So you think you have a creative idea? Now to convince your team, sponsor, buyer, investor, or donor. The more time you have invested in your idea without...

Pitching Your Creative Idea

Location:

2000 NSW
Australia

Venue:
The University of Newcastle

Featuring

Professor Ann Brewer

Professor Brewer is an organisational psychologist and has spanned psychology, education and business as a researcher, lecturer, and author,  senior leaders including 12 years as a Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sydney, as well as working on boards and an accredited executive coach. She has published eight books, most recently on leadership, coaching and mentoring, and 70 publications in journals, book chapters and conference proceedings. Professor Brewer's research expertise is people at work and has employed quasi-experiments, interview, survey, case and longitudinal studies and meta-analysis to investigate issues at work including conflict, change, leadership, commitment, stress as well as gender. Her work has been applied in diverse industry sectors such as business, education, industrial relations, human resource management, health administration, public policy, transport and logistics; banking and mining. She has taught in business schools, psychology and education at all levels. She has been instrumental in curriculum design and innovation particularly at the postgraduate coursework and pathway programs.  Her contribution to lifelong learning has included both Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Professor Brewer has extensive experience as a university leader and led pan-university transformation including core services: HR, IT, Finance, Facilities, Student Services as well as quality assurance. She has been the lead negotiator for EBAs for the last four rounds. She has led commercial facing entities including a start-up to success. She is an Emeritus Professor, the University of Sydney, and held an Honorary Professorship in the Faculty of Education, the University of Sydney for a number of years.

Event Details

So you think you have a creative idea? Now to convince your team, sponsor, buyer, investor, or donor. The more time you have invested in your idea without sharing it, the more likely it is you’ve convinced yourself it's great and the harder it is to convince others.  Now imagine you have been asked to propose your idea on the way to a meeting: you have less than 3 minutes to present the idea and probably less to make an impact. 

Learning Outcomes
 
At the completion of this workshop you will:
 
  1. Know what does and doesn’t work when it comes to persuading people.
  2. Have practical tools and techniques to make you and your presentations more impactful.
  3. Boost your confidence in how to influence and persuade to achieve a positive outcome.
 
Content
 
This interactive workshop will assist you build a simple framework to:
 
  • Open conversations and grab attention: the how and why
  • What to say next: the what
  • Leave your audience with a lasting impression that is creative and clever.
 
Intended Audience
 
This course is suitable for managers, supervisors and team leaders who are looking to develop their ability to pitch a creative idea, an innovation, or a change to the way things are done. It has been designed for professionals at all stages of their career from diverse sectors, including public and private enterprise.
 
Delivery Style
 
This course will be delivered as an interactive workshop consisting of an instructor led seminar, group and individual activities. This training approach allows you to work through concepts introduced by the instructor in an application-focused teaching environment.

Access and Inclusion

  • Wheelchair Accessible Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.