Kathy Gruver

Communication is key. But what happens when the people communicating are speaking different languages? Learn What type of communicator you are and how to reach across that divide to influence others who communicate in a different way. A combination of communication skills, NLP, improvisation and psychology will imbue the audience with new skills and understanding to make sure their message is heard, effective and productive. Whether between coworkers, team members, bosses or in front of an audience, this workshop will up your game and allow you to accomplish more with less misunderstanding and confusion. This program is for anyone that wants to learn more about communication style, conscious communication, thinking on their feet, direct and inferred communication and how to get what you want with different personality types. -Participants Will learn the different types and styles of communication. -How To approach people using their language to get their message heard and their objectives met. -Quick Ways to think on their feet. -Learn How to bring out the inner extrovert or tone down energy to not frighten the introverts away. -NLP (Neuro linguistic programming) skills for communication.

Learn to harness ego states for optimal performance with Dr Kathy Gruver. It’s pretty obvious to most of us that we have different aspects of our personalities that come out in different situations. We are different around our parents than we are our bosses. We have a different attitude and persona when dealing with children than we do when dealing with our coworkers, or hopefully, we do. What if we can examine these different states, get to know them and call them at will to help us achieve more and optimize our time and performance? Using Ego state theory, we can identify the working aspects of our personality, name them, and learn how to bring out our best selves in the situation at hand. Practical, easy, and effective techniques help us be the best we can be. Attendees will learn: - Learn what ego states are and how they are formed. - Discover Your ego states and how to map them for optimal execution. - Knowledge Of techniques that will bring different states into the executive to handle the task at hand - Anchoring techniques to guarantee the right aspect for the job is available to you. - Learn To negotiate with states in conflict (e.g., one wants to rest, and the other wants to plug away at work).

According to the American Institute of Stress, stress is estimated to be responsible for 60-90% of doctor visits and one million workers' missed work days, costing companies $602 per employee per year. We must recognize that stress is not the problem — it's our stress reaction, and we can learn to control it. Acquire cutting-edge self-care techniques — affirmations, visualization, breathwork, mindfulness and mini-meditations —that you and your staff can do for better health. Master a mini meditation that anyone can do anytime. Learn how to use visualization to improve our leadership and work performance outcomes. Additionally, you’ll explore how our words and thoughts can make a difference in our daily lives. Also covered will be how to incorporate all our senses in daily mindfulness to decrease the stress response and gain control over our reactions, bringing us greater peace and productivity. Attendees will leave with increased control over stress and practical tools that they can immediately use in their everyday lives. - Recognize The emotional, physical and behavioural signs of stress. - Examine Current research on meditation, positive self-talk and visualization and how it can be incorporated into your workday. - Learn A simple technique, known as a mini-meditation, to stop the stress response in its tracks. - Understand How to use your daydreams to boost immune function and increase relaxation. - Discover How to incorporate mindfulness into your day even if you think you don’t have time.

No one likes change, but it is an inevitable part of life. Explore the seven most common reasons that we are resistant to change. Some of these are completely subconscious and others we are well aware of. Learn the hidden reasons that we want to stay unchanged and ways we can shift to a growth mindset and be more open and willing for those inevitable changes in life. This interactive presentation offers usable solutions to get your psyche ready to accept those changes in your life. Perhaps you'll even start to instigate changes that were previously shy-ed away from. Fun, educational and always thought provoking! -Review And learn the 7 most common things that keep us resistant to change. -Master Practical, customizable techniques that can help expand mindset and minimize common resistance. -Discover Which is your most common block and which techniques will work best to help you eliminate your fears and resistance. -Explore Exercises to empower you to embrace change and even seek out ways to accelerate it.