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"Thanks for a great learning experience. Some activities thought provoking and some just plain good fun - and the guide is full of excellent tools." Jane Cutler, Queensland Health

 

"Excellent practical tools and ideas, structured very well and delivered in an interactive way.". Kellie Shively, Beenleigh Special School

 

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Talking with your Team

Teams that can TALK together stick together

 

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Talking with your Team:  What this Program is about...

Conversations are at the core of constructive teams. They’re the way we stay in touch, build bonds, exchange ideas, sort out plans, fix problems and take action. Communication or lack of it is a constant complaint in most teams – and at the bottom of better communication is an ability to have better conversations.

Better conversation means better teamwork. The way teams talk together is a telling indicator of morale, culture, climate, performance and team cohesion. It’s a key element in the effective functioning of any team. Yet while we engage in them all the time, the importance of becoming more skilled at conversations seems to escape us. Many of us work together for years and never take the time to reflect on how we come across or talk to each other.

It’s as though conversations are so fundamental to everyday life, most of us never stop to think how we might become better at them. If your team’s never talked openly over how you work in with, and come across to, each other, you’re probably perpetuating errors and omissions in the way you see and relate to each other. And that’s what this clinic is all about.

Talking with your Team is a 1-day fast-track adaptation of our long-running 2-day Leading through Conversations program.  It explores 7 principles for improving your team-talk along with a useful set of foundation tools to replace dysfunctional debate with the art of more skillful discussion.

Whether you’re a team member or team leader, you will explore ways to apply a range of easy-to-learn discussion tools you can deploy in all sorts of settings in a supportive, safe and fun practice environment. Topics and tools we touch on include:
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Seeing you in conversations - what’s your team-talk like?

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7 Principles for Constructive Conversations

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Types of team-talk: Staying in dialogue and out of argument

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Getting in touch with your inner voice

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Level-headed questioning and the lost art of listening

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Conversational gears - perspectives, positions and assumptions

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Balancing your say with hearing what others have to say

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Asserting yourself positively - saying what you need to say cleanly & clearly

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Engaging others and making it safe for them to speak up

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5-P model of skillful discussion and prac sessions on protocols

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Setting conversational coaching improvement goals for self and the team

Is this clinic for you?  Whether you’re a team leader or team member, no matter what level or kind of work you do, come along to this clinic if you want to improve clarity, confidence and connection in your day-to-day team interactions and/or:
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Engage in more skillful discussions that stay on-topic and on-track

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Help people talk up more openly, share ideas and say what’s on their mind

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Challenge each other’s views but avoid falling into the argument trap

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Put your point across calmly and persuasively

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Say what you need to say on issues that matter and work through them

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Get to the bottom of issues instead of frothing around on top

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Have more supportive conversations to make it safe to raise hard issues

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Make team-talks more productive and meaningful

8 Download the program Brochure here  PDF

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8 Read more in our conversation FactFiles, starting with FactFile-1: Constructive Conversations and FactFile-5: The Business of Conversations

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2013 Schedule of Public Programs

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Click on the town name for a full list of programs currently being offered in the region.

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Course numbers are limited to optimise outcomes for participants - early registration recommended.

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Fee discounts offered for early registration, group registrations, NFP and schools.  Refer Registration page, program Brochure or contact us for current offers in your region.

 

Location

2013 Dates Venue

Brisbane

 

Watermark Hotel Brisbane, Spring Hill  - or

Traders Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn) Roma St

Toowoomba

  Park Motor Inn

Hervey Bay

   

Rockhampton

  Travelodge

Mackay

  Souths' Leagues Club

Townsville

  Seagulls Resort

Cairns

  Rydges Tradewinds Hotel

Other Locations

Expressions of Interest and In-House enquiries welcome

Please Note:

 

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Dates are valid at the time of publication but subject to change.  We'll do our best to keep this page up-to-date, but suggest you contact us to confirm dates prior to registration.

 

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Venues listed are a guide only and subject to change - to be confirmed on registration.

 

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Timing, unless otherwise advised, is 8.30 am to 4.45pm each day. Catering provided.

 

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Fees due on registration - Tax Invoice provided and payment to be completed within 14 days if invoice and prior to attendance. Fees are transferable up to 14 days prior but non-refundable - conditions apply.  Please check our full terms and conditions prior to registration.

 

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