tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14668017757277565152024-03-05T00:30:35.843-08:00Asian Institute for Development CommunicationAsian Institute for Development CommunicationAIDCOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06220203377140582566noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466801775727756515.post-39400461145944009292011-04-28T20:40:00.000-07:002011-04-28T20:45:28.718-07:00A Forum to Commemorate World Press Freedom Day on 3rd May 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RP56boBxhmV5pQ4CDmERBtlNIkwG3NGnzuR1Tkj2Fwe5oG4uHT-KlCIi2cxwnmSqU6DsQrLYmLN4bBO_m0arM9ccl771DGvX6CqPE1QbYaBvv95eThKCAwaztyyopNjcj11t0RShSxs/s1600/cover.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RP56boBxhmV5pQ4CDmERBtlNIkwG3NGnzuR1Tkj2Fwe5oG4uHT-KlCIi2cxwnmSqU6DsQrLYmLN4bBO_m0arM9ccl771DGvX6CqPE1QbYaBvv95eThKCAwaztyyopNjcj11t0RShSxs/s400/cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600845874197693202" /></a></div><p align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" >This year in order to commemorate World Freedom Day 2011, Asian Institute for Development Communication and Universiti Selangor have jointly organised a Forum based on the theme: 21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers as put forward by UNESCO.</span></p><p align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The freedom of press demonstrates significant traits within basic human rights such as the freedom of expression and speech without which one is unable to obtain a satisfactory overview. It promotes a just and democratic society within which all voices of color, race, and religion may be heard, therefore becoming the basis for political stability. This concept is particularly important today where the problem of a lack of understanding, communication, and integration not only hinders development at a national level but also threatens the safety of journalists.</span></p><p align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The Keynote Address will be given by Amina Gamil Khairy, Features Editor, Al Hayat International Daily Newspaper, Cairo, Egypt. This will be followed by a Panel Discussion.</span></p><p></p><p align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Admission is free. For more information, please contact Aidcom at Tel: 03 – 2287 0023.</span></p>AIDCOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06220203377140582566noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466801775727756515.post-43160427031400104822010-12-15T17:50:00.000-08:002010-12-19T18:03:40.591-08:00Our 24th Year in Development Communication<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLuPHI8O_ok75YjWvJv1YLkS_CsSvCeB9xL4nynNKMmTk5jOjyUnvsc1XeOZIEA6eXm6dS5SeDirY3xiQi9En-QxTKUEPc30_AhNjfOYjaOlQ0nf28rbtgXRVBmpZFaBoLbkQFNxhagA/s1600/new+logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLuPHI8O_ok75YjWvJv1YLkS_CsSvCeB9xL4nynNKMmTk5jOjyUnvsc1XeOZIEA6eXm6dS5SeDirY3xiQi9En-QxTKUEPc30_AhNjfOYjaOlQ0nf28rbtgXRVBmpZFaBoLbkQFNxhagA/s400/new+logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551092534988316354" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >24 years in development communication</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >Established in December 15, 1986, AIDCOM has on Wednesday 15, December 2010 reached its 24th year in development communication. AIDCOM was established with a mission to contribute to equitable human development through the implementation of development communication programmes in the Asian Pacific and is mandated to promote the role of mass media and communication with a view to strengthening the development process in a civil society.The formation and establishment of Aidcom was in response to the need to develop a communication support system for effective management of sectoral development programme.<br /><br />Today AIDCOM has managed to operate closely in many countries in the Asia-Pacific with national, regional and international media organizations. AIDCOM has conducted numerous conferences, seminars, workshops, symposiums and colloquiums on issues which contribute to the national concerted efforts on capacity building of our labor force, as stated in our national Five-Year Malaysia Development Plans to increase productivity and efficiency in the use of labor as well as strengthening the human resource base for sustained economic growth of Malaysia.<br /><br />Aidcom is financially supported by various international organizations and United Nations agencies and it occasionally raises a very modest fund through publications and specialized training courses for media and with age it grows stronger every year.</span><br /><br />Subscribe to the Journal of Development Communication to contribute to equitable human development.</span></p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Contact Information.