About Formative Communications
Formative Communications provides tailored management and communication training for public affairs professionals, equipping them with the skills and confidence to engage effectively with key opinion formers, clients, members and colleagues.
We work with public affairs consultancies, trade associations, NGOs, and institutions to prepare young professionals for successful careers in public affairs.
Formative Communications offers tailored management and communication training for public affairs professionals from public affairs consultancies, trade associations, and NGOs. Our workshops help prepare staff for a career in public affairs by equipping them with the skills and confidence to engage effectively with key opinion formers, clients, members and colleagues. Our training programmes include presenting and writing client updates, policy briefs, advising on strategic campaigns and managing clients, association members and co-workers.
Training and development – your return on investment
Public affairs professionals who communicate clearly and to the point make a noticeable impact with clients, members and policy makers. Investing in their communications boosts their reputation and your organisation’s standing. Our training is also about shaping future leaders by learning how to influence decisions and manage teams.
We design courses on:
- Presenting online and in-person at meetings, committees, pitches
- Writing policy briefings, position papers, client updates, external publicity
- Meeting management – chairing and facilitation of committees
- Negotiations and influencing key opinion formers, members, internal teams
- Managing others – delegating, feedback, teamwork
- Dealing with crises, difficult people, change
More than just a one-off training course
We bring years of experience of best practice in training course design. We work with human resources and communications teams to adapt our training programmes to fit with our clients’ performance management systems.
Training programmes with learning management tools.
We offer a comprehensive training package that includes: training plans, needs analysis, pre-course reading and workshop tasks, follow up coaching and reporting. We use a learning management software (LMS) to record progress and follow-up for all learners.
Trainers and coaches – experienced in the field
Our trainers all have over 10 years first-hand experience of management, strategic communications, writing and the media. Our management has 20+ years’ experience of course design and training methodology.
Formative Communications is trusted internationally by EU institutions, agencies, international organisations, corporates and governments in Brussels, across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 2012, we have an office in Brussels and trainers based in Belgium, UK, France and Spain.
More information on our training at https://formativecoms.com/