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 Like a Leader
No More Snoring Meetings
Build a Better Culture Through Story

Say It in 26 Seconds:
Harness The Power of Brevity

We’ve all been there: emails that rival novels, conversations that feel like a fire hose, and meetings that seem to last longer than your favorite streaming series.

The culprit? Too many words, too little impact.

Say it in 26 Seconds offers a shortcut to better communication. Learn practical techniques to craft concise, powerful messages—whether in emails, conversations, or meetings. Discover how brevity boosts clarity, strengthens relationships, and saves everyone’s sanity. Say goodbye to rambling and hello to communication that gets results (and maybe even ends meetings early).

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.
  • Achieve Voice Equity in conversations and meetings.

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!)

Get ready for a lively, humorous journey into the art and science of listening. This session will teach you how to manage your brain’s quirky tendencies, so you can listen with purpose and connect deeply with others. Through face-reading exercises and techniques used by successful FBI hostage negotiators, you’ll learn to be the kind of listener who instantly puts others at ease and brings out their best.

Learn how to:

  • Tap into brain science to help set aside assumptions.
  • Achieve Voice Equity in meetings, helping others feel heard.
  • Become the listener everyone wants on their team.
  • Use FBI-inspired techniques to draw people out by saying less.
  • Learn tactics to calm conversations when tensions run high.

“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

Master the art of engagement with proven techniques that bring your presentations to life—whether you’re online or in person. In this interactive session, you’ll learn how to design a presentation that’s informative, memorable, and leaves your audience eager for more. Discover a simple yet powerful method for tracking and enhancing audience engagement as you present, using approaches you’ll see modeled in real time.

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

We’ve all been there: emails that rival novels, conversations that feel like a fire hose, and meetings that seem to last longer than your favorite streaming series.

The culprit? Too many words, too little impact.

Say it in 26 Seconds offers a shortcut to better communication. Learn practical techniques to craft concise, powerful messages—whether in emails, conversations, or meetings. Discover how brevity boosts clarity, strengthens relationships, and saves everyone’s sanity. Say goodbye to rambling and hello to communication that gets results (and maybe even ends meetings early).

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!‘

Get ready for a lively, humorous journey into the art and science of listening. This session will teach you how to manage your brain’s quirky tendencies, so you can listen with purpose and connect deeply with others. Through face-reading exercises and techniques used by successful FBI hostage negotiators, you’ll learn to be the kind of listener who instantly puts others at ease and brings out their best.

Learn how to:

  • Tap into brain science to help set aside assumptions.
  • Achieve Voice Equity in meetings, helping others feel heard.
  • Become the listener everyone wants on their team.
  • Use FBI-inspired techniques to draw people out by saying less.
  • Learn tactics to calm conversations when tensions run high.

“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

Master the art of engagement with proven techniques that bring your presentations to life—whether you’re online or in person. In this interactive session, you’ll learn how to design a presentation that’s informative, memorable, and leaves your audience eager for more. Discover a simple yet powerful method for tracking and enhancing audience engagement as you present, using approaches you’ll see modeled in real time.

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 P. Murray Game Show
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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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