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Asian Institute for Development Communication (Aidcom),</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >First Floor, 32 & 34</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >,Jalan Bangsar Utama 1,</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Bangsar Utama,</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >59000 Kuala Lumpur,</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Malaysia.</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" ></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" ></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >Tel: (603) – 2287 0023 (hunting line); Fax: (603) – 2287 3023;</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >Email: <a href="mailto:aidcom@streamyx.com"> aidcom@streamyx.com </a>; Url: : <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.aidcom.com">http://www.aidcom.com </a></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;" ></span></span></span></div></div>AIDCOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06220203377140582566noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466801775727756515.post-39869565023954358282010-12-14T18:43:00.000-08:002010-12-14T19:21:54.570-08:00What you need to know about the forthcoming seminar<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqh3Zwa6KzwzsxiFBqZBK9fR2eu2eN-uxz-BF976X9-smqaYb95GyMSf2Jwsz-sxWqFtSwmM9gL1lkijbfsUG005lwMpNDuopMOvQGEhZJja7-PC8HJHUWyFgoINGewCEFNHnDhCliNI/s1600/GeorgeK+11012011+%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 89px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqh3Zwa6KzwzsxiFBqZBK9fR2eu2eN-uxz-BF976X9-smqaYb95GyMSf2Jwsz-sxWqFtSwmM9gL1lkijbfsUG005lwMpNDuopMOvQGEhZJja7-PC8HJHUWyFgoINGewCEFNHnDhCliNI/s400/GeorgeK+11012011+%25281%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550740975237453938" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >The room for interaction with the experienced professor of leadership and organizational behavior, Professor Dr. George Kohlrieser.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">WHO IS PROFESSOR DR. GEORGE KOHLRIESER?</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Professor Dr. George Kohlrieser is the Dean of Faculty and Head of</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> Research at the ICLIF Leadership and Governance Centre. He is an</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> organisational and clinical psychologist and a professor of leadership</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> and organisational behavior at IMD (the International Institute for</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> Management Development), Switzerland.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">An engaging speaker, George has worked with many global</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> organisations including Accenture, Barclays, Caterpillar, Morgan</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> Stanley, Kraft, UBS, Cisco, Coca-Cola, HP, IBM, Nestle, Nokia,</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> Roche and Toyota. In Malaysia, George has worked extensively</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> with Khazanah and MINDA (The Malaysian Directors Academy)</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> - on its Board of Directors programme, Sime Darby and Petronas.</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> George completed his <span style="font-family:arial;">doctorate at Ohio State University and</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> is the author of the best-selling and award-winning management</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> book, translated into 14 languages, titled Hostage At The Table:</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others, And</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> Raise Performance.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Please contact us for more information.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Asian Institute for Development Communication (Aidcom),</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >First Floor, 32 & 34</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >,Jalan Bangsar Utama 1,</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Bangsar Utama,</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >59000 Kuala Lumpur,</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Malaysia.