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 like to attend the international concert in Australia next year if I have enough of my budget and have a chance.

Nice

I'm interested in all of these conference sessions, but I'm particularly interested in the session on using storytelling in leadership communication.
I chose this one because I think it will help me communicate my ideas more effectively and to reduce misunderstandings in work discussions.

I'm interested

I would like to attend the conference leading small businesses, because I have a small busuness and I want it will be sucessfully and profitable.

I would like to attend the 'Giving Feedback' session. I've been thinking about how to give a feedback well. So I guess that session will be very helpful to me.

I would not attend any of these because I work in a different field than management or marketing.

I would not to attend any of these conferences because I'm not a manager, more than that, I think that the value of such sessions is overrated

I would like to attend all of the conferences, but the conference I think is more interesting is the one about conflict management.

I think I would be interested in attending the conferences Managing international projects and Conflict management because I work in an international workspace and should know how to build intercultural communication and manage conflicts.