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Who
is it for?
Everyone working
in design: all creatives, project and account managers, administration,
finance, production and technical staff will find it directly
relevant to their work. Delegates are either within their
first three years of employment or are more experienced staff
attending as an invaluable refresher course.
What
will I learn?
- Skills and insights into practices essential to your
career
- New ways of approaching people and problems
- Practical advice, tips and techniques
- Communicate more effectively with colleagues and clients
Course
Content
Communication
skills: written - Liz
Lydiate
- Influence of writing standards on client confidence
- Techniques for improving spelling and grammar
- Preparation for business letters, memoranda, reports and
proposals
- Style in writing
- Communication of ideas and concepts
Time Management
- Liz Lydiate
- Maintaining quality and creativity under pressure
- Techniques for personal organisation
- Planning, prioritising and delegation
- Handling interruptions
- Extending good practice
Initiative and
Resources - Liz
Lydiate
- Research principles and sources of information
- Understanding how the brain works
- Problem solving techniques for maintaining and extending
creativity
- Generating ideas
- Achieving mental flexibility
Legal and business
frameworks for design - Henry
Lydiate
- European and UK law, lawyers and legal systems, and how
to use them
- How businesses are legally constituted and what this
means
- Legal responsibilities of companies and individual professionals
- How to negotiate contracts for services, employment and
suppliers
- How to avoid legal disputes and how to manage them when
they arise
Presentation
skills - an introduction - Shan
Preddy
- How to get the response you want from your presentation
- An effective framework for planning and preparation
- Tips and techniques for successful delivery
- Guidelines on rapport building and monitoring feedback
- Overcoming nerves
An introduction
to people management - Henry
Lydiate
- Team management and leadership
- Effective delegation
- Motivation and persuasion skills
- How to set sustainable goals and standards
- Giving praise and reprimand to get results
The client relationship
- Shan
Preddy
- What design means to clients
- What they want from their design consultancies
- Hierarchies, approvals and budgets: what you should know
- Client satisfaction, retention; clients as ambassadors
- Proactive client development: the most effective marketing
tool
The design business
and its commercial context - Jeremy
Myerson
- Historical development and definition of design
- Size, growth and economic contribution of design
- How design businesses operate and make money
- What clients expect from design
- Matching creative and commercial agendas
Course
Tutors
Henry
Lydiate
Liz Lydiate
Jeremy
Myerson
Shan Preddy
2008 Dates and Fees
10 June: 09.00 to
12.30 - Presentation skills - an introduction
10 June: 13.30 to
17.00 - The client relationship
11 June: 09.00 to
12.30 - The design business and its commercial context
11 June: 13.30 to
17.00 - Written communication skills
12 June: 09.00 to
12.30 - Legal & business frameworks for design
12 June: 13.30 to
17.00 - An introduction to people management
13 June: 09.00 to
12.30 - Time management
13 June: 13.30 to
17.00 - Initiative and resources
Professional Practice
Stage One course runs at full capacity. Make sure you don't
miss out by booking now.
To make an enquiry
please contact jeremy.crow@dba.org.uk
or call us on 0207 251 9229.
To book, fill out a booking
form.
Full courses
DBA members £850 + VAT (£998.75)
DBA Non-members £1300 + VAT (£1527.50)
Individual
modules
DBA members £180
+ VAT (£211.50)
DBA Non-members
£250 + VAT (£293.75)
The courses are
located in central London.
Continuous
Professional Development Value:
Whole course: 80
points
One half day module:
10 points
Click
here for more info on CPD.
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a booking Click
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