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Communication & Planning Skills For Administrative Professionals
Course Description
Good communication and planning skills are essential for all administrative professionals. This interactive and practical programme is designed to help participants review and develop these skills so that they can enhance not only their own effectiveness but also that of their immediate colleagues and teams.

Taking an in-depth and comprehensive approach the seminar focuses specifically on:

  • face-face communications (both one-to-one and in small groups)
  • telephone skills, teleconferencing and remote communications
  • written communications (including writing e-mails, letters, reports and instructions)
  • meetings skills and supporting presentations
  • interpersonal and influencing skills
  • personal planning and time-management skills
  • project planning and monitoring

Taking an in-depth and comprehensive approach the seminar focuses specifically on:

  • face-face communications (both one-to-one and in small groups)
  • telephone skills, teleconferencing and remote communications
  • written communications (including writing e-mails, letters, reports and instructions)
  • meetings skills and supporting presentations
  • interpersonal and influencing skills
  • personal planning and time-management skills
  • project planning and monitoring
  • Administrative professionals, secretaries and personal assistants

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;
• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

DAY 1 - Face-to Face Communication and Interpersonal Skills

  • Barriers to effective communication and how to overcome them
  • Interpersonal skills and building working relationships
  • Delegation - giving and receiving
  • Assertive communication
  • Managing conflict

DAY 2- Planning & Time Management

  • Prioritizing
  • Handling and making requests
  • Personal planning tools and systems
  • Managing  interruptions
  • Project planning and principles of CPA

DAY 3 - Team-Working and Meetings

  • Team development and group dynamics
  • Constructive  and inclusive discussions
  • Challenging ideas and getting agreement
  • Improving meetings
    • planning and preparation
    • participation and control
    • follow-up and meeting notes

DAY 4 - Managing Information and Written Communication

  • Principles of information management
    • digesting information and making it meaningful
  • Report writing
  • Grammar & punctuation
  • Editing  and proofreading skills
  • Writing e-mails and letters
  • Other forms of written communication
    • relevance
    • layout
    • structure
    • style
    • tone
    • structure

DAY 5 - Supporting Presentations/Improving Teamwork and Systems

  • Designing slides and incorporating graphics
  • Room setup, equipment and trouble shooting
  • Continuous improvement and creative thinking
  • Making a case
  • Seminar review
  • BTSattendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.

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Course Rounds

5 Days
Code Date Venue Fees Action
ADM114-01
2026-04-05
Dubai
USD 5450
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ADM114-02
2026-07-19
Dubai
USD 5450
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ADM114-03
2026-10-04
Casablanca
USD 5950
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ADM114-04
2026-12-13
Cairo
USD 5450
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