ACT TRAINING INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD
OPEN ENROLMENT PROGRAM: Executive Workshop Series
Hong Kong 2010 Calendar (Semester I & II)
(All program dates are subject to confirmation)


1. Course Details
Date/Fees Program Title & Description
March 11-12

HKD5,800.00   per participant

Early Regn Rate: HKD4,930.00/pax

Group Regn Rate: HKD4,640.00/pax

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Powerful Presentations™ (2-day course)
How to design and deliver dynamic presentations that allow you to sell your message and make a lasting impact

Powerful presentations have a purpose, a structure and are delivered with passion, with the aim of inspiring the audience to take action. Participants will learn to develop a messaging strategy, clarify their purpose, build their presentation structure following a simple model and ultimately deliver dynamic and interactive presentations with confidence, passion and impact.

At Powerful Presentations™, you will learn:

To deliver presentations that further the organization's business objectives and enable them to achieve their personal targets.
To develop credibility and rapport with the audience.
To inspire an audience to "open up" to new ideas and take action.
March 19

or

October 4

HKD3,500.00   per participant

Early Regn Rate: HKD2,975.00/pax

Group Regn Rate: HKD2,800.00/pax

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Professional Sales Skills (1-day express course)
Strategically and effectively enhance your sales process

During this program participants will learn to approach the sales process more strategically by following a simple and effective sales process and by cold calling with more confidence and ease.

Participants will also learn to focus on value rather than on price, to match their offerings to their clients' needs when preparing their sales pitch and to close the sale confidently.

By the end of this program, participants will be able:

1. To increase their ability to influence the outcome of their sales meetings and of their communications in general.
2. To plan more effectively for a successful cold/sales call.
3. To create real value for their clients - not just communicate it.
4. To reduce the number of objections they receive by offering genuine needs-based solutions.
5. To close more business and increase the value of their sales.
6. To reduce the length of the sales cycle by building commitment better and faster.
7. To build stronger and more enduring client relationships.
April 16

HKD3,500.00   per participant

Early Regn Rate: HKD2,975.00/pax

Group Regn Rate: HKD2,800.00/pax

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Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making (1-day express course)
Harnessing your creativity, innovation and lateral thinking skills to make decisions and solve problems strategically, swiftly and effectively

Every day we are judged on the outcomes of the choices we make or avoid making. One of the aims of this program is to equip participants with clear frameworks and processes for making strategic decisions consciously, quicker and more effectively. Problem solving is also an essential skill for executives of all levels. It is possible to hone your ability to solve problems more creatively and make your business run more effectively. However, prolem solving is only half of the story. Successful organizations need people who can improve upon aspects of the business where no problem is apparent. Creativity, innovation, lateral thinking, problem solving and decision making go hand-in-hand in the emergence of winning solutions. This program is an amalgamation of 3 core tenets for being successful in business today: Creativity in individuals, the ability to solve problems creatively and to make strategic decisions consciously, quicker and more effectively.

By the end of this program, participants will be able:


1. To explain the difference between problem solving and decision making
2. To explain the difference between analytical thinking and strategic thinking.
3. To enhance your ability to solve problems and make better decisions by engaging the left and right sides of your brain and to use the different skills of each side to develop your creative thinking.
4. To explore The ACT 8-Step Problem Solving and Decision Making process and relate it to everyday business cases.
5. To review appropriate analytical techniques to sort through and evaluate alternatives to make sound decisions.
6. To optimize the use of individual and collective decision making.
7. To demonstrate decisiveness in your interactions with others and assist in the development of a more decisive organizational culture.
   
April 23

or

August 27

HKD3,500.00   per participant

Early Regn Rate: HKD2,975.00/pax

Group Regn Rate: HKD2,800.00/pax

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Negotiating Skills (1-day express course)
Negotiating strategically for successful outcomes

Negotiation skills is a life-long competency applicable across a huge spectrum of business and personal situations.

