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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B1 Intermediate

"Leading small businesses with Cheng Wei" is my choice, As I'm in my 30s it is time to study how to manage and develop my own business.

There are two sessions of this conference I am concerned, there are "Giving feedback" and "Using storytelling in leadership communication". Because I think that what I miss to become a good leader.

I would attend de conference that talk about explore the diferent ways to give a feedback, because i think we have to let it know at our employies how their are doing his work and that can help them to be better in their job.

I'd attend Leading small business because I'm passionate about having my own business.

I think, that how to leading in uncertain time is very important, the world change quickly, more and more companies are closing, that's why it will be interesting information

I would attend: Managing change

As TI developer I have to deal with the change every day. I have to update my knowledge and skills to keep up to date. Therefore I think I have experience managing change.

Help your employees deal with change and to see the positives change can bring.

I'd love to attend Management Style because management is important at work.Everyone's management isn't the same.We have our own different style and management system to explore.

I prefer to attend the Change Management conference with Akira Yoshida. In the changing world, employees need support

I would like to join "Developing creative thinking in your team
with Mariana Silva" because creative thinking of a man makes the whole team creative.

I want to attend Omar Abbound's session.I'm the type of person who can't easily decide the right things.I'm afraid to handle uncertainty in my business and nervous in hard times.So I think this session would fit me best .