The ability to get your point across and think on your feet is important for any manager who wants to be taken seriously. During this seminar, you will learn how to effectively defend your position and outwit your opponent. Remember: the more articulate you are in your arguments, the easier it is to win over your target audience. Discover the joys of debating in a management context – and a few secrets to powerful rebuttals and potent ad libs.
GOALS
- Determine how to choose your arguments wisely and mount an intelligent defence.
- Deliver an effective comeback to a statement, observation or point made by an opponent.
- Learn how to “wing it” in the heat of a debate.
- Express yourself clearly and cogently.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
- Professionals
- Experts and specialists
- Managers
- Mid-level and senior executives
- Political candidates
This program is for you if:
- You wish to be more persuasive in any situation.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Opportunity for each participant to prepare and deliver a two-minute argument.
- Exposure to a practical tool for becoming a better debater.
Participants will receive a certificate of completion from Executive Education HEC Montréal.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The book "Argumenter, débattre et improviser en affaires" written by Louise Lachapelle in collaboration with Suzanne Laberge, will be provided to participants.
Arguing
- Arguers: Love ’em or hate ’em
- Picking your arguments
- Using a grid as a strategic planning tool
- Structuring your argument
- Repetition as a persuasive technique
Debating
- Negate, deflate or berate?
- Taking part in the “back and forth” of a debate
Three qualities of a good orator
- Charisma
- Rhetoric (choice of words)
- Eloquence (voice and body language)
Improvisation
- Secrets of successful improvisation
- Repartee techniques
- Ad-libbing a witty retort
TRAINING APPROACH
- Handbook to guide participants’ learning
- Analysis/feedback charts
- Recording of individual performances
- Feedback on recorded performances
- Individual exercises
- Learning-based games
- Self-evaluation
- Interactive oral presentations
- Instructor-led demonstrations
- Team exercises to promote cooperative learning
- Debates
- Simulations
- Peer coaching
- Project-based learning
- Visualization
- Training/repetition
- Conversations over a gourmet meal
BA (French Literature), BSp (Visual and Media Arts), MSc (Communication)
Lecturer, HEC Montréal and CEO, Gestion Christine Beaulieu inc.
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GOALS
- Determine how to choose your arguments wisely and mount an intelligent defence.
- Deliver an effective comeback to a statement, observation or point made by an opponent.
- Learn how to “wing it” in the heat of a debate.
- Express yourself clearly and cogently.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
- Professionals
- Experts and specialists
- Managers
- Mid-level and senior executives
- Political candidates
This program is for you if:
- You wish to be more persuasive in any situation.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Opportunity for each participant to prepare and deliver a two-minute argument.
- Exposure to a practical tool for becoming a better debater.
Participants will receive a certificate of completion from Executive Education HEC Montréal.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The book "Argumenter, débattre et improviser en affaires" written by Louise Lachapelle in collaboration with Suzanne Laberge, will be provided to participants.
Arguing
- Arguers: Love ’em or hate ’em
- Picking your arguments
- Using a grid as a strategic planning tool
- Structuring your argument
- Repetition as a persuasive technique
Debating
- Negate, deflate or berate?
- Taking part in the “back and forth” of a debate
Three qualities of a good orator
- Charisma
- Rhetoric (choice of words)
- Eloquence (voice and body language)
Improvisation
- Secrets of successful improvisation
- Repartee techniques
- Ad-libbing a witty retort
TRAINING APPROACH
- Handbook to guide participants’ learning
- Analysis/feedback charts
- Recording of individual performances
- Feedback on recorded performances
- Individual exercises
- Learning-based games
- Self-evaluation
- Interactive oral presentations
- Instructor-led demonstrations
- Team exercises to promote cooperative learning
- Debates
- Simulations
- Peer coaching
- Project-based learning
- Visualization
- Training/repetition
- Conversations over a gourmet meal
BA (French Literature), BSp (Visual and Media Arts), MSc (Communication)
Lecturer, HEC Montréal and CEO, Gestion Christine Beaulieu inc.