A new course aimed at helping fleet professionals make their voices heard in a corporate environment is launching from the Association of Fleet Professionals’ (AFP) for 2024.

The training has been designed to help fleet managers make their knowledge, ideas and experience heard

The ‘Accelerate – Your Voice in Fleet’ training has been designed by the AFP’s Fleet Academy to help those working in the industry make their knowledge, ideas and experience heard, whether giving a speech at a major formal occasion or during a routine internal meeting.

It follows last year’s launch of a course for women working in fleet – which the AFP said had proved very popular – and provides a similar format that’s open to everyone working in the fleet sector.

Ronnie Gillman, training manager at the AFP – which is attending next year’s Great British Fleet Event – said: “Many people find public speaking of any kind daunting, even in front of just a handful of colleagues. Fear of public speaking can potentially limit the effectiveness of highly competent people in their roles and this is an area we are keen to address through this course.”

Course content includes how to gain confidence, limit your fears, convey messages clearly and easily, and create a repeatable formula that enables you to bring your own style and target your content for the audience.

“It’s all about creating a practical approach to something that affects many fleet professionals,” said Gillman.

He continued: “Stepping outside of your comfort zone is never easy but we create a supportive environment where delegates can learn to become more confident public speakers, developing a toolkit that can be learnt, honed and repeated.”

The first course will take place in Tamworth on 21-22 May 2024, priced at £650 for AFP members and £750 for non-members. More details are available here.