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Skills for Success – Communicating with confidence

The Skills for Success are a first of its kind series of hybrid learning workshops showcasing the skills essential for a successful career in the public service. The program has been co-designed with public sector leaders in driving the capability uplift required for the future of the sector.

This event is part of a series of six events in the Skills for Success series. If you would like to attend all six events in this series, please register for the package.

Virtual Event
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM 

Professional & Affiliate $0 
Non Member $99

You will be able to access this event via a link sent to you the day prior.
If you are a NSW public sector employee, then you are eligible for Affiliate membership free of charge. Click here to join.

How to tailor your communication style for success 

Is this event right for you?
No matter how you serve the people of NSW, you need strong communication skills to collaborate, build professional relationships, and get you from where you are, to where you want to be. 

If you’re seeking to take your communication skills to the next level and engage with a wider range of audiences, Communicating with Confidence is the right event for you. 

What will you gain? 
In this hour-long interactive workshop, you’ll explore: 
- how to tailor your communication style for different audiences and mediums
- the importance of positively managing your stakeholder relationships; and
- how to express your ideas clearly and concisely

This event is part of a series of six hybrid learning workshops in the Skills for Success series. Co-designed by public sector leaders, these workshops focus on the skills essential for a successful career in the public service. 

SPEAKERS

 

INTRODUCTION

Trudi Mares
Deputy Secretary Corporate Services
Transport for NSW

Trudi Mares is the Deputy Secretary Corporate Services with Transport for NSW. Trudi’s background spans a variety of NSW government clusters and agencies including National Parks and Wildlife, Corrective Services, and the Attorney Generals and the Justice Cluster, and now Transport.

Trudi has worked across business management, policy, finance, people and culture and shared services. Starting out in an office traineeship, Trudi is passionate about entry level talent opportunities across government.

 

FACILITATOR

Nicole Hercus
People and Culture Specialist
Facilitator and Executive Coach

Nicole is a professional in Organisational Development, Learning and Development, Talent Management and Human Resources with over 20 years experience working across sectors. Nicole’s engaging and insightful facilitation and coaching style supports groups and individuals to unlock their full potential and build the capabilities necessary in today’s fast paced and changing business landscape.  

Nicole is a former GM of an FMCG organisation, and has worked closely with Reinventure, a venture capital fund in the fintech space. Reinventure have 26 ventures in their portfolio and Nicole Delivers dedicated people and culture consulting across the portfolio of companies.

The scope of services includes coaching for founders, executive team alignment and coaching, culture based interventions and a range of L&OD offerings to support rapid growth and scale up. 

Over the last 20 years of Consulting experience, Nicole has gained significant insight and experience in formulating audience centric learning frameworks and strategies as well as building communities of practice within organisations, to leverage on the success brought about through strong, trusting and productive relationships. 

 

 
When
24/05/2022 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
AUS Eastern Standard Time
Where
AUSTRALIA
 
Terms and Conditions
Payments

Payment is required prior to attending the event or course. Please contact an IPAA NSW staff member if an exception is required.

Payments - Online Events

If you have an outstanding invoice for the event, you will not receive a link to the live event. 

Online Events

Only people registered to the event can access the content. Do not share login details with people who have not registered to the event

Cancellation policy - Events
  • Cancellation must be in writing and confirmed by an IPAA NSW staff member
  • Cancellation received more than 10 business days prior to the event – no penalty will be incurred
  • Cancellation received within 6-10 business days of the event – 50% of the fee is payable
  • Cancellation received less than 6 business days prior to the event – 100% of the fee is payable
  • No show – 100% of the fee is payable
  • Registrations received less than 6 business days prior to the event are non-refundable.
Cancellation policy - Scheduled Courses
  • Cancellation must be in writing and confirmed by an IPAA NSW staff member
  • Cancellation received more than 10 business days prior to the start date – no penalty will be incurred
  • Cancellation received within 6-10 business days of the start date – 50% of the fee is payable
  • Cancellation received less than 6 business days prior to the start date – 100% of the fee is payable
  • No show – 100% of the fee is payable
  • Registrations received less than 6 business days prior to the start date are non-refundable.
Cancellation policy - Self-paced Courses
  • Cancellations are not permitted.

Note: If you do not cancel and do not attend and event or course, 100% of the fee must be paid.

Transfer policy - Events
  • All requests for transfers must be in writing
  • Substitute nominees may attend in your place where deemed appropriate; however, if a member wishes to substitute a non-member in their place the full fee will be payable.
Transfer policy - Scheduled Courses
  • All requests for transfers must be in writing
  • Your course registration can be transferred to another course without penalty if requested more than 10 business days prior to the course start date. Otherwise, the above cancellation policy applies. Transfers can only be requested when the course fee has been paid in full.
  • Transferring your registration to another person can be done at any time without penalty if nominee details are provided within a minimum of 2 business days prior to the course start date. Transferring from a member to a non-member will result in a fee increase in line with the non-member course fee.
Transfer policy - Self-paced Courses 
  • Transfers to another course are not allowed for self-paced courses.
We may in our discretion waive cancellation charges in exceptional circumstances, but we will not waive cancellation charges on account of work commitments.

Program Changes

IPAA NSW reserves the right to change programs/speakers/venue, or to cancel programs if the enrolment criteria are not met or when conditions beyond our control prevail. All registrants will be notified in the event of cancellation and their registration fee will be refunded.

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