Successful negotiations are strategic. Successful negotiators are able to evaluated success by comparing what they got versus what they gave, what they were able to create, and the long-term effect of the negotiation outcome.

During this program you will learn the process of negotiation and how to approach it more strategically and you will practice using new skills to create more success for both parties involved — gaining more than what you originally thought possible.
April 30

or

August 6

HKD3,500.00   per participant

Early Regn Rate: HKD2,975.00/pax

Group Regn Rate: HKD2,800.00/pax

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Personal Branding: Projecting A Professional Image from Inside Out
(1-day express course)
How to navigate your way gracefully and professionally through the business world

Success in today's business world is not just about educational achievements or technical ability. Whilst these attributes are important, they cannot exist in a vacuum. Interpersonal skills, confidence, cross-cultural literacy, polished manners and personal presentation all contribute to our ability to achieve our professional and personal goals.

This program aims to produce individuals who not only survive, but flourish within the corporate environment, enhancing their personal reputation and that of their company's in the process.

By attending this program, participants will be able:

1. To explain how first impressions impact the perceptions others have of us and consequently the results we get from our interactions.
2. To explore the different ways in which people communicate and the impact of nonverbal communication on sending only the intended message across.
3. To refine their professional image and ensure that it matches the intended message.
4. To appreciate the professional and personal benefits of good dining and business entertaining etiquette.
5. To understand and consistently apply superior service standards on the telephone by effectively controlling and managing telephone calls.
6. To understand and consistently apply professional email etiquette.
7. To demonstrate improved meeting skills and etiquette.
8. To appreciate the professional and personal benefits of making a positive impact and developing good networking skills.
9. To deploy techniques for opening, closing and sustaining "small talk".
10. To ask questions that encourage others to speak.
11. To demonstrate focused listening behaviors.
12. To demonstrate confident body language when interacting with others.
13. To project clarity and confidence by dressing simply, elegantly, orderly and professionally.
14. To gauge the different business scenarios and decide on the most effective business attire to be able to create a positive and powerful impact.
15. To recognize the different "head to toe" options when it comes to dressing and grooming.
May 6

or

November 8

HKD3,500.00   per participant

Early Regn Rate: HKD2,975.00/pax

Group Regn Rate: HKD2,800.00/pax

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Powerful Business Writing (1-day express course)
Achieving your objectives and connecting with the reader by writing documents that are strategic, clear, concise and easy to read

Powerful Business Writing enables you to achieve your objectives and connect with the reader through any writing style or document by equipping you with the skills, tools and distinctions necessary to:

clarify your message
adapt your message to the reader’s needs and style - remain reader focus and hold his/her attention
adopt language that is correct, appropriate and impactful – positioning the negative positively and turning difficult situations around.
prepare emails, reports and proposals that are easy to read, strategic, clear and concise
June 10
(Registration Closed)

or

November 4

HKD3,500.00   per participant

Early Regn Rate: HKD2,975.00/pax

Group Regn Rate: HKD2,800.00/pax

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Coaching for Performance (1-day express course)
Increase performance, develop leaders, improve problem solving and foster creative collaboration

Most leadership development develops TRANSACTIONAL LEADERS who deliver predictable goals as promised and occasional incremental improvement. Equipping managers and executives to think and communicate as coaches is the basis for developing TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS who bring about irrevocable change. Ultimately, coaching is not the job of external consultants, but of every manager, of everyone in the organization. It is not a remedy. Instead it is in the core of management and leadership. And it must be carried out every day at every level of the organization, both internally and externally. Coaching is an advanced form of communication, that when used properly, can increase performance, improve motivation and retention, reduce stress and conflict, and create better working relationships.

In addition to providing (1) a step-by-step coaching model, (2) discussing “coachable” moments and (3) asking questions, the main coaching skills for managers covered in this program include (4) active listening, (5) giving constructive feedback and (6) knowing how to stretch employees without causing them to feel “pushed”.

