Scholar Weekend - "Shaolin and the Art of Negotiation"
Is this Course for You?
Have you ever had a disagreement that you did not know how to navigate, either at home or at work? How often was there much at stake? Instructor Piti Parraduque gives you immediate and practical tools on how to negotiate, such that you will never again face a negotiation or "conflict" without knowing how to achieve a "win-win" situation!
An international communications expert in both the business and private worlds, Mr. Piti Parraduque, gives you immediate and practical tools on how to negotiate, such that you will never again face a negotiation or "conflict" without knowing how to achieve a "win-win" situation!
Objectives:
- Acquire tools, skills, and techniques to negotiate more efficiently.
- Focus on a paradigm where a negotiation is an interaction whose aim is to maximize value for the maximum of the parties involved.
- A negotiation is an interaction of any kind; colleagues, spouse, client -- any interaction
What Makes this Workshop Exceptional and Different from other Workshops on Negotiation:
- The ability to view interactions from the perspective of Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung, Wahnam Tai Chi Chuan, and Shaolin Kungfu
Course Content - 3 Aspects:
1) Rational/Argumentative Part (Jing)
- Structured contract, conceptual structure of negotiation
- Price, services, project, characteristics, payment, etc..
2) Emotional Aspect of Unconscious (Chi)
- Human Behavior During Negotiation
3) Experiential/ Negotiation
About the Instructor:
Luis Fernando - Piti - Parra Duque
Parra Duque & Asociados
Piti Parra Duque is the executive director of Parra Duque & Asociados - organizational and personal development consulting company. Apart from his consulting work he has taught Shaolin Chi Kung to more than 1.500 top executives and leaders of several countries in Latin America and the U.S. He is a direct student of Grandmaster Sifu Wong Kiew Kit and a certified Shaolin Chi Kung and Wahnam Taijiquan instructor of the Shaolin Wahnam International Network. Piti has adapted his methods of teaching the art of Shaolin Chi Kung to the modern western world’s ways of understanding and learning, making it very simple, direct and effective.
For additional information, please see:
www.pdacol.com
www.wongkk.com/general/instructors-list.html
Dates:
Jan 31 & Feb 1
Course Duration:
8 hours x 2 days = 16 hours total
Times:
Morning - 8:30am till 12:30pm
Afternoon - 2:30pm till 6:30pm
Course Location:
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
Multi-Purpose Room (2nd floor)
6 Garamond Court
Toronto, Ontario
M3C 1Z5
Tel:416.441.2345
Click here for directions via car or bus.
Course Fee:
460CDN (300EU/230 GBP) - Wahnam members
910CDN (600EU/460 GBP) - non-Wahnam members
Important Note: A Wahnam member is any one who has taken:
- a course with Grandmaster Wong,
- a course with a Shaolin Wahnam certified instructor,
- a Shaolin Wahnam Warrior workshop,
- a Shaolin Wahnam Scholar workshop
After a non-Wahnam member takes his/her first Scholar Workshop, he/she becomes eligible for Wahnam membership for all other courses at the Shaolin Wahnam Institute.
Registration:
To register, please use the buttons below to pay your fee via Paypal.
For further enquiries, please contact Sifu Emiko Hsuen at:
scholar-warrior@shaolinwahnamcanada.com
Wahnam Member
Non-Wahnam Member
Topics for Future Scholar Workshops
Here are some topics you can expect to see in the near future:
- Secrets for Effective Negotiations
- How to Hold a Successful Seminar
- Art of Effective Communication
- How to Use Computers (Website designing etc)
- Singing - using one's unique voice
- Musical Instruments - the Basics & How to Find a Good Teacher
- Playing Chess - western and Chinese
- Poetry Appreciation
- How to Set up a Business (Business Planning, Negotiations etc)
- Professional Writing Workshops
- Spiritual Cultivation (including sutras, Christian scriptures, etc)
- Literature in general
- Architecture & Art
Financially "Win-win" for Everyone
The Scholar Committee has worked hard to come up with a financially "juicy" proposition for all involved parties, so if any other parties are interested to organize and host a Scholar Weekend, please send an email with subject heading "Scholar Weekend: Win-Win!" to The Scholar Committee at:
scholar-warrior@shaolinwahnamcanada.com.
Acknowledgment
The Scholar Committee is comprised of:
- Sifu Eugene Siterman
- Sifu Piti Parra Duque
- Sifu Andrew Barnett
- Sifu Emiko Hsuen (chair)
Deepest thanks also go to Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit for being a living example of the Scholar-Warrior ideal.
Toronto - clean city, great food!
Naturally, we hope that you are as excited as we are about this first weekend, and we look forward to seeing many faces, both familiar and unfamiliar, at the Toronto Workshop. If you've never been to Canada, this is a good time to consider flying out to the land of wild geese, moose and maple syrup!
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Scholar Committee
Shaolin Wahnam Institute