Course Overview
Domain
Business, Communication and Design
Format
Short Course
Duration
2 days
Fee Subsidy
Up to 90% SF Funding
In today’s digital age, it is increasingly habitual for many to spend their daily life plugged into digital devices.
The habit encourages oblivion and affects our communication skills which may cause ineffective communication and interpersonal interactions with our co-workers which could be detrimental in the workplace.
As such, this workshop aims to reduce friction between individuals working in teams, and to heighten self-awareness and relationship-management skills translating to higher work productivity.
In this 1-day workshop, spanning 2 days, you will be able to critically reflect on the challenges they face as a communicator in the workplace, identify ways to better manage emotions while engaged in online and face-to-face interactions, and apply various communication frameworks to facilitate more effective personal interactions in the workplace.
Who Should Attend
- Recent university graduates, junior staff, new to the workplace
- Professionals, including educators, who see a need for reinvigorating their interpersonal style, and applying their EQ skills towards more effective communication
What You Will Learn
- Reflect critically on the challenges you face as a communicator in contextually complex situations in your workplace
- Appraise your strengths and limitations in interpersonal competence and cultural awareness
- Demonstrate how self-awareness and perception influence your workplace communication decisions
- Explain how the environment and personal identities shape your communication style
- Identify the key emotional intelligence competencies
Identify ways of managing emotions in online and face-to-face interactions - Detect your emotional triggers and develop means of managing them
- Discover how emotional intelligence (EQ) can help you develop more positive relationships
- Apply strategies that promote supportive communication
- Apply your understanding of various communication frameworks to the workplace so as to facilitate more effective personal interactions
Teaching Team
Brad Blackstone
Senior Lecturer, Centre for Professional Communication, Singapore Institute of Technology
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Schedule
| Course Run | Dates |
|---|---|
| July 2024 Run | 29 July and 19 Aug (Half a session each day) |
Certificate and Assessment
A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who
- Attend at least 75% of the course
- Undertake and pass non-credit bearing assessment during the course
Fee Structure
The full fee for this course is S$872.00.
| Category | After SF Funding |
|---|---|
| Singapore Citizen (Below 40) | S$261.60 |
| Singapore Citizen (40 & Above) | S$101.60 |
| Singapore PR / LTVP+ Holder | S$261.60 |
| Non-Singapore Citizen | S$872.00 (No Funding) |
Note: All fees above include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
