Sydney Community College

Learn more about the real you. Improve your career performance and workplace relationships. Increase your life satisfaction levels. Maintain more satisfying social relationships. Become a better parent. Improve your romantic relationships. Learn what emotional intelligence is and how increasing it will enrich & improve your life. Also covered: differences between needs, wants and desires; family roles unconsciously learnt and continued later in adult human interaction. Agenda Week 1... [More]

This workshop looks at the different types of difficult people and their motivations. It will also give participants practical strategies (both general and NLP-based) to help deal with difficult people. ‘Communication Skills using NLP’ (taught by same tutor) is a pre-requisite for this workshop. If you want to learn how to Deal with Difficulty People in Sydney, then this course is for you. Agenda During this course the intention is that the following topics will be covered, but not ... [More]

Who am I really? Is a fundamental question most people ask during their lifetime. Discovering your sense of self is a lifelong process. Knowing who you are, accepting yourself and expressing yourself authentically are critical for fulfilling your life’s potential. By using reflective techniques, group discussion and experiential exercises you will explore the issues of personal identity, self-awareness and self-acceptance. Agenda Morning Introduction Overview Personal Background and... [More]

Find it hard to say no to others? Feel worthless at times? Lack confidence? Wish you could stand up for yourself more often? Always having an internal fight with yourself and feeling guilty? Long-standing patterns such as these can be difficult to change despite years of trying. However, once you know how, it becomes easy to make the change you desire. This workshop uses highly effective neuro-linguistic programming techniques to increase your confidence and feelings of self-worth. ... [More]

Want to improve the way you communicate with family, friends, colleagues and your partner? NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) includes a series of techniques that will help you refine and enhance how you communicate with others. Come away feeling more confident and assertive and with better communication skills. Improve all the relationships in your life as a result. If you want to learn Communication Skills in Sydney, then this course is for you. This course is a Beginners' level o... [More]

Effective communication lies at the heart of personal, professional and business success. One of the most important means of communication is the spoken word, be it in the form of a sales pitch, a speech or a presentation. This course will teach you the basics of effective public speaking and provide you with the skills to deliver an effective presentation. Agenda This course will cover: how to write an effective speech the “tricks of the trade” in delivering a speech; and how to pr... [More]

Philosophy is a thoughtful attempt to understand the world, and to find meaning in life. This course will introduce the main philosophical traditions in Europe, China and India. We will consider their significant differences from ancient to modern times; as well as their similarities concerning knowledge, morality and metaphysics. Agenda Week 1 The Nature and Origins of Philosophy – Philosophy as a Love of Wisdom: its History – East and West; its Different and Changing Questions; it... [More]

We can yearn for happiness but have you ever wondered whether you can make yourself happier? Can you make more positive choices in life? The emerging movement of ‘Positive Psychology’ may provide answers to these questions by discussing how we as individuals can take simple steps on a regular basis to achieve authentic happiness in everyday life. We will explore our journey to a happy life through examining how we think and act, how we relate to others and how we find meaning in our... [More]

Open your Mind and See What Comes Out. In this lively course, we practise and discuss a range of easy-to-learn creative thinking techniques drawn from such diverse fields as the arts, sciences, business and education. Come and try them for yourself! If you are looking for a Creative Thinking course in Sydney then this is for you. Agenda In each session we practise one or more of the three creative thinking steps: Move – Switch mental filters Mix – Create collisions that generate ide... [More]

If you’re struggling with the question of ‘what next’ or find yourself wondering what you should be doing with your life, then this workshop is for you. You won’t find the magic answer here but this workshop will equip you with a framework and a set of tools to help you approach the problem more effectively. This workshop is by no means a quick fix. Answering the ‘what next’ question will take a considerable investment of time and energy on your part. We should say at the outset tha... [More]