Essential communication skills

Strong communication starts with yourself, whether it’s at work or beyond. Everyone stands to benefit from effective communication skills training. During our one-day communication skills course, we show you how to get more out of interactions with others in the workplace. You gain a deeper understanding of how others perceive you and learn techniques to minimise miscommunication.

Throughout the course, you gain practical insights, exercise your communication skills and feel the impact right away. In just one day, you become a master of listening, asking probing questions and giving feedback. The course covers verbal as well as non-verbal communication topics. It also includes topics like intonation, projection and body language.

The following subjects are covered:

• Practising valuable techniques such as listening and asking probing questions
• Understanding how verbal and non-verbal communication reinforce one another
• Learning to give constructive feedback
• Bringing structure to conversations

Target audience

Our essential communication skills course is ideal for anyone seeking to exchange information more effectively with others. Learn to hear what is said and what is left unsaid. Gain practical tips and tricks that immediately improve your communication. This communication skills training puts you on the course to stronger, more effective workplace interactions from now on.

Choose in-person or online

When you register, you can choose for an in-person course at one of our venues. Or, register for an online course in the 'virtual classroom'. Which do you prefer? With the 'virtual class' we guarantee the same quality and results. You can read it on www.suas.nl/opleidingen-en-trainingen/virtual-classroom-en.

The total price contains the following components:

Training course 

The price of this course is € 695,00 (excl. 21% VAT).

Do you pay the invoice yourself? Then you automatically get a beneficial advantage. Instead of a 21% VAT charge, you only receive a 10% fee. Your course price will then be € 764,50.

Course material

The price for the course materials is € 76,45 (excl. VAT). You will receive:

• Personal licence for learning environment MijnSN
• Succeskit SUAS NL
• Feedback waaier (Engels)

Facility costs

The price for the use of the accommodation, coffee/tea and an extensive lunch buffet is € 80,00 (excl. VAT). You obviously do not pay any facility costs if you choose the online course in the 'virtual class'.

Start and end measurement

This course improves your skills. We can guarantee that. How? Before you start your course, you take a scan. This determines your starting level and helps set the right goals. You receive a personal report. That way, you know exactly where you stand, what you want to accomplish, and how to get there. Your trainer helps you to focus and develop, in order to reach your full potential. After your training is done, you take another scan. This end measurement shows how much you’ve grown, and where you can still develop your skills further.

Course day

The training course consists of an online kick-off and 1 block of 1 day.

Block

• 1 day from 9.30 AM till 5.00 PM

You train virtual? Then we modify the course days: a training that original takes one day, will be virtual in two days of 3,5 hours. In this way we ensure that you do not spend full days behind your screen and you stay fresh enough to absorb the information. View the schedule for your course days and times.

Participants

The maximum group size for the training course is 14 participants.

Certificate

On completion of the training course and subject to attendance and active participation, SUAS will award a certificate. Our certificates are highly regarded in the business community.

Are several colleagues facing the same challenge? Then in-company is the ideal option. This course or training can be organized within your organization. Our specialized sister company Relevance will develop this customized training program in cooperation with you. Relevance will then adapt the assignments and examples to the practical situation in your organization.

Benefits of Incompany

• Efficient - You bring the knowledge and competences of entire teams to a higher level in one go.
• High efficiency - The specific learning objectives and wishes of your colleagues are central.
• Assurance - We use current practical situations for optimal assurance of learning goals.
• Always - You decide when we organize the course or training.
• Everywhere - We organize the course or training wherever you want. Inside or outside your organization.

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