Working with others

Building networks, creating partnerships and persuading others of the merits of what your organisation is doing is part and parcel of the world we work in and implicit to the success of what we do.

The training sessions in 'Working With Others' will help build confidence in your communication skills, allow you consider ways of negotiating and influencing others and give an introduction to how networks, alliances and consortia work across the Voluntary and Statutory sector.

By the end of this session, participants will:

• understand the importance of effective communication

• have considered the variety of ways in which we communicate

• know how to actively listen to others

• have developed effective questioning skills

• have learnt how to give others the opportunity to contribute ideas and opinions to the discussion

• explored how best to prepare for meetings in order to communicate any messages/ideas and views clearly and concisely

By the end of this session, participants will:

• understand the scope of the statutory sector

• have explored how the voluntary sector works with the statutory sector

• have increased confidence to 'speak up' when appropriate

• know how best to represent their interests to the statutory sector

• ensure effective 'two-way' communication

By the end of this session, participants will:

• have identified what networks, alliances and consortia actually are

• have considered the merits of working with networks, alliances or consortia

• know how to 'get involved'

• be able to prepare for, and contribute to a network, alliance or consortia meeting

By the end of this session, participants will:

• distinguish issues that are 'common ground' from those that are being disputed

• have developed skills for presenting arguments factually and rationally, whilst acknowledging that the parties involved may have strong feelings about the situation

• understand the importance of moving from competitive win/lose outcomes to co-operative solutions