It Takes One to Tango: How I Rescued My Marriage with (almost) No Help From My Spouse, and How You Can Too

Speaker Winifred-Reilly

Conventional wisdom says that “it takes two” to turn a troubled marriage around and that both partners must have a shared commitment to change.

So when couples can’t agree on how—or whether—to make their marriage better, many give up or settle for a less-than-satisfying marriage (or think the only way out is divorce).

Fortunately, there is an alternative.

In this webinar, you will hear marriage and family therapist Winifred Reilly share her own story of reclaiming her now nearly forty-year marriage, along with anecdotes from many clients she’s worked with.

You’ll learn how to: (Learning Objectives)

  • Focus on your own behaviors and change them in ways that make you feel good about yourself and your marriage.
  • Take a firm stand for what truly matters to you without arguing, cajoling, or resorting to threats.
  • Identify the “big picture” issues at the basis of your repetitive fights—and learn how to unhook from them.
  • Be less reactive, especially in the face of your spouse’s provocations.
  • Develop the strength and stamina to be the sole agent of change.

About the Speaker: Winifred Reilly, LMFT

Winifred Reilly is the author of the book It Takes One to Tango: How I Rescued My Marriage with (Almost) No Help From My Spouse–and How You Can, Too.

As a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology, Winifred Reilly is trained to work with all aspects of interpersonal relationships. She has a private practice in Berkeley, California, with a clinical specialty in working with relationship issues, doing psychotherapy with couples and individuals.

In her more than thirty-five years of clinical practice, she has treated many hundreds of couples, ranging from those seeking guidance for an essentially sound relationship encountering difficulty, to couples who are convinced that they’re headed for divorce.

She also offers case consultation to therapists on their work with the challenging couple they treat.

Her writing has appeared on The Huffington Post,The Good Men Project, xo Jane, Real Simple, and on her relationship advice blog, Speaking of Marriage. Her book, It Takes One to Tango is about empowering one partner to create far-reaching positive change in a marriage, whether or not his or her spouse joins in the effort. (Simon and Schuster, April 2017).

The First Minute: How to Start Conversations that Get Results

Speaker Chris Fenning

Communication should be clear and concise, and we should get to the point quickly.

The problem is we don’t always know how to do this.

What does it mean to be concise? How can a complex topic be summarized in just a few lines?

In this webinar you will get a step-by-step guide for clear, concise communication in everyday work conversations.

You will learn:

  • How to have shorter, better work conversations and meetings.
  • How to get to the point faster without rambling or going off on tangents.
  • How to lead your audiences toward the solution you need.

You will also learn how to apply one technique to almost every discussion, email, presentation and interview with great results.

Get ready to take your communication skills to the next level in this webinar!

About the Speaker: Chris Fenning

Chris is the author of two award-winning books: The First Minute: How to Start Conversations that Get Results and Effective Emails: The Secret to Straightforward Communication at Work. For the past 15 years Chris has served as a trainer in clear and concise communication.

The Elevated Communicator: How to Master Your Style and Strengthen Well-Being at Work

Speaker Maryanne Obrien

Discover your communication style and elevate consciousness at work to build trust, strengthen collaboration, relieve stress, and improve wellbeing.

Our work lives revolve around effective communication. It is essential for cultivating trust and team collaboration, as well as strengthening our motivation and wellbeing at work.

And with teams experiencing more anxiety, stress, and burnout than ever before, strong communication skills have never been more essential.

In this webinar you will learn the 4 communication styles based on Maryanne O’Brien’s proprietary model:

  • Expressive
  • Reserved
  • Direct
  • Harmonious

You will also learn:

  • The connection between emotional health and communication patterns.
  • Strategies to manage your communication style under stress.
  • Practices to improve your well-being and reduce conflict.
  • Methods to flex toward other styles to communicate more effectively with people.

About the Speaker: Maryanne O’Brien

Maryanne O’Brien has spent decades guiding people and cultures to foster open communication, cultivate empathy, and deepen trust. She has a depth of experience building iconic brands and purpose-driven organizations, and helping businesses to consciously transform.

She’s worked with big brands like Nordstrom, Coca-Cola, and Apple, as well as small, independent businesses.

Her background in advertising, consulting, and corporate coaching taught her to value authentic leadership and healthy cultures, and inspired her to found Conscious Company. Maryanne is dedicated to supporting shifts in conscious leadership, communication, and well-being.

She also leads classes in intuition development and energetic healing techniques—mentoring people on a path to higher consciousness. She lives with her husband on a hobby farm just outside Minneapolis, where she leads retreats.

Conflict Resolution: Turning “Oh No!” Moments into “Aha!” Success with Teams and Clients

Speaker CrisMarie and Susan

The #1 source of pain on a team, or in any relationship, is conflict. When a team avoids conflict, it wastes the precious energy that drives creative problem-solving. What if conflict wasn’t good or bad? What if conflict was an energy source your team could harness to produce innovative, creative, and transformational results?

In this webinar, CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke will reveal the following:

Learning Objectives

  • Learn the root causes of unproductive conflict
  • Learn the root causes of conflict avoidance
  • Learn practical real-world tools to deal with and use conflict to create productive solutions.

About the Presenters: Susan Clarke & CrisMarie Campbell

Susan Clarke – With curiosity, compassion, and laser-focus, Susan helps people identify and eliminate the blocks that keep them from creating what they really want in their relationships, work, and life. In 2002 she co-founded Thrive! with CrisMarie Campbell to help individuals and teams develop their leadership skills, increasing their influence, vitality [aka mojo] and momentum for creating the changes they want to see and experience in their lives.

