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Public Speaking
Public Speaking is something many people avoid at whatever cost. Glossophobia, or speech anxiety, is the fear of public speaking and it is one of the most common everyday worries in the UK – affecting around 77% of people in the UK. For ambitious people, being able to step up and speak is an essential skill. Using the SuperStar Communicator™ Methodology and my experience and expertise as an international speaker, I will provide invaluable tips to develop your public speaking skills so you will be more confident when speaking.
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Breaking Up With Self-Sabotage
Your mind can be your greatest asset—or your biggest obstacle. Self-sabotaging behaviours often show up just when we’re ready to move forward, keeping us from growing and progressing in the ways that we want to. This webinar is for you if you want to get out of your own way so you can realise your potential
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Beer tasting seminar- Hops and Risk: what the evolution of beer teaches us about innovation in insurance
This fun and interactive session explores how centuries of brewing innovation, from monastic traditions to craft revolutions, mirror the forces reshaping the insurance industry today. By tasting 5 different beers, we will analyse how brewers have responded to cultural shifts, technology, regulation, and consumer demands and what insurance professionals can take as valuable lessons for designing resilient, customer-centric innovations.
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The Dark Art of Cyber Underwriting
Cyber insurance is one of the newer products in the market and is growing and changing all the time. This webinar gives an overview of the history of the product and key covers it provides, with no bias towards any one insurer. It looks at some recent cyber incidents, and in the light of those reflects on how brokers can better help clients to prepare & defend themselves, and what changes insurers may look to introduce as cyber risk continues to evolve.
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Nature and the insurance industry
The insurance industry has a powerful role to play in the transition to a sustainable global economy and in powering a green transition for the UK, but sustainability is about more than just carbon emissions and Net Zero. This session looks at how nature and the insurance industry interact and what the industry can do to get started with nature. It also explores how organisations in the industry can create meaningful, lasting impact whilst seizing the competitive opportunities of doing business better.
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Joint Learning and Development (CPD) Conference
Our next annual Joint Learning and Development (CPD) Conference will be taking place at Lingfield Park Resort. This conference, hosted jointly by the Insurance Institute of Sussex, North Downs Insurance Institute and the Insurance Institute of Guildford, will deliver 5 hours of quality CPD that will be of interest to all general insurance professionals. During the day, we have planned a range of topical subjects which will include: * contract works insurance * fraudulent claim trends over fire, theft, liability and motor * lithium-ion batteries * plant pathology investigations in the insurance industry * underinsurance including rebuilding costs and the complications of listed buildings Book your place(s) by 31 August to take advantage of our discounted rates - click on the Book Now button for more information.
View event detailsUncorking the Future: what the wine industry can teach us about intergenerational cohesion in the workplace
The relationship between UK wine consumer trends and intergenerational dynamics in insurance and financial services can highlight parallels in understanding shifting preferences, values, and behaviours across generations. Through tasting 5 different wines we will learn about issues from adapting to preferences, to sustainability as a shared value, through to leveraging technology and also generational perceptions.
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