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The key takeaways are that Think on Your Feet was founded in 1985 in Canada to help professionals succeed worldwide through structured communication training. It is available in over 30 countries and teaches skills to convey ideas clearly and persuasively.

The workshop teaches 10 plans or 'capsules of persuasion' to structure thoughts quickly to get one's point across clearly, concisely and memorably. These include strategic thinking skills, decision making, identifying listeners' interests, structuring thoughts for communication, and overcoming public speaking fears.

The workshop teaches how to avoid common communication traps like going off track, information overload, and not addressing the listener's core concerns.

Think on Your Feet®

The Internationally Acclaimed Workshop


that Trains You to Organise Your Ideas Fast!
Think on Your Feet® was founded in Canada in 1985
and is available in more than 30 countries and 12
languages to help professionals succeed worldwide.
Our global network encompasses over 200 affiliates,
partners and trainers.
INTRODUCTION

• Have you been in situations where you have been put in a spot
with a “curve ball” question from your boss, peers, direct reports,
clients or close relations?
• And after you have answered, you wished you had said
something differently?
• Have you wished you had the tools to get to your point quickly,
succinctly and persuasively?

If the answer to any of the three is a YES, you may need to learn the skills of Think
On Your Feet®

The Think On Your Feet® program has achieved worldwide recognition as one of
the most original and useful Strategic Thinking and Structured Communication
workshops taught today. It has been conducted throughout the US, Europe, Middle
East, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. The workshop is highly interactive
that teaches the art and science of conveying convincing, confident and memorable
ideas.

Learning Outcomes

• Strategic Thinking skills • Improve strategies for answering


• 10 Steps to better Decision Making impromptu questions
and Problem Solving at work • Get to the point easily and be
• Giving a relevant response by remembered for what you say
identifying your listener’s interests • Moving two opposing viewpoints to a
and concerns middle ground
• Structuring and organising your • Building trustworthiness amongst
thoughts for better communication teams on sensitive issues
• Using three-part communication • Reduce stress responses and
plan to display analysis improve emotion regulation
• Overcoming the fear of dealing with • Developing healthy mental habits
tough questions, objections, hostile that accelerate effective listening,
situations and emotional triggers generosity, empathy, communication
• Turn ‘nerves’ into positive energy and social skills
PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The workshop teaches 10 plans that help you structure your thoughts
quickly to get your point across clearly, concisely and memorably. These 10
plans are known as “capsules of persuasion”.

These 10 capsules are divided into three groups:

The three basic plans
 The three assertive plans
 The four sub plans


• The Clock plan • Zoom Lens • Picture


• The Globe plan • Pendulum • Opposites
• The Triangle plan • Benefits • Dominos
• W5

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Anyone who is in a LEADERSHIP role (CEO’s, MD’s, Sr. VP’s, VP’s, Senior Managers,
Team Leaders, etc.)
• Anyone in a Client-facing role (Sales/Marketing specialists, Public Relations, Press
Officials, Customer Service etc.)
• Financial Analysts, Technical Specialists and all those making Business Presentations
• Anyone who needs additional skills in Influencing and Persuasion

PARTICIPANTS MATERIAL

DURING POST


• 180 Page comprehensive • Online-refresher modules


Participant Manual • Post-workshop self-
• 3-D Visual Aid assessment and action plan
• Memory-jogging Cards • Online access to tips,
• Certificate of Participation newsletter and social media
PROGRAM OUTLINE

Modules Outcome

Getting to the Point & • Techniques to package persuasion and structuring ideas simply and clearly

Being Remembered • Speaking in different situations: one-on-one, on the phone, in meetings, informal

Presenting Your Ideas • Using three-part plans to display analysis

• Helping your listener understand by placing your ideas into a simple, unifying

Using Handy Fall-Back • Making sense out of a mass of facts

Techniques When You are • Explaining step by step processes clearly


Caught Off-Guard

Handling Questions • Follow the “Rules of Threes”

Quickly, Clearly and • Creating logical pegs to hang your thoughts on announcing and recapping
Persuasively

Using “Visual” Pegs as • Achieving impact by supporting large or complex topics

Your Structure • Adding depth to your message

Avoiding Common • Keeping on track

Communication Traps • Avoiding information overload

• Addressing your listener’s core concerns

Dividing Information into • Achieving objectively

Facts, Aspects or • Expressing thoughtfulness


Perspectives

Bridging from Question to • Answering the right question

Answer • Handling objections and tough questions positively

Focus on Your Listener’s • Moving from detail to big picture or vice versa

Perspective • Countering sweeping generalisations

Moving Two Opposing • Negotiating a win-win outcome

Viewpoints to a Middle • Dealing with controversial topics

Selling the Benefits of Your • Presenting benefits, not features

Ideas, Products & Services • Employing the “So what?” test

Fleshing Out Your Ideas • Using relevant examples to increase understanding and recall

• Developing ideas through the use of opposites

• Explaining an idea by cause & effect


Companies are faced with diverse learning needs. Think on Your Feet® is a
gold standard for on-boarding teams, emerging leaders and executive
leadership worldwide.

Tailor learning and delivery with CUSTOMIZED TRAINING OPTIONS

Think on Your Feet® FLUENCY FOR LEADERS


Focuses on the needs of emerging and executive leaders: storytelling, handling Q&A/media,
public speaking and presenting with influence and impact.

Think on Your Feet® PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT


Techniques to structure performance reviews and real-time feedback to get the most out of your
people.

Think on Your Feet® CLIENT RELATIONS


Invigorate your client-facing teams. Practice innovative techniques to respond to client
scenarios and gain instant feedback to improve approach.

Think on Your Feet® PITCH PERFECT


Powerful, structured negotiating, selling and presentation skills for influencers.

Think on Your Feet® LINKS: Relate, Engage and Connect with Any Audience
An introduction to structured communication and adapting to audience communication
preferences.

Think on Your Feet® RETREATS


Special-event version for retreats, sales seminars or senior executives (large or small groups).

Think on Your Feet® TRAIN THE TRAINER


Train and license your instructors to deliver Think on Your Feet® internally within your
organization.

Contact us to discuss your customised needs:


Rahul Bhatia
M: +91 9811183613
E: [email protected]

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