Module 1:

Monday 3rd – Wednesday 5th March
Wednesday 4th – Friday 6th June
Monday 1st – Wednesday 3rd September
Wednesday 3rd – Friday 5th December

Module 2:

Wednesday 5th – Friday 7th March
Monday 2nd – Wednesday 4th June
Wednesday 3rd – Friday 5th September
Monday 1st – Wednesday 3rd December

This dynamic, interactive one week course focuses on six core business skills: Presentations, Persuasiveness, Leadership, Negotiations, Networking and Pitching. Through practical exercises, expert insights, and real-world examples, you’ll build confidence and gain actionable strategies that you can apply immediately to your professional life.

Mastering Presentations
This highly participative session taps into students’ performance talents, providing practical solutions to help you deliver outstanding presentations and influence people in the process. Our trainers will focus on body language, eye contact, voice projection, presentation tools, content and style. We also look at developing participants’ ability to affect positive change in their workplace, by developing key skills associated with influencing others.

Becoming More Persuasive
Discover techniques for influencing others and communicating your ideas effectively. Whether you’re persuading clients, colleagues, or stakeholders, you’ll learn how to present compelling arguments, use language strategically, and enhance your emotional intelligence to drive your message home.

Developing Leadership Skills
Gain insights into different leadership styles and learn how to lead teams effectively. Focus on decision-making, motivating others, and building trust. Learn how to lead with integrity and navigate challenges as a confident, capable leader.

Negotiation Techniques for Success
Strengthen your ability to negotiate successfully by mastering strategies for win-win outcomes. Learn how to prepare for negotiations, handle objections, and close deals that benefit all parties involved, while maintaining positive working relationships.

Meeting and Networking Strategies
Participants learn how to make meetings time-effective and action focused, how to devise agendas, facilitate, deal with difficult people, capture outcomes and call attendees to action. Networking is an interconnected skill which requires the ability to build rapport easily, gather information quickly, and identify new business partners effectively. Participants will develop all these skills through a series of roleplays and scenarios, followed by peer feedback and self-evaluation.

Perfecting Your Pitch
Whether you’re pitching a business idea, product, or service, this module will teach you how to craft and deliver a compelling pitch that grabs attention and drives action. Learn how to tailor your pitch for different audiences, make a lasting impression, and confidently present your value proposition in a concise, impactful way.

This course is ideal for:

• Professionals at any level who want to refine their business communication and leadership skills.
• Managers or team leaders who want to improve their ability to influence, motivate, and negotiate.
• Aspiring leaders looking to develop their leadership potential and advance their careers.
• Entrepreneurs who want to enhance their ability to network and build valuable business relationships.
• Anyone aiming to improve their presentation, persuasion, and negotiation techniques in a business setting.

Before booking we will ask you to complete a placement test and needs analysis. This gives us essential information about your motivations, professional background, strengths and areas to work on. The more information provided in the needs analysis the better we can tailor the programme.

Will I get a certificate at the end of the course?

If you have attended at least 80% of the course you will receive a certificate at the end. The certificate will state that you have attended a course at Basil Paterson Edinburgh, the course dates, that you have attended a course at Basil Paterson Edinburgh, the course dates, the total number of class hours and how many hours you attended. You will also receive an individual report commenting on your areas of progress and making making suggestions for  further skills development.

Will all the students in my class have the same English level? Will all the students in my class have the same English level?

No. The Business Talent Development Course assumes participants use English as a lingua franca at work, where they meet English users with different proficiencies. The course has been designed to develop students’ soft skills for business. While the teacher may correct students’ accuracy as needed, this is not the main focus of the course. 

Do I need to buy a coursebook for the Business Talent Development Course? 

No. The teachers will use a variety of authentic, original and published materials during the course in response to the needs, interests and backgrounds of the students.