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Communications Skills Workshops
As the holidays and family gatherings approach, would you like a quick refresher on communications? This Parents Forum workshop will give you new perspectives on the listening and respect essential to both light and serious conversations with family members and friends. Whether you are a parent or young adult or you work with parents or…
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Book Chat: Meet Author Scott Shigeoka
At Crossing Party Lines, we consider curiosity to be our superpower. We get curious about how another person’s views make sense to them, how our country works, and even how our own brains work. That’s why we are so excited to introduce you to internationally-recognized curiosity expert Scott Shigeoka. Scott’s upcoming book Seek, How Curiosity Can…
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Veterans Speak: An Intergenerational Event
In honor of our country’s veterans, the Bay College Civics Corps in partnership with American Merchant Marine Veterans, The American Legion, Great Lakes Peace Center, and Waging Dialogue Proudly Presents: “Veterans Speak!” An Intergenerational Event This is a story-telling event with veterans of different generations. Together, they will share their service-based memories and experiences to build a sense of…
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Advanced Facilitation Skills Workshop
Anyone who leads meetings can be thrown off balance in difficult moments. The difficulty might be an unexpected tension among group members or challenges to the facilitator’s legitimacy. As a facilitator, you avoid “deer in headlights” moments by developing the capacity to stay cool and think on your feet. This workshop helps experienced facilitators navigate…
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Introduction to Dialogue Across Differences
This workshop uses real-world case studies to introduce participants to the theory and practice of EP’s Reflective Structured Dialogue framework. For three decades, our unique approach has transformed conflicts across the country and the world—but the basic principles of EP’s framework are applicable to local community issues, organizational development, congregations, and everyday conversations. Intentional communication…
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Intergenerational Dialogue Event
The power of EP’s Reflective Structured Dialogue framework is better experienced than explained. If you’re curious to learn more, join us for this three-hour, facilitated RSD experience. People use the word “dialogue” to describe a variety of conversations and communication styles. At Essential Partners, we’ve developed a proven, highly adaptable approach called Reflective Structured Dialogue (RSD)….
