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Dr Kelly Waltman: Keynote Speaker

CONNECTION is ESSENTIAL to a THRIVING HUMAN EXPERIENCE

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SIGNATURE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Keynote

Elevate Connection: How to embrace feedback, promote meaningful connection, and cultivate spaces for thriving.

Audiences who hear this talk will feel empowered to give and receive feedback more effectively, and inspired to connect more meaningfully.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand why connection is vital to team member engagement and success

  • Recognize how connection and communication predict the overall success of an organization

  • Move beyond fear of feedback to give and receive feedback more effectively

  • Identify actionable steps to begin elevating connection within their teams

Workshops

Getting Comfortable with Feedback

You know feedback is an essential part of effective communication, but how comfortable are you with giving and receiving feedback?  This interactive and engaging workshop helps take the fear out of feedback and provides attendees with the tools to begin cultivating a feedback culture in their teams.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand why feedback is an essential part of workplace communication

  • Learn why we fear feedback and how to move beyond that fear

  • The five components of effective feedback    

  • Action steps to begin cultivating a feedback culture

Presentation Options:

  • In-Person or Virtual

  • Can be offered as a 1 hour, 1/2 day, or full day workshop

Developing a Leadership Philosophy

A leadership philosophy serves as a system of guiding principles, or foundation, for positive and effective leadership.  Rather than "winging it" - especially when difficult situations arise - having a defined leadership philosophy helps bring consistency to your leadership approach and to your everyday decision-making. By the end of this workshop attendees will have a completed draft of their leadership philosophy.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand what it means to have a leadership philosophy and why it's an important part of effective leadership

  • Understand the components of a leadership philosophy

  • A completed draft leadership philosophy

Presentation Options:

  • In-Person or Virtual

  • Can be offered as a 1 hour or 90 minute workshop

Emotional Intelligence Essentials

Emotional Intelligence (EI) plays a key role in how we show up for, and interact with, people in our personal and professional lives. Participants will leave this training with a greater understanding of EI and its associated skills, along with tools to strengthen their individual EI and strategies to apply EI in the workplace and beyond.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understanding what Emotional Intelligence (EI) means

  • Learning the importance of EI for success

  • Defining and understanding EI skills and assessing our own strengths and areas for improvement

  • Identifying areas for application in the workplace

Presentation Options:

  • In-Person or Virtual

  • Can be offered as a 1/2 day, or full day workshop

Navigating Workplace Transition 

Periods of transition and change - even when considered to be "positive change" - bring experiences of uncertainty and stress for team members. Even micro-transitions require understanding and effective leadership. This workshop will provide attendees with an understanding of the layered components to transition and share tools to support team members during times of change. 

Key Takeaways:

  • Understanding the layers and phases of transition

  • Finding empowerment in the language and labeling of transition 

  • Communication and feedback essentials during transition

  • Action steps to effectively support team members 

Presentation Options:

  • In-Person or Virtual

  • Can be offered as a 90 min or 1/2 day workshop

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Months after, we continue to incorporate the language we collectively learned with Kelly, which helped us with effective engagement and ultimately helped us find additional ways to unite as a team.

Jaime Toigo

COMMUNICATION + CONNECTION

Kelly is a professional speaker for conferences, corporate events, webinars, and workshops specializing in workplace connection, communication, feedback, and engagement.
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