Training Course

Assertiveness and personal effectiveness

Leadership & Management

Personal Development

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Description
This course will equip participants with the skills and knowledge they need to become more confident in their exchanges at work and in the wider aspects of their life. The course will consider aspects such as personal brand, self esteem, values, responses to potential or actual conflict and situational self confidence.
Overview
Course programme in detail

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
- Understand the importance of effective communication within the workplace and recognise the triggers for certain behaviours in themselves and others.
- Identify the skills and behaviours displayed by effective communicators and the range of behaviours from submissive through to aggressive.
- Understand how to improve both self-esteem and confidence through positive thinking and actions.
- Recognise non-verbal behaviours and the signals they portray.
- Encourage self analysis and drivers behind certain behaviours and the basics of transactional analysis to change automatic responses.
- Give a clear description of what assertiveness is and why it is important for effective working relationships.
- Identify which situations they find hardest to deal with in an assertive manner at work and techniques for dealing with them.
- Appreciate that avoiding situations will often lead to conflict in the long run.
Outcome
This course will provide tools and techniques to enable delegates to evaluate and adjust their behaviours to appear more assertive in their discussions with others including colleagues, customers and other stakeholders.

This course is for anyone who finds it difficult to adjust their behaviour to appear more assertive.
Additional Information

This course is delivered from the Chambers modern training facilities and is limited to a maximum of 12 delegates to allow for learning.

 

Lunch and refreshments are provided as part of this course. Please note, there is no requirement for delegates to bring any stationery or IT equipment unless otherwise stated in the joining instructions.

This event is available for: Members and Non Members

9:30am - 4:30pm

In-Person

East Midlands Chamber - Nottingham, Nottingham, NG2 1EP

Select your tickets

Members must to purchase member only tickets

*All our business prices are excluding VAT at 20%.

For further information on this event, please contact Business Training Team on 0333 320 0333 or email business.training@emc-dnl.co.uk

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