Communication Skills for Property Agents
Module Description
This module explains the meaning and value of communication as a tool, and identification of the communication techniques to become more effective and efficient at workplace and personal life.
It introduces the impact of verbal and non-verbal communication on professional and personal effectiveness.
Students will be also introduced to presentation and public speaking skills to craft their presentations based on the needs of different audiences.
Entry Requirements
Candidates who apply for this course must possess:
- School leaving certificate, passed examinations in English Language, Maltese (or mother language if it’s a foreigner); and
- Minimum age: 16+
OR
1 year of experience in relevant field
Target Audience
This course is targeted at:
- Property Consultants
- Sellers
- Negotiators
- Administration
- Workers working in the real estate industry. The target group can be extended to groups such as: construction companies, contractors and developers.
Career Paths
This course prepares students for the relevant license to operate in the capacity of real estate agents, property brokers and property consultants, as per the ‘Real Estate Agents, Property Brokers and Property Consultants Act’, enacted in 2020.
Furthermore, this programme aims to increase the employability of individuals interested in working in the real estate and construction industry.
How you’ll be assessed
The mode of assessment varies and may include in-class tasks and home-based written assignments using diverse assessment tools which may include care studies, reports, proposals, essays, presentations, multiple-choice questions assessment, as applicable to the diverse modules.
Assessment
- Formative assessment will take place during the session in the form of discussions, feedback, etc., but it will not be graded and, therefore, will have no weighting.
Module Intake Dates
TBC 2024
Additional Info
Upon successfully completing the course, students will be eligible to get 70% of their fees back through the ‘Get Qualified’ Scheme. **
*Prices are applicable to students who reside in Malta at the time of applying.
**Terms and conditions apply.
*** For the price of individual modules, please contact the IDEA Academy team.
Learning Outcomes
Competences:
- Facilitate effective team and meeting communication.
- Adapt to other communication styles.
- Structure ideas in a clear and coherent manner.
- Deal with conflicts using listening skills.
- Acquire effective marketing and advertising skills.
- Utilise different sales strategies and techniques to engage audience.
Knowledge:
- Set clear communication objectives.
- Establish clear understanding of roles.
- Navigate employee management.
- Clarify the requirements and processes that are most effective to achieve communication outcomes.
- Identify and utilise common ground for successful interactions.
- Discuss the importance of effective leadership.
- Discuss the important role of human resources in an organisation.
- Become conscious about the importance of good marketing and advertising in real estate.
- Learn about advertising and marketing ethics.
- Discuss the various consumer regulations of the market.
- Familiarise oneself with effective sales strategies and techniques in real estate.
- Discuss sales forecasting techniques.
- Discuss the importance of general etiquette both in a professional and personal environment.
Skills:
- Discuss different audiences and their communication needs.
- Facilitate team communication.
- Apply the appropriate style and language to communicate ideas clearly, accurately, and vividly.
- Use stance, movement, gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact to convey message and engage with the audience.
- Use visual aids which are appropriate and relevant to different audiences.
- Apply effective leadership skills to various scenarios.
- Comply with the necessary advertising and marketing ethics.
- Put to practice diverse sales strategies and techniques.
- Learn how to deal with different client behaviour and expectations.
- Use proper etiquette when interacting with clients and colleagues.
Module-Specific Learner Skills:
- Apply effective marketing and advertising skills in a real estate environment.
- Use verbal and non-verbal communication to express one’s ideas.
- Utilise different interpersonal (listening, verbal, non-verbal, written, etc., skills) skills to convey an idea/concept clearly.
Module-Specific Digital Skills and Competences:
- Navigate through the online learning platform to find assignments, discussion boards, literature, tutorials, etc.