The essence of team briefing is to channel corporate communications, e.g., policies, strategies, operating performance, prospects, standards, behavioural issues, market conditions, corporate strengths and weaknesses etc. The team briefing process underlines the importance of the leader, raises morale and gives a sense of common purpose to the team. However, the success of team briefing largely depends on the enthusiasm and ability of the 'briefers', rather than on the design of the system.

This two day team briefing Supervisor Training Course will explore the concepts and benefits but above all it is designed to give participants the necessary practical skills to maximise process benefits.

The Supervisor Training Course will address the practical issues of how to conduct team briefing sessions. It starts with an examination of what team briefing is and why it is so important.

It will consider how to make team briefing relevant, how to prepare, how it should be implemented and managed, what it should discuss, when and how often.

As team briefing should be viewed as an investment the Supervisor Training Course will also consider what returns, how they can be measured and what value they will represent, particularly in the context of team building.

This Supervisor Training Course will allocate some quiet time to allow participants to develop a team briefing session to be delivered to fellow course participants. Participants will be shown how to set the scene to minimise interference. Added to this is the importance of understanding both their own and team members reactions to a team briefing session. This aspect aims to acquaint participants with the physical, emotional and mental aspects of the team brieifng process. To make team briefing effective needs meticulous attention to detail, self discipline, thorough planning and preparation, and realistic and relevant information.

In the delivery participants are reminded that successful team briefing outcomes will also depend upon creating a participative and problem resolution environment, with recognition and appreciation of accomplishments and achievements. Also central to team briefing outcomes is the ability to give and receive feedback and information without criticism. The result will be an effective supervisor training programme.

The course concludes with participants delivering a team briefing session to fellow course members.

These team briefing sessions are followed by review, evaluation and feedback from their peers and tutor. These reviews will enable a tutor led surgery to equip individuals with skill enhancement where required, for example, in assertiveness, communication, presentation, audience and meeting management skills, etc.