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31/03/2025
Skills For Future Facing Teams: Advanced presentation skills
Presenting and public speaking are vital requirements for all professionals. Whether it be speaking up in a meeting or delivering a presentation as part of a workshop, these are the moments where the stakes feel highest, and our communication skills must work hardest. Do well, and we generate trust, buy-in and commitment behaviour. Fall short, and the opportunity cost can be significant. There is therefore a real opportunity and commercial case for professionals to elevate their approach to presenting and public speaking. We will share key approaches that foster confidence in preparation, content development and delivery in those moments when it matters most. By the end of the session, you will:
Event Webinar
17/03/2025
Skills For Future Facing Teams: Enhance your influence
Communication and influencing skills are a vital capability for all professionals. They help us to build relationships, communicate ideas, influence the thinking of stakeholders and ultimately, get things done. And yet we often underestimate the extent to which our personal impact and communication skills contribute to our personal and professional success. This interactive and engaging 90-minute webinar will introduce you to psychological insights, practical tools and approaches that will ensure that you are able to maximise your personal impact and influence more consistently in your roles. By the end of the workshop, you will:
Event Webinar
10/02/2025
Skills For Future Facing Teams: True colours? how to understand and influence...
The success of our communication lies in the hands of our audience. They are the ones who decide whether they will buy into us, buy into our message, and ultimately be influenced by us. This is especially important when we’re interacting with stakeholders with whom we need to develop informal authority; it can be very challenging when the audience we are trying to influence doesn’t appear to behave or communicate in a similar way to us. This session will help you to recognise your audience’s preferred style of communication and decision making so that you can tailor what you say and how you say it and, in so doing, enhance your ability to influence other people. We will: 
Event Webinar
23/01/2025
Energy from Waste: The Republic
We are delighted to invite you to the third of four conferences we are holding on the lifecycle of an Energy from Waste Project taking place on Thursday 23 January 2025. Con­fer­ence Three: The Republic The previous conferences have covered a wide-range of issues. “The Re­pub­lic” con­fer­ence will develop these themes further to consider the key operational challenges currently facing Energy from Waste Projects and over the next decade.  Join us for another lively panel discussion, followed by networking drinks in our London of­fice.   Please register for the event by clicking the button below.
Event Legal
23/01/2025
Skills For Future Facing Teams: How to articulate the value of the in-house...
This is the third and fi­nal ses­sion in our Legal Project Leadership seriesAre you perceived as a business blocker or a business enabler? A business partner or a reactive adviser? It can be challenging for in-house legal teams to get their true value across to the business. This session aims to help you overcome some of these challenges and misconceptions by improving the way you communicate with stakeholders about the projects you are leading.   In particular we will explore how to:bridge the gap between legal and the businessdefine and communicate the value of projectsreport on and communicate progress in a way that engages stakeholders - leading to improved relationships and better results!
Event Webinar
16/01/2025
Skills For Future Facing Teams: How to manage your project stakeholders...
This session is the second in a three-part series facilitated by the CMS Legal Operations and Project Management Team.  We'll take a look at: why you need to identify your different stakeholders and their rolesthe importance of understanding stakeholder needs and prioritieshow to engage and plan communications, based on your stakeholders’ re­quire­ment­stools which can contribute to improved accountability and engagementhow to facilitate effective meetings for different stakeholder groups
Event Webinar
09/01/2025
Skills For Future Facing Teams: Legal project leadership for in-house teams
Our clients tell us that Legal Project Management is an increasingly important skill for their teams. This session is the first in a three-part series facilitated by the CMS Legal Operations and Project Management Team. It aims to help you:understand the key principles of legal project management, and how these improve ef­fi­ciency ap­proach the scoping and planning of a matter in a structured and consistent wayunderstand how to identify and engage with important project stake­hold­er­s­man­age and report on projects and matters ef­fect­ively­un­der­stand the resources and tech solutions available to support your pro­jects un­der­stand the importance of feedback and project reviews
Event Webinar
10/12/2024
Webinar masterclass: Building a Responsible and Compliant AI-Powered Organisation
Join Us for an Exclusive AI Masterclass on 10 DecemberNextWave and CMS are delighted to invite you to our upcoming AI Masterclass, focusing on the ethical and prac­tic­al im­plic­a­tions of AI in financial services. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into the industry, addressing its role in governance, risk, and compliance is essential for responsible transformation. This practical webinar is designed for industry leaders and professionals navigating the complexities of AI in financial services, and looking to optimise processes, business functions, and data management. You’ll learn from top experts and real-world case studies on how financial institutions are aligning AI with governance, ethics, and compliance. As a special guest, we will be joined by Dr Paul Dongha, Head of Responsible AI and AI Strategy at one of the UK's largest banks. With over 30 years' experience, Dr Dongha is a global advocate of ethical AI and has led numerous initiatives that improve both customer experience and employee func­tions. Join­ing him will be NextWave CEO Tony Clark and CMS Partner Rob Dedman, who will bring regulatory and prac­tic­al per­spect­ives on AI's evolving role in financial services. To confirm your attendance, please click the registration button below.
Event Webinar
10/12/2024
Construction Focus On: Maximising NEC
The NEC suite of contracts has evolved significantly since its initial publication and the contracts have become widely used across the UK. During this seminar we will be exploring untapped opportunities within NEC contracts looking at underused provisions and effective management of claims to maximise the value of your contracts.
Event Webinar
10/12/2024
CMS Media Update Morning
Our popular Media Update Morning will now be taking place on Tuesday 10 December at our CMS London office. We look forward to welcoming you in person to discuss a range of topical areas in­clud­ing:  Me­dia Law Update, which will include an update on the implementation of the Media Act – Victoria Gaskell, Sam Oustayiannis, John Enser, Alexander BouchierFilm and TV tax credit regime – Rebekah HayesThe busy world of advertising regulation – Stuart HelmerThe threat from patent licensing programs on the media sector – Caitlin HeardLiability quiz – Laurence Kalman and Eliza CohenPlease do come early and join us for coffee and breakfast. As ever, the content will be tailored for the media industry, and we invite you to submit any specific questions in advance by emailing us here. If you have not yet registered and would like to attend, please click the button below.  
Event Legal
05/12/2024
English Commercial Court rejects the longstanding “Shareholder Rule” as...
In a significant ruling, the English Commercial Court has rejected the longstanding “Shareholder Rule”. This rule traditionally prevented companies from asserting privilege against their own shareholders...
Law-Now Dispute Resolution
05/12/2024
Employment Rights Bill Deep Dive #3 - A new chapter for trade unions -...
The Employment Rights Bill is widely regarded as the most significant piece of employment legislation in decades. The Bill contains a suite of far-reaching reforms to trade union law and workers’ collective...
Law-Now Employment & Pensions
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