A conference programme

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

 

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Submitted by Karim.Karim on Thu, 08/10/2020 - 16:17

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In fact I'd like to attend Leading small businesses, because I'm going to launch my own business. It will be a good opportunity to get more information about it.

Submitted by Dongleeosaki on Wed, 07/10/2020 - 12:04

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i would attent a conference about using storytelling in leadership communication. because, i'd like to tell some stories to inspire everyone about something. as an extrovert, i dont feel any hard for me, but i hafta try the best, so that everyone feel more comfortable in any side of discussion.

Submitted by Faheem Khan on Wed, 07/10/2020 - 06:11

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I would like to attend storytelling communication because when you telling story to someone they can listen carefully and the leader quality is one when he talk infront of his teams everyone can listen him carefully. so that's why story telling is the best communication tool to tie up own teams

Submitted by Yespolova on Sun, 04/10/2020 - 03:37

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I would attend conflict management conference session with Tracy Edwards because we often find ourself in conflict situations which difficult to solve and manage, and make sure that they bring development in the relationship. I don’t know about that a lot so I would like to visit.

Submitted by TALHA BORA on Tue, 29/09/2020 - 20:23

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I would like to attend storytelling session because it is important to communicate conveniently with team. This brings us Triumph and take us to the next level.

Submitted by YaMaCa on Mon, 28/09/2020 - 17:49

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I would like to learn about management conflicts because if we don't know how to make that different point of view development one project in the end we will have a problem. We need to know how to solve conflicts.

Submitted by Thinthinmyoe on Thu, 24/09/2020 - 09:12

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I want to be confident in a time of uncertainty.

Submitted by Malopez on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 02:51

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I would like attend Giving feedback with Amelia Novak because I'm the leader of my team and I want to know the different ways to show my collaborators their progress with new tools to maximize their development.

Submitted by Roblox on Sun, 06/09/2020 - 18:01

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I would attend to managing an international project because I am working with different faces and needed to know how managing it it will give me an excellent effort in the future.