Creative Thinking: Thinking under Pressure

Course Overview

This course is designed to demonstrate how to make an impact under pressure, by thinking and communicating clearly and persuasively.

Skills Gained

• Enhance your ability to think fast under pressure
• Improve productivity: save time preparing reports and presentations
• Learn to structure ideas and information for clarity, ease of understanding and lasting impact
• Increase your persuasiveness by anticipating listener interests
• Handle tough questions and difficult situations
• Gain competitive advantage: avoid information overload and make a powerful impression

Prerequisites

None

Course Outline

• The relationship between clear communication and clear thinking
• Using both sides of the brain for structured improvisation
• Ten strategies for structuring ideas
• Using bridging techniques to defuse tough questions
• Organising thoughts quickly
• Using the brain scan grid to analyse listeners concerns
• Demystifying complex technical topics
• Outlining talks/documents
• Practice, practice, practice
• Workshop materials

Participants will receive a workshop manual containing a synopsis of Think on Your Feet techniques, plus examples, worksheets, checklists and memory-jogging reference cards.

Creative Thinking: Thinking under Pressure / FTOYF