Overview

Learn to craft and deliver messages effectively and persuasively. Master communicators help you develop presentation techniques for a range of professional situations, building on your own personal leadership strengths. Marketing experts demonstrate the value of researching an audience before honing and delivering your message, while journalists and television producers offer practical support to improve your on-camera presence and ability to stay on message.

Featured sessions include:

  • Media skills training
  • Crisis and reputation management for government agencies
  • Understanding your audience
  • The art of story-telling
  • Creative ways to communicate your vision

Check out the May 2008 agenda above for more details on likely speakers and topics.

Course Information

Location:
Washington, DC

Tuition:
$2,475

Dates:

May 11 - May 13, 2009
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Contact:
Liz Barron
Director, Leadership Programs
202.797.6314
or lbarron@brookings.edu

Program Benefits

  • Enhanced ability to understand and appeal to different constituencies
  • Strategies for internal and external crisis communications
  • Communication techniques that enable clear, compelling, and confident leadership

Competencies

  • Interpersonal skills
  • Oral communication
  • Influencing and negotiating

Praise for this Program

"A fun and interactive course. This program is a 'must-attend' for any individual who must communicate in an efficient and effective manner."
-- Christopher Tomney, U.S. Coast Guard