These workshops are perfect for senior centers, libraries and community- based service groups.

Each of these workshops:

• Can be delivered in a time slot that fits with your requirements, typically about 45 mins.
• Focus on behavior change. We skip the theory and get down to practical application.
• Are interactive. This promotes learning because it engages participants.

After delivering thousands of these during the past 30+ years, these are the topics that best fit this audience.

Navigating a Noisy Information World

We live in a time when information is everywhere — thousands of websites, dozens of cable channels, and endless social media feeds. Access is easy, but quality isn’t guaranteed. Much of what looks like news is poorly sourced or designed to influence rather than inform us.

This matters because the information we take in shapes our beliefs, our conversations, and the decisions we make. The session offers practical ideas you can use to:

• Assess and strengthen your information sources
• Evaluate a story’s intent, accuracy, and completeness
• Spot common persuasion and pressure tactics
• Make thoughtful choices about how to respond
• Share information with confidence and care

Boost: Get the Most Out of Each Day

Time management is about doing the right things and doing them efficiently. Identify your most important values and goals, do the tasks that support them, and overcome the obstacles that keep you from staying on track. Learn how to say “No,” beat procrastination, and deal with daily interruptions. Experience the victory of achieving your goals.

Clear Connections: Understanding Through Better Communication

Communication succeeds when the message you intend is what the receiver understands. This rarely happens because senders and receivers don’t fulfill essential responsibilities. There are also many barriers that you need to anticipate and overcome. Learn how to master each step in the communication process so that you better understand and are better understood.

Eye Rolls and Shoulder Shrugs: Get Nonverbal Communication Right

Whether you are at home, with friends or on the highway; there’s a lot of communication happening, even when nobody is talking. Body language is a common way to convey meaning. Unfortunately, it’s also commonly misunderstood. In this session you’ll learn how to send the right messages with your body language and also what you should do when you notice others’ nonverbals.

Bounce: Be Resilient

Life is full of setbacks. Your car breaks down. You get bad news at the doctor’s office. You wake up with a cold on a busy day. Resilience is your ability to deal with the inevitable bumps in the road. The trick is to learn how to bend without breaking so that when bad stuff does happen you won’t be knocked off your game as hard or for as long.

Chill: Stay Cool In Stressful Situations

Potential stressors are everywhere. That doesn’t mean you need to be stressed. There are strategies for managing stress: Change your thinking, solve the problem, and use coping skills. In this session, you’ll learn to identify your stress triggers, common reactions, and preferred stress management strategies. You will also walk away with a specific plan for how you’ll better deal with life’s daily stressors.