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Objectives :
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- Improve the impact of one’s professional et personal interactions;
- Facilitate spontaneous communication in English;
- Allow participants to utilize the English language with confidence and communicate naturally and efficiently to attain their professional and personal goals by participating in exercises designed to simulate real life situations with professional English speaking actors (Role Play);
- Sensitize Francophones to the differences in meaning, intention, and emotion expressed by English modes of expression: tonality, word phrasing, word emphasis, volume, etc.;
- Sensitize Francophones to the cultural differences (English/American/French) in the professional environment;
- Allow Francophones to evaluate these differences and respond appropriately in a spontaneous manner;
- Perfect the use of professional and daily vocabulary;
- Encourage individual personal expression (jokes, sarcasm, slang, sincerity) to allow participants to communicate with ease in English;
- Provide training in Public Speaking/Presentations in English.
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| Targeted participants:
| All professionals (CEOs, Associates, Managers, Directors, etc.) who engage in cross-cultural communication and must:
- Negotiate, sell and communicate with efficiency in English professionally;
- Actively participate in meetings and conferences in English;
- Convince, motivate, direct and manage in English;
- Address groups or engage in public speaking (Presentations, speeches, seminars etc.)
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| Required start-up level :
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Intermediate / conversational level (400 points TOEIC) |
Content breakdown:
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During the workshop:
- Warm-up exercises;
- Exercises designed to allow participants to identify the meanings of the different modes of expression in English (tonality, word emphasis, phrasing, etc.) and to respond appropriately;
- Improvisation exercises structured to train Francophones to communicate spontaneously in English;
- Listening exercises structured to facilitate professional interaction on the telephone and in a multi-participant environment (conference calls, meetings, etc.)
- Improvisations designed to facilitate the communication of specific objectives in English and perfect negotiation skills to arrive at the desired outcome ;
- Coaching: Presentations and Public Speaking
Phrasing
- Precision grammar
- Word phrasing
- Word values
Appropriate Vocabulary Choices
- Finesse
- Word power
- Reactive response
Expression of Intention
- Nuances in tonality, word emphasis, etc.
- Individual Coaching
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Learning environment:
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Group sessions: minimum 3 / maximum 6 participants |
Duration:
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2/3 consecutive days - (intensive seminar) |
Course Materials:
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- Participant Questionnaire
- Communication Handout
- Objective lists for improvisation
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Price in Euros: |
In-house: 8 730 € (per seminar, for 6 people.)
Inter-company: 1 811 € (per person per seminar) |
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