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Constructive Conversations: The Power of Giving and Receiving Feedbac
December 12, 2025 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
$235
If your employer is a compact member of the听Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of 海角社区鈥檚 Workforce, you may be eligible to take this program at a reduced cost. Visit our听听for more information.
Program Description
New for 2025!
Many of us have experienced the world of feedback as uncomfortable terrain that we are navigating without a map. So let鈥檚 demystify it! In this training we will share a 鈥渕ap鈥 along with skills that can help feedback be useful and supportive whether we are on the giving or the receiving end of the equation.
Rooted in the basics of听Nonviolent Communication, this training will also include concepts introduced in the book听, by Sheila Heen & Douglas Stone interpreted through the lens of听Nonviolent Communication. And we will touch upon concepts shared by neuroscience educator听that help us understand some of the neurobiology present in feedback conversations.
Constructive Conversations can increase trust, collaboration and effectiveness in any workplace or organization.
Program Benefits
- Increase your understanding of what makes feedback challenging
- Improve your ability to offer feedback that leads to improved competence, productivity, connection and trust
- Improve your ability to make constructive use of feedback you receive
- Become clear about the difference between sharing feedback and sharing your personal pain
- Learn to prepare constructively in advance for feedback conversations
- Experiment with types of feedback and when/how to use them
Topics Covered
In this interactive seven-hour training participants will explore the basic skills of constructive conversations:
- Unpacking what makes feedback challenging, especially in professional settings
- Learning and practicing 3 types of feedback
- Learning the components of skillful feedback
- Becoming aware of and asking for the type of feedback we would like
- Distinguishing sharing feedback from expressing our upset emotions
- Opportunities to practice the skills being taught
Program Details
Instructor
Leah Boyd听is a certified trainer with the, holds a BS in Education and is a co-founder of听.听 She is a professional mediator, group facilitator, communication skills trainer & musician. With a diverse background including special education, human resources and professional music, Leah brings wide personal experience to her work. Leah trusts the creative potential that is unleashed when all voices are heard and all needs are considered within a supportive structure, allowing creative tension to become a source of creativity.
Program Dates and Times
December 5 and 12, 2025
8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET
Modality
This dynamic, participatory program will be offered synchronously via Zoom鈥攜ou鈥檒l need access to a stable internet connection. This is NOT a pre-recorded program.
Program Fee
$235
Class Capacity
25 participants
Continuing Education Credits
7听 hours / 0.7 CEUs
Certificate of Completion available upon request.
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Accommodations
For more information or to request an accommodation contact听um.continuinged@maine.edu, 207.581.3167.
