CPD Compulsory Units Over Lunch: Performing in High Pressure Situations: Communicating Smarter, not Harder
Learn the ins and outs of great communication with this one hour expertly curated guide delivered by Tony Sloman, Director at Passion and Purpose. Examine how your body language and ability to connect are vital to influencing your audience. Consider the best communication style to adopt when pitching for business. Finally, gain tips on delivering key messages virtually or face-to-face. WEB222N02A
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair: Katie Innes, Director, Bradley Allen Love Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Business Law
Professional Skills
Performing in High Pressure Situations: Communicating Smarter, not Harder
- Embracing fear and uncertainty in high-stakes communication
- The 3-way model around connection
- Understanding and using body language that improves our influence
- Shifting mindset around communication
- Pitching for business: using the best communication style
- Delivering key messages virtually or face-to-face
Presented by Tony Sloman, Director, Passion and Purpose
Presenters
Katie Innes
Katie Innes is an experienced corporate lawyer who regularly advises a range of private companies and individuals, insolvency practitioners, industry peak bodies, co-operatives, associations and local governments on a broad range of commercial issues. Katie is a New South Wales Law Society Accredited Specialist in Business Law. Katie works closely with clients on the establishment and commercialisations of business ventures including the associated corporate governance, business structuring and ownership, succession planning, intellectual property considerations and capital raising. Katie's recent focus has been: assisting clients to find the most suitable business structure for their new and existing businesses to increase tax effectiveness and to create a workable succession plan; assisting clients with capital raising to fund business ventures including the offer of shares, debentures, units and convertible notes; and assisting private companies with major business acquisitions and disposals including the structuring, documentation and completion of those transactions. Katie's analytical and problem solving skills enable her to provide practical advice to her clients to achieve commercial resolutions in the best interests of her clients.
Tony Sloman
Tony is the director of Passion and Purpose. P&P delivers impactful learning programs through targeted workshops and one-on-one coaching. They have created and delivered solutions for a range of organisations for eg; Department of Social Services, Network Seven, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, NSW & Qld Government, QBE, Cannon, Swaab Attorneys. P&P is on the Qantas panel of learning providers. Tony trained as a professional actor at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London where he was awarded the Principal's Prize for outstanding achievement across the entire 800+ student population. His teachers are globally recognised educators. At Guildhall Tony's peers included Daniel Craig (current James Bond), Ewan McGregor, Joseph Fiennes, Damian Lewis. He has worked all over the world and with several performances at an elite level under his belt, Tony understands the complexities of communication. With 14 years' experience in financial services, Tony has managed stakeholders globally, at all levels; in government, large to small business and the NFP sector. Tony holds a Bachelor of Science in IT and Accountancy, a Diploma of Professional Acting, a Certificate of Organisational Coaching and a Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training.