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The 7 videos that make up this series are suitable for all staff and combine high quality videos to illustrate key learning objectives via practical examples and scenarios, along with sandwiched narration to provoke the user into thinking about how the subject matter impacts on them in the workplace.

They are often used in conjunction with the Shapers series as they re-use and enhance the video clips from this series with amusing and thought provoking analysis from actor and television presenter Rachael Pierman.

7 engaging videos cover:

Speaking and Listening:  
Effective speaking and listening shapes the internal and external relationships pivotal to an organisations future. Getting the right message across can be a challenge. Using practical examples, Speaking and Listening shows effective and poor communication practices.

Active Body Language:  
Active Body Language addresses two areas. Firstly, how presenting positive body language can be an aid to listening and secondly, how using careful observation can reveal unspoken messages.

Questioning Skills:  
When we don’t get information we need from a conversation we tend to blame it on the other person rather than analysing our own questioning technique. The Questioning Skills video will help you to do just that.

Preparing for Presentations:  
Successful organisations thrive on managers with smart communication skills. Preparing for Presentations explores the advanced interpersonal skills demanded of a successful manager.

Giving a Presentation:  
Giving a presentation to a group of senior managers can be a challenging, even daunting, experience. Especially if you have to tell them something they might not want to hear! So it’s important that both your words and actions send out the right message if you want your presentation to succeed.

Influencing Skills:  
A Manager has two choices when it comes to influencing a member of staff: it can be either persuasion or power. If you want to employ the former then this programme will help.

Supporting Skills for Influencing:  
The power to influence effectively relies on the basic communication skills plus certain advance interpersonal skills.