Richard Morris, Accredited Trainer
When organisations develop Graduate Recruitment Days, you can almost guarantee that at the top of the assessment criteria is ‘communication’! Naturally, all employers are looking for an intake of new talent who can ‘hit the ground running’, with some additional cross training en-route!
What are we really looking for from our graduates’ verbal communication
Someone who can:
- Demonstrate quick-fire verbal dexterity;
- Manage multiple audiences at once;
- Or, Demonstrate a measured and reasoned response.
Of course, it’s all of these!
But can you get this from one person?
Think on Your Feet® will support your graduates to achieve verbal communication proficiency. It hones their communication, so it is delivered with Clarity, Brevity and Impact!
- Clarity – so they are understood – did anyone ever tell anyone that they are being too clear?
- Brevity – to control meandering dialogue – it is great to use stories and anecdotes, yet 99% of the time we just need to get to the point.
- Impact – so they and their communication is remembered – leaving a lasting impression.
Think on Your Feet® will help them to create the impact when they most need to. Giving them the ability to confidently:
- Answer that tough question to a key stakeholder.
- Deal with a left field enquiry they were not expecting.
- Provide that quick update to a senior manager, we know this as the ‘elevator pitch’!
Structuring and managing their communication
Think on Your Feet® emphasises structure when communicating verbally. It provides the tools and techniques to ensure you are clear, confident and able to think before you speak – even when caught-on-the-spot! So, from day one, the organisation has a cohort who can:
- Position your organisation in positive light.
- Enhance on your brand and USP through clear and memorable communication.
- Build trust and increased stakeholder engagement.
More about Think on Your Feet®
Think on Your Feet® helps anyone to create the impact when they most need to. Giving them the ability to confidently:
- Answer that tough question to a key stakeholder.
- Deal with a left field enquiry they were not expecting.
- Provide that quick update to a senior manager, we know this as the ‘elevator pitch’!
Think on Your Feet® is available as a public workshop in major UK cities and online, you can train a group or team face-to-face or online with in-house training or you can train your trainers to deliver Think on Your Feet®
- Public workshop calendar.
- Enquire about in-house training.
- Find out more about our training for trainers.
More about Richard Morris Richard is an accredited Think on Your Feet®, Writing Dynamics™, Lateral Thinking and Six Thinking Hats® trainer and has delivered these workshops to numerous clients.
From an organisational development context, he has created and implemented a new leadership behavioural framework and set of associated flagship leadership development programmes.
