Communication Workshops

UpSkill While Having the Most Fun Humanly Possible

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“Your guidance equipped us with newfound awareness to apply in our daily interactions.”

Sammantha Calkins, SPHR-CPSilfab Solar

Communication Workshops

Upskill while having the most fun humanly possible.
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“Your guidance equipped us with newfound awareness to apply in our daily interactions.”

Sammantha Calkins, SPHR-CPSilfab Solar

All-Staff Interactive Sessions

The Power of Brevity
Train Your Brain to Listen Better
No More Snoring Meetings
Build a Better Culture Through Story

Say It in 26 Seconds:
Harness The Power of Brevity

Great communicators know tailoring their message is crucial to engaging, informing, inspiring, or prompting action. They also know a message drowned in too many words quickly loses its impact. Creating a clear and concise message requires effort, focus, and practice. “Say It in 26 Seconds” provides tips and exercises to communicate more effectively.

Session Objectives:

  • Enhance written and oral clarity using the 26-Second Rule.
  • Improve email using a simple numerical strategy.
  • Simplify and humanize your message with AI.
  • Adopt a brevity mindset for better conversations.
  • Learn phrasing to make your point and help others make theirs.

Discover how the power of brevity can transform your communication skills.

Train Your Brain to Listen Like a Leader
(AKA I hear what you say, but your face scares me!)

In this lively, often humorous session, learn to manage and leverage the brain’s defaults to your advantage. Practice three proven techniques to become the kind of listener who draws out the best in others. You’ll be amazed at how interesting and productive conversations become when you quiet your brain chatter to listen better!

Learn how to:

  • Leverage brain science to listen better.
  • Speak so others can understand you.
  • Become the listener people talk about
  • Practice FBI tactics for better conversations.
  • Build trust and boost productivity.

“Your style is fabulous. It’s such a wonderfully unique approach to listening. LOVE IT!!!” 
Lauren Glickman, L&D Manager, WellSpring EAP

No More Snoring Meetings
 Transform Meetings from Boring to Brilliant

Tired of dull meeting that drag on and on without productive outcomes? This engaging and interactive session will equip you with practical tools and techniques to energize your meetings, keep participants actively involved, and ensure that every meeting is both efficient and effective.

Say goodbye to boredom and hello to meetings that inspire creativity, collaboration, and action.

Takeaways include:

  • Maintain audience engagement before, during, and after.
  • Elevate awareness of accessibility, inclusivity, and voice equity.
  • Manage time effectively through agenda sequencing. 
  • Facilitate effectively to ensure voices are heard and stay on topic.
  • Use feedback mechanisms to continuously improve outcomes.

Build a Better Culture Through Story
Craft & tell stories that connect & inspire

Great stories are the foundation of personal connections and effective business presentations. Participants learn a simple, powerful method for crafting compelling stories, then write and share their stories, inspiring themselves and others.

Through storytelling, participants realize the potential for positive cultural shifts within their organizations. They also receive resources to conduct similar sessions with their teams, fostering understanding, transparency, and connection.

Storytellers:

  • Uncover powerful stories to bolster connection.
  • Utilize a simple, repeatable 5-step story method.
  • Craft and share an impactful, inspiring story.
  • Listen to and appreciate others’ stories.
  • Engage in a fun group story-crafting exercise.

*NOTE: A Train-the-Trainer version of this program offers best practices for creating a safe space for story sharing and a workbook of inclusive exercises for meetings and events.

All-Staff Interactive Sessions

The Power of Brevity
Train Your Brain to Listen
No More Snoring Meetings
Build a Better Culture

Say It in 26 Seconds:
Harness The Power of Brevity

Great communicators know tailoring their message is crucial to engaging, informing, inspiring, or prompting action. They also know a message drowned in too many words quickly loses its impact. Creating a clear and concise message requires effort, focus, and practice. “Say It in 26 Seconds” provides tips and exercises to communicate more effectively.

Session Objectives:

  • Enhance written and oral clarity using the 26-Second Rule.
  • Improve email using a simple numerical strategy.
  • Simplify and humanize your message with AI.
  • Adopt a brevity mindset for better conversations.
  • Learn phrasing to make your point and help others make theirs.

Discover how the power of brevity can transform your communication skills.

Train Your Brain to Listen Better
Build trust and boost productivity

In this lively session, explore the difference between hearing and listening and how to leverage both.

Practice three proven listening techniques to make you the kind of team player that draws out the best in others.

You’ll be amazed at how interesting and productive conversations become when you stop talking and start listening!

Learn how to:

  • Leverage brain science to listen better.
  • Speak so others can understand you.
  • Become the listener people talk about
  • Practice FBI tactics for better conversations.
  • Build trust and boost productivity.

No More Snoring Meetings
 Transform Meetings from Boring to Brilliant

Tired of dull meeting that drag on and on without productive outcomes? This engaging and interactive session will equip you with practical tools and techniques to energize your meetings, keep participants actively involved, and ensure that every meeting is both efficient and effective.

