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Purpose Driven High Performance Organisation Module 4: Leadership Communication with Presence, Passion and Purpose

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  • Leadership & Management
Next Intake: 20 May 2025 (Tue)
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Next course starts on
20 May 2025 (Tue) See Full Schedule
Fee
SGD2,180* (as low as SGD254 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

2 Days

Level
Intermediate

Who Should Attend

C-Suite executives, MDs, CEOs, Business Owners, HOD’s seeking to transform their organisation into a high-performance organisation and achieve new heights of success;

Entrepreneurs and start-up founders who want to build the foundations for a high-performance organisation to effectively scale their business;

Senior Business Executives who aspire to be great leaders and take their leadership skills to the next level.

Overview

This module is designed to help participants boost their leadership communication skills by focusing on three key elements: presence, passion, and purpose. Participants learn how to cultivate a strong presence that commands respect and attention. They will discover ways to tap into their passion and purpose to inspire and motivate their executive team. They also learn how to become master storytellers and how to communicate like a virtuoso leader. They will hone skills to craft and deliver a powerful business story with emotion and authenticity to captivate, engage and influence their audience.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the 2-day module, participants will be able to: 

  • Use the 5-step process to craft their compelling business story 
  • Discover and hone their authenticity as a speaker 
  • Acquire techniques to engage and captivate their audience 
  • Convert data to stories and design compelling and impactful slide content 
  • Deliver their story with presence, passion and purpose

Topic/Structure

  • The awakened leader: Leadership in the new era of business 
  • The power of leading with presence 
  • The three key essentials to building your presence as a leader 
  • Moving from a presenter to a passionate storyteller 
  • The 5-step process to craft your compelling business story 
  • Uncovering your natural speaking style 
  • Discover and hone your authenticity as a speaker 
  • Own the room: Techniques to engage and captivate your audience 
  • How to convert data to stories and design compelling and impactful slide content 
  • Delivering your story with presence, passion and purpose

Assessment

There will be presentations or written assessments for each module. 

Participants have to meet a minimum attendance rate of 75% and have to complete all assessment(s) required by the course. Only upon meeting the minimum attendance and passing the assessment will participants be issued a Certificate of Completion.

Participants who fail the assessment will be given a chance for re-assessment at a fee of SGD100.00 (excluding prevailing GST). Each participant is allowed 1 re-assessment. The re-assessment has to be taken within 7 calendar days from the end of the course date. It will be held on a weekday specified by SMU Academy and conducted during office hours. Please note that re-assessment fees are not supported by SSG Funding.

Participants who meet the minimum attendance rate but do not achieve a pass for the assessment will be issued a Certificate of Participation.

Participants are required to bring their laptop to access the course materials, class exercises and individual assessment(s).

Calculate Programme Fee

Click here for more infomation about SkillsFuture Credits (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)
For PSEA - Available only for Singapore Citizen below 31 (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)

Total Program Fee: SGD0.00

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

International Participant

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(No Funding)

All prices include 9% GST

Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.

Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.

Self Sponsored

SkillsFuture Credit

Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.

This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.

Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).

Workfare Skills Support Scheme

From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.

Company Sponsored

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

  • Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
  • Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
  • Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
  • Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
  • Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here. 

Please click here for more information on ETSS.

Absentee Payroll

Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:

AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)

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Trainers

Ashok Miranda
Business Transformation Architect
Transform and Transcend
Ashok Miranda
Business Transformation Architect
Transform and Transcend
Ashok is an author, Business Transformation Architect, and former Head of Creative and Brand Strategy for The Walt Disney Company Television and Sony Pictures Asia. He founded Transform and Transcend, offering consultancy, training, and speaking services. Ashok's expertise in culture, brand storytelling, and customer success has made him a sought-after speaker, consultant, and trainer. His approach has revolutionised businesses and mindsets, helping them become purpose-driven, high-performance organisations. Ashok's strategies enable businesses to thrive in today's competitive landscape. In his corporate career, he led teams and spearheaded innovation and culture transformation projects for The Walt Disney Company Television and Sony Pictures in Asia.

Testimonials

Ashok was amazing in engaging the participants. He was able to demonstrate the 5 steps storytelling with ease which gave the participant the confidence to use it when we return back to work or in our daily life.
Huang Junjia
Senior Manager, Learning &amp; Development
ILLUMINA SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Ashok has been an extremely engaging and interactive trainer. Through his use of graphics and summarizing of key points which are to be manually taken down in the participant coursebook, it has allowed me to better engrain the learnings. The impromptu presentation helps us to practice the key concepts that have been taught, and to personally feel my own transformation throughout these 2 days.
Yang Xiangyuan
Research And Development Manager
ILLUMINA SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

Additional Details

Programme Registration

Applications will be reviewed by our Programme Admissions Committee. The decision made by the committee is final and no request to review the decision or reveal the considerations leading to the decision would be entertained.

 

Certified Professional Business Manager (CPBM)

This programme is part of Certified Professional Business Manager. Participants who successfully complete 6 courses/modules with a minimum of 15 training days, from a list of qualifying programmes (terms and conditions apply) within 5 years will receive the Certified Professional Business Manager (CPBM). For example:

Please click here for CPBM details and list of qualifying programmes.

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