June 18

HKD3,500.00   per participant

Early Regn Rate: HK$2,975.00/pax

Group Regn Rate: HKD2,800.00/pax

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Effective Time and Stress Management (1-day express course)
Achieving your highest priorities

Time is a unique resource in that everyone is given an equal amount - a gift of 24 hours each day. How you invest that gift is a major factor in how you feel about your life.

As you become more proficient and knowledgeable as a professional, would you agree that it is important to continually raise the personal productivity bar for yourself?

Your career and your overall sense of satisfaction depend on your ability to become more efficient and effective in the skill of time and stress management.

Think of time as one of the tools that you have available to reach your goals. As with many tools, if you want to use time effectively, it may require some training (or retraining), determination and practice.

However, in reality you can't manage time. It is what it is, and the clock simply ticks off the seconds, minutes and hours while you do what you do. Therefore, time management is self-management.

Your old time management habits are your greatest obstacle to achieving higher levels of personal productivity and lower levels of stress. In essence, time management and stress management are about personal change, and the question then becomes: Are you ready to change?

By the end of the program participants will be able:

1. To determine their personal main time wasters and sources of stress.
2. To describe the common physical symtoms and the sources of stress.
3. To determine their stress type, i.e. type A or type B.
4. To explore a variety of physical activities, strategies and techniques to effectively manage stress.
5. To set personal and family, career and business and personal development goals.
6. To describe the 5 critical time management skills.
7. To organize and prioritize tasks more effectively to reach goals.
8. To maximize the effectiveness of meetings and emails.
9. To make use of time blocks and minimize interruptions and to manage interruptions more effectively.
10. To use email more effectively.
July 12

HKD3,500.00
per participant

Early Regn Rate: HK$2,975.00/pax

Group Regn Rate: HKD2,800.00/pax

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Powerful Presentations(1-day express course)
How to design and deliver dynamic presentations that allows you to sell your message and make a lasting impact

The course will provide you with all the tools you need to make powerful presentations. And that doesn't mean just formal speeches. Some of the most important presentations you will ever give may not involve a microphone or a podium: a last minute talk about your views to your boss; an answer that diffuses a hostile question at a business meeting; an impassioned plea to your friend to look after your children while you go to the cinema. Success or failure on all those situations, as well as in formal speeches, depends on how you present yourself.

This course focuses on helping you clarify your specific messaging needs for each presentation you need to give and helping you to create and deliver presentations that are congruent with your personal style, the audiences' needs and the specific message that you need to get across.

To help ground these concepts and make them more accessible and relevant to participants, we will leverage on simple, practical tools such as The ACT Messaging Tool©, and The ACT 10-Step Prep Cycle©, so that participants walk away feeling more confident.

The program also features a rich mix of insightful, relevant information combined with energizing and engaging activities, role-palys and discussions designed to maximize participants' learning experience.

As a results of completing this program, participants will be able:

1. To design and develop compelling presentations that meet the needs of their audiences.
2. To improve their ability to develop messaging strategies and to design and organize your presentations effectively.
3. To engage and pace everyone in the audience by applying Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Accelerated Learning (AL) techniques.
4. To refine their professional image and ensure that ir matches the intended message.
5. To improve eye contact, vocal projection, stance, gestures and animation.
6. To improve the use of visual aids, silence and pauses.

What others say about this program:

Everyone thought that the training was excellent - so thanks very much! Basically, out of all the training provided in the two week program the participants were on - your course was the one they felt they got the most out of. And the skills learnt have been taken away and practiced for real (I got some feedback from a couple of them telling me!) I also liked how professional the trainers were and the idea of taping and learning from visuals is excellent. We will definitely be engaging you to run this program for us next year! - Victoria Batson, Vice President, JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA

ACT's workshop on Powerful Presentations exceeded my expectations. Besides the valuable tactics and techniques, it has increase my self-confidence and comfort level when doing presentation. Mrs Rodenbeck was an excellent instructor. Her clarity and great examples made the training educational and fun. - Aloisio Parente, Managing Director, Asis, Internet Securities, Inc

November 22

HKD3,500.00   per participant

Early Regn Rate: HKD2,975.00/pax

Group Regn Rate: HKD2,800.00/pax

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Effective Communications and Interpersonal Skills
(1-day express course)
Communicating and interacting positively and proactively to reduce conflict and increase effectiveness

How well one operates within organizations through communication and interactions determines one’s ability to reduce conflict and increase participation or assistance in obtaining information or completing tasks.

