Overview
Whether you’re planning on adopting a hybrid workplace model or already have one in place, your internal communications need to be aligned in order to succeed in this environment.
As internal communication is now more important than ever with the mix of office and remote-based staff, attend our Effectively Communicating in a Hybrid Workplace course to learn how to implement effective communication strategies to avoid misunderstandings and confusion across your organisation.
Take part in interactive workshops and discussions led by Change Management expert, David Elverson, to learn how to create clear, concise and consistent communication; utilise technology to better communicate and take back an action plan to improve communication in a blended work environment.
Unlocking the Power of Virtual
Our virtual courses have been designed with you in mind. From group exercises in breakout rooms to live chat, whiteboards and interactive polls, we use a range of tools and techniques to ensure that you can connect with your trainer; network and share best practice with your peers and leave the day with the skills you need.
Our courses provide you with an interactive and engaging learning environment that can be accessed from any location, helping you continue to connect, learn and grow. Click here to discover more!
Please note will use Zoom to virtually deliver this course.
David is a change management and commercial expert, with a passion for helping to create more effective services. He works with a wide range of organisations and their staff on developing their commercial awareness, bringing about culture change and developing and implementing effective strategies.
He has worked extensively across the public and private sectors, working with over 50 local authorities, many NHS Trusts, Central Government departments and Science Councils in the last three years.
David is passionate about translating strategy into action in a way that engages staff and develops buy-in and high levels of productivity. Read more
Learning Outcomes
- Create hybrid communication strategies
- Ensure staff understand what is being communicated to them
- Learn how to create clear, concise and consistent communication
- Utilise technology to better communicate with remote and office-based staff
- Take back an action plan to improve your communication in a hybrid work environment
Agenda
Registration
Trainer’s Welcome and Clarification of Learning Objectives
Communicating in the Hybrid Office: What’s Changed and Stayed the Same
- Establish how internal communication has changed
- Benchmark how your organisation communicates against other public sector bodies
- Examine best and bad examples of internal communication
- Review and improve current communication policies
Break
Create Clear, Concise and Consistent Communication
- Gain techniques to ensure internal communication is clearer
- Learn how to adapt to communicating in a hybrid workplace
- Ensure clear and concise verbal and written communication with both remote and office based staff
- Maintain a consistent tone in messaging in all communication
- Perfect how you follow everything up in writing
- Ensure staff consistently communicate with each other
- Standardise your approach to communication with all staff
Utilise Technology to Better Communicate
- Learn how to effectively use technology to communicate across remote and office based staff
- Improve how you use MS Teams to communicate: host meetings and communicate ideas to staff
- Find out how to use free and accessible tools to better communicate
- Understand about the different multi-channels that can be used to communicate
Lunch
Workshop: Creating a Hybrid Communication Strategy
- Discuss with the trainer and delegates how you would improve your current communication policies
- Ensure staff consistently communicate with each other
- Align existing communication practices, strategies and procedures with the hybrid model
- Exercise – creating a hybrid communications strategy
Break
Workshop: Hybrid Communication in Action
- Review the days learning and ascertain what you need to do to improve your organisation’s internal communication
- Work through scenarios to put the days learning into practice
- Determine what approach to communication works best for you
- Ensure all staff understand what you are trying to communicate
- Take back an action plan to improve your communication in a hybrid work environment
Round Up and Key Takeaways
