Personal Development Training
Planning for Retirement:
Nearing retirement? We offer one-to-one or small-group sessions to help
you consider your options after leaving full-time work – contacts with friends
and family, part-time paid or voluntary work, financial options, hobbies
and pastimes, learning something new, housing.
Confidence and self-esteem:
Building confidence and the image you present can help you in many areas
of your life and this course is designed to do just that. It will also help
you in gaining confidence in meeting others and making the right impressions.
Presentation Skills:
Our presentation skills course offers you the opportunity to cover the key
aspects in delivering presentations. It includes the following areas:- Understanding
your intended audience and their needs. Structuring your presentation to
make it easier to follow. Your personal style – using voice, gestures, stance
to capture the audience. Using presentation aids – projector and transparencies,
whiteboards, flip charts, handouts. Dealing effectively with questions and
answers.
Negotiation Skills:
How you negotiate can effect the outcome of many a situation. Our course
is designed to help in the following areas:- Understanding the process and
aims of negotiation. Preparing for negotiation using the ‘expectation test’
grid. Negotiation styles and techniques.
Job Search and Interview Skills:
Whether you are thinking of changing jobs or not, having an up to date CV
can be useful. Our course looks at:- Preparing a general CV. Identifying
what the employer is likely to be looking for in terms of skills, experience
and personal qualities. Tailoring the general CV to suit the particular
job. Writing application letters. Interviewing skills – what interviewers
look for, what puts them off an applicant. Getting the right information
across at the interview, dealing with questions.
