This workshop will help you improve the impact, clarity, accuracy and effectiveness of your sales proposals. It takes bid and proposal teams right through the process, from start to finish - from forming the team and gathering the information, through to writing and reviewing the proposal document, and on to presenting it to the client. The learning points shared in the programme come from the trainer's extensive real-world experience with a wide variety of businesses. As a result of attending this programme, participants will be able to: Write more clearly, more grammatically and more persuasively Structure their written communications more effectively Avoid the 'howlers' that can cost you business Impress your clients Win more business 1 Bid strategy How to combine your knowledge of the market or customer, your products and services, and your competitors, to create a quality bid New insights into your comparative advantages and competitive position in the marketplace Understanding more about how your client views you and other suppliers A plan of attack to build on your strengths and attack the weaknesses of your competition Dealing with RFP/ITT situations 2 Teamwork How a bid or proposal team needs to prioritise and manage preparation time Co-ordinating input from team members Agreeing responsibilities 3 The importance and role of a well-written sales proposal Why bother? - the value of the sales proposal to you and to the customer What the customer wants and needs to make a decision in your favour Understanding and delivering on customer expectations Review and discussion of different proposals - with real-life examples 4 The best way to structure your sales proposals A section-by-section, page-by-page review of best practice in structuring great sales proposals How to improve the way you match your proposal to the customer's objectives and requirements Plan your sales documents systematically - to make them easy to read and more persuasive How to make your proposal look like the 'least risky' option 5 Making your proposal a compelling and persuasive proposition Choosing the right words that sell effectively Selecting the right content and information for your document or proposal Using an option matrix to summarise complex choices and increase final order value How to write an executive summary 6 Well-written and error-free Developing your writing style for maximum impact Expressing the content (ie, selling points) clearly, concisely and correctly Proof-reading and editing work effectively, using formal marks and techniques Improving visual layout, format and appearance Keeping it customer-focused 7 Presenting to the client - overview Presentation options Understanding the client's objectives - as well as your own The proposal review meeting - logistics Managing to the next step Designing and delivering a compelling presentation Isolating objections and concerns Follow-up and follow-through 8 Positioning your final proposal Finalising your bid - presenting the right 'best few' USPs, features and benefits and making them relevant and real to the customer Smart ways to position price and be a strong player - without being the cheapest How to differentiate yourselves by how you present, as well as what you present How to design and deliver a successful bid presentation 9 Bid presentation practice session with structured feedback Participants work in small groups or pairs to prepare and later present a sample section from a real life bid or proposal presentation The trainer will provide assistance and input During group review and discussions, input from others will be encouraged and many best practice ideas summarised 10 Managing the end game How best to draw-out, understand, isolate and answer customer objections, negotiate points and concerns How to read the situation to plan the next step Identifying negotiation tactics - and how to deal with them Planning for a negotiation and how to get the customer feel they have the 'best deal' 11 Workshop summary and close
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Who is this course for? The Architecture and Interior Design course is ideal for individuals aiming to master both interior design and architecture. Guided by certified tutors from Autodesk and Adobe, students will gain comprehensive skills in these fields. Click here for more info: Website Duration: 40 hours.1-on-1 Training. In-Person or Live online. When can I book: 9 am - 7 pm (Choose your preferred day and time once a week). Flexible timing with advance booking Course Features: Compatibility: Our training courses are compatible with both Mac and Windows operating systems, ensuring accessibility for all users. Price Assurance: We guarantee the best value for your investment, ensuring competitive pricing for high-quality training. Personalized Training: Benefit from one-on-one training sessions tailored to your specific needs and skill level, ensuring a personalized learning experience. Flexible Scheduling: Enjoy the flexibility to choose your preferred training time and day. Sessions are available seven days a week, from Monday to Sunday, between 9 am and 8 pm, accommodating your busy schedule. Lifetime Support: Receive lifetime email and phone support, ensuring that you have access to assistance even after completing the course. Technical Assistance: Get help with configuring your computer for software installation, ensuring a smooth learning experience without technical hurdles. Referral Discounts: Earn special discounts when you refer a friend to our courses, making learning a rewarding experience for you and your network. Group Training Savings: Avail significant savings on group training courses, encouraging collaborative