FULL PROGRAM DATES: DUBAI: MARCH 21-22, 2018 Mastering Business Communications and Strategic Planning and Implementation This interactive five-day workshop is an ideal program for anyone from the oil and gas industry who wishes to enhance their competencies in strategic business communication and strategic planning and organizational management. The course is divided into three parts: Part I is 2.5 days and focuses on the communications tools and best practices that will improve the impact of the participants’ communication, teaching them how to present information more strategically and enhancing their ability to persuade colleagues and supervisors with written and verbal communications. Participants will learn how to use concise editing to become a more proficient communicator and how to develop persuasive presentations that are specifically geared to generate a powerful emotional response and motivate large and small groups through the skillful use of PowerPoint. Taught in a practical and hands-on manner, the program techniques will also improve email communication, making emails easier to write and more effective. Part I will also strengthen the participants’ public speaking confidence and their ability to coach others who are less experienced at public speaking. Part II is 2 days and explores best practices that should be applied in developing and implementing strategic plans within the context of a petroleum industry case study. Participants will identify the organization’s mission and vision statements, review and understand the drivers for organizational change, including such factors as changing trends, competition, new technologies, expanding or contracting resources, and changes in the marketplace. In the process, participants learn how the successful implementation of strategic plans by various petroleum companies have allowed them to achieve successful reorganizations and more rapid growth, how to define their direction and structure of an organization, and the required components of a successful strategic plan. Part III gives the participants the opportunity to bring key components of Part I and II together in a final strategic planning presentation. LECTURE SESSIONS PART I: Psychology of listening Confidence and presence as a presenter Informational presentations Persuasive presentations Motivational speeches Effective PowerPoint Managing question and answer sessions Current trends in business writing Improve writing efficiency and effectiveness Editing to achieve a strong business tone/style Improving clarity and readability of text Improving effectiveness of email communication WHO SHOULD ATTEND This program will benefit personnel from all sectors of the oil and gas industry who wish to enhance their competencies in communication, strategic planning and implementation. INSTRUCTIONAL FORMAT The learning format for the program consists of short lectures, small group discussions and activities, practical demonstrations and videos. This combination of learning methods gives participants the opportunity to immediately apply the techniques and best practices in a realistic scenario, so they can begin using these techniques upon returning to their organizations. During Part I of the program, individual participant presentations are delivered live and video-taped, so that immediate feedback, focusing on improvement, can be provided by the facilitator and classroom peers. BUSINESS GAME All parts of this program incorporate a team-based workshop format. In Part I, exercises and assignments provide practice using strategic communication tools and feedback is provided on performance and suggested improvements. At the end of the workshop, participants will feel completely confident using these new tools and will be excited about using them into daily communications and high-stakes presentations. In Part II, participants develop a strategic plan for an international affiliate of a national oil company. The exercises enhance the learning from the lecture presentations and provide the participants an opportunity to apply these modern best practices in a realistic scenario, so they can immediately use these techniques upon returning to their organizations. In Part III, teams work together to prepare a final strategic presentation that encourages them to use key learnings from Parts I and II. LEARN MORE OR REGISTER FOR PROGRAMS AT WWW.IHRDC.COM PART II: Major trends and drivers of change within the international oil and gas industry Forecasting future developments throughout the oil and gas value chains The latest approaches to strategic planning and the importance of strategic plans in setting company vision and goals The elements of a robust strategic plan and how they contribute to success Effective implementation of a strategic plan Planning and implementation of the plan using the Balanced Scorecard Historical structure of the international oil and gas industry Examples of strategic planning by key international companies including Petrobras, Mobil Oil, and others INSTRUCTORS Elizabeth MacDonald, MA Charlie Brankman, PhD PROGRAM FEE DUBAI: US$ 1 , 60 0* *VAT, WHT or Service Tax added where applicable