In-Person Workshop
Communication Skills 101
We’ve all struggled from time to time with our relationships. Possibly one or more of these situations is alive for you? A co-worker irks you—maybe in more ways than one—and you just don’t know what to say that you think won’t make it worse. You feel like you're just not connecting in a meaningful way with your partner or you are resigned that the problems you face aren’t going to change in any real way. Maybe you've had a disagreement with a friend and you’ve lost that easy connection you had before and find yourself ‘walking on eggshells’. You’re not sure what to say or do about it.
It's easy to come up with a list of what the other person is doing wrong and what they need to change. The truth is better relationships—of all kinds—begin with YOU. Even if only to have the confidence to navigate productive conversations with the others.
While we have limited influence over others, we can learn ideas and tools ourselves that lead to solid, healthy, fulfilling connections with family members, co-workers, mates, and friends.
The practical skills we teach in this day-long workshop will have you well on your way to shifting all relationships into ones you enjoy.
“As the director of a school, I took Terrie’s Level 1 course at the recommendation of several of my teachers, who thought it would help communication and relationships at the school. Boy were they right! I found the course both enjoyable and enlightening, and an immediate benefit to my work as someone who supervises and supports children, families, and teachers. I followed up with the Level 2 course, and have used skills and perspectives I’ve learned from Terrie in a variety of work and life situations. I’ve brought Terrie in to support teaching teams who were having a hard time, and I’ve sent staff members to train with her as well. I’d highly recommend Terrie’s work to anyone, but especially folks navigating complex relationships and other people’s needs.”
More Details About the Workshop
Communication Skills 101
What does it take to communicate in any relationship in a way that connects and is in integrity with your deepest values?
Meditation, prayer, and other practices can connect you to your values. Yet, when you step back into your daily life you can get lost in a swirl of criticism, doubt, and confusion. You don't always see how to really put your values into action in the situations you encounter, especially when it gets heated between you and someone else. You need new tools to find and express compassion, love, and honesty. Where do you start?
Curiosity and Care Mixed with Honesty Is What It Takes
Though it might be just a split second, you cycle through a river of thoughts, impulses, images, feelings, and needs. Shedding light on this river helps you to connect to your heart and respond to what's true for you in the moment. With more understanding and awareness, you get free from the trap of making decisions based on habits, assumptions, blame and fault finding, or what you think you “should” do.
In this workshop you will learn to:
Stay centered in any situation with confidence
Use new skills to navigate your relationships with care and curiosity
Find confidence to share anger or disappointment without judgment or blame
Move beyond ongoing resignation and resentments to resolution
Improve your empathy skills
Enjoy openness, honesty, and appreciation
Drop out of looking for blame and fault-finding
Share quality time all the time
