COLLABORATION

Principle of Collaboration Participation Collective Transparency Independence Persistence Emergence

Impact of collaboration on business performance

Report Collaboration Progress Meet its mission and achieve outcomes Be sustained Be inclusive and diverse Increase capacity Increase cooperation across organizational, administrative, and jurisdictional boundaries Stimulate innovation, new ways of doing business Facilitate changes in policy, laws, and programs

Experiences Sharing Prince Mahidol Award Conference Good experiences Build trust Create ownership Full participation Bad experiences Donor domination No responsibility Conflicting opinion among partners

Caution Keep promise Be sensitive when dealing with VIP Respond positively with request even in the situation we cannot accommodate request Be creative when finding solutions (request to change hotel)

Speech Writing

Group Work 1 Situation You are hosting a study visit from Ministry of Health, Myanmar Mid-career level, medical doctor and health personnel, 40 persons Your boss has to come to welcome them on the first day of the study visit Assignment Write a welcome speech for your boss

Steps in writing a speech Know your audience/event Set objective Plan a well- structured speech Get information Writing a speech

Know Your Audience VIP or any senior level to be addressed? Why they are here? What do they have in common? How big an audience will it be? What do they know, and what do they need to know? Do they expect discussion about a specific subject and, if so, what? What is the audience’s attitude and knowledge about the subject of your talk? What is their attitude toward you as the speaker? Why are they interested in your topic?

Know the event Is it formal? Or informal? Any protocol specific to this event?

Choose Your Core Message What is the goal of your speech? To inform, persuade, motivate or entertain Only one single idea Too many ideas can lead to confusion among audiences

Find information Use facts and figures relevant to the topic Information or the content should be of good quality and that too in right quantity Adding examples, personal experiences, quotes and appropriate humor

Develop Structure to Deliver Your Message Introduction/Opening Body Conclusion

Well begun is half done Establish your credibility and likeability Grab the attention of audience Engage their interest Raise a thought-provoking question Make an interesting or controversial statement Recite a relevant quotation or even recount a joke

Body The largest part of your speech Formulating a series of points that you would like to raise Key information A statement about a project Implementation of a project Opinion The points should be organized

Closing It is an opportunity to: Summarize the main points of your speech Provide some further food for thought for your listeners Leave your audience with positive memories of your speech End with a final thought/emotion Adding a call to action at the end would motivate the audience to think and later act on your message

Spice it Up Make your speech more interesting Add variety and interest A good speech has pacing Vary the sentence structure Use the active voice and avoid passive sentences Repeat key words and points Ask rhetorical questions in a way that attracts your listeners’ attention Personal experiences and anecdotes Use quotes Caution Do not overused Used with care

Template for welcome speech Acknowledge and welcome important guests Stating the name of the event and host and thank them for coming Give a brief introduction of the host Give a brief introduction of the occasion Introduce the next speaker if appropriate Made everybody feel at ease, eagerly anticipating what is to come

Group Work 2 Write opening speech for Public Health Minister at the International Conference on Obesity