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Tel: (603) – 2287 0023 (hunting line); Fax: (603) – 2287 3023;<br />Email: <a href="mailto:aidcom@streamyx.com"> aidcom@streamyx.com </a>; Url: : <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.aidcom.com">http://www.aidcom.com </a><br /></span></p></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div>AIDCOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06220203377140582566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466801775727756515.post-11312406946768597902010-12-08T23:01:00.000-08:002010-12-14T18:26:38.341-08:00Forthcoming Seminar<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajVvjGH_NCjkwZkGCaG2j_JMurxlJXl7V-f6rv9qd2wQH2Jan-wsxRVjsVBp0emElJDi-RLPBxyUf39b29uYMPHivC2Ow-Djjeh5W3gHE06s39CDorVDrJ8-RBIY1mbnVa4C59B0ipiI/s1600/GeorgeK+11012011+%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 604px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajVvjGH_NCjkwZkGCaG2j_JMurxlJXl7V-f6rv9qd2wQH2Jan-wsxRVjsVBp0emElJDi-RLPBxyUf39b29uYMPHivC2Ow-Djjeh5W3gHE06s39CDorVDrJ8-RBIY1mbnVa4C59B0ipiI/s400/GeorgeK+11012011+%25281%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548575363761828146" border="0" /></a></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:100%;" ><b>Seminar on High Performance Communication: Influencing, Persuading & Negotiating, by Pro George Kohlrieser</b></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Date: 11 January 2011 </span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" > <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Time: 9am to 5pm</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">Venue: Taylor’s Lakeside Campus</span><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">High Performance requires all members of an organisation to work together across boundaries of culture, diversity, interpersonal differences, and conflicts. In essence, every organisation is a product of how its leaders and members think and interact.<br /><br />This presentation aims at introducing participants to the concept of leadership as a process of communication, dialogue, influence and persuasion.<br /><br />In order to influence followers effectively and correctly, organisational leaders need to adopt a mindset of “playing to win” rather than “playing not to lose” allowing them to bring forth their vision with passion. Cutting edge leaders know how to take appropriate risk, inspire trust and create opportunities to foster success for themselves, their teams, and their organisations.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who Is This For?<br /><br /></span>• CEOs / CMOs / CFOs / COOs<br />• Managing Directors<br />• Senior Management<br />• Leaders & Change Agents<br />• Business Owners<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Programme Overview<br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;">• </span><span style="font-size:85%;">The role of influencing and persuasion in the negotiation process.<br />• Using the law of reciprocity as a method of influencing.<br />• </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Managing resistance to change, the difficult person, and the cycle of escalation.<br />•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> The art of concession making as a key to high impact negotiation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Programme Structure</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />• High impact communication.<br />• Influence, persuasion and negotiation.<br />• Action Learning and application through Role-playing.<br />• Feedback.<br />• Action Planning.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What will you learn?<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />• Learn how to be an effective listener.<br />• Use the full power of interaction.<br />• Learn how to proactively solve conflict.<br />• Harness your informal authority to communicate clearly and directly with team members and others.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Methodology<br /><br /></span>Presentations, small group work, action learning exercises, role-playing and action planning.<br /><br /></span></div><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:times new roman;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our contact information is as follows:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Asian Institute for Development Communication (Aidcom),<br />First Floor, 32 & 34<br />,Jalan Bangsar Utama 1,<br />Bangsar Utama,<br />59000 Kuala Lumpur,<br />Malaysia.</span><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:times new roman;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Tel: (603) – 2287 0023 (hunting line); Fax: (603) – 2287 3023;<br />Email: <a href="mailto:aidcom@streamyx.com"> aidcom@streamyx.com </a>; Url: : <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.aidcom.com">http://www.aidcom.com </a><br /><br />Contact Persons: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mr Hew Wai Sin</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ms Zel Leong (016-6382408</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:times new roman;" align="justify"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></p>AIDCOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06220203377140582566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466801775727756515.post-22557888386204484672010-08-22T21:05:00.000-07:002010-08-22T22:15:20.942-07:00Seminar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTER_kgBTua0LdprEIQVlty2xrDYbZ6tyyfE4HEpnScPpm1gRV2V2pTJBNoJ9y46TmOc2sqRmfy6-8RWUD9CEvy3PR0V774E6DiZ0MqeY48CB6gc8VxFbVYEu5IZTnsTieTU70xfll2T8/s1600/1808+B+revised+email-blast.