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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Maybe I would attend Giving feedback and Developing creative thinking.

I would like to attend Managing international projects. There are many different cultures such as gender, age, occupation, social position, and origin, etc. And I think it is necessary to overcome those differences and talk with people of different culture. In addition, this conference will be an international team and will proceed, so international communication can be established just by discussion. It seems that some companies are able to generate profit as a company by making good use of intercultural communication in a globalized society. In this way, I think that intercultural communication will be necessary for our future. So I chose this meeting because I thought it was great to discuss how to do it.

I want to attend various presentations, but especially I want to attend Helena Clark's one.This is because I am not better to adapt new situation than other my team's member.I think it is not good.It is an obstacle to the progress.I bother my teammates.I and my team's member can not be fun.However, if I can do it, these problems will disappear.Probably it is difficult to change myself suddenly, but I want to change gradually.I am sure it will bring good results to my future.I am looking forward to being able to do it.

I would attend "Conflict Management with Tracy Edwards". Because,Conflict arise easily in team. So,I think Employees are needed to manage it. But I know it's hard to do. Of course, People have their own thoughts. Therefore, through managing conflict, Employees will understand what their colleagues think. That's the most important thing for employees, I guess. The more conflict we deal, the more we develop.

Managment is so diffuct. Sometimes, we don't manage ourselves

I probably attend at the conference focus on leading in uncertain times. Because, nowadays we are dealing with uncertain times, this causes for the covid-19. So, I really believe that, the employees needs some advices to deal with this problem.

Which of the conference sessions would you attend? Why? I'd like to attend the creative sessions: "Using the storytelling in leadership communication" and "Developing creative thinking in your team" because I 'd improve my skills in this and I'd have more ideas for my team.

I would attend Akira Yoshida's presentation. Because it is the most important thing to understand your environmental needs and how you adapt their changing habits. If you manage the change, you will overcome most of the problems.

I would attend the storytelling session because this strategy creates connection among people and encourage to give the best of each person.

Managment is not honestly my "cup of tea" or something that is close to my future profession, but I would attend session "Using storytelling in leadership communication". It sounds extremly creative and revolutionary.