A conference programme

Read the programme for a management conference to practise and improve your reading skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.

Preparation

Reading text

Morning programme

9.00–9.30	Conference opening Dr Jon Martinez
9.30–10.45	Management styles with Helena Clark Consider the different management styles and how you can adapt yours to suit your team.	Giving feedback with Amelia Novak Explore the different ways to give feedback to maximise development.	Managing change with Akira Yoshida Help your employees deal with change and to see the positives change can bring.
10.45–11.15	Coffee break
11.15–12.30	Using storytelling in leadership communication with Antoine Martin Sometimes, the best way to communicate with your team is by telling stories. Find out how to do this in this workshop.	Leading small businesses with Cheng Wei How is leading small businesses different and how can leaders of small businesses bring success to their team?	Leading in uncertain times with Omar Abboud Uncertainty can affect the success of your team. Learn to bring confidence to your team in a time of uncertainty.

Afternoon programme

12.30–2.00	Lunch
2.00–3.15	Managing international projects with Alisa Petrov Consider how to ensure successful intercultural communication in your international teams.	Developing creative thinking in your team with Mariana Silva How can you get your team to think more creatively? Explore the different ideas that can help your team see things in a new way.	Conflict management with Tracy Edwards Conflict can create problems in your team, but managing conflict well can bring about development. Learn how to manage conflict in this workshop.
3.15–4.15	Group discussions
4.15–5.00	Conference closing Dr Grace Moloney

Task 1

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Task 2

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Discussion

Which of the conference sessions would you attend? Why?

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Which of the conference sessions would you attend? Why? I'd like to attend the creative sessions: "Using the storytelling in leadership communication" and "Developing creative thinking in your team" because I 'd improve my skills in this and I'd have more ideas for my team.

I would attend Akira Yoshida's presentation. Because it is the most important thing to understand your environmental needs and how you adapt their changing habits. If you manage the change, you will overcome most of the problems.

I would attend the storytelling session because this strategy creates connection among people and encourage to give the best of each person.

Managment is not honestly my "cup of tea" or something that is close to my future profession, but I would attend session "Using storytelling in leadership communication". It sounds extremly creative and revolutionary.

I would like to attend a conference about new developments of artificial inteligence. I can learn the future word's lifestyle with this sessions.

I do believe that all sessions which aforementioned have needs and space to a apply with . But i am interested the most a bout creativity parameter, to start and fulfill a considerable business for outcomes and needs, so renewing the ideas or clues of the team work by thinking creatively moreover effectively to make up a fresh solutions and good ways however they suit and balance with the requirements\needs of work's atmosphere .

I think all of the sessions are important for individual development. But I prefer ''Developing creative thinking in your team''. Because sometimes different and creative thinking provides successfully for the business.

I attended a lot of conference and sessions. Some of these was relevant with my job and some part was relevant with general culture. I attended them, because I want to developing myself.

I'd like to attend the lunch at this conference, couse I haven't get my dinner and feel hungry.