Becoming more successful workplace communicators while on the move

1. Becomingmoresuccessfulworkplacecommunicatorswhile on themove

2. Becoming moresuccessfulworkplacecommunicators while on themove

3. Key questions: • What are the key functions necessary for successful international workplace communication? • How an we get busy business people to spend more time learning autonomously? • How can learners focus on improving their key functional competencies and learning autonomously while on the move?

4. Key questions: • What are the key functions necessary for successful international workplace communication? • How an we get busy business people to spend more time learning autonomously? • How can learners focus on improving their key functional competencies and learning autonomously while on the move?

5. Business Skills • Emailing • Telephoning • Presentations • Meetings • Negotiating • Small Talk • etc…

6. But what if … • I’ve got a problem to solve for a customer? • I need to convince my boss to make changes in the department? • I have to update the project team? • My supplier is being difficult? …which channel do I use?

7. Work & Function Globally Focus on Keyfunctions rather than medium of communication or linear syllabus • Presenting data • Giving updates • Expressing doubt and concerns • Responding to requests and questions • Networking and relationship building • …and so on.

8. Key questions: • What are the key functions necessary for successful international workplace communication? • How an we get busy business people to spend more time learning autonomously? • How can learners focus on improving their key functional competencies and learning autonomously while on the move?

9. A few ideas • The language you use • Schedule management & communication • Focus on Return On Investment • Is it ‘enough’ to just attend?

10. Foster a trainingphilosophycenteredaround • self-responsibilityandlearnerautonomy • with measurable and immediate success • media rich • relevant

11. Key questions: • What are the key functions necessary for successful international workplace communication? • How an we get busy business people to spend more time learning autonomously? • How can learners focus on improving their key functional competencies and learning autonomously while on the move?

12. Autonomous learning on the move

13. Where to start? Usefulness Motivation Relevance Dead time Return on investment On the move Overwhelmed by choice

18. Flexibility – any place, any time learning • On a computer • Print & Work • On a mobile device (tablet, smartphone, MP3) But what about when I’m on the move?

19. So how does it look?

20. 1. On a computer 47th IATEFL Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK

21. Work & Function globally

22. Vocabulary & Grammar practice

23. 2. Print & Work - Reading

24. Writing

25. Writing

26. 3. On a mobile device

28. Putting it on your mobile device child’s play That was easy!

29. Videos: Networking

30. Finding the right blend

31. Key questions: • What are the key functions necessary for successful international workplace communication? • How an we get busy business people to spend more time learning autonomously? • How can learners focus on improving their key functional competencies and learning autonomously while on the move?

32. Thanks! @irishmikeh about.me/mikehogan