Artistic and cultural activities as well as creative projects have become more network-oriented and international in recent years. Therefore freelancers and self-employed need to relate more than ever on their competence in building up relationships with co-operators, contractors, funders and costumers in order to be successful.
Whether communicating at business get-togethers, after-show-parties or at official meetings or negotiations - the skilful entry into a first informal small talk about seemingly trivial things will help you to get in touch and to create a positive conversational atmosphere.
These are good conditions for achieving greater goals on your agenda.Contents:In the interactive workshop participants train their personal networking skills alongside with their competence of communicating in English.
• small talk - when and where?
• the rules of small talk; topics and taboos
• the entry: what shall I say to start a conversation?
• building a positive talking relation
• active listening and techniques of asking
• exit strategies to conversations
• simulating typical conversational situations
Methods:short impulse lectures, training in situation adequate expressions in English, practices and role plays, reflecting on your own communicational behaviours.
Period
14-07-2012 - 28-07-2012 (2 weeks)
Target group
Creative professionals and entrepreneurs as well as artists
Course aim
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Credits
0.0 ECTS credits---
Course fee
EUR 112: ------
Course leader
Ulrike Mller is a creative business consultant and executive coach based in Berlin. With more than 10 years of management experience in the arts and creative industries in London and Berlin and a range of business and process consultation qualifications,
Scholarships
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Berlin University of the Arts Berlin Career College
Address: Bundesallee 1-12
Postal code: 10719
City: Berlin
Country: Germany
Website: http://www.udk-berlin.de/sites/content/topics/home/index_eng.html
E-mail: summer-courses@udk-berlin.de
Phone: +49 30 3185 2087
Small Talk & Networking in English
