BE007 - Business English for Project Management: Coordinating Teams Effectively

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Overview:

This course equips project managers, team leads, and professionals involved in project coordination with essential Business English skills to manage teams and stakeholders effectively. It focuses on enhancing participants’ ability to communicate clearly in project environments, ensuring smooth collaboration across different functions, cultures, and locations. Participants will develop their skills in drafting project-related communications, facilitating meetings, managing conflicts, and ensuring alignment among stakeholders using precise and professional language.

Who is it for?

This program is ideal for:

• Project managers, coordinators, and team leaders working in cross-functional or remote teams.
• Professionals involved in planning, tracking, and communicating project progress.
• Non-native English speakers who want to improve their business communication skills for project management.
• Anyone managing stakeholder expectations, tasks, and timelines in dynamic environments.

What will we learn?

• Use clear and concise language for project-related communication.
• Draft effective emails, status updates, reports, and meeting summaries.
• Facilitate meetings, manage expectations, and align stakeholders using professional English.
• Manage team coordination across cultural and functional boundaries.
• Resolve conflicts and ensure accountability through appropriate language.
• Enhance active listening skills to ensure understanding and alignment.

What will it cover?

1. Fundamentals of Business English in Project Management

• The role of precise communication in successful project delivery
• Common business English terms and phrases used in project environments
• Techniques for communicating complex ideas simply and effectively
• Self-assessment: Identifying communication strengths and areas for development

2. Writing Clear and Concise Project Emails and Reports

• Structuring project-related emails (updates, inquiries, escalations)
• Writing clear subject lines and action-oriented emails
• Drafting professional status reports and meeting minutes
• Exercises: Writing effective project communications and receiving feedback

3. Facilitating Effective Project Meetings

• Phrasing agendas, objectives, and key points in clear English
• Managing time, setting expectations, and assigning action items
• Handling interruptions and refocusing discussions diplomatically
• Role-play: Facilitating a virtual or in-person project meeting

4. Managing Cross-Cultural and Remote Team Communication

• Adapting communication styles for diverse team members
• Overcoming language barriers and building rapport in virtual teams
• Strategies for ensuring inclusivity and alignment in remote collaboration
• Exercises: Practice scenarios in managing global and remote teams

5. Aligning Stakeholders through Persuasive Communication

• Communicating project goals and priorities to different stakeholders
• Managing expectations and negotiating timelines professionally
• Building consensus and alignment using persuasive language
• Case studies: Handling stakeholder concerns and objections

6. Conflict Management and Accountability in Projects

• Using neutral and constructive language to address issues
• Handling disagreements and misunderstandings with diplomacy
• Ensuring accountability through clear instructions and follow-ups
• Role-play: Resolving a conflict scenario within a project context

7. Active Listening and Clarifying for Effective Coordination

• Techniques for active listening in meetings and discussions
• Asking clarifying questions to avoid misunderstandings
• Confirming agreements and action items to ensure alignment
• Exercises: Active listening activities with feedback from peers

8. Communicating Risks, Delays, and Changes Professionally

• Framing risks and issues with a solution-oriented mindset
• Managing delays and changes without creating conflict
• Delivering bad news diplomatically to maintain trust
• Practice scenario: Communicating delays and realigning expectations

9. Best Practices for Ongoing Project Communication

• Developing communication plans for different phases of the project lifecycle
• Monitoring communication effectiveness and adjusting strategies as needed
• Leveraging technology tools for seamless communication and reporting
• Group exercise: Designing a project communication strategy

10. Personal Communication Development Plan for Project Managers

• Identifying key insights and communication strengths
• Creating an action plan for continuous improvement
• Setting goals to enhance Business English skills in real-world projects
• Accessing further resources for ongoing learning and practice