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 168px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTER_kgBTua0LdprEIQVlty2xrDYbZ6tyyfE4HEpnScPpm1gRV2V2pTJBNoJ9y46TmOc2sqRmfy6-8RWUD9CEvy3PR0V774E6DiZ0MqeY48CB6gc8VxFbVYEu5IZTnsTieTU70xfll2T8/s320/1808+B+revised+email-blast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508462439465465474" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>High Performance Communication: Influencing, Persuading & Negotiating, by Professor Dr. George Kohlrieser</u></span><u></u><br /><br /><p align="justify">High performance requires all members of an organisation to work together across boundaries of culture, diversity, interpersonal differences, and conflicts. In essence, every organisation is a product of how its leaders and members think and interact.<br /><p align="justify">This presentation aims at introducing participants to the concept of leadership as a process of communication, dialogue, influence and persuasion.<br /><p align="justify">In order to influence followers effectively and correctly, organisational leaders need to adopt a mindset of “playing to win” rather than “playing not to lose” allowing them to bring forth their vision with passion. Cutting edge leaders know how to take appropriate risk, inspire trust and create opportunities to foster success for themselves, their teams, and their organisations.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">Date: 3 November 2010 (Wednesday)<br /> Time: 9am to 5pm<br /> Venue: Taylor’s Lakeside Campus, Taylor’s University College</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Programme Overview</span><br /><br />Focusing with the "mind's eye" to overcome negative mindsets<br />How brain science can help leaders be more persuasuve<br />High performance leadership<br />What hostage negotiators know and do to get an over 90% succes rate<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Programme Objectives</span><br /><br />Learning how to be secure base<br />Understand the importance of the bonding cycle<br />Learn how to be an effective listener<br />Use the full power of interaction<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Key Take-aways</span><br /><br />Creating bonds even with your adversaries<br />Tools to remove blocks to dialogue<br />Principle of Highly Effective Influence, Persuasion, and Negotiation<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Who Is This For</span><br /><br />CEOs / CMOs / CFOs / COOs<br />Managing Directors<br />Senior Management<br />Leaders & Change Agents<br />Business Owner<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Programme Structure</span><br /><br />High impact communication<br />Influence, persuasion and negotiation<br />Action Learning and application through Role-playing<br />Feedback<br />Action Planning<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Methodology</span><br /><br />Pre-work assignments - short presentations, small group work, action exercises, role-playing, action plan, follow-up assignments<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our contact information is as follows:</span><br /><br />Asian Institute for Development Communication (Aidcom),<br />First Floor, 32 & 34<br />,Jalan Bangsar Utama 1,<br />Bangsar Utama,<br />59000 Kuala Lumpur,<br />Malaysia.<br /><br />Tel: (603) – 2287 0023 (hunting line); Fax: (603) – 2287 3023;<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Email</span>: : <a href="mailto:aidcom@streamyx.com"> aidcom@streamyx.com </a>; Url: : <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.aidcom.com">http://www.aidcom.com </a><br /><br />Contact Persons: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mr Hew Wai Sin</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ms Zel Leong (016-6382408)</span>AIDCOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06220203377140582566noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466801775727756515.post-4535473852120226502010-07-27T21:33:00.000-07:002010-07-28T21:41:31.726-07:00The Journal of Development Communication<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSH2LAZlU9msqj0spwQ0U_TLdGbl1cK77wL6b5brPHt0hYhJNKpJB09zfbgWJwjLOMqSNogi4zf-U9gqLgkae3irdA1xaxmk11exJQhqjbqi4XjJMnbSZVP9LqDkvTI042NpHvyz-a-Y/s1600/jdc_june2010_cover.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSH2LAZlU9msqj0spwQ0U_TLdGbl1cK77wL6b5brPHt0hYhJNKpJB09zfbgWJwjLOMqSNogi4zf-U9gqLgkae3irdA1xaxmk11exJQhqjbqi4XjJMnbSZVP9LqDkvTI042NpHvyz-a-Y/s320/jdc_june2010_cover.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498811540813900242" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Volume 21, Number 1, June 2010</span><br /><br /><p align="justify">This issue of The Journal of Development Communication is the Number One of the Twenty first Volume. In other words, JDC has passed 20 years of publication smoothly and uninterruptedly. The efforts by the publisher and the editors of JDC in this context have been greatly enhanced and patronised by the readers, subscribers and contributors from all over the world. We are indeed very grateful to them.