INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
This Protocol & Event Management training course by KC Academy is a must for any professional responsible or working within the international protocol, events management and diplomatic settings. The 5-day comprehensive, highly interactive and dynamic course will empower your professional, business & diplomatic competency and sharpen your multi-cultural communication skills.
In addition to exploring protocol, participants will learn how to plan, organise and deliver a successful event. Delegates will also be able to identify the critical considerations of planning protocol events, determine the logistical components of protocol events, and use a SWOT analysis to develop contingency plans.
Key highlights of this KC Academy training course include:
- Introduction to protocol and diplomacy
- Organising official events
- Budgeting and cost management
- International travel requirements
- Seating arrangements for events
- Invitations, gifts and forms of address
- The organisation of press conferences, international delegations and summits
- Protocol, etiquette and courtesy
- Managing the media at your events to multiply outcomes
- Advice on looking after guests and protocol for VIPs
COURSE DETAILS
Objectives
At the end of this training course, delegates will walk away with:
- Empowered knowledge on protocol principles and guidelines
- An understanding of the process of organising international travel
- Enhanced diplomatic language and verbal diplomacy
- Polished personal and professional image
- Mastering international protocol, personal & virtual diplomacy
- Understanding the bilateral meeting’s visit protocol & organisation of signing ceremonies with corresponding seating arrangements
- The perfected organisation of working business luncheons, diplomatic, social etiquette, including fine points of dining etiquette
- Increased self-confidence in official and informal contacts
- Enhanced ability to work in an international environment and understanding critical elements of cross-cultural communication, and
- Advanced proficiency and competence in connections with partners from all over the world.
Who should Attend?
This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- National government officials
- International organisations staff
- Practising diplomats, civil servants, and those who wish to refresh or expand their knowledge of international protocol
- Business managers & executives
- Protocol and communications officers
- PR consultants
- Meeting and special events professionals and consultants
- Personal assistants and administrative professionals, and
- Those whose profession requires sophistication and tact when communicating and socialising in the global marketplace.
DAILY AGENDA
Day 1 to Day 5
- Public Personal Competence & Diplomacy: Image & Silent Messages of Body Language
- Preparing documentation and international travel requirements
- Post-Covid-19 World Meet, Greet & Receive Protocol: New rules of Introduction & Receiving Line Formation Simulation
- Writing a Successful Event Proposal
- Planning and managing international events, official visits, and delegations
- Budget: staff, time, materials, money
- Stage Management of the Event
- Sets, Staging and Corporate Identity
- Catering, Entertainment and Music at your Event
- Seating Arrangements Protocol for Bilateral Meetings and Events
- Signing Ceremony Protocol
- The organisation of Receptions: Invitations and RSVPs and Reception Line Formation
- Diplomacy: the establishment of diplomatic relations and protocol in international affairs
- Power of Public Image & Dress Codes
- Cross-Cultural Challenges
- International gift giving & receiving
- Multi-Cultural and Multi-Faith Working Environment
- Follow-up Protocol
- Generating News through an Event
Certificate
- On successful completion of this training course, KC Academy Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.