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Facilitator: Jennifer Walinga
Length: 2 days
Date: Mon, Nov 26, 2018 and Tue, Nov 27, 2018 or Thu, Apr 11 and Fri, Apr 12, 2019
Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $495 + applicable taxes
Decoding personalities = better communication + improved relationships
Who are you...really? Solid research and interactive exercises will uncover deep truths about your personality type and communication style. Learn people-reading techniques and how to use them to build stronger relationships and avoid the high cost of miscommunication, conflict and turnover in the workplace. Enhance the quality of all your relationships.
Facilitator: Ashli Komaryk Length: 1 day
Date: Mon, Oct 1, 2018 Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $325 + applicable taxes
Difficult Conversations
We all dread confronting a challenging co-worker, customer or friend about a difficult or uncomfortable issue. Often, we handle the situation poorly, and it is impossible to completely avoid the person or people involved. This workshop offers insights into the multiple layers beneath each conversation and provides advice
for handling these difficult exchanges in
a manner that addresses the core issues.
If you’re interested in improving your communication skills and reducing conflict, this workshop will provide strategies to make challenging conversations calmer and more productive.
Facilitator: Paul Mohapel
Length: 2 days
Date: Mon, Nov 19 and Tue, Nov 20, 2018 or Thu, Jan 31 and Fri, Feb 1, 2019
Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $495 + applicable taxes
How to Improve Your Writing:
Email, Blogs, Social Media
& More
Today, many of us find we are talking through our fingers on keyboards and touchscreens more than we are talking face-to-face or on the phone. This increased need for writing, both in and out of the workplace, requires us to improve our writing skills. Strong writing skills lead
to smoother communications and fewer misunderstandings. This highly engaging course will give you the tips and techniques you need to gain confidence in your writing for emails, social media posts, personal blogs and websites. Gather your pens, pencils, laptops and tablets. Let’s get ready to write!
Facilitator: Fiona Prince
Length: 1 day or 3 weeks (ONLINE)
Date: Wed, Oct 17, 2018 or Mon, May 13 to
Sun, Jun 2, 2019 (ONLINE)
Time: 9am-4:30pm or asynchronous (ONLINE) Cost: $249 + applicable taxes or $399 + applicable taxes (ONLINE)
Meaningful Conversations
So much of what we accomplish together
or fail to accomplish together, depends
upon how we talk and how we listen. Conversations create our cultures and relationships. The question, “What can
we do, individually and organizationally,
to bring more meaning to our conversations?” is one that impacts us all and one that we will explore together in this one-day practical and experiential workshop.
Facilitator: Patricia Galaczy Length: 1 day
Date: Wed, Nov 28, 2018 Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $325 + applicable taxes
Mindful Communication
& Listening
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” – George Bernard Shaw
Integrating the latest science, psychology and practice, this intensive and customized workshop helps participants ensure effective communication. During two days of practical and experiential learning, we will explore the valuable personal and business rewards of applying the practice of mindfulness
to the essential skills of communication and listening.
Facilitator: Patricia Galaczy
Length: 2 days
Date: Thu, Oct 18 and Fri, Oct 19, 2018 or Mon, Feb 11 and Tue, Feb 12, 2019
Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $395 + applicable taxes
Writing for Business
This course is a must for people who write the following for business: announcements, briefing notes, decision-papers, emails, instructions, letters, reports and/or
web content. Strong writing skills lead to smoother communications, fewer misunderstandings and increased productivity. Learn the plain language principles that will help you make your written communications easy to read and understand. Demonstrations, videos and hands-on exercises will help you gain confidence in your writing and learn which grammar gremlins (including punctuation) make the difference between clarity and confusion.
Facilitator: Fiona Prince
Length: 3 weeks (ONLINE) or 1 day
Date: Mon, Oct 15 to Sun, Nov 4, 2018 (ONLINE) or Wed, Jan 30, 2019
Time: Asynchronous (ONLINE) or 9am-4:30pm Cost: $499 + applicable taxes (ONLINE) or $249 + applicable taxes
Career Skills
The Brain in the Workplace
Incorporating recent scientific findings, this workshop explores the relationship between the brain, psychology and leadership. The session is designed to help build one’s personal and team leadership capacity by examining recent research about how the brain makes connections
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