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SOCIAL EXPERTISE INTENSIVE PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT SERIES Good manners mean more than knowing how to dine. This is an interesting course that fortifies you with social graces and etiquette to improve your chutzpah and allow you to impressively engage in any social situation. The how-to’s in greetings, dressing up/down/and right, conversing, dating, dinning, drinking-among friends, family or just anyone you want to impress. But most importantly, this is a course on self-improvement. This is about making YOU a more confident achiever. We will make you SHINE! IMAGE ENHANCEMENT and Career Preparation Interviewing Skills Social Graces and Business etiquette VERBAL YOGA Pronunciation and Articulation Accurate Word Choice Advanced Vocabulary COMMUNICATION EXCELLENCE Conversation Expertise – dyadic and tryadic situations Though Formation – Practical Application GRAMMAR MASTERY Common Areas of Confusion and Error Sentence Structure and Logical Considerations Parts of Speech Punctuations Writing Fluency PERSONALITY DYNAMICS Positive Thinking and Confidence Building Inter-relationship Skills Back to Course PRACTICAL WIZARDRY for PROFESSIONALS What is the secret to becoming a resonant leader, an effective manager, an eloquent communicator… at the same time personally satisfied and well-off? You will learn the rules of success and how it could come so easily to some people but rather evasive with most. Your career growth has a lot to do with your styles of apprenticeship and leadership. In this course, you will get a good grasp of the elements of style at work, in communication, as well as in areas of socialization and power-dressing, among others. Practical wizardry for professionals is your best training in setting up goals, in making the most of your current opportunities and in acquiring higher standards. SOCIAL GRACES AND ETIQUETTE LEADERSHIP TRAINING INTERVIEWING SKILLS SPEAKING STRATEGIES: CONVERSATION EXPERTISE SPEECH ELOQUENCE PRESENTATION MASTERY WRITING WORKSHOP CREATIVE * BUSINESS * TECHNICAL MEDIA TRAINING Our Objective: To help executives and public personalities become more adept and effective in handling media opportunities. Our Strategies: Guided Discussions; Videotaped Activities; Interview Situations; Extemporaneous Speaking Exercises, Simulated TV/media Interview Situations; Instant Playback with Critiques. Progressive Need Assessment-Recommendations; Personalized Exercises-Critiques Our Approach: The Talkshop Media Training Workshop is an “experience-enrichment” by performance and constant self-evaluation. HOWEVER, we do not believe anyone can become a great communicator after a one or two sessions anymore than one can become an excellent writer or musician after a one day course. That is why we have created an entire continuing education process to help our trainees improve their speaking strategies/presentation skills on a regular basis. After the initial 10-session program, we encourage the students to avail of the twice-a-month coaching program for follow through drills to address upcoming speaking opportunities and improvement goals. Skills Taught: Formulating an idea, Transitioning to message points, Controlling your message, Answering questions, Identifying loaded questions, Handling hostile interviews, Crisis communications, Artful repetition, Being persuasive and personable, Reducing nervousness, Creating sound bites, Establishing groundrules for interviews, Looking good on TV, Improving body language, Using TelePromTers/earpieces/microphones, Improving wardrobe, Using makeup, Speaking straight into the camera for satellite interviews, Getting more out of rehearsal and Dealing with producers. Media Opportunities the Students are Prepared to Handle: Live TV, TV talk shows, In-studio interviews, Live Radio, Radio Talk shows, Edited news programs, Telephone interviews, Press conferences, Ambush interviews, Newspaper interviews, Editorial board meetings, Internet interviews, training videos, Book tours, and Spokesperson training. Program Schedule: We offer 2-day and 3-day Corporate/Group Trainings as well as 10-session Tutorials. CORPORATE TRAINING / CULTURE IMMERSION OFFICE GROOMING Attire for uniformed staff Male / female concerns (accessories, make-up, haircut, color scheme, shoes, socks, fad, etc.) Friday outfits Personal hygiene TELEPHONE COURTESY The employee as the entire company Standard telephone responses for uniformity and distinctiveness Projecting efficiency, courtesy The corporate image CUSTOMER RELATIONS Greeting and introductions Common courtesies (e.g. elevator use, handshakes, first and last impressions) Listening skill mastery Self-expression: the power of words Action and affirmation COLLEAGUE INTERACTION Recognition and compliments Building camaraderie Manners and etiquette Business entertaining (commonly used ice breakers) ABOUT SELF Image enhancement and positive thinking Building confidence and credibility Writing down goals Relaxing and letting go Stress management: the neuro-linguistic programming WORK SCENARIO Right attitude towards work and colleagues (punctuality, politeness, professionalism) Assertive vs. rudeness Mind conditioning / attitude formation LANGUAGE IMMERSION & IMAGE ENHANCEMENT VERBAL PROFIENCY Pronunciation Exercises (tongue twister) Vocabulary Enhancement Decoding Idioms and Foreign Expressions Timed phrasing and pausing Spontaneous self-expression Right pronunciation and diction Blending and accentuation SPEAKING STRATEGIES Learning the art of effective interaction has never been this easy. Using situation immersion, participant will understand the structures of the language thereby him more proficient and confident in using polite and accurate spoken expressions. This part of the workshop provides abundant practice materials and personal analyses for the mastery of a more creative and customer-focused communication. Service Etiquette - answering personal and phone inquiries Responding to requests Semantics of English - achieving the desired effect through words; dual meanings Dealing with areas of possible error and confusion IMAGE ENHANCEMENT AND POSITIVE THINKING Mind Conditioning / Attitude Formation Building Confidence and Credibility Social Graces and Professional Finesse Assertiveness vs. Aggressiveness Decoding Gestures Politically Correct Service The Visuals The TALKSHOP DESIGN FOR TEACHERS and The DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ENGLISH EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING (CLT) A COMPREHENSIVE BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Issues in Second Language Acquisition Teaching Methodology vs. Learning Styles Teaching Speaking Strategies Verbal Yoga and Other Immersion Exercises TEACHING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE Teaching Speaking Grammar Mastery and Application (Tenses, Punctuations, Parts of Speech, Areas of Confusion and Common Errors…) FLUENCY STRATEGIES Thought Formation Logic and Creativity in Speaking and Writing BILINGUAL EDUCATION / IMMERSION PROGRAM Sharing Teaching Strategies (Book Recommendations, Online Reference) The Communicative Approach: Principles of Language Teaching PRACTICAL APPLICATION Improving Teaching Styles Learning Techniques for Teachers

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