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

Reading text

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 like to attend the Managing change Conference, because I think in this world we have changes all the time and it is important to be prepared for this changes not only in a businesses, but also in the life and in all the projects that we have for the future. Knowing how to deal whit changes and seeing possitive things that it bring to us, we’ll have a lot of posibilities to learn about the situation and to improve in whatever we whant to do.

I would like to join with mariana silva. As the each members of my team think creative then we'll get many good options to choose for development. In consequence of I will get a unique & best team to work

I would go to "Using storytelling in leadership communication". Because I'm not good at leadership, communication and even more at storytelling :) Any ideas to help me ?

I would like to attend Developing creative thinking in your team with Mariana Silva. When we think about something, new idea is very important to see things in a new way. Various opinion makes consultations better.

I wish to attend all sessions because most of them are important to build a creative environment for employees in your company, in addition, I like to study management. However, if I have to pick one only, I would like to attend the Leading small businesses session since I want to start my own business and I need to have enough knowledge to succeed.

i would want to attend Leading in uncertain times with Omar Abboud. because i feel the pressure when the new problem come up,it will sometimes makes me feel unconfidence.i wish i can learn something to change this problem.

I would like to attend the Leading in uncertain times session. Uncertainty is really a huge problem for any team because it makes the team not confident and the members’ thoughts will collide.

Ⅰ would like to attend Developing creative thinking in your team. I think it is hard to come up with new ideas. If we can have a lot of new ideas, our company will improve and develop. It is very important things to us. But, it is not as easy as l said. When I was a high school student, There were many situations where I had to come up with ideas. I sometimes thought about it for days and sometimes didn't like it. With many ideas, the company will grow better. So, I wanted to learn how to come up with ideas from different angles. And, I want to be a person who can express my opinion in the future.

I will attend the Amelia Novak session, because I consider that it is very important to have a feedback to improve the development

It was a very good activity, that helped me to increase and remember some words in English, and I hope that this type of activity can continue on a near future.