Course Outline
Day 1
OVERVIEW
- Contextual background
- Role delineation
- Interpersonal competencies
- Cognitive perception, quantitative literacy, and behavioral tendencies
- Economic frameworks, performance metrics, and market dynamics
1. COMMUNICATION: PARADOX, PURPOSE, AND INTENTION
- Communication objectives
- Instructional dissemination
- Informational updates
- Persuasive advocacy
- Key takeaways
2. AUDIENCE ANALYSIS
- Identifying the target stakeholder group
- Cultural perspectives, cognitive frameworks, and mental models
- Navigating specialized terminology with diverse audiences
- Geographic and national context
- Degree of expertise and conceptual abstraction
3. COMMUNICATION METHODS AND TOOLS
- Available resources
- Digital text presentation and executive summaries
- The principle of triads
- Utilization of illustrative examples and analogies
4. NARRATIVE STRATEGIES
- Cultural prevalence, cyclical patterns, and cognitive predispositions
- Application of narrative techniques in professional settings for government and public sector operations
- Effective story construction
- Non-verbal expressive channels
- Enduring influence and impact of narrative
Day 2
5. PRESENTATION OF DATA AND INFORMATION
- Distinguishing data from information
- Level of detail required
- Credibility and source verification
- Data and informational visualization techniques
6. DATA INTERPRETATION
- Mitigation of confirmation bias
- Alignment with communication intent
- Contextual status of communication
7. FEEDBACK MECHANISMS
- Feedback frameworks
- Situation, Behavior, Impact (SBI) model
- Constructive sandwich model
- Pendleton feedback model
- Situation, Task, Action, Result (STAR) model
- SAID feedback model
- Strategies for soliciting effective feedback
- Active listening techniques
- Strategies for delivering effective feedback
- Constructive critique methods
- Key takeaways
Day 3
8. COLLABORATIVE ENGAGEMENT
- Rationale for collaboration
- Definition and scope of collaboration
- Fostering a collaborative organizational culture
- Key takeaways
9. COLLABORATION RESOURCES
- Standard collaboration platforms
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Google Workspace
- Atlassian ecosystem
- Kahootz
- HighQ
- Criteria for selecting appropriate collaboration tools
10. ASSESSMENT OF COLLABORATIVE COMPETENCIES
- Johari window model
- Clarity and brevity
- Assertiveness skills
- Foundational assertion
- Empathic assertion
- Consequence-oriented assertion
- Discrepancy resolution technique
- Repetition methodology
- Fogging technique
11. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND COLLABORATION
- Self-awareness development
- Self-regulation management
- Social awareness cultivation
- Relationship management
12. PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
- Disclosure principles and intent clarity
- Developing a professional identity
- Step 1: Defining objective goals
- Step 2: Aligning objectives with organizational goals
- Step 3: Identifying stakeholders and rationale
- Step 4: Strategic engagement
- Core brand attributes
13. POSITIVE OUTLOOK
- Historical context of Positive Mental Attitude (PMA)
- Cultivating a solution-oriented mindset and confidence
- Strategies for developing and sustaining PMA
- Focused positivity
- Conclusion
14. PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING
15. SUMMARY AND FINAL ASSESSMENTS
Requirements
Required background and competencies
No specific prerequisites are mandated for participants, although relevant professional experience in any field is beneficial.
Target Audience
The program is designed for professionals with several years of tenure; however, the curriculum is broadly applicable across disciplines. It is particularly valuable for specialists who must translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders in government contexts for government.
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The good relationship that was established from the outset with the trainer and the group. The trainer adapted to the team's dynamics and understood our needs perfectly. It was both super helpful and fun.
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