CrisMarie Campbell – CrisMarie has a passion for people in leadership and creating winning teams. As an Olympic and World Championship rower, she learned firsthand what makes a championship team versus simply a team of champions. In 2002, CrisMarie co-founded Thrive! with Susan Clarke to share her unique perspective to a wider audience making relationships matter as much as organizational results.

Body Language: Understand the Messages Behind Micro-Expressions, Gestures, and Posture

Understanding body language cues help us communicate better and more clearly understand what others are truly thinking and feeling.

In this webinar by body language expert Kanan Tandi of Body Speaks Better, you will learn the following (learning objectives):

How to Identify & Interpret Micro-Expressions

Sometimes people don’t say what they mean or mean what they say. By understanding micro-expressions, you will know what people mean and how they feel, even if they don’t say it.

How to Read People through Gestures & Postures

You will learn the meaning behind various types of gestures and postures. These reveal confidence, interest and more. Knowing them makes it easier to read others.

Get ready to understand the messages behind body language in this fun webinar!

About the Presenter: Kanan Tandi

Kanan is the Director of Body Speaks Better, a body language training agency. She is certified by the Center for Body Language, a world-renowned body language and micro expressions training organization. She has also studied under Dr. Matsumoto, Humintell, Vanessa Van Edwards, Science of People, and more. She earned an MBA in Communication Management from Symbiosis International University.

Simpatico: How to Make Connections and Build Rapport with a Variety of Personalities and People

Speaker Josh Dye

Productive and healthy workplaces  require good relationships and professionals skilled at connecting with one another. For managers and employees alike, it is essential that they enhance their skills in communication and building rapport with one another and the public they serve.

In this training you will learn: (Learning Objectives)

  • How to quickly build a comfortable rapport with co-workers & key stakeholders.
  • How to ask questions that spur good conversation.
  • How to listen so others feel heard.
  • How to effectively have difficult conversations and address challenging issues.
  • Vulnerability: How the power of your story brings you closer to others.
  • How to follow up after a good conversation or moment of connection.

Learn how to communicate and connect in this dynamic presentation!

Effective Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Resolution

Are you confident when negotiating with your boss, co-workers & clients? Do you dread planning holidays with your in-laws? Do salary discussions make your stomach turn? Escape second-guessing and selling yourself short by finding the negotiator in you!

Each one of us negotiates every single day of our lives — at work, with loved ones, and in other personal interactions. Whether you’re buying a TV, deciding on a vacation spot, getting your children to do their homework, or asking for a raise, your negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution skills are continually put to the test. 

In this webinar, Dr. Joshua Weiss will show you how to negotiate with confidence and calm for successful results!

Learning Objectives:

* Learn how to be more confident when negotiating with your boss, co-workers, and clients.

* Learn how to better mediate differences of opinion.

* Learn strategies for better resolving conflict.  

About the Presenter: Dr. Joshua Weiss

Dr. Joshua N. Weiss is the co-founder, with William Ury (Author of Getting to Yes), of the Global Negotiation Initiative at Harvard University and a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Negotiation Project. He is also the Director and creator of the Master’s of Science degree in Leadership and Negotiation at Bay Path University. He received his Ph.D. from the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in 2002.

Dr. Weiss has spoken and published on Negotiation, Mediation, and systemic approaches to dealing with conflict. In his current capacity, he conducts research, consults with many different types of organizations, delivers negotiation and mediation trainings and courses, and engages in negotiation and mediation at the organizational, corporate, government, and international levels.

Dr. Weiss has conducted trainings and consulted with a number of organizations, companies, and governmental entities, including: Microsoft, 5th 3rd Bank, Novellus, Christies Art Auction House, Prospectiv, CDM Smith, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Genzyme, the Yala Network, Shades Organization, United Nations (multiple departments), the US Government (State Department and Transportation Security Administration), various pharmaceutical companies, universities, and state governments.

De-Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less

Douglas E. Noll

We live in an increasingly divided world and most of us have encountered our fair share of aggressive people and difficult confrontations.

Fortunately, we now have the tools to become peacemakers and transform emotionally volatile situations and hurt feelings to calm, non-aggressive ones.

In this webinar you will learn (Learning Objectives)

  • A set of social listening skills based on the latest finding in neuroscience and meditation.
  • A set of communication skills, based on the latest findings in neuroscience and meditation.
  • Practical tips on how to be civil in an uncivil society.

We can bring peace to all facets of life, cultivate healthier relationships, and participate in creating a more caring and compassionate future for us all.

About the Speaker: Douglas E. Noll, JD, MA

Douglas E. Noll, JD, MA left a successful career as a lawyer to become a peacemaker. He is an award-winning author, teacher, trainer, highly experienced mediator, and co-founder of the Prison of Peace project. This has been the most profound peace training Douglas has conducted thus far in his career.

People who are incarcerated that have gone through his program have learned and applied deep, empathic listening skills, leadership skills, and problem-solving skills to reduce violence in their prison communities.

To learn more about Douglas visit him at DougNoll.com.

Clear and Concise: Tips to Write More Effectively in the Modern Workplace

Speaker Josh Dye

Does it feel like people are not fully reading your messages?

Do you ask questions in an email that are misunderstood by others, or not answered at all?

Do you feel frustrated or drained from processing so much information each day?

Do you wish people would just get to the point?

If so, this is the training for you!

In this highly interactive training you will learn: (Learning Objectives)

  • The difference between well-written and effectively written.
  • How to make sure all of your questions get answered in an email.
  • The best format to respond to the questions of others.
  • How to write with more simplicity and clarity.
  • How to ethically use A.I. to write better.
  • How to reduce the number of back and forth communcations.

Get ready to reduce information overload and increase efficiency with the tips you learn in this training!