Authority, Authenticity and Assertiveness Masterclass

As your careers in academia progress, your interactions with peers can become more complex. This opens up exciting opportunities but can also present challenges. How can you influence colleagues when you don’t necessarily have positional authority? How can you give feedback whilst maintaining positive relationships? Argue your corner convincingly?

One thing is certain: you will need to engage in some challenging conversations.

This highly practical course from VOX Coaching will boost your confidence and help you manage these situations in a calm, clear, and purposeful manner. You’ll explore:

• Embodying authenticity, authority, and assertiveness

• Achieving positive outcomes and building effective working relationships

• Actively listening and reading others’ behaviours

• Adapting your style for different individuals and contexts

• Understanding status and power relations

• Communicating with clarity and impact

During the session, you will gain valuable insights into, and experience of, the effects of different communication styles. You’ll leave equipped with straightforward approaches you can put into practice straight away.