Masterful Leadership Communication: Building Strong, Connected Teams Through Intentional Practice

This Critical Agendas workshop focuses on masterful leadership communication — the essential skill set for building motivated, cohesive teams in schools. Designed for leaders at all levels, the session explores practical tools and techniques for communicating with clarity, purpose, influence, and impact. Core topics include understanding your communication style and adapting to others, using practical tools for confident group communication, identifying and overcoming common communication barriers, strengthening non-verbal communication and body language awareness, building active listening skills, asking open questions that spark meaningful dialogue, and using strategic conversations to build trust. Presenter Sally Learey is a renowned keynote speaker, author of seven books, and education consultant who holds qualifications in training, positive psychology, coaching, and counselling. With experience across both training and teaching sectors, Sally is passionate about supporting the wellbeing of teachers and leaders in education, and her work creating inclusive learning environments is informed by both professional expertise and personal experience as the mother of a son with special needs including ASD.