York Associates - Developing people internationally

Dates for 2007

Week No.	Date	Week No.	Date
5 10 15 19 25	29 January - 2 February 5 - 9 March 9 - 14 April 7 - 11 May 18 - 22 June	31 35 41 44 48	30 July - 3 August 27 August - 31 August 8 - 12 October 29 October - 2 November 26 November - 31 November

Participants
This course is for those working internationally who would like to improve their fluency and professional communication skills in English in an international group. Minimum entry level is pre-intermediate (level 4 or above on the YA scale). Any client in doubt should arrange a pre-course telephone interview to help assess their present level.

Objectives
Programmes are customised to specific group requirements. Your group trainer will do a detailed needs analysis on Monday morning and agree a timetable of activities which meets the needs of the group to develop fluency and professional communication skills in a number of key areas, for example:

presenting to international audiences
- making your message clear
- handling audience questions effectively
leading and participating in international meetings
- ways to lead international meetings
- ways to participate effectively in international meetings
handling international negotiations
- ways to structure an international negotiation
- handling conflict
managing virtual communication (telephone, email and audio / video conferencing)
- understanding the dangers of virtual communication
- tips and tricks to be a better virtual communicator
building relationships through social contacts with stakeholders
- managing first contacts
- developing relationships through social conversation

Each day may have one or more sessions (depending on participant objectives) focused on language skills in order to increase:

business vocabulary
knowledge of social English
command of core grammar to build fluency and range of expression

Timetable
This course is 30 hours per week with the working day structured from 09.00 to 17.00 as follows:

	Timetable
1. Group training	09.00 – 10.30
	Coffee
2. Group training	10.45 – 12.15
	Lunch (with trainer)
3. Group training	13.45 – 15.15
	Coffee
4. Group training	15.30 – 17.00
	Evening (optional homework / social activity)

Evening activities
At least two events will be arranged, either an evening dinner, sports activity, theatre, live music, countryside tour etc. This is optional and y ou are free to have dinner with your host family each evening (subject to availability) if you wish.

Prices (valid till 31 December 2007)

Tuition fee	£815 (€1202*)
Accommodation	£36.50 (€54*)	per night for host family accommodation (inclusive of breakfast and evening meal). Hotel rates available on request.

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*We reserve the right to alter the euro prices in line with current exchange rate.