ADVANCED
COMMUNICATION
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The 2019 AIM leadership
survey ranked Communication
as the #1 skill needed for
great leadership. However,
in our increasingly matrixed
organisations, communication
skills are vital at every level to
drive project outcomes, convey
complex ideas, influence others
and inspire trust.
The Advanced Communication short
course empowers you with the critical
thinking skills to build compelling
arguments, engage others and present
your ideas with influence and impact.
Assert your position, recognise deceptive
reasoning and present a substantiated
viewpoint with confidence.
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Within the Australian
employment marketplace
45.0
a gap of
%
exisits between the
availability and demand
for communication skills
DEPARTMENT OF
EMPLOYMENT 2016
To enrol or find out more information
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Advanced Communication
COURSE DURATION:
PRICE: $895
1 Day On-Campus Workshop
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Is this course right for you? Learning Outcomes
If you often need to communicate ideas in the Upon completion of this course you will
workplace, this course will give you the skills to be able to:
build compelling arguments, recognise deceptive
- Analyse ideas for communication to others
reasoning and communicate complex ideas.
- Develop strategies for communicating often
controversial ideas
Delivery Mode
On-Campus Workshop – - Provoke response and reaction to your ideas
1 day face-to-face workshop using different techniques and taking risks in
the process
The benefits of studying in a classroom
- Understand a framework to debate and
setting include being able to share first-hand
discuss ideas
experiences, ideas and questions with peers
and our expert facilitators. - Present and argue substantiated positions
on ideas with confidence
You’ll study with like-minded people and
strengthen your network. - Reflect on and appraise others ideas,
incorporating them with your own
Learn it. Earn it. Share it. Included Online Courses
By completing AIM’s Advanced This face-to-face Short Course
Communication course, you also gives you free access to
will receive a certificate to the following Online Courses
recognise the high standard of valued at $2,720:
learning and skill development
you have attained. Print your - Effective Communication
industry-recognised certificate of - Implementing Innovation and Continuous
attainment or share electronically Improvement
to demonstrate your ever-growing - Project Management Fundamentals
value to employers and peers.
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Workshop Overview
DAY ONE
Welcome and introductions
Course overview, learning outcomes, and icebreaker
Critical Thinking
Explores the necessity of critical thinking for impactful communication and demonstrates the
process of critical thinking
Critical Thinking in Action
Highlights the concepts of positions, themes, and messages, how they comprise a communication,
and the means to identify them
Elements of Argument
Defines the term argument and contrasts deductive and inductive reasoning
Deceptive Reasoning
Demonstrates types of deceptive reasoning and how to effectively respond to them
Analysing Argument Using an Argument Map
Explains the purpose of an argument, stressing that it demonstrates structure rather than validity of
an argument
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DAY ONE
Engaging Others
Introduces a four-step process to facilitate effective communication between individuals of
differing types
Communicate for Different Purposes
Highlights common purposes and mediums of communication in the workplace
The Bland Leading the Bland
Explores concepts of rhetoric (ethos, logos, pathos, and kairos) to engage your audience and
establishes the “power of three”
Other Techniques to Engage and Fascinate
Demonstrates the value of pictures and stories in effective communication
Communication Challenges
Details common complications to communication based off technology, individual character traits,
and cultural differences
Take Risks and Provoke Responses
Highlights that while taking risks is inherently intimidating, avoiding risks will always ultimately
result in boredom, and demonstrates methods of taking risks safely
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DAY ONE
Gather Evidence
Examines the need for providing supporting evidence when debating and discussing ideas
Establish Your Position
Demonstrates that there is a spectrum of beliefs regarding any topic and that one must know all
positions to decide where they stand
Challenge Your Own Beliefs
Establishes the need to be flexible in your own beliefs, and that it is unreasonable to expect others
to change their beliefs if you cannot do the same
Putting It All Together
Asks participants to critically analyse an example of a presentation, utilising the skills and
knowledge they have acquired through the day
Summary and Close
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What’s included?
- Comprehensive course notes
- Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
- Internet access
- Free access to 3 x Online Short Courses
(see page 4 for details)
Please advise AIM when booking if you have any dietary or
accessibility requests.
Our Facilitators
AIM facilitators are experienced practitioners with a robust
mix of academic and practical expertise.
We believe the education of the future managers of Australia
to be a highly important task. Who is better placed to teach
the art and science of management than those with current,
daily real-world experience?
Payment Options
We require full payment to be made upfront prior to
attending the training. Payment options we offer include:
- Credit Card (Visa/MasterCard/Amex)
- Direct Deposit (EFT)
- Purchase Order - If you need to raise an internal
purchase order please advise. Your space on the course
is not secured until you have provided us with an official
Purchase Order with all relevant details completed.
- Zip Money - If you would like to spread the cost of your
training out our finance partner Zip Money can offer you
a line of credit with 6 months interest free and flexible
weekly, fortnightly or monthly payment options. For more
information on this, please click here.
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Our Vision:
To be the most relevant future skills training business in Australia.
Our Purpose:
To prepare Australia to succeed in a rapidly changing environment
and to help people upskill so they can seize the future.
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course dates and advice.
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