By Mike Figliuolo, Managing Director, thoughtLEADERS, LLC
Master High-Stakes Communication
Course description
When pitching ideas and trying to influence others in high-stakes situations, it’s important to take a deliberate approach to your communications if you want to get recommendations approved.
Influence comes down to making compelling pitches. The higher the stakes at hand, the more important it is for you to communicate clearly, succinctly, and convincingly. The course covers understanding the audience and their agendas, knowing how decisions are made, crafting a compelling narrative, getting stakeholder input, and bringing the right facts to back up your idea. The value of this course to participants and the organization are faster approval ideas leading to shorter time to impact, and quicker approval processes which saves time and effort.
Objectives - Understand the Audience and Their “Button” - Know the Players, Agendas, and How Decisions are Made - Get Input on Your Narrative - Let Others Think the Idea is Theirs - Bring the Right Facts to the Conversation
Who is it for: The target audience for this course is anyone who has to communicate and influence others in high-stakes situations.
Course overview - 5
Understand the Audience and Their “Button”
Know the Players, Agendas, and How Decisions are Made
Get Input on Your Narrative
Let Others Think the Idea is Theirs
Bring the Right Facts to the Conversation