PSCOMCAP1034 - Confidence and Persuasion: How to Present Ideas Assertively
In today’s corporate environment, whether hybrid, virtual or face-to-face, we all want a voice at the table. A lack of confidence and inability to present your ideas in groups means you may often be ignored and your influence diminished. Learn how to engage teams in meetings, manage your manager, and convince others to adopt your ideas.
Derived from research at both Rice and Stanford University on diversity inclusion, leadership and power dynamics, this half-day workshop will give you the practical, repeatable skills to be assertive and present your ideas effectively.
Topics to include:
• Presenting your ideas assertively
• Developing leadership influence
• Heightening your sense of power
• Enhancing your reputation with management.
Course Details
- Engage strategically in team meetings
- Present your ideas assertively
- Persuade others
- Develop leadership influence
- Heighten your confidence and sense of power
- Enhance your reputation with management
• Anyone that wants to sharpen their group communication skills
• Experienced speakers who want to become more convincing in a team setting
• Individuals and recent graduates who want to feel more comfortable engaging in difficult team conversations with complex power dynamics
The Cost of Attendance (COA) is $350.00. Financial assistance information can be found on Rice Financial Aid's Visiting and Continuing Education Students page.
Registrations are considered final as of 10 working days before class starts. No refunds will be issued after these dates and credits will not be given for future classes. No refunds will be granted for participants who miss a portion of a program. Refund requests before the deadline are subject to a 10% processing fee and must be made in writing to gscs@rice.edu. If books have been issued, the cost of the books and any shipping fees will be deducted. Refunds for credit card payments will be processed as credits to the accounts from which they were paid and may not appear as a credit until the following statement. Refunds for enrollments paid by check take up to four weeks to be processed and mailed by the Rice University accounting office. There is a $30 charge for any check returned for insufficient funds.