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DEWA Women’s Committee organises awareness lecture on professional communication skills · DEWA Podcasts

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  Have you seen the latest announcement from the
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  Women's Committee of Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority? Yes. The committee, in collaboration
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  with Nations Coaching Institute, organised an
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  awareness lecture to enhance female employees'
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  professional communication skills and emotional
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  intelligence in the workplace. It was presented
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  by Dr Ayesha Al -Busmate, an expert in government
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  communication. The session featured interactive
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  training materials, practical exercises and hands
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  -on activities focused on effective professional
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  communication, teamwork and building positive
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  workplace relationships across different grades.
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  A total of 50 female employees of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority attended. They explored best
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  practices in effective communication, including
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  responsive engagement, active listening, and
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  clear message delivery across formal and informal
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  conversations, meetings, email correspondence,
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  phone calls and social media platforms. Fatima
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  Al -Jakar, chairperson of the Women's Committee,
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  said that as ambassadors of the Authority's achievements,
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  female employees play a key role in promoting
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  its reputation and highlighting its corporate
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  identity and values. She also expressed pride
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  in the authority's rich cultural diversity and
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  commitment to fostering a positive and happy
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  work environment built on respect, inclusivity
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  and consideration of individual differences.
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  She added that the authority provides the necessary
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  training platforms to support female employees'
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  professional and personal growth, empowering
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  them to keep pace with diverse professional and
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  family responsibilities, thereby enhancing their
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  productivity and organisational efficiency. The
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  participants themselves highlighted the importance
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  of such events in strengthening team spirit and
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  promoting constructive communication based on
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  trust, respect, cooperation. coordination, and
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  the highest standards of professionalism. They
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  also praised the interactive nature and practical
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  applications, which helped them relate the skills
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  they acquired to everyday workplace situations
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  and apply them effectively. Overall, it reflects
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  a genuine investment in people, and in building
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  a workplace culture where communication and emotional
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  intelligence are treated as core professional
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  skills.