An event report By Matthew Knott ST Magazine News Editor The Association of Language Travel Organisations, the organisation of schools and agencies, has agreed a number of initiatives for the coming year, including the establishment of a best practice charter, a mediation panel and an industry barometer, as well as a reduction in membership fees. The plans
Our 9th ALTO Day Berlin event is coming up soon and I'm happy to announce the star presenter of the professional development session below. When booking your ticket for the ICEF Berlin workshop, please keep the Sunday morning start in mind and fly to Berlin on Saturday, so that you can attend our full day
At the end of the summer high season, straight into the new sales season, pick up some useful tips to help you making improvements to your organisation! Once again we invite all ALTO members to delegate 2 senior managers and 1 leader in training to attend the London double event for free. Use this opportunity
We are born with the ability to influence and persuade those people around us to care for us and protect us. As we mature into adults we let go of some of our influencing abilities and instead resort to two or three default approaches. The approaches we use are often based on the approaches
Event venue: Altis Grand Hotel ***** 8th-10th March 2019 Lisbon, Portugal With central location, stunning views, bright and spacious meeting rooms and even an indoor swimming pool, the ALTIS GRAND HOTEL is going to be fantastic place to host our event. We will add details to this page regularly, if you would like to plan
What kind of leader are you? Are you a person others line up to follow, or a leader people avoid? Are you a genius, or a genius maker? Elise Foster, one of the keynote speakers at our recent 20th anniversary conference, explored these questions with attendees, and looked at how certain traits we may hold drain
Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” In November 2006, Larry Smith, founder of SMITH Magazine, launched Six-Word Memoirs® which he describes as “a simple concept that’s become an effective tool to spark conversation, crystalise goals, and
ALTO members are welcome to join the association's free professional development and networking event in London on 3 September 2018. Each ALTO member organisation can send up to 3 people free of charge. Update! Read our blog post with an event summary as well as links to presentation videos and handouts from the speaker: Transformational
Trust, tailored language, and personality traits are some of the key principles to focus on when using psychology to design effective websites and boost engagement online, according to ALTO Day Berlin 2017 keynote presenter Nathalie Nahai. Web psychologist, international speaker, and author of the best-selling book Webs of Influence: The Psychology of Online Persuasion (Pearson), Nathalie
ALTO 20 Year Anniversary Conference NYC 2018 Our 20 Year Anniversary Conference was packed full of professional development sessions, networking, interactive roundtables, speed dating meetings, and more. Update! Read our blog posts with tips and tricks from each speaker: What To Do When Change Happens To You - blog post based on Nick Tasler's presentation
