Dale Carnegie Queensland FAQs

Dale Carnegie Training is practical, experience-based professional development that builds confidence, communication, leadership, sales and people skills. It began in 1912 with Dale Carnegie, author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, and is now delivered worldwide. In Queensland it is delivered by Dale Carnegie Queensland, in Brisbane, on-site and live online.

Public programs run in Brisbane at venues including Jindalee and South Brisbane, and live online for participants anywhere in Queensland. In-house corporate training can be delivered at your workplace across South East Queensland and regional Queensland, including the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba.

Yes. Dale Carnegie Queensland is the Queensland franchise of Dale Carnegie Training, operated by William Farmer and Associates Pty Ltd. We deliver the same globally recognised programs and methods, backed by local trainers who understand Queensland businesses.

It depends on the program. Free introductory workshops run for about an hour online. Core programs such as the Dale Carnegie Course combine online sessions with several days of in-person training, and in-house programs are designed around your team's schedule. Contact us for current formats and dates.

Investment depends on the program, the format and the number of participants. Public programs are priced per person, while in-house training is quoted for your group. Call 1800 088 077 or send an enquiry for current pricing and upcoming dates.

Yes. Most programs are available live online. Sessions are interactive and led by a certified trainer in real time, with the same practice, coaching and feedback as in-person training.

Yes. In-house training is one of the most effective ways to lift a whole team. We tailor the program to your goals, language and challenges, and deliver it at your workplace, at a venue of your choice or live online.

Yes. Dale Carnegie Queensland regularly runs free one-hour online workshops on topics such as leadership, communication and confidence. They are a practical way to experience the Dale Carnegie method before committing to a program. Contact us to hear about the next session.

In-house corporate training is a program delivered privately for your organisation, at your workplace, a venue of your choice or live online. Content, examples and timing are tailored to your team's goals, so everyone builds the same skills and shared language at the same time.

We agree success measures with you before the program starts. These can include participant goals, manager feedback, pre and post skills profiles, 360 reviews and the business results each participant commits to. Sustainment workshops and coaching help the change stick.

In-house programs suit groups of all sizes, from a single leadership team to multiple cohorts across a business. For one or two people, joining a public program in Brisbane or live online is usually the best value.

Yes. We tailor examples, role plays and practice scenarios to your industry, whether that is manufacturing, construction, engineering, finance, professional services, government or education.

For most participants the value shows up quickly as greater confidence, better conversations and stronger working relationships. The course has been refined for more than a century and is used by organisations worldwide to develop their people. The best way to judge fit is a free conversation with our Queensland team about your goals.

Public speaking is part of it, but the course is broader. It builds the confidence and communication skills behind great speaking, along with people skills, leadership and stress management. If presenting is your main focus, High Impact Presentations may be the better fit.

Yes. Dale Carnegie Queensland offers the course live online as well as in person in Brisbane. Live online sessions are interactive and trainer-led, not pre-recorded videos.

Yes. The course is built on the human relations principles in Dale Carnegie's book How to Win Friends and Influence People, updated for today's workplace and turned into practical skills you practise in every session.

For people new to managing others, Leadership Training for Managers is designed exactly for that transition. It focuses on the practical people skills new managers need most: building trust, delegating, coaching, giving feedback and leading change.

It is skills-based rather than theory-based. Managers practise real conversations in session, use them with their own teams between sessions and report back on results, so the learning turns into habits.

Yes. Many Queensland organisations run the program in-house for a group of managers, tailored to their goals, language and challenges. Contact us to discuss options.

No. The program is designed for anyone who leads people, projects or ideas, with or without a formal title. Many participants are emerging leaders preparing for their next role.

Leadership Training for Managers focuses on the practical responsibilities of managing a team, such as delegation, accountability and coaching. Unleash Your Leadership Potential focuses on the personal side of leadership: influence, communication and the interpersonal skills that earn commitment.

Yes. It can be delivered in-house for your leadership group anywhere in Queensland or live online, and tailored to your organisation's goals.

Yes, although people who are very anxious about speaking often start with the Dale Carnegie Course, which builds foundational confidence. High Impact Presentations is ideal once you are comfortable speaking and want to become polished and persuasive.

Yes. Video review is one of the most valuable parts of the program. You see exactly what your audience sees, and your trainer coaches you on specific improvements in each round.

Yes. We regularly deliver High Impact Presentations in-house for Queensland organisations, including IOR, tailored to the presentations your people actually give.

No. Anyone who wins or grows business benefits, including business owners, account managers, engineers, accountants and other professionals who need to build client relationships.

Relationship selling focuses on earning trust and understanding the buyer's needs before presenting a solution. It avoids high-pressure tactics, which leads to stronger relationships, repeat business and referrals.

Yes. When delivered in-house, we tailor examples, role plays and practice scenarios to your products, buyers and sales cycle.

It is designed for experienced and senior leaders who are already successful and want to understand the behaviours that could limit their next step.

No. The program introduces the key ideas and turns them into practical tools. Many participants read the book afterwards to reinforce what they learned.

It pairs naturally with a 360 review, which shows how your behaviour is experienced by others. Ask us about combining the program with a 360 review or executive coaching.