COURSE TITLE
BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM AND ASSERTIVENESS
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OVERVIEW  

Building your self-esteem is essential for confidence and success - and it all begins with you. Of all the judgments you make it life, none is as important as the one you make about yourself. Without some measure of self-worth, life can be enormously painful. Today you will discover some simple techniques that dramatically change how you feel about yourself. You will begin with increasing your self-awareness, then to recognize the importance of learning self-acceptance, and nurturing your sense of self. You will learn how to free yourself from unnecessary guilt and negatvitiy as well as how to enhance your interpersonal relationships with others.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES  
  • Grow in the conviction that you are competent and worthy of happiness.
  • Develop some techniques for recognizing and accepting your own self-worth.
  • Become more capable of acting on your own best judgment, without feeling excessively guilty or regretful if others disapprove.
  • Can accept praise without the pretence of false modesty or feelings of guilt
COURSE OUTLINE  

 

  1. Introduction and Course Overview       
  2. Anxiety Inventory (Pre-Assignment)
  3. Building Your Self Esteem        
  4. Impressions     
    • Putting Others at Ease  
    • Positive First Impressions         
  5. Fake it ‘til You Make It           
  6. Increasing our Self Esteem
    • Internal Factors
  7. Self Confidence           
  8. The Power of Thoughts            
    • Negative Thoughts       
    • Flip it Around  
    • My Hero
    • Tyrone's Thinking                     
  9. Wipe Out Worry         
  10. Ask for What You Want          
  11. Communication            
    • Interpersonal Communication Skills      
    • Windows         
  12. Connecting with People           
  13. Behaviour Cost-Benefit Analysis          
    • What is the Cost?        
    • Analysis
    • Passing Out Compliments
METHODOLOGY  
  • Large group discussions
  • Individual work and reflection
  • Small group discussion, exercises and activities
  • Case studies
  • Simulations / Role-plays
  • Lecturettes and Demonstrations
  • Practical application exercises

The subject matter of this course naturally dictates that a high degree of particpant involvement and interaction occurs during this program; hence, there is a 40/60 split between concept/theory and practical application.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND  
  • All employees, supervisors, managers who want to learn effective communication strategies and improve their interpersonal skills
PRE-REQUISITES

 
  • Completed pre-assignment
DURATION  
  • 1 Day
CLASS SIZE  
  • 6 - 20