Short Program Workshops
Internal Auditing Meetings and Conferences |
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Mr. Hall is available as a
conference keynote speaker and for concurrent
sessions. He is a frequent speaker at in-house
meetings and management retreats on a number of
business and personal development topics. Please
request further information on topics and tailored
programs that will meet the needs of your conference
or management meeting. Additional fraud, personal
development, and internal auditing technical programs
are available.
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The following programs are examples of past presentations
that remain appropriate for auditor meetings, IIA
Chapter meetings and similar events. |
| 1. High Impact Auditing: Practices
That Pay |
Every day, the expectations placed on professional auditors are on
the rise. As a result, we all find ourselves in a constant state of "catching up" in order to meet the needs of management, directors,
other clients and even ourselves. This interactive session will discuss
proven ideas that can dramatically increase the daily effectiveness and
perceived value of the individual auditor and the audit team.
Topics covered include: |
What effective auditing can and should be
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Value driven audit scheduling and planning techniques |
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10 High Impact Audit Areas
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The power of monitoring areas not scheduled for audit
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How to communicate ideas that generate action |
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Attributes of High Impact Findings |
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Altering personal behavior to increase effectiveness |
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Moving your performance from "Good to Great" |
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Developing and reporting ideas that sell |
2. Selling Ideas: The Art of Establishing
Rapport and
Influencing Behavior |
Auditors are in the idea business. With the help of management
we find un-addressed problems and unexplored opportunities. We seek
workable solutions to those important issues. We present those problems
and wonderful solutions, and then too often wait for action that never
takes place. This session will explore why people do not take action
in an audit environment. It will offer helpful suggestions on moving
managers – and auditors! - from non-action to pro-action.
Topics covered will include: |
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Establishing rapport – fine art or proven science
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Putting ideas in terms important to "them"
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Helping managers become heroes – while they do what we
need them to do!
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Things we do as auditors to shoot ourselves in both
feet
simultaneously |
Staying away from Enhancing Internal Control as justification
for change |
| 3. Consulting Skills for Professional
Auditors |
This presentation covers the 8 Steps of the Internal
Consulting Process as well as the behavior, communication
and technical skill areas that must be mastered
to perform effectively. |
| 4. Lessons from High Profile Audit
Failures |
Integrity, independence, accuracy, objectivity. Enron, Tyco,
and World Com are just three of the latest and greatest high profile
failures causing these terms to be discussed. But there have been
many other macro problems in the past ten years. And while most of
the attention has been placed on management and the CPA firms,
all professional auditors must learn and adapt. Using several high
profile cases from the past as a guide, topics covered during
this session will include: |
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Are professional auditors learning from these cases
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What really went wrong |
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Dealing with the "expectation gap"
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Auditing for indicators and observable signs |
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What can we expect now |
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What changes should we all make |