Say goodbye to boredom and hello to meetings that inspire creativity, collaboration, and action.

Takeaways include:

  • Learn tactics to maintain audience engagement before, during, and after.
  • Elevate awareness of meeting accessibility, inclusivity, and voice equity.
  • Manage time effectively through agenda time sequencing strategies. 
  • Facilitate effectively to ensure voices are heard and stay on topic.
  • Use feedback mechanisms to continuously improve meeting outcomes.

Build a Better Culture Through Story
Craft & tell stories that connect & inspire

Great stories are the foundation of personal connections and effective business presentations. Participants learn a straightforward, powerful method for crafting compelling stories, then write and share their stories, inspiring themselves and others.

Through storytelling, participants realize the potential for positive cultural shifts within their organizations. They also receive resources to conduct similar sessions with their teams, fostering understanding, transparency, and connection.

Storytellers:

  • Uncover powerful stories to bolster connection.
  • Utilize a simple, repeatable 5-step story method.
  • Craft and share an impactful, inspiring story.
  • Listen to and appreciate others’ stories.
  • Engage in a fun group story-crafting exercise.

*NOTE: A Train-the-Trainer version of this program offers best practices for creating a safe space for story sharing and a workbook of inclusive exercises for meetings and events.

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“There are many workshops for presenting skills; this workshop will help your team engage the audience for an authentic consulting experience.“

Rita Kuhn, CSI, CDT V.P. of Commercial Sales American Bath Group

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“There are many workshops for presenting skills; this workshop will help your team engage the audience for an authentic consulting experience.“

Rita Kuhn, CSI, CDT V.P. of Commercial Sales American Bath Group

For Leaders and Presenters

Highly-Requested Sessions
Engage from the Stage
Facilitate with Finesse
Present Like a Pro
Build a Better Business Story

Engage from the Stage
Build Community with Your Audience

Learn tips to ensure your next presentation is informative, engaging, actionable, and memorable. Apply a powerful method to infuse and track audience engagement. Set yourself and your audience up for success and leave them wanting more. 

Presenters:

  • Craft a logical, linear presentation roadmap.
  • Deliver a clear, compelling opening and close.
  • Infuse opportunity for audience interaction.
  • Prevent a fire-hose speech by cutting content.
  • Apply tactics to improve audience retention.

Facilitate with Finesse
Lead meetings with ease, tact, and efficiency

A skilled facilitator functions as an invaluable connector between audience and presenter. But doing the job well requires knowledge, experience, and confidence. Whether you desire to lead more productive team meetings or emcee larger corporate or community events, this session sets you up for success.

Learn to:

  • Use the S.P.I.C.E.™ method to project professionalism.
  • Set up participating presenters for success.
  • Handle agenda conflicts with tact, humor, and grace.
  • Apply facilitator know-how that sets you apart.
  • Craft introductions to inform listeners and elevate presenters.

S.P.I.C.E.™: Show, Project, Infuse, Create, Empower.

Present Like a Pro
Speak with Presence, Poise, and Purpose

Most humans experience anxiety when asked to speak in public. But if speaking is part of your job, you’d better find a way to overcome this hurdle. 

In this  interactive session, experience a shift in mindset as you try methods to harness anxiety and convert it to energy for your audience.

Whether speaking on stage, in a boardroom, or one-on-one, Present Like a Pro tactics leverage your presentation influence.  

Learn to:

  • Use the C.L.E.A.R.™ method to invite connection.
  • Captivate your audience from your very first word.
  • Transform anxiety into energy for your audience.
  • Master audio projection tools to ensure you’re heard.
  • Identify and overcome small habits that create confusion.

C.L.E.A.R.™: Center, Listen, Engage, Allow, Repeat.

Build a Better Culture Through Story
Craft & tell stories that connect & inspire

Participants learn a simple method for crafting a compelling story, then practice what they’ve learned to inspire themselves and others. 

This powerfully efficient method leverages story-crafting objectives for stories used in business presentations, team meetings, social media, and publications.

Storytellers:

  • Uncover powerful stories to bolster connection.
  • Utilize a simple, repeatable 5-step story method.
  • Craft and share an impactful, inspiring personal story.
  • Learn how to craft a compelling company founder’s story.
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“Rebecca is very engaging, confident and knows her material. She made things fun and held our staff’s attention at our all-day, all-staff retreat. She was able to engage with humor, personal experiences and tied everything back to our objectives.”

Bill Henkel, CEOCommunity Action Skagit County
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“Rebecca is very engaging, confident and knows her material. She made things fun and held our staff’s attention at our all-day, all-staff retreat. She was able to engage with humor, personal experiences and tied everything back to our objectives.”

Bill Henkel, CEOCommunity Action Skagit County

About Rebecca P. Murray

Northwest Edutainer Rebecca P. Murray delivers high-energy virtual and live training to those ready to become confident, creative, and compelling team players. She infuses humor, inspiring stories, and surprises into content-rich events. Audience members eagerly engage in an interactive experience, including workshops, keynotes, courses. 

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