Training courses and lectures
A large part of our business consists of short training courses and lectures. In this area, we often work through our partners MySpeaker, Athenas, Talarpoolen, Svenska Möten, IPF and Speakers & Friends. Our clients over the past three years have included the following organisations and companies.
COMPANIES: Amgen, Baxter, CGI, Ericsson, E.ON, Frilans Finans, IKEA, Premicare, SAM Nordic, Serverpod, Setterwalls, Swedbank, Vantive, Vetaderm and White Arkitekter.
REGIONS: Uppsala Region, Stockholm Region and Halland Region.
MUNICIPALITIES: The City of Gothenburg, Karlstad Municipality, Gislaved Municipality, Lund Municipality, Katrineholm Municipality and Sandviken Municipality.
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: Swedish Customs, the Swedish Chemicals Agency and the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.
UNIVERSITIES: Uppsala University, Chalmers University of Technology, Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet.
FOUNDATIONS: STINT, the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the HM Foundation.
ORGANISATIONS: Psifos (Psychologists’ Association – Psychologists in Preschools and Schools), S:t Lukas, CMB and the Swedish Bar Association.
TRADE UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS: Kommunal, the Swedish Commercial Employees’ Union, Naturvetarna, SACO and Transportföretagen.
NETWORKS: Presidents Institute, Marie Curie Doctoral Network and Relation.
More extensive initiatives
PHD STUDENT COURSE AT CHALMERS
Since 2015, we have had the honour of running a PhD student course at Chalmers. The course is worth 1.5 higher education credits and focuses on popular science communication. To date, we have delivered over 60 courses. Chalmers’ vision is to be a globally leading technical university for a better world. We are delighted and proud to be able to educate the next generation of research leaders and equip them with the tools to share their knowledge for the benefit and enjoyment of society.
PRESENTATION SKILLS FOR THE SWEDISH BAR ASSOCIATION
We are course leaders for a module in the training programme for trainee solicitors organised by the Swedish Bar Association. Our responsibility is to run two workshops during the final half-day of one of the three sub-courses that are a prerequisite for admission to the Bar Association. As a lawyer, the ability to communicate is a vital skill. Ordrum offers specially designed training programmes aimed specifically at lawyers. The opportunity to reflect on and practise this skill, even as a practising lawyer, is a highly valued aspect of our collaboration with law firms on their professional development.
Photo by Katja Rekstad
TRAINING FOR ALL HEALTHCARE CENTRES IN THE UPPSALA REGION
We trained all staff at every healthcare centre within the then county council. During an introductory half-day session, we gave a presentation on patient care and interpersonal communication. What is the significance of good patient care in the healthcare sector, and what does it look like? What do body language and choice of words mean? Over the course of several subsequent half-days, we carried out more practical work at each health centre. In addition to exercises and lectures on interpersonal communication, we staged a number of challenging communication scenarios drawn from the centres’ own operations. Participants were given the opportunity to practise in their own professional roles.
CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING FOR BOLIDEN
The project covered all staff at Boliden’s underground mines and open-cast quarries and formed part of the company’s B-Safe Days, focusing on workplace safety. “We are each other’s working environment” was the title of our session, and we met with no fewer than 18 different groups. Among other things, we discussed how good customer service begins with becoming aware of how others perceive me – and that I am the only one who can change my own behaviour. We must start with ourselves – and dig where we stand. Pictured are Fredrik Mattsson and Bengt Kyllinge just before the descent into the depths.
COMMUNICATION TRAINING AND PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES FOR VOLVO CARS
Over a three-year period starting in 2015, we worked on communication training and presentation techniques with the procurement organisation at Volvo Cars. We ran six masterclasses in presentation techniques spread over three days, working in groups of up to eight people. Alongside the small-group courses, we also delivered large-scale lectures on communication for the entire procurement unit.
MYTODRAMA® FOR IPF
On behalf of the Institute for Personnel and Organisational Development (IPF), which is owned by Uppsala University, Fredrik has for a number of years been running a regular feature of Karlstad Municipality’s leadership training programme for new managers within the municipality. The programme takes the form of a ‘mythodrama’, in which universal leadership challenges are explored and discussed through a narrative – in this case, William Shakespeare’s *Henry V*, which centres on the life and times of the 15th-century English king. Mythodrama is a fascinating way of using the power of storytelling to capture the dilemmas and opportunities of leadership. Ordrum has been part of this training programme since its launch in 2022.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS IN GOTHENBURG, LERUM AND TYRESÖ
On several occasions, we have worked with urban development departments within local authorities seeking to improve their communication of construction-related matters to, amongst others, their citizens. We have delivered comprehensive training programmes in presentation techniques for the local authorities in Lerum and Tyresö, as well as for the City of Gothenburg.
