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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B1 Intermediate

I would like to attend the International Project Management session because I am interested in developing an IT company with an international development team.

As a project manager, I would like to attend Managing International Project to strengthen my skills on the project management.

Best regards,
Ana da Graça Tambo
Maputo, Mozambique.

I would like to attend the session ' Using storytelling in leadership communication' because I don't know how to use this point very well and I'd like to use it in my business.

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I would attend conference sessions -Management styles,because we have same behaviour in many situation and I would exlore different management styles and carrefully consider about yhis and be more confidence in managing different people and situations.

I would like to attend the conflict management conference because conflict is inevitable in both my professional and personal life. I think having the necessary tools to deal with it, can be greatly beneficial in all spheres of life.
Therefore, I believe attending this conference can equip me with the skills to manage conflicts effectively.

I would like to attend EXPO 2030 in KSA. KSA has a 2030 vision that is to change the education, the economy, the health, and the external face of the world. EXPO will adapt our knowledge and opinions.

I would like to attend
"Developing creative thinking in your team" speech.
Creative thinking is not something that you can learn, but you can change and develop if you have.

I would visit some of thw workshops are such as management stile and leading a smal business.

I would be interested in developing creative thinking in my team, because I am a teacher and I consider that it is important for my students to have a development of creativity to power their skills.