Sixth Sense Communication Overview
Developing Communication Competence & Confidence
Understanding how to communicate in a project setting is a vital skill for project managers and those who facilitate change. Results define project success and communicating an effective vision is a critical component needed to gain results. Developing a message and communicating it using written, verbal and visual forms is a key to telling your projects story and helping others understand its importance within the organization. In this training event, accomplished, dynamic speaker-trainers will guide participants to a clear understanding of how to more effectively communicate in project settings, leading to more successful change initiatives.
Why Is Effective Communication Important?
Learn the importance of a balanced approach for project management and the connection with project success. A balanced approach starts with traditional technical tools, then layers on business acumen and a portfolio of interpersonal skills called A Sixth Sense for Project Management®. Gain a detailed understanding of Sixth Sense Communication and why it is critical to project.
In this training seminar, we will also cover the following topics…
- What does the PMBOK® say about communications?
- Statistics tying lack of communication to many project failures
- Implications from PMI's recent study Researching the Value of Project Management
- Full day events - 8 PDUs
- 2 day events - 16 PDUs
Sixth Sense Disciplines Addressed
Step 1: Clear and Concise Message and Written Communications
Learn the "Sixth Sense" skills for creating clear and impactful written communications. Learn the "never do's" of email and the keys to powerful word selection and how to structure a convincing argument. Learn how to tell a story.
Step 2: Verbal and Visual Communications
Learn how to leverage presentations and visual documents to complement your story and your project.
Step 3: Sixth Sense Communications
We will bring it all home to help you walk away with key skills for communication that can be used in any project and/or management situation.
Key Skills Developed
• Developing and communicating message content
• Understanding how to construct a convincing argument
• Leveraging visual documents and presentations
• Understanding how these elements can help your project
succeed.
Other Information
This course addresses the following key process groups and knowledge areas of the PMBOK® Guide:
PMBOK® Guide Process Groups:
• Planning Process Group
• Executing Process Group
• Monitoring & Controlling Process Group
PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Areas
• Project Management Integration
• Project Communications Management
• Project Human Resource Management
PMBOK is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.