The ability to operate well through communication and interactions is especially relevant within today’s complex and competitive business world. It is the foundation on which organizations and careers are built.

This program allows you to identify and adapt your communication style to the one of others. Your ability to listen and comprehend the intention and message behind the words used by others will be improved.

You will learn about the causes of communication breakdowns and how to bridge them. We will also explore how one person’s behavior can affect a whole roomful of people, and how to choose your words with care for maximum effect, both in person and on the phone. This program includes The Platinum Rule™ Behavioral Style Profiling Instrument.
   

2. Workshop Details

Workshop Venue
Conveniently located in Central, Hong Kong
Registration Fee
  • Course registration fee as indicated in the course details above
  • Early Individual Registration: 15% discount off registration fee for registrations and payment received 1 month prior to schedule workshop date.
  • Early Group Registration for 3 or more participants registering together: 20% discount off registration fee for registrations and payment received 1 month prior to scheduled workshop date.
  • All fees quoted on per participant basis.
  • Fees include venue, workbook, writing material and refreshments.
Registration Closing Date 2 weeks before scheduled workshop date or when class is full, whichever is earlier
Please note:
  • A minimum class size of 5 participants will be required for the program to proceed.
  • Class size and program length is intended to provide crucial time for each participant to assimilate the concepts covered, find clarity about personality aspects and behaviors which they want to "keep" or "change" and develop a clear and measurable developement plan.
  • All dates are tentative and subject to confirmation when minimum class size is reached. ACT Training reserves the right to cancel/postpone classes if enrollment numbers are insufficient to proceed.
  • Please read the terms and registration conditions before submitted your registration form.
  • For enquiries on these workshops or in-company training, please contact ACT Training at enquiries@acttraining.com or Tel 8121 9981 (Hong Kong), +65 6835 3919 (Singapore).

3. Facilitators

ACT’s facilitators are highly qualified, effective and inspiring - with core and specialized fields of training. The trainer for each program will be confirmed closer to the training date.


4. Registration Terms & Conditions

  1. Upon receipt of your email/fax registration, an acknowledgement will be sent to you.
  2. No cancellation or withdrawal will be entertained, however replacements will be allowed.
  3. Training venue is subject to confirmation.
  4. ACT Training International Pte Ltd reserves the right to replace assigned workshop facilitator with a suitable and qualified facilitator.
  5. Seats will only be reserved upon receipt of payment on a first-come, first -served basis, and subject to space availability.
  6. All cheques/bank drafts must be made payable to “ACT Training International Pte. Ltd”, crossed and marked 'A/C payee only'. Please send your payment with a copy of the registration form.

Please send cheque in HK Dollars to:
Executive Series Workshop Open Enrolment Programs
ACT Training International Pte Ltd
1802, 18/F., World-Wide House, 19 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong

  1. We do not accept payments via credit cards. Payment via wire/telegraphic transfer is available - please contact us for details.
  2. To qualify for the early registeration fee, payment must reach ACT Training 1 month prior to the scheduled workshop date. All other payment must be received 2 weeks prior to the scheduled workshop date.
  3. Program Postponement or Cancellation - ACT Training International Pte. Ltd. reserves the right to postpone or cancel the program due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, and a 100% refund will be made. 

5. Registration Form:

To register for any of the courses above, please click here.

For enquiries on these workshops or in-company training, please contact ACT Training at enquiries@acttraining.com or Tel 8121 9981 (Hong Kong), +65 6835 3919 (Singapore).

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