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Essential skills for professionals: Mastering your communication & networking skills

As part of the ACS Canberra Mentoring Program, we are providing resources and guidance to help you develop and boost your networking skills.

ACS Canberra Hub (Corner of Northbourne Ave and Bunda St, Entrance via Bunda St), Suite 3, Level 5, 64 Northbourne AV, Canberra, ACT, 2601
Tue 15 Oct 2024 05:30 PM AEDT
Duration: 2.0 hours
Register by Sun 13 Oct 2024 11:55 PM AEDT
In Person
CPD Hours: 2
Skills Level: Professional development (PDSV) -> Level 4

About this event

This presentation will provide participants with some of the essential communication skills that foster effective IT leadership in the dynamic digital and technical landscape of contemporary business. It will focus equipping IT leaders with the communication skills to influence, inspire, motivate and drive change.

The presentation will cover:
  • The importance of clear, positive, plain language to motivate people and drive performance.
  • Mastering difficult conversations and truth-talking at work: the communication skills that interrogate reality, provoke learning, tackle tough challenges, and enrich relationships.
  • Understanding the principles of persuasion, and how to leverage them, and the application of contrasting reasoning techniques in different contexts.
  • Never forgetting to ‘start with WHY’, adapt your communication style to effectively communicate with diverse groups to achieve desired outcomes.
  • How to communicate to Business Leadership with Technical Clarity.
Key Takeaways:
  • How to enhance your leadership skills to motivate and inspire your teams.
  • Increased confidence in communicating complex technical information with clarity to diverse business and technical audiences.o craft compelling and persuasive communication that drives action and delivers results.
*Venue: ACS Canberra Hub (Entrance via Bunda St, Defence Force Recruiting and Bupa Dental Canberra Building)
*Parking: The nearest parking is at Canberra Centre ($15 for full day on Level 4, 5 &6)

Speakers

Speaker
Stephen Dunkerley
Founder

Event Location

ACS Canberra Hub (Corner of Northbourne Ave and Bunda St, Entrance via Bunda St), Suite 3, Level 5, 64 Northbourne AV, Canberra, ACT, 2601
ACS Canberra Hub (Corner of Northbourne Ave and Bunda St, Entrance via Bunda St), Suite 3, Level 5, 64 Northbourne AV, Canberra, ACT, 2601
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