Communication Skills for Construction (March 11, 2025)

Description

Participants will learn how to improve their listening, speaking and writing skills as a construction leader.

Audience

Construction Owners, Managers, Estimators, Supervisors, CSOs and Staff.

Course Duration:

Two days (16 hours) of lessons with instructor plus an online portion involving research, reading and answering questions (7-8 hours) that will be marked by the instructors.

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Improve their writing skills: emails, texts, letters, RFIs and reports
• Improve their listening skills: interpret body language, use reflective listening, deal with difficult people, and use good questioning skills
• Improve their speaking skills: phone calls, meetings, small groups, and large groups presentations
• Lead through vision casting and strategic focus
• Learn the benefits of collaborative decision making and how best to lead other leaders
• Understand the basic elements of good communication and demonstrate effective communication skills with clients/constructors

Course Facilitator

Tim Williams MBA, B.Econ., CPA, GSC | the President of Construction U. 

Tim has worked with numerous construction companies for over thirty years and is a Gold Seal Certified project manager. He is an experienced and sought after trainer who has trained thousands of construction company leaders and companies on behalf of construction industry associations across Canada. 

This course is worth 5 Gold Seal Credits