Build your professional presence and influence what matters
Want to be a stronger voice for engagement in your organisation or sector? Influencing for Engagement equips you with the tools to boost your professional impact, strengthen your credibility, and influence others—particularly decision-makers—on the value of meaningful engagement.
Take it as a standalone course to enhance your skillset or as an elective toward the Certificate of Engagement, a nationally recognised certificate.
prerequiste
You must complete the Essentials of Engagement before enrolling in this course.
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Benefits of Influencing for Engagement
Strengthen your presence
Build professional credibility and influence by using credible communication strategies and proven models, like Peter Block’s consulting framework.
Build effective relationships
Apply the Reciprocity Model and other techniques to earn trust, foster mutual respect, and work effectively across diverse engagement settings.
Make engagement matter
Advocate for engagement as a strategic priority by adapting to different decision-making styles and influencing culture from the inside out.
learning outcomes
By the end of this interactive course, you will be able to:
- Apply the Reciprocity Model to foster mutual trust and respectful, two-way engagement.
- Use Peter Block’s consulting model to clarify roles, build partnerships, and deliver meaningful advice.
- Identify and respond to different decision-making styles to better influence and engage others.
- Communicate with credibility to earn trust and strengthen your influence in complex settings.
- Use frameworks and models to develop positive, credible relationships.
- Learn strategies to influence engagement culture and context.
- Enhance your ability to advocate for the value of engagement.
- Improve how you shape perceptions, decisions and collaborative outcomes.
- Build confidence in your professional presence and communication.
- Walk away with actionable techniques to strengthen your day-to-day impact.
Who is this course for?
If you want to step up your influence and credibility as an engagement professional, this course is for you. It’s ideal for:
Engagement practitioners
looking to gain more traction in professional and organisational settings.
Leaders and advisors
who need to advocate for engagement within teams or to executives.
Consultants and changemakers
wanting to build stronger partnerships and strategic influence.
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The bigger picture: Attaining your Certificate of Engagement
While Influencing for Engagement is a powerful standalone course, many professionals take it as an elective toward their Certificate of Engagement.
This certificate is the gold standard for engagement practitioners across Australasia, setting the benchmark for excellence in the field.
Why learn with the Engagement Institute?
As the peak body for community and stakeholder engagement in Australasia, the Engagement Institute ensures our training is practical, relevant, and industry leading.
- Hands-on learning with real-world case studies
- Inclusive training blending theory and practical knowledge
- Experienced trainers who are also seasoned practitioners
- Recognised as the engagement standard across Australia and New Zealand
- Contextualised training materials for local relevance
- Flexible learning pathways and pacing
- Invaluable resources, including a training manual and templates