Programme
“MANAGERS AND LEADERS” FOR THE STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
Since 2024, we have been delivering two modules as part of the “Managers and Leaders” programme organised by Stockholm School of Economics Executive Education, which, according to the Financial Times, is ranked as the best in the Nordic region for leadership and business development. The theme of our segments is “Captivate your audience”, and the focus is on training techniques. Because if you want to learn a skill, you have to practise. Simply knowing how to do something isn’t enough. And when you practise, you have to accept that everything you’re not yet used to will feel a bit unnatural – until it becomes second nature. Practice makes perfect.
PITCH AND PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES FOR THE VÄSTRA GÖTALAND REGION
The Västra Götaland region offers a unique one-and-a-half-year programme: Innovation for Doctors. As part of this training, Ordrum has had the privilege of providing public speaking training for the group since 2022.
PITCH TRAINING FOR SKF’S GLOBAL GRADUATES
Since 2023, we have been delivering two days of public speaking training to participants in the Global Graduate Programme at the SKF Group. During graduation week, participants are required to deliver a final presentation in which they reflect on the 3–4 placements around the world they have undertaken during the 18-month programme. In their final presentations, they are expected to offer both a personal and a professional perspective.
LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME AT TOYOTA
Since 2023, we have been running courses in presentation techniques as part of Toyota Material Handling’s leadership programme. The Swedish head office in Mjölby serves as the international hub for the company, which is the world leader in the production of innovative, high-quality material handling equipment.
TRAINEE PROGRAMME AT REGION KALMAR
From 2007 to 2018, Ordrum delivered a two-day module as part of the management trainee programme in Kalmar County. In recent years, participants were also given support in fine-tuning their presentations ahead of the final presentation to the county council executive committee at the end of the trainee programme. The photograph is from the presentation to the Kalmar County Council executive committee in 2017, later known as Region Kalmar.
Leadership and Organisational Development
PUBLIC SPEAKING TRAINING FOR THE CEO OF A LISTED COMPANY
We worked to support a CEO who wanted to improve their presentations on interim and full-year financial results.
CEO SUPPORT FOR AN INCREASED FOCUS ON RESEARCH
We assisted an organisation that wanted to deepen its focus on research. The work involved providing advice and support on strategy, stakeholder analysis and various forms of funding.
RHETORIC SUPPORT FOR A MINISTER
We ran a workshop on rhetoric and presentation techniques for a minister and their immediate staff.
COMMUNICATION COACHING FOR MUNICIPAL MANAGERS
Over a two-year period, we worked to support two municipal managers in their internal and external communication.
TEAM-BUILDING AND PREPARATION FOR STAFF DAY
We ran a masterclass in communication and presentation for a management team that needed a team-building activity whilst also preparing for the municipal company’s major annual staff day.
WORK TOWARDS AN INCREASED SALES FOCUS WITHIN THE ORGANISATION
We assisted a law firm that wanted to place greater emphasis on sales within its existing processes. We developed a series of training days and also delivered a training day for the management team.
COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP FOR GLOBAL MANAGEMENT TEAM
We assisted a global management team with communication training. We utilised our masterclass in presentation techniques, where the discussions were aimed at strengthening communication skills in other contexts as well.
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW BUSINESS PLAN
Together with our partner Chair and Agneta Olsson, we helped a law firm develop its business plan. Our remit was to organise a workshop with the management team to assess and clarify the business strategy.
PUBLIC SPEAKING TRAINING FOR TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES
For more than five years, we have delivered a two-day module on rhetoric and presentation techniques as part of an in-house training programme for future leaders within a trade union organisation.
TRAINING IN DIGITAL MEETINGS FOR A TRADE UNION ORGANISATION
We ran a series of webinars for a trade union organisation in the arts sector. The aim was to help participants learn how to make better use of digital meetings in their work.
COMMUNICATION LECTURE FOR MEMBERS OF SWEDISH PARLIAMENT
Ahead of the election campaign, we were commissioned to deliver a lecture on communication to all members of a parliamentary party. The party’s municipal councillors also attended the lecture.
RHETORIC TRAINING FOR POLITICAL ADVISERS in the parliament
Over a six-month period, we worked to support a group of political advisers in their communication with their MPs.
TRAINING IN MEETING FACILITATION FOR TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES
Over the course of a year, we ran a series of training sessions focusing on how to better facilitate internal meetings.