13 November 2008
The Holiday Inn The Atrium
Techniques to present ideas with Clarity, Brevity and Impact
- Have you been asked to summarise a technical report into a 3-min concise and brief verbal update during a meeting?
- Have you been in a situation where you needed to answer important questions on the spot and you were not able to find the right words or the right structure to present it well?
- Have you had problems getting your ideas across to your peers and your superiors in a structured way when it mattered most?
Getting your ideas across clearly, concisely and persuasively is a core skill. Everyone wants you to get to the point, quickly. “Think on Your Feet®” will enable you to do that.
The “Think On Your Feet®” program has achieved worldwide recognition as one of the most original and useful communication workshops taught today. It has been conducted throughout the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. “Think On Your Feet®for Finance Professionals” is a powerful adaptation specially designed for finance professionals who have to communicate financial facts and figures.
“Think On Your Feet® for Finance Professionals” is based on a highly interactive program that teaches the art and science of conveying convincing, confident and memorable ideas. It provides recipes for reasoning to dramatically improve oral communication skills, particularly the ability to handle questions, contribute to meetings and prepare tailored talks.
Benefits and Objectives
As a productivity tool, the techniques save an estimated 50%-90% of preparation time for communicating, some types of reports and memos. The workshop will teach you a simple principle: Clear speaking is clear thinking. By focusing on an individual’s ability to think quickly and clearly, “Think On Your Feet®” dramatically improves oral communication skills.
By the end of this program, you will:
- Be clear, convincing and memorable when speaking to management, clients, etc...
- Be structured when speaking, dealing with difficult questions or when being put in a spot
- Be able to put your thoughts in a clear and structured way to ensure that you make an impact
This workshop is highly interactive and is therefore limited to 30 seats only.
Workshop Materials: Workshop Manual, Learning Aids, Handouts.
Program Outline
- Thinking, Structure and Clear Communication
- Getting to the Point and Being Remembered
- Integrating Left and Right Brains for Structured Improvisation
- Organising Information in Chronological Order
- Using Geography and Places As Your Organising Framework
- Dividing Information into Well-Defined Facets or Aspects
- Handling Questions Quickly and Coherently
- How to Broaden or Narrow Your Listener’s Perspective
- Analysing Topics in Terms of Two Extremes Leading to a Compromise
- Presenting Proposals, New Products or Services
- Targeting Your Answers to Your Listeners’ Core Concerns
- Maintaining Control While Fielding Questions
- Fleshing-Out Your Ideas
- ‘W5” - The Journalist’s Plan
- Using Concise, Simple and Diplomatic Language
- Keys to Clarity-Delineation and Transition
Who Should Attend
- Financial Controllers, Finance Managers, Accountants and Accounting Officers.
- Non-accounting professionals have also attended previous workshops and their
evaluations indicate they have also benefitted from this workshop.
Date
13 to 14 Nov 2008
Fees
Clients/Alumni of PricewaterhouseCoopers
Normal - S$840
Special Group Rate * - S$808.50
Public
Normal - S$924
Special Group Rate * - S$892.50
* special group rate applies to registration of 2 or more participants from an organisation.
Fee includes notes, refreshments, lunch and 7% GST.
More information about the seminar, including registration details, is available in the flyer > 
