Project Managment, The Communication Curriculum, The Workplace Workshops

The Communication Curriculum

Communication is the bedrock practice of organized human activity. Unfortunately, its importance most often is acknowledged through an expression both negative and hopeless: "The communication is terrible around here."

While the factual message is correct - communication IS terrible in many organizations - the wording implies that the imperfection is an organizational absolute and nothing can be done.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Communication, in its countless forms, is a set of identifiable, learnable, improvable business skills. Jim Milliken's Communication Curriculum presents them in four areas:

Oral Communication

The Dynamics of Workplace Communication

Communication in Management & Supervision

Managing Your Workplace Communication

Listening Skills

Negotiating

Conflict Management

Mediation & Dispute Resolution

Presentation Skills

Personal Selling

Business Writing

Writing Effective Letters, Memos & Reports

Writing to Persuade

Technical Writing

Writing for email

Grammar, Punctuation & Usage

Speechwriting

Editing

Managing the Writing of Others

(Coaching, in person and via email, is available for all Writing topics)

Newswriting & the Media

Professional Newswriting

The Productive Reporter

Interviewing Skills

Writing Columns, Features and Editorials

Editing

Press Release Writing

Managing Media Relations

Information & Persuasion through Print

Advertising & Promotion (small-business & specialized versions)

Newsletter Writing & Editing

Brochures, Leaflets & Flyers

Organizations need frequent tune-ups to maintain effective workflow amid change. Jim has long experience – plus creative tools -- to help executives analyze their organizations, then design and implement better ways.

Project Management is the 21st-century model for managing complex, risky innovations to on-time outcomes within budget. Jim Milliken offers workplace-tested designs in customized formats for onsite implementation and classroom training.

Communication is the lifeblood of human organization, in small partnerships and large corporations – and the pipeline to their markets. Jim provides practical approaches to all the oral and written forms.

Personal Productivity is fundamental, and it consists of skills that can be examined, practiced and perfected. Likewise Leadership and Supervision. Jim has common-sense training designs for dozens of these essentials.

There is no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising from a preliminary discussion of consultation or training solutions.