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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the story telling is can spring every and that is what i would attend.

I'll attend Managing change because to not easy time in my contry

Definitely I would attend to the conference given by Mariana Silva about Developing creative thinking in a team because I consider that subject one of the most important skills nowadays in a successful team work. If you’re working in a team that is capable of thinking creatively, you would be able to solve almost any problem or issue it could happen in a project.

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I would participate the conference " Giving feedback " and " Conflict management" because are very importat for the professional construction.

I want to attend a Conflict management session because many times conflict happened and affected our progress. So it would be great if I could participate in this session.

"Leading small businesses with Cheng Wei" is my choice, As I'm in my 30s it is time to study how to manage and develop my own business.

There are two sessions of this conference I am concerned, there are "Giving feedback" and "Using storytelling in leadership communication". Because I think that what I miss to become a good leader.

I would attend de conference that talk about explore the diferent ways to give a feedback, because i think we have to let it know at our employies how their are doing his work and that can help them to be better in their job.

I'd attend Leading small business because I'm passionate about having my own business.

I think, that how to leading in uncertain time is very important, the world change quickly, more and more companies are closing, that's why it will be interesting information