"Callan College" for Investment Managers

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Improving Communication Skills and Practices

Day One
7:30 am to 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am to 8:30 am Introduction and Welcome Remarks
8:30 am to 10:00 am Review of the Asset Management Process
Understand the language and theory of the asset management process and how you can use it to build stronger communication ties with your clients.
10:00 am to 10:15 am Break
10:15 am to 12:00 pm Current Industry Trends Panel
12:00 pm to 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm to 2:45 pm Manager Structure
The Manager Structure module will help participants understand how and why specific investment types are selected. It is useful in giving participants an appreciation of the roll various investment styles and products play in the structure of plans and how those roles evolved.
2:45 pm to 3:00 pm Break
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Manager Search
What goes on before a plan sponsor does a search? What issues, process, and decisions led to the search? What are the characteristics of successful products?
4:30 pm Adjourn
6:00 pm Dinner
 
Day Two
7:30 am to 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am to 9:00 am Communication Best Practices
How do successful firms meet the communication challenge? What are the "best practices" for consultant relations professionals, sales and marketing professionals, and client service professionals?
9:30 am to 10:15 am Presentations Skills
Six qualities in presentations have the greatest impact on your audience. Whether your goal is to win new business, cross-sell to an existing client or enhance your existing client relationships, by mastering the "6 P's" you will become a more skilled and effective communicator.
10:15 am to 10:30 am Break
10:30 am to 11:45 am Presentation Skills (cont.)
11:45 am to 12:00 pm Presentation of Case Study
Three challenges will be presented for the groups to work on. Each will contain elements addressing the previous day's material.
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Working Lunch
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Case Study Workshops - Breakout into 3 Groups
Meet the communications challenge in these dynamic workshops. Working as groups you will use the skills and knowledge you received in the previous day and have to work out a problem and present a solution on Wednesday.
5:00 pm Adjourn
 
Day Three
7:30 am to 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am to 10:00 am Presentation of Case Studies by Groups
10:00 am to 10:15 am Break
10:15 am to 11:45 am Presentation of Case Studies by Groups
11:45 am to 12:30 pm Feedback, Input, and Critique

Contact Us

For more information on the "Callan College," contact Kathleen Cunnie at college@callan.com.