A Three day training extravaganza

Workshops from £25 – see back page for full price detailsThursdayCharity Marketing& WritingPersonnelDevelopment10.00-11.00 11.30-13.30 MasterclassLeadershipManagement14.30-16.30 MasterclassREMEMBER WHENBOOKING THATMASTERCLASSESCOUNT AS TWOWORKSHOPSWriting E-NewslettersE-mail has one of the highest‘Returns on Investment’ and isstill the most importantweapon in your digital toolbox.80% of charity e-mails neverget opened. Learn how towrite persuasive copy andensure your’s does.Speaker:Sarah WestlakeMA35Achieve – Being Your BestThis masterclass will help you improve your personaleffectiveness and work performance, it will:• Identify the top time management mistakes.• Demonstrate four simple things to get right for daily effectiveness.• Give you the tools to achieve more goals, more of the time.• Show you how to use ‘1st, 2nd and 3rd brain thinking’ toget better results.• Share the fundamental principle in increasing workplace creativity.Speaker: Mark Butcher11.30-12.30 12.45-13.45MA40Managing for High PerformanceHow is it that some people seem to get so much morefrom their team? Same financial climate – same sort oforganisation and yet they seem to be flying. Thisworkshop will give you practical, workable tips on givingmore, getting more and achieving more. It will focus onhow to communicate in a clear way what needs to bedone, set meaningful goals, motivate the team andindividuals to greater success, praise effective work andmanage poor performance.Speaker: Steve PrinceMA49Direct Mail MarketingWhat kind of writing makesdonors stop and give money?This workshop will share thetricks of the trade, showingyou how to create direct mailthat will stand out in anovercrowded marketplace andhelp to bring in that allimportant money.Speaker: Chris WellsMA36Time Management andPersonal OrganisationBeing organised requiresplanning and time. Identify theimportant investment you canmake to ensure longer termshort cuts for smarter ways ofworking and less stress. Thingsyou can do to plan your timeand deal with your informationdeluge.Speaker: Annette LewisMA41Leadership andPersonal DevelopmentLeaders often neglect their ownneeds in order to support theirteams and organisations. Thisworkshop will help you helpleaders identify their ownstrengths and weaknesses andways in which they can focuson their own development.Speaker: Mike PhillipsMA45How to Solve any ProblemSometimes the managerial and organisationalproblems we face seem insurmountable; we just can’tsee the wood for the trees. In this masterclass, led byAlan Barker, author of ‘How to Solve Almost AnyProblem’, we’ll explore a range of tools to supportimaginative and robust problem solving. Reframe,recharge, recreate!Speaker: Alan BarkerMA50Tweeting & BloggingIt seems like barely a monthgoes by without a new “musthave”online communicationstool emerging. Come to thisworkshop to stay up-to-datewith social media. Produceeffective writing fore.newsletters, blogs, Twitterand Facebook.Speaker:Matt HaworthMA37Managing and Dealingwith Stress & Wellbeingin Yourself and OthersWe need some pressure tostimulate performance but canyou judge when the balance istipped and pressure turns tostress. This workshop will helpyou recognise the symptoms ofstress and overcome them.Speaker:Heather BrierleyMA42HarnessingPersonal PowerYou need to be an excellentleader in both calm and choppywaters. We will explore styles ofleadership that can enhanceperformance, analyse your ownleadership style, identify yourown negative behaviours andincrease self awareness.Speaker:Will Daniel-BrahamMA46New to Management?Nobody said it would be easy and making the transitionfrom the led to the leader can be tough. Come anddiscover the key areas of responsibility, qualities andactions that will make all the difference to earlyperformance. Understand what is expected in the roleand deal with key areas of concern.Speaker: Cathy ShimminMA51Press ReleasesAttention-grabbing pressreleases that get your causethe media coverage itdeserves. If that’s what youwant then this workshop isfor you. We’ll show you howto structure and write a pressrelease so it is guaranteed tocatch a journalist’s eye.Speaker: Peter GilheanyMA38Communicating toInfluenceThis workshop is aboutbuilding effective, collaborativerelationships. It looks at howwe perceive others and theirbehaviour, how to adaptcommunicational approachesto influence others and whatgets in the way of listening.Speaker: Cathy ShimminMA43Leadership inTough TimesWe are all tested when timesare tough. Are you aware ofyour leadership style andapproach when underpressure? Find out how youcan empower yourself toensure that your approach isadapted for challenging times.Speaker: Steve PrinceMA47Managing DifferenceDiverse teams are often the most creative, achievingoutstanding results. Everyone is different but withinorganisations, we have to manage with standardisedstructures and expectations. How can we apply fairstandards and allow for difference in our teams? Thisworkshop will give you tips on how to managedifference and get the best from your teams.Speaker: Heather BrierleyMA52Edit and ProofRead like a ProIs it your job to sort outcolleagues’ flabby, off-tonecopy, filled with jargon andunwieldy sentences, or toproofread before publicationsgo to print? Step-by-step,we’ll show you how to editpoor copy into shape.Speaker:Eleanor StanleyMA39Communicating andManaging UpwardsDo you find it easier to saynothing than to speak up to yoursenior managers whenstruggling to get a difficultmessage across? This workshopwill look at the importance ofcommunicating effectively toimprove your workingrelationships.Speaker:Debra Allcock-Tyler MA44LeadershipOutside the BoxSolve unsolvable problems,and create solutions toproblems, even ones that youare not aware of yet. Join thisworkshop to explore howsuccess can inhibit innovation,what makes a problem andwhy ‘intermediate impossibles’are so useful.Speaker: Alan BarkerMA48Straight TalkingThis masterclass provides an overview of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and how some of itstools and techniques can be used by managers tocommunicate more effectively. During thismasterclass you will have the opportunity to consideryour current communication skill set and areas forfuture development.Speaker: Mike PhillipsMA53