learning and making education more accessible for groups. When can you schedule this Training Course? Personalized training experience with our flexible 1-on-1 sessions. Design your own timetable by pre-booking a convenient hour of your choice, available from Monday to Saturday between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Alternatively, you can call 02077202581 to book over the phone. How long is the training? The course spans 40 hours, which you can divide over as many days as needed to fit your ideal schedule. What's the teaching method? Our sessions are 1-on-1, offered either in-person face to face or live online. You'll receive personalized attention, tailored content, a flexible learning pace, and individual support. Live online 1-on-1 sessions over Zoom are also an option. What will you learn? In this comprehensive training program, you'll gain proficiency in a thoughtfully curated selection of software tools. Option A: AutoCAD (13 hours) SketchUp (10 hours) Vray (6 hours) Photoshop (6 hours) InDesign (5 hours) Additionally, you'll receive free online portfolio design assistance, career growth guidance, and mock interviews to enhance your job market readiness. Option B: AutoCAD (10 hours) 3ds Max (17 hours) Vray (4 hours) Photoshop (5 hours) InDesign (4 hours) Certified trainers in AutoCAD, 3ds Max, SketchUp, and Adobe software will conduct this training program. It caters to beginners, intermediate, and advanced learners, focusing on core skills for creating 2D drawings, plans, sections, elevations, construction details, and 3D visualizations. Our experienced instructors will guide you through essential commands and methodologies for producing precise 2D and 3D drawings. We have developed these CAD courses, utilizing the expertise of our professionals to provide the most efficient and effective instruction. Upon completion, participants will: Master Software Tools: Excel in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Vray, Photoshop, and InDesign for digital design. Advanced Design Skills: Create intricate 2D/3D designs, plans, and visualizations. Project Management: Manage layouts, plotting, and projects efficiently. Realistic Rendering: Produce lifelike visualizations using Vray. Creative Composition: Understand design principles for impactful creations. Portfolio Development: Create a professional online portfolio. Career Readiness: Prepare for job interviews and enhance resumes. Potential Jobs: Architect Interior/Exterior Designer CAD Technician Visualization Specialist Design Consultant Project Manager These skills open doors to varied roles in architecture and design, ensuring career growth and job readiness. Course Features: Compatibility: Our training courses are compatible with both Mac and Windows operating systems, ensuring accessibility for all users. Price Assurance: We guarantee the best value for your investment, ensuring competitive pricing for high-quality training. Personalized Training: Benefit from one-on-one training sessions tailored to your specific needs and skill level, ensuring a personalized learning experience. Flexible Scheduling: Enjoy the flexibility to choose your preferred training time and day. Sessions are available seven days a week, from Monday to Sunday, between 9 am and 8 pm, accommodating your busy schedule. Lifetime Support: Receive lifetime email and phone support, ensuring that you have access to assistance even after completing the course. Technical Assistance: Get help with configuring your computer for software installation, ensuring a smooth learning experience without technical hurdles. Referral Discounts: Earn special discounts when you refer a friend to our courses, making learning a rewarding experience for you and your network. Group Training Savings: Avail significant savings on group training courses, encouraging collaborative learning and making education more accessible for groups. When can you schedule this Training Course? Personalized training experience with our flexible 1-on-1 sessions. Design your own timetable by pre-booking a convenient hour of your choice, available from Monday to Saturday between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Alternatively, you can call 02077202581 to book over the phone. How long is the training? The course spans 40 hours, which you can divide over as many days as needed to fit your ideal schedule. What's the teaching method? Our sessions are 1-on-1, offered either in-person face to face or live online. You'll receive personalized attention, tailored content, a flexible learning pace, and individual support. Live online 1-on-1 sessions over Zoom are also an option. What will you learn? In this comprehensive training program, you'll gain proficiency in a thoughtfully curated selection of software tools. Option A: AutoCAD (13 hours) SketchUp (10 hours) Vray (6 hours) Photoshop (6 hours) InDesign (5 hours) Additionally, you'll receive free online portfolio design assistance, career growth guidance, and mock interviews to enhance your job market readiness. Option B: AutoCAD (10 hours) 3ds Max (17 hours) Vray (4 hours) Photoshop (5 hours) InDesign (4 hours) Certified trainers in AutoCAD, 3ds Max, SketchUp, and Adobe software will conduct this training program. It caters to beginners, intermediate, and advanced learners, focusing on core skills for creating 2D drawings, plans, sections, elevations, construction details, and 3D visualizations. Our experienced instructors will guide you through essential commands and methodologies for producing precise 2D and 3D drawings. We have developed these CAD courses, utilizing the expertise of our professionals to provide the most efficient and effective instruction.
