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We spend most of our lives communicating. Many have found that when they communicate, the receiving end does not seem to understand the message. Communication does not imply successful understanding. This program gives you the skills, materials and confidence you need to be a successful communicator!

This course will be valuable to you if:
  • You are from a technical background and would like to be more active during meetings and teleconferences
  • You would like to improve your ability to communicate with a global team
  • You need to explain complex technical ideas in layman’s terms, clearly and concisely
  • You are already a great communicator and are looking for ways to sharpen your skills

Session Outline

AUDIENCE FOCUSED COMMUNICATION
  • Choosing the best communication channel
  • Creating an audience friendly message

LOGICAL COMMUNICATION
  • Getting to the point: Communicating purpose first
  • Choosing the best structure to communicate your message
 
VIVID COMMUNICATION
  • Global listening
  • Discovering the power of words: Using simple & concrete language
  • Communicating with vivid language
 
CROSS CULTURAL MINDSET
  • Limiting versus empowering beliefs across cultures
  • Top 3 cultural differences in the workplace
  • Practical tips on how to effectively communicate in teams across cultures
 
Communication case studies and goal setting

Who should attend?

All levels

Agenda

13:00 Registration & Networking
13:15 Session
15:30 Coffee Break
15:45 Session
17:00 Session Ends

Speakers

  • Liam Callaghan

    Liam Callaghan

    As a certified learning and development professional with over a decade of experience, Liam is a trainer with a proven track record of designing and delivering training programs that are highly engaging and extremely relevant for today’s workforce. Based in the fast paced multi-cultural city of Shanghai, his training and consulting is always practical and culturally aware. Working in China since 2006, he has consistently conducted leadership and communication related workshops to groups ranging in sizes from 1 to 100 helping hundreds of business leaders know what it takes to lead their teams and companies to a successful future. Liam has been a regularly featured facilitator at the American Chamber of Commerce member training events in Shanghai and Suzhou; he has also recently been involved in several projects with the goal of defining a new generation of cross culturally competent leaders. He is known throughout China as a passionate, warm, enthusiastic and experienced facilitator that is able to create real change for you and your team.

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Tickets

A prepayment is required when choosing 'Members only price' or 'Standard Price'.

“会员票价”及“标准票价”要求您在提交注册信息后即刻完成在线预付，若您希望在活动现场支付门票，请选择“现场票价”。
Member Ticket
Member Price RMB 360
Member Price (Pay at the door) RMB 360
Employee Ticket
Standard Price RMB 650
Door Price RMB 650

Registration

  • All registrations shall be made online before the session. For full-day sessions, payment also shall be made before the session.
  • For half-day sessions, AmCham Shanghai members are eligible to attend free of charge with Training Credit*; AmCham Shanghai members without Training Credit are eligible to attend at “Member Rate”; Employees who work at AmCham Shanghai member companies are eligible to attend at "Employee Rate".
  • For full-day sessions, AmCham Shanghai members are eligible to attend at “Member Rate”; Employees who work at AmCham Shanghai member companies are eligible to attend at “Employee Rate”; Non-members are eligible to attend at “Non-Member Rate”.
  • Limited spaces are available and attendance will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Members please bring your membership card and non-members bring your business card upon check-in at the training session.
Walk-in and Cancellation Policy
  • This session requires confirmation of attendance in advance. If you attend this session without prior registration, you will be charged an RMB50 "walk-in" fee as member and RMB100 as employee.
  • Cancellation: If you need to cancel your registration for a half-day session, please notify Kelly Deng at (86 21) 6279 7119 ext. 4580 or email Kelly.deng@amcham-shanghai.org no less than 24 hours in advance. If you need to cancel your registration for a full-day session, please notify Kelly Deng at least two weeks prior to the session for a full refund. Cancellation made within two weeks before the session will not be refundable.
  • To ensure that you have a seat, please come to the session on time. Open seats will be released to other guests 15 minutes after the session starts.
*What is Training Credit?
As an extra offer to all AmCham Shanghai members, each member will be granted with ONE Training Credit with their valid membership term. Members are able to use the Training Credit to register for the training session they are interested in, free of charge. The Training Credit can only be used by the member him/herself. The Training Credit is not transferrable or refundable for cash.