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The Art of Being A Successful Woman in Business

Course Code: WIB1004


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Dates: On a date of your choice
Venue: Central London
Course Fees: Available on application
CPD Credits: 6

The Art of Being A Successful Woman in Business - Course Outline

Arguably, women have always had to outperform to succeed in business . . . and in these tough economic conditions, having that extra ‘edge’ becomes ever more important.

Some of the times you need to be at your best are obvious, such as in presentations and negotiations. But there are other, more subtle, occasions when the ability to deploy the range of professional and personal management skills and select the right priorities is of paramount importance.

Drawing on the presenters’ extensive fund of knowledge and experience, this intensive one day workshop offers a valuable opportunity to equip yourself with that something extra to help move your career to a new level.

What You Will Take Away

Attending this practical one day workshop will help you:

  • Refine your presentation skills: get your message across with clarity and impact
  • Obtain your objectives in negotiations and retain the goodwill of your opposite number
  • Make the most of your ‘female’ qualities, including empathy, communication and selling
  • Effectively manage relationships with male and female colleagues and managers
  • Know how to define and articulate your value in discussions about job scope and remuneration
  • Develop approaches to recognise and deal with stress that work for you
  • Review your work/life balance and the steps you can taketo achieve or improve it

Who Will Benefit

Both established and aspiring business women who want to give themselves that extra ‘edge’ to develop their skills, advance their careers and achieve further success.

Training Approach

This one day event will be a lively mixture of presentations and exercises within a supportive learning environment. There will be ample opportunity for individuals to raise the issues of most importance to them and network with other delegates.

Workshop Presenters

Judy Delaforce specialises in communication and development of leadership and individual potential, which she combines with an excellent insight into marketing and communication strategies. She works with individuals and organizations alike to transform talent and achieve the desired behaviours and change of attitude.

Judy is an international program leader and coach and has worked at Board and Senior Management level with a wide range of organisations in the financial services, motor, retail, property, IT and telecommunications industries and has also worked for the Investment Management Regulatory Organization (IMRO) and the Financial Services
Authority (FSA) developing a ‘people focused’ approach. Judy also coaches other trainers and coaches and has been a senior coach and assessor in NLP training programmes. She is a member of the European Mentoring & Coaching Council.

Jules Peck is an outstanding international training consultant with over twenty years experience, specialising in leadership development and advanced communication in the workplace. Jules provides tailored seminars and a diverse range of coaching, facilitation and mediation services. She has worked with many senior people including executive committees, FDs, senior management, board members, ambassadors and a mayor and his team. Her clients are drawn from a diverse range of organisations ,including the financial services industry, formula one teams, pharmaceutical giants and the BBC.

Jules’ background includes training diplomats in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department of Trade and Industry and a series of corporate roles in the public sector, prior to becoming a consultant. Jules is a Master NLP Practitioner, qualified coach, MBTI Practitioner and member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and
Development. She is also a qualified mediator and facilitator.

Workshop Programme

Session Content
How to make the perfect
presentation
  • Connecting with your audience immediately and consistently
  • Being calm, balanced and centred when presenting
  • What makes a powerful and memorable presentation
  • Presenting with charisma and impact
  • Making the most of language
  • Avoiding distractions and common pitfalls

Negotiations: how to both
get what you want

  • True negotiation vs who ‘caves in’ first
  • How to ensure your negotiating skills always reach the desired outcome
  • Tips on how to make it a ‘win win’ situation
  • How to ask for what you want, and get it: remuneration, job scope and everything else

EQ: applying advanced communication skills

  • How to leverage the benefits of being a woman
  •  Managing relationships with male and female
    colleagues: how to achieve the results you want
  • Identifying the attributes that make women top sellers in many organisations, and how you can use them

Stress: how to recognise
and manage it

  • Are you stress free? Should you be?
  • How much is the ‘right’ amount of adrenalin: find out what it is and how it affects you
  • Tips on Identifying key pressure points, utilising existing resources and planning better
  • Managing demanding pressures and time constraints
  • Gaining extra support in times of stress
  • Discover how to say NO effectively

Work-life balance: how to make time for everything

  • Do you have the balance you desire between the various areas of your life?
  • What is really important to you in life: what would you have to give up to attain the desired balance?
  • What’s your current reality and what do you want it to be?
  • Howto get more satisfaction from life sensibly – there can be enough hours in the day!
  • Learn how your work-life balance affects you
    Understand how your work-life balance affects the
    business

Booking

If you are interested in booking this course, or if you have any questions, please call call us on 01327 858307.

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