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2006-7 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
MOHAWK
COLLEGE COURSES -- FALL 2006
These short workshops are
available to the public.
For the following four courses, see
SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 14: 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON
CHICKEN SOUP
FOR THE INNER EAR: Effective Listening in a Diverse Community
In your lives, you are likely in
contact with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. Any of
these people might present you with comments, questions, or
statements that you find hard to answer. Do your well-intentioned
comments sometimes make a situation worse instead of better? Do
you engage in conversations where it seems that no one is really
connecting. Genuinely listening to one another is often
difficult, especially in environments where people's background,
education, and expectations might lead to different ways of
perceiving and examining problems. How can you think on your feet
when you are put on the spot? This workshop, let by Lil Blume,
can help. The first half of the workshop will introduce some
communication concepts that affect listening.
The second half of the workshop will
focus on empathic listening in difficult or emotional situations.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21: 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Mohawk
College, Hamilton, ON
COMMUNICATING
NONDEFENSIVELY
Are you always on the defensive? Do
you feel under attack? Defensiveness tends to end listening and
create more conflict. If you are defensive or surrounded by
defensive people, this fun, interactive workshop, led by Lil
Blume, can help you identify defensive responses in yourself and
others. You will learn how to respond nondefensively to the
difficult situations we face in our jobs, schools and everyday
lives.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 9:00
a.m. - 12:00 noon
Mohawk College,
Hamilton, ON
BALANCING WORK
AND FAMILY: Negotiating Equality at Home
Is it possible for women to pursue a
satisfying career and also have a happy homelife?
On the one hand, since the middle of
the last century women have been told to follow their dreams,
realize their potential, and be all they can be. On the other
hand, working women may be attacked for being ambitious (i.e.
uncaring, unloving), aggressive, and unfeminine. Meanwhile
statistics continue to suggest that women also perform 60% to 80%
of family-related tasks while engaged in their career pursuits.
This interactive workshop led by Lil Blume will help you explore
the issues and strategies for managing your work and family.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 2: 9:00
a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON
WRITING FAMILY
STORIES AND MEMOIRS
Stories passed from one generation
to the next carry the values, culture, and unique mythology of
that family. Knowing our family's stories solidifies our sense
of belonging. If you have been thinking of collecting family
stories for your children and grandchildren, then this course is
for you. Writer and editor, Lil Blume, will give you ideas for
reviving memories and writing and organizing your family story
project. Come prepared to do some story writing and sharing.
Bring a second family member for half price.
Here are some of my other
workshops scheduled for Fall 2006:
SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 and following
twelve Wednesdays, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Computer Science Department
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
Communication Skills for Computer
Scientists
Do you want to
learn to write more clearly?
improve your presentation skills?
deal more effectively with other people?
CSC290H, Communication Skills for Computer Scientists, is a new,
exciting, and interactive course for computer scientists focussing on
the written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills you will
need in your careers.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006, morning
COGNERA
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Facing Conflict with Confidence
Employees need skills and
confidence to negotiate and communicate in a competitive and
challenging workplace. This workshop aims to help participants
identify their preferred conflict style and evaluate its
effectiveness, practice responding effectively to conflict situations,
understand the blocks that prevent conflict resolution, and create a
clear assertive message for a current conflict.
OCTOBER 3, and the following four Tuesdays, 2006, 9:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
CritiCALL
Hamilton, ON
Creating a Supportive Environment
In this interactive five-session workshop, participants will learn
to
- respond nondefensively to a
perceived attack
- communicate issues through "I"
messages rather than through blaming, defence-provoking "you"
messages
- listen empathically to underlying
feelings
- check perceptions to prevent
jumping to conclusions
- respond assertively to
passive-aggressive, indirect messages; and
- give a clear assertive message in
a conflict situation
OCTOBER 18 & 19, 2006
Grace Villa Nursing Home
Hamilton, ON
Facing Conflict with Confidence
a workshop for managers in long-term care
facilities
Banishing Negative Perceptions and Communicating Nondefensively
for staff working in long-term care
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC
Women
and Ambition: Can Anything Stop Us Now?
Three morning workshops - for faculty, staff, and
grad students. An interactive, participant-centred exploration of
ambition and recognition issues related to women
One day retreat - for women in science and engineering,
funded by The Jade Bridges Project:
http://www.jadeproject.ca/bridges.html
An evening (interactive) talk open to the public, including alumni
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- We will
explore attitudes towards "ambition". We will look at factors that
have led participants to their present area of work, life, or study
and then decide if we are in our present area of activity due to
setting our own goals and following them, basing our decisions
strongly on the influence of others, or having few goals and mostly
falling into situations. Do these factors have an impact on our
happiness with our current situation?
- I will present
a number of examples of successful career women (from academia,
government, and industry) whose ambivalence and self-doubt seems
related to accepting recognition for their achievements -- the
consequences are less money, less chance of tenure, devaluing of their
own contribution, and loss of opportunities for job enhancements -- so
we'll look at the relationship between mastery/achievement and
seeking, gaining, and accepting recognition.
- The
contradictions and problems with this discussion -- no one wants to be
seen as arrogant and self-serving -- yet ...
- The above
discussion often leads to exploring fears related to accepting
recognition
- I will end
with providing guidelines for evaluating our own ambition/recognition
issues and if men are present, how they can be alert to some women's
tendency to provide recognition to others.
An
afternoon session - tentatively called
Mentoring Women to Reach Their Goals
WINTER 2007
FEB 26 - MARCH 16
I will be in Vancouver, Kelowna and
possibly Calgary and Saskatoon.
Workshops at Simon Fraser and NRC are in
the planning stages.
MARCH 4, 2007
Vancouver Second Generation Group
Vancouver, B.C.
Writing Family Stories
MARCH 10, 2007
UBC
Okanagan
Kelowna,B.C.
Women and Ambition
Workshops are scheduled for female
undergraduates undergraduates to encourage their pursuit
of careers in the sciences. A Jade Bridges Project.
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TESTIMONIALS
 "I wish you’d
come back to Victoria to give the faculty another session. The few hours I
got to spend with you were some of the most useful I’ve ever spent on
professional development." Lorna Crozier, award-winning poet, professor
University of Victoria
“The ability to communicate effectively is especially
important in my role as an elected official, and I have Lil Blume to thank.
Her communications course has taught me important lessons on how to listen
with empathy and communicate non-defensively – skills that are essential
whether I am in a boardroom debate, being interviewed by the media, or on
the phone with a constituent. Lil is a dynamic and energetic teacher
who delivers with passion."
– Shaun Chen, Trustee (Ward
21, Scarborough-Rouge River), Toronto District School Board
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