EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR MANAGERS AND EXECUTIVES

INTRODUCTION

Even the charismatic speakers often wish that they had better public speaking skills. Too often, this critical aspect of Effective Public Speaking in a manager’s toolkit is overlooked or forgotten. This highly interactive Effective Public Speaking for Managers and Executives workshop provides you with a better understanding and appreciation of the importance of Effective Public Speaking for Managers and Executives. It is very helpful to acquire the skill and mastery of public speaking so that much more can be achieved in the work place.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the “EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR MANAGERS AND EXECUTIVE” workshop, participants will be able to:

Knowledge

• Understand the key concepts of effective public speaking and the rationale for it.
• Appreciate the relative merits of being able to speak with confidence and authority.

Skills

•  Acquire the skill to effectively speak in public on a variety of occasions
• Know when to engage in persuasive communication
• Chair departmental meetings effectively, courteously and with confidence

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Executives and Senior Executives
• Assistant Managers and Managers
• Professionals

METHODOLODY

This workshop is designed to be highly interactive and participative.  Participants will be given with ample opportunities to practise with peer group comments.  At the end of the session, there will be critique from the course leader.

DAY 1

Morning

Main Goals of Public Speaking (inclusive of presentations)

Public Relations and Style

Dangers and Pitfalls in Public Speaking

Coffee Break

Points to Remember in Preparing your Speech or Presentation

Tips to make you an Effective Speaker / Presenter

Other Important Considerations

Lunch

First Practical Public Speaking Session

(brief speech by each participant)

Replay of Speeches, Comments and Suggestions

Tea Break

Basics of Speech Writing

Preparing Your Presentation – Before & After Considerations

Organizing and Presenting Your Persuasive Message – 5 Step Approach

Day 2

Morning

Second Practical Session

Chairing a Departmental Meeting

Practical Hints, Advice & Etiquette

(role play by participants)

Coffee Break

 Logic on Fire

3 Pillars of Persuasion

Strategy for Persuasion

Lunch

Third Practical Session

(brief presentation by some participants)

Replay of the Presentation & Critique

Tea Break

Need for Care with Words

Working with Visual Aids

Essential Qualities of Leadership

Characteristics of a Good Speaking Voice

Mr. BENEDICT MORAIS
– FIPR(M), MMIM, DIP CAM (PR), Cert. App. Research (Manila),
– Cert. Teaching (Penang)

BENEDICT MORAIS is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Relations Malaysia and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Management. He established BMV Consultancy in February 2006 and is its chief executive. He was Special Adviser at ACCA based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from February 2002 to February 2008.

Prior to assuming his position in ACCA, Benedict served as CIMA Malaysia’s Divisional Director from April 1990 to March 2000. He was subsequently appointed CIMA’s Regional Director, Business Development and served in that capacity for a further two years.

Benedict has lectured, counseled and conducted programmes for corporations, colleges and non-profit organizations for the last thirty years. He used to write occasionally for newspapers, magazines and journals. A compilation of some of his articles was published in 1995 under the title ‘Stand By Your Convictions’.

In particular, Benedict has conducted training sessions on Business Writing Skills, Effective Public Speaking and Effective Public Relations for organizations in both East and West Malaysia. He has also guest lectured at the Malaysian Institute of Management, the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) and the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR). He was also one of three trainers who helped to prepare senior government officers to handle their PR and liaison duties during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.

Benedict holds a CAM Diploma in Public Relations awarded by Communications, Advertising & Marketing (CAM) Education Foundation, London and a Certificate in Applied Research and Educational Development Project Planning from INNOTECH, Manila. He qualified as a college trained teacher from St. Joseph’s Training College in Penang.

He is a Past President of the Institute of Public Relations Malaysia and prior to that served for many years on the Council of the Institute. He was appointed Adviser to the School of Mass Communications, ITM in 1985 and served in the same capacity to the School of Foundation Studies, University Utara Malaysia in 1989. In 2003, he was appointed Adjunct Faculty at the Faculty of Accountancy & Management, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and subsequently re-appointed to the position for another 3 year term in 2006.

He co-edited and produced the local handbook for PR,‘Public Relations – The Malaysian Experience’ in 1986. In December 2008, Benedict published a limited edition book on his career journey titled ‘Cheer, Cheer and Courage Display’. Benedict is a Past President of the Kiwanis Club of Kuala Lumpur. He was previously a training manager with a multinational corporation, a registrar with a group of UK correspondence colleges and a research and evaluation officer with the Ministry of Education, Malaysia.

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