Join us for our Brunch and Connect!
We are hosting our complimentary corporate networking event, Brunch and Connect! Join our Brunch and Connect: Harnessing the power of AI to develop professional communication skills on Wednesday 20 August 2025 from 9.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., at the British Council’s Toa Payoh Centre, located at Level 9 of the HDB Hub East Wing.
Don’t let this chance pass you by as seats are limited!
Come hungry, and let our talented speakers teach you practical strategies that help you upskill your team, elevate their capabilities and drive impactful organisational growth with the help of AI.
Interactive presentation
Title: Navigating AI and technology in Learning and Development
Speaker: Kate Sullivan, Global Head of Services and Talent, Corporate English Services, British Council
About the speaker: Kate Sullivan is the Global Head of Services and Talent at the British Council's Corporate English Solutions, with over 20 years’ experience leading global teams and shaping learning and talent strategies. A recognised voice in L&D, she shares insights as a speaker and author to help HR professionals build inclusive, effective learning cultures. She champions soft skills, inclusivity, and adaptability to boost collaboration, engagement, and performance.
Synopsis: Work as we know it is transforming and businesses must prepare for what’s next. Join us for an insightful discussion on the key trends shaping organisations, job roles and the skills needed to succeed in the AI is changing the way we approach learning and development, bringing new possibilities alongside real challenges. In this session, you’ll explore fresh insights from our eBook on how L&D teams can confidently navigate AI and technology - plus get a free digital copy. We’ll look at what AI means for learning today and share practical steps to help your organisation adapt and thrive.
Outline:
- How L&D teams use AI and tech in practice
- Practical strategies to get started or overcome common challenges
- Skills your organisation needs to build
- Communicating with AI: Key competencies for today’s workforce
Workshops
| Maximising effective interpersonal communication with AI | Participants are presented with a case study of an audience, and a message they must communicate. After considering how they would approach this, the trainer introduces the 'PREP' technique. Participants provide details of the audience and the PREP technique to an AI, and then evaluate the output - how effective is it? What would they keep/change? |
| Teaching AI to use professional negotiating techniques | Participants are given a case study and use AI to generate a negotiation strategy. The trainer presents the 'BATNA' technique and guides the participants on how to prompt AI to generate a new negotiation strategy using BATNA. Finally, participants compare their original AI-assisted negotiation approach with the BATNA approach and consider some of its advantages. |
| How to improve emails produced by AI | Participants examine two model emails and identify which one is produced by AI. They consider the potential negative impacts of receiving an AI-generated email, and what could be done to improve it. The trainer introduces the '6 Cs' approach and together, participants use this to identify what improvements they could make to the AI-generated email. |
Who should attend?
- HR and L&D professionals
- People Managers and Team Leaders
- Business Partners
Save the date and register in advance for this event here or email us if you have any further inquiries.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the event.
Please note:
- Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. This invite is non-transferable. Please email us if you would like us to extend this invitation to your colleagues. RSVP by 11.59 p.m. on Wednesday 13 August. The British Council will contact you before the event registration closes to confirm your attendance.
- This is a corporate networking event as such we request participants to register using their company email and contact details. As this event is subjected to limited capacity, each company/organisation is limited to a maximum of three representatives.
Professional skills training and development
We offer Corporate training and assessments.