ONE-DAY HUMAN COMMUNICATION SEMINAR

THE PROBLEM:
Think about the important relationships in your life. Think about recent disagreements you had with key people in your life.
How did they start? Did you reach a higher level of understanding? Did you negotiate and compromise? Did you become closer? Or was it another frustrating interaction – more of the same old, same old?

Think about your children.
Are there discipline issues that are growing worse? Are you and your adolescent growing distant? Are you and your spouse having difficulty co-parenting?

Think about your underachieving students.                                  Do you wish they could see their potential and make an internal shift that will make all the difference?

Think of where you work.
Are you feeling unfulfilled or unrecognized? Are others’ behaviors making it difficult to go to work most mornings? Is the lack of teamwork creating a morale problem and a frustrating workplace?


The problem is that we are not trained in the art of human communication.
We are not trained to use our feelings and thoughts to reach a common ground that allows for positive change, closeness, and harmony.

In school we are taught English, Literature, even Speech. However, these courses do not help us to successfully communicate emotionally – to reach mutual understanding. Courses on communication focus
on how to “talk to” others not “talk with” others. We are taught to prepare well for what we are going to “say”. Has anyone discussed with you how to prepare to “listen”?

Between the complexities of human communication and the lack of training – we are quite handicapped.


WORKING ON THE PROBLEM:
This one-day seminar goes a long way towards helping you gain a very different perspective on human communication. Will it significantly improve your vital relationships; make work gratifying; help your kids get A’s; help you run a more effective organization? On a really good day, and if we are lucky – maybe. I can guarantee that you will be impressed by how much you didn’t know before the seminar and even more impressed by how much you already know but fail to put to good use.

THE SEMINAR
The One-Day Human Communication Seminar is designed to expose individuals, couples, business owners, HR personnel, managers, and even teachers, to new approaches and methods for improving communication in our everyday life.

The Seminar will focus on presenting basic but powerful principles of communication, including the concept of genuine Dialogue developed at the Sloan Business Management School at MIT. This involves work done by organizational and consulting psychologists who work with businesses but who have developed ideas and practices that can benefit everyone in all aspects of life.

The Seminar is not a group therapy or encounter group. No one will be asked to share anything personal with the class.

OUTLINE:
8:15 – 8:45 Check-in and Continental Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 Introduction and Overview of the Program
9:00 – 10:30 Communication Styles
10:30 – 10:45 Break
11:00 – 12:30 The Art of Genuine Dialogue
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch On Your Own
1:30 – 3:00 Avoiding Communication Traps
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 4:45 Finding Your Voice
4:45 – 5:00 Wrapping It Up

SCHEDULING INFORMATION:
The next scheduled One-Day Human Communication Seminar will be held Saturday April 12 and Saturday April 26, 2003. Seminars are held at the Center for Personal Growth and Development, approximately 1 minute off the 15th street exit of Route 22. Seminars on Human Communication and other topics are ongoing. Call Kim Grube, Training Coordinator (610-437-2277) for directions and scheduling information.

COST:
The cost for this one-day seminar is $59 per individual and $99 per couple. You must register ahead of time by calling Kim at 610-437-2277 and making payment by credit card over the phone. Cancellations at least 1 week before the day of the seminar will be fully refunded. There will be a $15 charge for cancellations with less notice.