<br /><br /><p align="justify">Professor Nora C Quebral is one of the pioneer Gurus of development communication in line with the late Everett Rogers and others. Nowadays, it is not always common to come across her contribution to development communication. We are honoured to publish her latest on devcom in this issue. We are confident that readers will enjoy her article.<br /><br /><p align="justify">Ecotourism is becoming increasingly popular both as a conservation tool and as an alternative to unsustainable tourism practices. The article of Dr Stacey K Sowards examines the role of ecotourism in three national park areas in Kalimantan, Indonesia. While Stacey in the article will draw the attention of the environmental communicators, she will also draw to the number of pitfalls that can be addressed through effective communication between and among individual parties.<br /><br /><p align="justify">Professor Samsudin A Rahim presents important issues on youth development and their challenges and contradictions in his article “RegeneratingYouth Development: The Challenges for Development Communication”. Empowerment and participation are two vital concepts in the youth development and development communication approaches. Both these approaches aim at developing society in particular marginalised society to ensure that they are not left behind in the rapid expansion of the nation.<br /><br /><p align="justify">Dr Farish Ullah has undertaken a study to examine the influence of five significant demographic variables viz. locality, gender, education, socio-economic, status and age in the area of health-related information. The influence was measured on three integrated components of the effects process -- knowledge, attitude and behaviour. Among other things, the study has identified different semantic, socio-religious and structural barriers that adversely affect the success of these campaign.<br /><br /><p align="justify">Dr Meenakshi Sharma’s article on “Optimising Communication Channels for Inclusive Rural Development in India” examines some projects aimed at empowerment and inclusion of the rural people and discusses the imperative of employing old-fashioned human communication channels optimally in combination with ICT applications to best serve the needs of marginalised communities.<br /><br /><p align="justify">In this issue, we have another article based on the study that investigated the use of ICT by agricultural researches in Nigeria. The article, by Tajudeen O A Banmeke and Michael T Ajayi, will certainly be appreciated by like-minded researchers.<br /><br /><p align="justify">Anuradha Tulachan in her article presents a picture of the various telecenter initiatives in Nepal and the policy context within which they are situated. The paper presents current initiatives in addressing the challenges concerning language, content localisation and networking among the telecentres.<br /><br /><p align="justify">We have published two book reviews in this issue. Both books are related to development communication.<br /><br /><p align="justify">An International Conference on “Dialogues on Fostering Understanding and Building Bridges Across Cultures Among Young People of Asia and Europe” was held recently in Melaka, Malaysia. We have included a report written by Varsha, Chief Operating Officer of World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subscription rate</span><br /><br /><p align="justify">Annual subscription rates per year (two issues): <span style="font-weight:bold;">Malaysia RM 68</span> inclusive of airmail surcharge, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Developing countries US$27.00</span> inclusive of airmail surcharge and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Industrialised countries US$50.00</span> inclusive of airmail surcharge. Single copies of the journal are available at half of the annual subscription rate. Payment may be made by bank draft/manager’s cheque/US$ cheque. Cheques must be crossed and made payable to AIDCOM. Subscribers in Malaysia may pay either in cash or by cheque in Malaysian Ringgit. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Our contact information is as follows:</span><br /><br />Asian Institute for Development Communication (Aidcom),<br>First Floor, 32 & 34</br>,Jalan Bangsar Utama 1, <br />Bangsar Utama, <br />59000 Kuala Lumpur, <br />Malaysia.