We communicate daily in many ways, including email, phone, text, Zoom, Teams, Google Meets, Slack, and even that old-fashioned thing, what was it now... oh yes, talking face-to-face. But, when we look at communication closely and really drill down into what we are doing in conjunction with how our brain works (neuroscience), how internal, organisational, and social politics control what we believe we can say, how hierarchical positioning impacts our honesty and how the lack of psychological safety means we say what we know others want to hear rather than what they need to hear…. It is oh so complicated! This workshop not only explores the concept of excellent communication, but we also want to hear what you believe it is too. We also delve into how organisational culture influences our perception of speaking up. Factors that hinder open and honest communication, and we work collaboratively towards removing these barriers to achieve a communication style that fosters trust and transparency, creating psychological safety. This workshop is particularly relevant to our Emotional Intelligence workshop (EI and Me). We firmly believe that developing emotional intelligence is the key to unlocking Clean Communication, a skill that is crucial for all of us, regardless of our roles and responsibilities, so that we thrive in our professional environment. If you want to see if we are correct, why not have us facilitate a workshop for you and see what you get by the end of it? LENGTH - Normally, one day. But please contact us to discuss your specific needs, or we can offer advice. NEXT WORKSHOP START - Please ask for more information as we deliver bespoke closed events for your people at your location or a mutually suitable location. WORKSHOP DELIVERY - The best environment for this workshop is face-to-face, but we can facilitate this workshop online. Suitability - Who should attend? Who Should Attend and Why? Who? - Perhaps think of this another way… who shouldn’t attend to ensure we can attain Clean Communication? There’s your answer. Why? - Every person needs to understand what we are saying above about how we get trapped in this organisational formatting which changes how we communicate and how it prevents us from communicating cleanly. EVERY organisation has this, despite what our values profess. And 'Values', that’s a whole other story. Workshop Content Using the 'Moccasin Approach'® to clean our personal and organisational communication LaPD’s Communication Cycle and what we must consider. (Can you work out what the ? represent above? Accountability and Responsibility raises its head in Communication. It has to. Bias, unconscious bias and its impacts on our communication. The conundrum of communicating with others and their styles (The TRAP). How would my perfect Manager/Leader communicate with me? Nonverbal communication (body language), rapport, Clean Communication. Negative communication can go viral (Self-Fulfilling Prophecy). Reflections, findings and goals (individual and team). Meeting our workshop objectives by listing five areas for development. Workshop delivery and venue This workshop is usually one day in duration, and it focuses solely on how we communicate with each other. It can also be a two-day event incorporating aspects of Emotional Intelligence (EI) with group, and individual activities to allow discussions about the various communication we need in your organisation. When you consider the content we deliver, we are sure you will understand why we always prefer to deliver our workshops, courses and programmes face-to-face. Face-to-face workshops and courses can be held at a location of your choice or, if you wish, a central UK location, such as the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham, located directly across from the Birmingham New Street train station. We can deliver our workshops, courses and programmes online, although this will mean splitting elements into manageable learning events to suit the online environment.
Helping people become more efficient in how they manage and prioritise their working day, and for leaders and managers, how they can work efficiently by collaborating effectively with their people.
Effective communication is a skill. This half-day workshop is very interactive - participants can practise their communication skills in a positive, supportive environment. 1 Welcome, introductions and objectives The definition of effective communication Exercise: sending a message 2 Verbal communications Effective communicators - who are they? What skills or attributes do they have? Listening skills, clear use of words, presence, eye contact, body language 3 How good a listener are you? Exercise: listening skills questionnaire and evaluation 4 Impact versus intent - what did you really mean to say? Attitudes influence behaviour and behaviour breeds behaviour Exercise: 'I never said she stole money' The need to avoid misunderstanding or misinterpretation 5 The 5 key principles to effective communication Exercise: 'What would you say?' 6 Written communication What makes an effective written communication? Kipling's 6 Honest Men: who, what, where, when, why and how Planning to write an email 7 Fuzzy meanings Probabilities for misunderstandings and misinterpretations 8 Practical exercise Hone written communication skills and put into practice hints and tips from the session 9 Review of key learning points and objectives
What is perinatal mental health and fathers? The term ‘perinatal’ refers to the period of time around childbirth. Interpretations of the timeframe of this period vary; in some cases, it includes the time before conception until two years after an infant has been born. In the UK, the First 1001 Days Movement raises awareness of the developmental significance of the first two and a half years of a child’s life. In the course we explain: High risk of suicide in new fathers. The impact on the partner and the development of the child. PTSD, Perinatal Anxiety and Depression in fathers. Signs, Symptoms and how to engage with fathers. Importance of bonding and attachment with father - baby. Biological risk factors
Recognising the value of, and practising, clear and open communication at all levels is the first step to improving performance, whether at an individual, team, management, leadership or organisational level. We all know this, but why is it so difficult? This unique programme will make it much, much easier for you by giving you a robust framework to use - and the opportunity to practise your skills in a safe, supportive environment. It will help you have conversation that deliver tangible results. The programme will help you: Overcome the barriers to effective performance conversations Handle feedback conversations effectively Improve working relationships with your staff Set realistic expectations and targets (and get 'buy-in' for them) Improve your communication style Plan and prepare for honest conversations in the workplace 1 What is an honest conversation? Why don't we have them more often? What stops us? The cost of not having them 2 The feedback conversation Dealing with the impact of feedback conversations 3 Preparing for conflict 4 Effective working relationships 5 The expectations conversation 6 The targets conversation 7 Your communication styles 8 Planning and preparing for an honest conversation 9 Giving and receiving feedback skills