English UK Training Courses in February
Bookings are now being taken for the following training sessions and events:
Effective Communication Skills for Managers
Thursday, 8th; Buckingham Gate
Trainer: George Pickering
In this session George Pickering will show how you can communicate effectively with diverse groups and individuals. This seminar will also include practical ways to develop your own self-confidence as a speaker, establish rapport with groups and appeal to difference learning styles. Practical tips on how to structure talks and presentations, maintain the interest of the groups, assess the pros and cons of power point and how to motivate listeners to take action will be offered.
Coaching Leaders and Managers
Friday, 9th; Buckingham Gate
Trainer: George Pickering
Daniel Goleman has suggested that one of the most important leadership styles is that of being a coach. This practical seminar will consider ways in which managers can facilitate the development of people through coaching. The session will include: what is coaching and what skills it requires. You will learn about the process of coaching and its benefits, the GROW Model and the Skill/Will Matrix. George Pickering will also offer advice on how to establish a coaching culture in your organization.
Materials Development for Teachers
Friday, 16th; Buckingham Gate
Trainer: Brian Tomlinson
This workshop aims to help ELT teachers to develop principled and relevant materials quickly and effectively. It will be based on an approach which he has used in many countries to help teachers both to write national and institutional coursebooks and to write supplementary materials for specific classes. This approach involves making use of a flexible text-based framework designed to apply research on language acquisition to the practicalities of classroom learning in ways which engage and motivate learners of English as a second or foreign language.
Building a Strong Brand
Thursday, 22nd; Buckingham Gate
Trainer: Martin Bojam
In the global competition to attract students, international education marketers, including language providers, are becoming increasingly aware of the need to clearly identify, build and effectively manage their brands. Whilst the concept of branding is so familiar within other sectors, it is not something that has been traditionally applied to the education sector. However, the principles that drive product branding can be applied to building and managing services such as education brands. In this session, Martin Bojam presents an overview of what a brand is; why building and maintaining a strong brand is so important and a basic framework for doing so.
ELT Management & Practice Conference 2007
Friday 2nd – Saturday 3rd March; Lancashire County Cricket Club Manchester.
This Conference promises to be the most interesting so far, with well known speakers and presenters from the world of ELT and sessions held in rooms with pitch-side views. A programme has been sent to all member centres.
For more information and booking details contact Naadiya Rawat at naadiya@englishuk.com.
