge translation, transfer or exchange has to happen quickly and continuously so that research can be used before its shelf life expires.
Today’s researchers understand it’s no longer enough to do research, write up the results and present them at a conference of like-minded peers. The work has to be mobilized--out of the ivory tower and into the hands and minds of those who will use it to shape emerging policies and practices. The speed of global change means this process of knowledge translation, transfer or exchange has to happen quickly and continuously so that research can be used before its shelf life expires.
Knowledge management is an increasingly important ingredient in organizational strategies and plans. Front line administrators and senior decision makers alike are faced with an ever-expanding array of data, information and knowledge. It is one thing to establish knowledge management systems and practices, but how can you be sure they are working and producing the desired results?
In a period of transition it is quite normal as a leader to feel paralysed and destabilized by overwhelming demands. How does one cope with and bounce back from those periods of turbulence. This dynamic and interactive workshop of one day will allow you to develop strategies to motivate, mobilize and re-engage progressively your employees in the new vision developed by the organization.
Communication professionals are frequently called upon to hold events—news conferences, program/product launches, site tours, town halls, recognition ceremonies, technical briefings—throughout their careers. Careful planning and coordination help ensure every detail is anticipated and addressed before the big day. This workshop will teach you how to proactively manage events, whatever the scale, to reduce the risks that might threaten your success.
