Workplace Communication

Description

Weaving Your Narrative: Storytelling in Business

Storytelling can be a powerful tool for engaging audiences, clarifying complex ideas, and building connections. Join TMG and explore the transformative role of storytelling in professional communication. Learn the art and science of crafting compelling narratives and discover how to integrate storytelling into various forms of professional communication.

Objectives:
Describe elements of effective storytelling and how to apply them in a professional context
Identify ways to incorporate storytelling into presentations, meetings, and everyday communication
Explain how to use storytelling to simplify complex information

Bridging Troubled Waters: Navigating Difficult Conversations

Avoiding or mishandling difficult conversations can lead to strained workplace relationships and decreased team cohesion. Join TMG and discover how to prepare for, conduct, and follow-up on difficult discussions using emotional intelligence, empathy, and assertive communication techniques.

Objectives:
Explain how to interpret non-verbal cues
Identify 4 different communication styles
Describe strategies for ensuring positive outcomes and maintaining professional relationships post-conversation

Power Imbalance: Disagreeing Up the Ladder

Voicing disagreement to someone senior can feel risky, but the risks of not speaking up can be greater. Join Team Med Global in examining how to accurately gauge your risk and how to put guardrails in place when asserting your opinion.

Objectives:
Identify 3 reasons why a “going along to get along” philosophy is misguided
Explain the 4 types of power in the workplace
Describe the 6 steps of strategic disagreement

Communicate Like a Boss: Reframing Workplace Interactions

Our communication style speaks volumes about how we perceive our value in the workplace. When you move from deference to strength in emailing and speaking – while remaining respectful – you’ll command respect. Joing TMG and discover how to increase your effectiveness by reframing your communications.

Objectives:
Identify 6 examples of disempowered vs. empowered communication
Describe verbal crutches and introductory qualifiers
Identify 3 strategies for writing powerful emails

The Power of Boundaries: Setting Limits in the Workplace

Our values inform the limits we set with others, but unequal power dynamics and unrealistic expectations in the workplace can keep us from speaking our truth. Join TMG and discover how to identify, develop, communicate, and maintain effective boundaries on the job.

Objectives:
List 5 indicators that signal weak boundaries
Describe the characteristics of soft, spongy, rigid, and flexible boundaries
Identify 3 strategies for developing and communicating workplace boundaries