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Struggling to organize your thoughts quickly during difficult conversations, leadership discussions, or high-pressure meetings?
Clear, concise communication is one of the most valuable skills in HR and leadership.
Join this engaging, practical 1-hour session to learn the FOCUS! Method©, a proven communication framework designed to help professionals think on their feet, respond clearly and persuasively, and “say less while saying it better.”
This interactive session, tailored specifically for workplace and HR scenarios, will show participants how to navigate difficult workplace conversations, clearly communicate organizational mandates and leadership messages, and respond confidently to challenging questions with clarity, structure, and impact.
In this session, you will:
- Learn a practical, proven communication framework that can be immediately applied in workplace conversations, meetings, and leadership interactions
- Develop the ability to think on your feet and communicate clearly in high-pressure or high-stakes workplace situations
- Improve skills related to difficult workplace conversations, communicating organizational mandates, delivering feedback, and responding to challenging questions
- Strengthen executive presence and communication effectiveness by learning how to organize and articulate complex ideas with greater clarity and confidence
- Learn how to “say less and say it better” using a structured communication method that improves message clarity, conciseness, and impact
- Gain practical tools and techniques that support ongoing professional development and can be applied across a wide range of HR and workplace communication scenarios throughout participants’ careers
Speaker:
Peter Hiddema
Peter Hiddema is a world-class communication and presentation skills coach and facilitator with more than 25 years of experience helping Fortune 500 companies, executives, and organizational leaders communicate with greater clarity, confidence, and impact.
His expertise includes business communication and presentation skills, negotiation, collaboration, conflict management, and leadership communication.
Through Commanding Presence, Peter partners with HR departments, Learning & Development teams, and organizational leaders to help professionals strengthen communication effectiveness, executive presence, and workplace leadership skills through highly practical, coaching-based training programs. He is also the founder of Common Outlook Consulting Inc.
Peter has worked across a wide range of organizational environments around the world. In addition to corporate leadership training, he has worked with the World Health Organization, the Inter-American Development Bank, international non-governmental organizations, universities, national and regional government bodies, and indigenous peoples. Peter is also a Visiting Professor at INSEAD – The Business School for the World, teaching in France and Singapore. He has lectured at Queen’s University (Canada and the UK), Harvard University (USA), and other leading institutions.
Peter began his career in finance and banking with the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto, Canada, and London, England. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University, an MBA from Queen’s University (Canada), and an Executive Master’s Degree in Consulting and Coaching for Change from INSEAD (France). Peter speaks four languages, has lived in six countries across four continents, and has travelled to more than 50 countries.
He is curious by nature and considers himself a perpetual student in the school of life.