This is a highly customizable course developed to elevate the public speaking and communication skills of the team. Whether we’re talking in a team meeting or presenting in front of an audience, we all have to speak in public from time to time. Even if you don’t need to make regular presentations but one need to handle situations in which a public speaking skillset play a significant role of delivering message across the team.

• Simfotix will send 4-5 presentation topics to the attendees so that they select and prepare the initial presentation with their own creativity.
• The participants will present it in Phase 1 of the program and will be given a detailed individual feedback from the trainer. They will learn public speaking/communication techniques with practical concepts, role plays, activities during the 2 days and will actively participants in above activities.
• Scenario based Role Play-Trainer will create scenario based role plays for participants learning for communication, negotiation and handling different situations.
• Participants will again present themselves in Phase 2 and this time the judging panel will also comprise the trainer and the audience. This phase will be completed by the trainer’s final feedback scoring form.
• During the two days, participants will do Experiential Learning communication activities to build result oriented communication skills. These experiential learning activities are Licensed by MTA Learning UK, to Simfotix.

Lucy Mackintosh is a British citizen, and has lived and worked in the UAE for the past 8 years. She has over 18 years’ experience in Human Resource Management and Training and Development and two related qualifications – BSc (Hons) in Human Resource Management from the University of Bath, UK, and a post-graduate diploma in Personnel Management, accredited by the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development).

Lucy gained an extensive range of HR experience, working in large organisations in London, including Visa International, the FSA (Financial Services Authority) and the NHS (National Health Service). In 2007 she was head-hunted for a role at Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai, specialising in employee reward and performance management. During this time she also managed the HR Forum in the UAE, which aimed at promoting HR best practice in the region.

In 2009 Lucy decided to follow her passion for Learning and Development by becoming a full-time corporate Trainer and joined the region’s largest training company. She gained experience in working for a large range of companies in the GCC countries and trained courses in Management, Soft Skills and Personal Effectiveness.

Lucy now works for different training organisations, helping them deliver exceptional service to their clients. She designs, develops and delivers courses on a range of topics, as can be seen below. She is also a qualified NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Practitioner, MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) Facilitator and a Life Coach. These qualifications have increased her skills in understanding, communicating with, and inspiring others.