<br /><br />Tel: (603) – 2287 0023 (hunting line); Fax: (603) – 2287 3023; <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Email</span>: </u>: <a href="mailto:aidcom@streamyx.com"> aidcom@streamyx.com </a>; Url: </u>: <a href="www.aidcom.com">http://www.aidcom.com </a><br /><br />Contact Persons: <span style="font-weight:bold;">Mr Hew Wai Sin</span> or <span style="font-weight:bold;">Ms Zel Leong (016-6382408)</span>AIDCOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06220203377140582566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466801775727756515.post-51437704209460403312010-06-13T05:00:00.001-07:002010-06-15T22:42:53.657-07:00PHOTOJOURNALISM: A DECISIVE MOMENT, 2 - 4 August 2010<p>A picture is worth more than a thousand words, and its appeal either as a separate entity or as a complement to a verbal story, goes way beyond the strength of the words. It is not a question of pictures competing with words. It is a question of what combination of words and pictures that will most effectively communicate an idea to a reader. </p> <p><strong>OBJECTIVES <br /></strong>This Training the Trainers Workshop aims to train academicians to provide them with better knowledge and skills for training their students. It also aims to provide practitioners of photojournalism an in-depth understanding of the power and value of photojournalism, combining many practical hands-on aspects of photojournalism together with theory.</p> <p><b>REGISTRATION FEE (for Malaysian)</b></p> <p><b>The registration fee per participant for the Workshop is RM2,100. for Malaysian participants. </b>A discount of ten percent will be offered if there are more than one participant from the same organisation (inclusive of the first participant). This fee covers the tuition, course materials, lunch and refreshments for the duration of the Workshop. Full payment or an official letter concerning your participation must be received in order to guarantee the participant a place in this Workshop. In the event that the registered participant is unable to attend, a substitute is allowed. However, a 70 % levy of the registration fee would be charged for those participants who <i>either </i>have registered but did not inform in writing to Aidcom, at least 3 working days, before the start of the Workshop that they are unable to attend <i>or</i> have registered but did not attend the Workshop. Please complete and return by fax / email the Reply Form attached. <b>The closing date is 28<sup>th</sup> July 2010.</b></p> <p><b>OVERSEAS PARTICIPANTS</b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p>Overseas Participants are required to pay for their own airticket to and from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as well as accommodation. Lunch and refreshments during the workshop will be provided by the Organiser. They should arrive on 1 August 2010 and depart on 5 August 2010. As for accommodation, you may like to stay at the venue of the Workshop, Hotel Singgahsana, Persiaran Barat, Off Jalan Sultan, Petaling Jaya, Selangor (Tel: 603-79562100, Fax: 603-79542041, website: <a href="http://www.hspi.com.my/">www.hspi.com.my</a>). Aidcom is most happy to make the necessary hotel reservation on your behalf and payment will be settled by the participant. The single room rate is RM125.00 nett per room per night inclusive of breakfast. <b>The Registration fee is US$700.00 (US Dollars) and payment is either by cheque to be posted to our address or by Telegraphic transfer.</b></p> <p><b>VENUE OF THE WORKSHOP</b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p>The workshop will be held at Hotel Singgahsana, Persiaran Barat, Off Jalan Sultan, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. (Tel: 603-79562100, Fax: 603-79542041, website: <a href="http://www.hspi.com.my/">www.hspi.com.my</a>). The contact person is Ms Najah Sharina bt Zulkifli, Sales & Marketing Executive.</p> <p>Our contact information is as follows: </p> <p>Asian Institute for Development Communication (Aidcom),First Floor, 32 & 34, Jalan Bangsar Utama 1, Bangsar Utama 59000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.</p> <p><i><u>Tel</u></i>: (603) – 2287 0023 (hunting line); <i><u>Fax</u></i>: (603) – 2287 3023; </p> <p><i><u>Email</u></i>: <a href="mailto:aidcom@streamyx.com">aidcom@streamyx.com</a>; <i><u>Url</u>: </i><a href="http://www.aidcom.com/">http://www.aidcom.com</a></p> <p>Contact Persons: Mr Hew Wai Sin or Ms Zel Leong (016-6382408)</p>AIDCOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06220203377140582566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466801775727756515.post-30926895450961947902010-06-08T23:41:00.000-07:002010-06-09T02:03:34.479-07:00“PHOTOJOURNALISM: A DECISIVE MOMENT”<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cuser%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">This Training the Trainers Workshop aims to train academicians to provide them with better knowledge and skills for training their students.<span style=""> </span>It also aims to provide </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">practitioners of photojournalism an in-depth understanding of the power and value of photojournalism, combining many practical hands-on aspects of photojournalism together with theory.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> AIDCOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06220203377140582566noreply@blogger.com0