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SUMMARY:Communications Academy - Navigating Difficult Conversations
DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by:  Justin Patton\, International Speaker and Communications Skills Coach\n\nEmpowering leaders\, managers and teams to communicate with greater presence and impact. \n\n\n\nThe Communication Academy\, presented by Leadership Lynchburg\, offers a series of four-hour professional communication sessions that are engaging\, fun and enriching.\n\n\n\nThe Academy boasts one of the most sought after communications coaches in the world\, Justin Patton. Justin is a coach to Fortune 500 companies. He managed the national sales training department for Anthem BlueCross BlueShield where he coached top sales performers on how to communicate with stronger impact. Additionally\, Justin facilitated leadership and communication skills programs in Russia\, Canada\, and throughout the United States for Yum! University. After starting his own company\, Justin was hired to teach the largest RGM leadership program in Taco Bell's history and he is now a faculty member for the Institute of Organizational Management.\n\n                \n\nSept. 20 - Navigating Difficult Conversations\n\n  Discuss your go-to style when faced with difficult conversations\n\n  Examine the neuroscience behind what makes conversations difficult\n\n  Explore a conversational model on how to engage in better conversations that build trust and alignment\n\n  Explore ways to managing up the organization effectively\n\n\n\nOct. 27 - Coaching for Performance and Accountability\n\n  Discuss what coaching is and what it is not\n\n  Demonstrate your ability to ask empowering questions\n\n  Demonstrate your ability to listen to what's not being said\n\n  Demonstrate your ability to acknowledge & validate\n\n\n\nCosts: \n\nIndividual:  $95 per person for both sessions or $50 per session.\n\nSmall Group rate:  $185 for three people for both sessions.\n\nCorporate Partner rate:  $900 and includes reservation for 6 people for both sessions and publicity as a Partner\n\nPresenting Partner rate:  $3\,000 and includes reservation for 8 for both sessions and maximum visibility as the Presenting Partner.\n\n\n\nTo register for the September session or for both sessions\, please call (434) 845-5966\, email info@lynchburgregion.org or online by September 18.\n\n\n\nPlease remember that Alliance policy requires that reservations be billed unless canceled 48 hours prior to the event.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Facilitated by:&nbsp\; Justin Patton\, International Speaker and Communications Skills Coach</span></strong><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong><img alt="" height="250" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2276/Image/x10-justin-s-3000.png.pagespeed.ic.m1Wl1GyBsA.png" style="width: 186px\; height: 250px\; float: right\;" width="186" /></strong></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Empowering leaders\, managers and teams to communicate with greater presence and impact. </span></strong><br />\n<br />\nThe Communication Academy\, presented by Leadership Lynchburg\, offers a series of four-hour professional communication sessions that are engaging\, fun and enriching.<br />\n<br />\nThe Academy boasts one of the most sought after communications coaches in the world\, Justin Patton. Justin is a coach to Fortune 500 companies. He managed the national sales training department for Anthem BlueCross</span> BlueShield where he coached top sales performers on how to communicate with stronger impact. Additionally\, Justin facilitated leadership and communication skills programs in Russia\, Canada\, and throughout the United States for Yum! University. After starting his own company\, Justin was hired to teach the largest RGM leadership program in Taco Bell&rsquo\;s history and he is now a faculty member for the Institute of Organizational Management.<br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Sept. 20 - Navigating Difficult Conversations</span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">&bull\; Discuss your go-to style when faced with difficult conversations<br />\n&bull\; Examine the neuroscience behind what makes conversations difficult<br />\n&bull\; Explore a conversational model on how to engage in better conversations that build trust and alignment<br />\n&bull\; Explore ways to managing up the organization effectively</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Oct. 27 - Coaching for Performance and Accountability</span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">&bull\; Discuss what coaching is and what it is not<br />\n&bull\; Demonstrate your ability to ask empowering questions<br />\n&bull\; Demonstrate your ability to listen to what&rsquo\;s not being said<br />\n&bull\; Demonstrate your ability to acknowledge &amp\; validate</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Costs:&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Individual:</span></strong>&nbsp\; $95 per person for both sessions or $50 per session.<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Small Group rate:</span></strong>&nbsp\; $185 for three people for both sessions.<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Corporate Partner rate</span></strong>:&nbsp\; $900 and includes reservation for 6 people for both sessions and publicity as a Partner<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Presenting Partner rate</span></strong>:&nbsp\; $3\,000 and includes reservation for 8 for both sessions and maximum visibility as the Presenting Partner.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">To register for the September session or for both sessions\, please call (434) 845-5966\, email</span><span style="color:red\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"> <a href="mailto:info@lynchburgregion.org">info@lynchburgregion.org</a> </span></span><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">or online by September 18.</span><br />\n<br />\nPlease remember that Alliance policy requires that reservations be billed unless canceled 48 hours prior to the event.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Holiday Inn Downtown 601 Main Street Lynchburg\, VA 24504
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URL:http://business.lynchburgregion.org/events/details/communications-academy-navigating-difficult-conversations-2279
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