Influence Program
Communication and influence training builds the ability to convey information clearly, influence people who do not report to you, handle difficult conversations, and build strong working relationships with colleagues, clients and stakeholders. Training Edge International delivers customised communication and influence programmes for professionals and leaders in Singapore and across Asia.
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Most work now depends on people you cannot instruct. Outcomes rely on colleagues in other functions, senior stakeholders, clients and partners — none of whom report to you. In that environment, the ability to communicate clearly and influence without formal authority has become one of the most valuable skills a professional can have, and one of the most commonly missing.
This programme builds that ability in a practical way. Participants work on real conversations they are currently having — the stakeholder they cannot get on board, the message that keeps being misunderstood, the difficult conversation they are avoiding — and leave able to handle them better.
Influencing without authority is the ability to gain genuine commitment from people you cannot instruct. It is not persuasion tricks or being more assertive. It rests on understanding what the other person is actually measured and worried about, framing your request in terms of their priorities rather than yours, building the relationship before you need something from it, and knowing when to escalate and when escalation will cost you more than it gains.
This is the single most requested topic in this category, and for cross-functional and matrixed organisations it is often the difference between projects that move and projects that stall.
The conversations people avoid — giving hard feedback, raising a problem with a peer, disagreeing with a senior stakeholder, delivering bad news to a client — are exactly the ones that determine how much trust and credibility a person carries. Avoiding them has a cost that compounds quietly.
The programme gives participants a repeatable structure for these conversations and, crucially, has them rehearse a real one they are facing, with feedback, so they walk out ready to have it.
For teams operating across Asia, the same words carry different meanings in different markets. Directness that reads as clarity in one culture reads as rudeness in another; disagreement that is voiced openly in one setting surfaces only indirectly in another; who speaks in a meeting, and when, is shaped by hierarchy in ways that are easy to misread.
This is a genuine strength of a Singapore-based provider that delivers across the region, and the programme draws on that real delivery experience rather than generic cultural-awareness theory.
- Managers and team leaders
- Project managers working across functions and reporting lines
- Sales and client-facing professionals
- Technical specialists who must persuade non-technical stakeholders
- Executives and emerging leaders building their influence and presence
- HR and L&D professionals
- Anyone whose results depend on people outside their direct reporting line
Format, Duration and Delivery
The programme is customised to your organisation’s communication challenges and can be delivered onsite, virtually, or as a blended format. [Confirm module durations, and whether the four modules can be taken independently or as a series.]
The programme is built from four modules, delivered as a journey or individually:
Effective Workplace Communication
Build clear, confident, and professional communication skills.
Influencing & Persuasion Skills
Learn techniques to influence decisions and inspire action.
Presentation & Public Speaking
Deliver impactful presentations with confidence and clarity.
Stakeholder & Client Communication
Strengthen relationships through effective engagement and communication strategies.
A: Communication and influence training covers structuring messages clearly, listening, influencing people without formal authority, handling difficult conversations, presenting with confidence, and communicating effectively with senior stakeholders, clients and across cultures.
A: Influencing without authority is the ability to gain agreement and commitment from people who do not report to you — peers, other functions, senior stakeholders and clients. It relies on understanding the other party’s priorities and framing requests in terms of their interests rather than your own.
A: Managers and team leaders, project managers working across functions, sales and client-facing professionals, technical specialists who must persuade non-technical stakeholders, and anyone whose results depend on people outside their reporting line.
A: Yes. The programme is tailored to your organisation’s goals, industry and communication challenges, and can be delivered onsite, virtually, or through a blended learning format.
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