Objectives

Building your self-esteem is essential for confidence and success, and it all begins with you. Of all the judgments you make in life, none is as important as the one you make about yourself.

Without some measure of self-worth, life can be enormously painful. During this one-day workshop you will discover some simple techniques to dramatically change the way you feel about yourself.

You will learn how to recognize the importance of self-acceptance and nurturing your sense of self. Become more confident and excel in social interactions.

Benefits

• Learn how to create positive self-expectations
• Begin setting goals to get more of what you want from life
• Develop self-talk messages that help build self-esteem
• Identify communication tools to help you be more assertive
• Learn how to say no, and when no is the best answer
• Learn how to make a positive first impression
• Discover ways to connect with people

Outline

• Building Your Self-Esteem
• Putting Others at Ease
• Make Positive First Impressions
• Fake it ‘til You Make it!
• Internal Self-Esteem Factors
• Projecting Self-Confidence
• Negative vs. Positive Thinking
• Distorted Thinking
• How to Wipe out Worry
• Communication Skills
• Giving and Receiving Compliments

Facilitator Profile

Leonard is a passionate facilitator and trainer with more than 12 years of experience in developing impactful training workshops for a wide range of audiences, including working professionals from all over the world, young people, as well as children with special needs. He specializes in providing indoor and outdoor experiential learning, Train-the-Trainer workshops and Facilitator Coaching.

He has accumulated a wide range of management portfolios and human capital development experience in different industries and is therefore able to interact and connect with different audiences. With his sincere, humorous and approachable style of training facilitation, Leonard has garnered consistently excellent feedback.

Leonard has conducted training around the Asia Pacific region for many clients, including Fortune 500 companies. Some organizations which he has facilitated training for are: Coca-Cola, Pfizer, Price Waterhouse Coopers, DBS, OCBC, Citibank, MAS, Munich Re, NUS, SingTel, CPF, CNB, Singapore Power, Transitlink, LKY School of Policy, Linde Gas and many others.

Leonard studied English Language, English Literature and Sociology at the National University of Singapore. He holds a Masters in Applied Linguistics from the National University of Singapore and the Regional English Language Centre, specializing in oral proficiency, including effective presentation techniques. He has conducted international workshops on speaking good English and effective presentation skills.

Leonard holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Development and Department Management, specializing in Organizational Development and Change Management.

Leonard is a firm believer of continuous learning and that one has to constantly unlearn, learn and relearn in order to maximise one’s potential.