Overview

This 6-week course provides comprehensive training in soft skills such as listening, responding and using empathy and compassion skills in both business and social settings.  It will assist you in being able to identify appropriate responses depending on the setting and allow you to demonstrate key soft skills as required.

This course includes the use of role plays, scenarios and classroom interactions throughout, which allows your learning to be consolidated.  Comprehensive feedback and support are offered to each student to assist in achieving the course outcomes.

Course components

• Foundations of listening skills.
• Identifying different types of listening skills and settings.
• Develop a greater understanding of empathy and compassion and how this can be demonstrated.
• Exploring a range of responding types, vocal and facial expressions in both face to face and Zoom/Teams or other platforms settings.
• Effective use of body language in both face to face and Zoom/Teams or other platforms settings.

Outcomes

• Demonstrate the use of listening skills, using voice and facial expression.
• Expression of appropriate compassion and empathy skills in social and business settings.
• Employ effective body language when communicating one to one.

Delivery mode

Zoom mode 6.30pm–7pm (1.5 hr sessions run over 6 weeks) *Please put your name on the waitlist course commencement dates for 2025*

Block face to face teaching mode 10am to 4pm over 2 x Saturday sessions (5 ½ to 6 hours per day) OR 10am to 4pm Saturday/Sunday session intensive mode (5 ½ to 6 hours per day).

*Please put your name on the waitlist course commencement dates for 2025*

Course materials and assessment

Course materials will be provided to students upon enrolment.  Students are required to submit a short skills demonstration (10 min) at the course completion to demonstrate the learning outcomes.  Details of the assessment task will be provided upon enrolment.

Time commitment

Zoom delivery. Students should allow for 2.5 to 3 hours per week to engage with the program and content.  This includes the weekly zoom session (1.5 hours) and preparation/reading/video content (1 to 1.5 hrs) per week.

Face to face delivery. Students should allow around 5 ½ to 6 hours over 2 days – around 11 to 12 hours in total. The preparation/reading/video content will be available at enrolment and will be identical to the zoom delivered material.

Both zoom and face to face delivery are identical in content. 

Attendance

Weekly attendance is not mandatory for Zoom delivery and a recording is made available for those students who are unable to attend.  However, the expectation is that students will aim to attend all Zoom sessions where possible. For face-to-face block teaching full attendance is expected.  For face-to-face block teaching full attendance is expected.  Students should note that although we will aim to record all sessions, recordings may not be readily available for face-to-face block teaching due to venue/audio limitations.

How to prepare

Please read the material assigned prior to class time.  Materials will be provided upon enrolment.   

Pre-requisites

None

Course Fee

Zoom course fee is $880 per person including GST. This includes all course materials. Face to face course fee is $1,100 per person including GST.  This includes all course materials and catering.

Payment

Course fees are payable upon enrolment. 

Questions

If you would like to know more about this course, please contact us and we will respond to your enquiry as soon as possible. See our terms and conditions for information on cancellations for our courses.

Waitlist

Please waitlist now for 2025.  Enrolment form and start dates will be sent to you when they are announced.

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