COM 17 : PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
Duration: 5 DAYS
COST: Kshs. 30,000
Dates:
COURSE ABSTRACT:
It is generally an accepted fact that the fight against HIV/AIDS should lean more towards preventive rather than curative approaches. And even when it comes to dealing with infected persons, the management should be biased towards home and community care rather than conventional care that involve long periods of hospitalization. Some of the key elements in the fight against HIV/AIDS are the sensitization of the community, removing of the stigma and proper counselling to the persons infected with HIV/AIDS.
Communication is therefore necessary in the fight against HIV/AIDS in several ways: understanding the technical and scientific terms used by professionals dealing with HIV/AIDS; simplifying the technical terms to a level that will be better understood by the community during the sensitization; providing sensitive language that will help during the counselling of infected persons (sensitivity on gender, race, age, sex, religion, sexuality etc) ; providing them with interpersonal and public speaking skills necessary in interacting with persons, groups, families and communities.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Information Technology: adult computer literacy, networking and access, selection of work-aid programmes.
2. Business Communication: Inter-office communication, press releases and statements.
3. Non-technical reporting and documentation: Financial reporting, formulation of legal documents.
4. Negotiation skills
5. Interpersonal communication
6. Group communication and team building
7. Organizational communication
8. Public speaking
9. Speech writing
10. Research and proposal writing
11. Project
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Managers and CEOs, programme officers of NGO, government heads of department, school principals
INSTRUCTORS:
Mr. H. B. Manyora
