Soft Skills for Auditors
Enhance your auditing expertise beyond technical skills with the Soft Skills for Auditors CPE event. This two-hour training session focuses on developing vital interpersonal and communication skills to complement technical expertise, empowering you to achieve exceptional results in internal audit projects. By attending, you’ll earn 2 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits and gain practical strategies to improve communication, leadership, adaptability, and influence.
Why Attend?
Earn 2 NASBA-Approved CPE Credits
Fulfill your professional development requirements while enhancing your interpersonal skills and value as an auditor.
Master Essential Non-Technical Skills
Learn how "soft skills," such as communication, relationship building, and adaptability, play a key role in shaping successful audit outcomes.
Enhance Leadership and Team Collaboration
Gain tools to build stronger teams, manage time effectively, and communicate findings with clarity to create greater organizational impact.
Expand Your Influence as an Auditor
Understand how to position yourself as a trusted advisor within your organization by boosting your effectiveness in stakeholder interactions.
Course Highlights
This webinar is designed to cultivate well-rounded internal auditors by focusing on personal effectiveness and professional development. Key topics include:
- Improving Verbal and Written Communication: Discover techniques to communicate audit findings with clarity and build trust with clients and stakeholders.
- Leadership Development for Auditors: Learn proven methods to take on leadership roles within your audit projects and teams.
- Relationship Building and Influence: Strengthen connections with clients as subject matter experts and foster honest, transparent communication.
- Time Management Strategies: Gain insights into how to better manage audit tasks and deadlines effectively.
- Adaptability and Continuous Growth: Learn to balance technical expertise with soft skills in fast-changing audit environments.
Learning Objectives
By attending this webinar, you will:
- Master the Balance Between Soft and Technical Skills: Understand how each skill set contributes to audit project success.
- Improve Communication Skills: Discover tools for effective verbal and written interactions with clients, teams, and leadership.
- Bolster Your Audit Leadership Abilities: Gain actionable insights into managing teams and adding strategic value to projects.
- Foster Strong Client Relationships: Build credibility with clients through respect and transparent communication.
- Expand Your Influence: Enhance your ability to advocate for internal audit's value within your organization.
Key Course Agenda
This interactive session is organized around the following critical topics:
- Selling the Value of Internal Audit: Demonstrate how audits contribute to organizational success.
- Understanding "Soft" vs. "Hard" Skills: Explore the unique role of interpersonal abilities in audit effectiveness.
- Enhancing Leadership in Auditing: Learn strategies to improve team management and drive better results.
- Time Management Techniques: Focus on productivity and prioritization in audit planning and execution.
- Audit Communication Strategies: Improve written and verbal methods for delivering impactful audit reports.
- Maximizing Influence in Your Role: Cultivate the ability to drive organizational trust and consensus.
Event Details
This live, group internet-based program is carefully structured to foster skill development for internal auditors and compliance professionals.
- Format: Interactive online session.
- Schedule: Mondays, 1 p.m.–3 p.m. (Central Time). Sessions offered every eight weeks.
- Cost: $140 per participant.
- Group Options: Private sessions available for teams of two or more participants.
Who Should Attend?
This event is perfect for:
- Internal Auditors: Develop the soft skills needed to excel in audit projects and client interactions.
- Audit Leaders and Managers: Refine leadership abilities and improve collaboration within audit teams.
- Compliance Professionals: Enhance communication and relationship-building to drive compliance success.
The Importance of Soft Skills in Auditing
While technical knowledge powers an auditor’s expertise, soft skills are the driving force behind open communication, influence, and effective teamwork. A well-rounded auditor builds trust with clients, adapts to challenging scenarios, and communicates findings with precision and respect. Developing these skills is essential to creating meaningful impact in internal audit processes and achieving career growth as a trusted leader.
Register Now
Take your professional development to the next level by building the soft skills that set you apart as an effective auditor. Register for the Soft Skills for Auditors CPE Training Event today and gain the tools to enhance your leadership, influence, and communication abilities.
Sign up now to become an auditor who not only masters technical tasks but also inspires confidence and collaboration at every level!
Details on Event Presentation
Offered every eight weeks on Mondays at 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central Time in two CPE event.
We can schedule private events on your timetable for two or more attendees.
CPE Event Highlights
The training event is focused on concepts behind:
- Verbal Communications
- Written Communications
- Relationship Building
- Respect for clients as subject matter experts
- Honest and transparent lines of communication
- Continuous knowledge gain
- Adaptability while using both soft and technical skills
- Healthy Skepticism
Learning Objectives
Attendees will improve the effectiveness of their work by:
- Identifying the value of Internal Auditing to the organization
- Learning the definition of “soft” skills vs. “hard” skills”
- Examining methods to improve Audit leadership skills
- Understanding how to effectively manage Audit time
- Identifying improvements in Audit communications
- Specifying ways to expand your Influence
Key Issues on the Agenda
Section 1 - Selling the Value of Internal Audits
Section 2 - What are “Soft“ Skills?
Section 3 - Improve Audit Leadership Skills
Section 4 - Improve Audit Time Management Skills
Section 5 - Improve Audit Communication Skills
Section 6 - Expanding Audit Influence
Section 6 - Summary and Wrap-Up
NASBA Program Disclosure
Program Level of Understanding: Basic
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Delivery Format: Group Internet Based
NASBA Field(s) of Study: Auditing
CPE Credits: 2, based on 50 minutes of instruction per hour
Summary of the Subject Matter
This webinar CPE event "Soft Skills for Auditors" focuses on equipping auditors with essential non-technical skills to enhance their effectiveness in the audit process.
This interactive seminar delves into the significance of soft skills such as communication, interpersonal abilities, adaptability, and problem-solving in the context of auditing. By emphasizing the development of these critical skills, the event aims to empower auditors to navigate complex professional scenarios, cultivate strong client relationships, and communicate audit findings with clarity and precision.
Through this nuanced approach, the seminar endeavors to elevate auditors' proficiency beyond technical expertise and foster well-rounded professionals capable of thriving in diverse audit environments.