A conference programme

Read the programme for a management conference to practise and improve your reading skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.

Preparation

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Morning programme

9.00–9.30	Conference opening Dr Jon Martinez
9.30–10.45	Management styles with Helena Clark Consider the different management styles and how you can adapt yours to suit your team.	Giving feedback with Amelia Novak Explore the different ways to give feedback to maximise development.	Managing change with Akira Yoshida Help your employees deal with change and to see the positives change can bring.
10.45–11.15	Coffee break
11.15–12.30	Using storytelling in leadership communication with Antoine Martin Sometimes, the best way to communicate with your team is by telling stories. Find out how to do this in this workshop.	Leading small businesses with Cheng Wei How is leading small businesses different and how can leaders of small businesses bring success to their team?	Leading in uncertain times with Omar Abboud Uncertainty can affect the success of your team. Learn to bring confidence to your team in a time of uncertainty.

Afternoon programme

12.30–2.00	Lunch
2.00–3.15	Managing international projects with Alisa Petrov Consider how to ensure successful intercultural communication in your international teams.	Developing creative thinking in your team with Mariana Silva How can you get your team to think more creatively? Explore the different ideas that can help your team see things in a new way.	Conflict management with Tracy Edwards Conflict can create problems in your team, but managing conflict well can bring about development. Learn how to manage conflict in this workshop.
3.15–4.15	Group discussions
4.15–5.00	Conference closing Dr Grace Moloney

Task 1

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Task 2

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Discussion

Which of the conference sessions would you attend? Why?

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I would attend the session titled "Using storytelling in leadership communication" presented by Antoine Martin. The reason for my choice is to learn how I can incorporate stories while communicating with my team.

I would join Conflict management with Tracy Edwards, because conflict often cause problem in teamwork not because they are there, but because we can't manage them. Conflict isn't something we should avoid but to control

I would been attending "Managing change" because the employees have to see changes all the time and they need to know the importance of that and see the positives change can bring that.

I would attend in the creative thiking course because I think that creative thiking not only improve me and my employee at work, but also improve us in life generally, so if any employee feel that this course touch his life not only his work he'll be more attendent.

Uncertain can affect the success of your team. Learn to bring confidence to your team in a time of uncertainty. Good to learn today.

I would attend the conference session 'Developing creative thinking in your team' with Mariana Silva, because I guess that creativity is one of the best things which person can bring into the team. Fresh and creative ideas are always important in work.

I would attend the coference session "Management Styles" with Helena Clark, because I've got a new job and in this job I am the leader of my section group and leading, as the job, is also a new thing to me. So, I thing this conference session would help me to find out a manegement style that I would be able to use with my team.

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I would attend "the conflict management" conference. The conflict soon all later happens in a team, because there are people with different backgrounds, way of seeing things, knowledge, etc. and It's very important that the leader manages conflict the right way, because if he doesn't do it, the job of the entire time it will be harmed, and the goals will not be achieved.

I'd rather attend 'Leading in uncertain times' session as I encounter a lot of this kind of situation every day in our workplace.