Course description
Communicating Up, Down and Across the Organization
It can happen at a moment’s notice: you need to communicate a new idea to senior managers, influence your colleagues to support your proposal or inspire direct reports to make a change. Are you prepared to communicate with anyone in your organization? Do you know how to analyze your audience? Can you frame your message so that people feel connected to you in a corporate setting?
To connect with many types of people while projecting confidence, credibility and trustworthiness requires specific tools and strategies. You’ll focus on improving communication skills and competencies necessary to build mutual understanding and connectivity with others, regardless of your role. You’ll also discover influence strategies and learn how to critically evaluate each unique communication event.
How You Will Benefit
- Analyze your audiences and situations and plan your message
- Create processes to frame your message to specific audiences
- Apply strategies to influence and motivate others throughout the organization
- Understand how communication can impact how much influence you have
- Exhibit a strong sense of self-confidence with your peers, direct reports and managers
Upcoming start dates
Who should attend?
This communication training is ideal for business professionals who want to be strong, passionate and effective communicators who can speak to a variety of audiences across organizational boundaries.
Training content
Learning Objectives
- Exhibit a Strong Sense of Self-Confidence with Your Peers, Direct Reports, and Manager
- Analyze Audiences and Situations Appropriately
- Create Processes to Frame Your Message to Specific Audiences
- Apply Strategies to Influence and Motivate
Putting the Best “You” Forward
- Exhibit a Strong Sense of Confidence and External Image
- Create and Maintain Credibility and Trust with Others
- Apply Strategies to Build Rapport with Colleagues
Targeting Your Message to the Audience
- Analyze an Audience to Create Messages That Address Listeners’ Specific Needs
Targeting Your Message to the Situation
- Create Multidimensional Messages That Speak to Both the Mind and the Heart of Listeners
- Choose the Most Appropriate Communication Channel to Be Effective in Various Work Situations
- Assess and Plan Effective Messaging in Teams and Groups When Up, Down, and Across Members Are All Present
Framing the Message
- Apply Message Framing Strategies to Create an Open and Responsive Communication Environment
- Assess Influencing Preferences and Situational Needs to Impact Personal Persuasive Ability
- Practice Skills for Delivering Messages That Promote Clear and Productive Communication
Putting It All Together
- Evaluate and Create Messages to Accomplish a Specific Goal
- Analyze and Refine a Message by Applying Best Practices for Communicating Up, Down, and Across the Organization
Costs
price for:
- Non Members: $2695
- AMA Members: $2395
Certification / Credits
CEU: 1.2, PDU: 12, CPE: 14
Reviews
Average rating 4.7
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