Facilitator and Group Process Consultant
Upcoming Events
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- Let's Talk About Money
Saturday July 31, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, Long Haul Infoshop, Berkeley. Sponsored by East Bay Cohousing.
- Meetings That Don't Suck
Saturday, October 16 from 9:00 am to noon, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA. Register here.
- How to Talk About Hot Topics Without Getting Burned
Saturday, November 6 from 9:00 am to noon, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA. Register here.
Workshop & Lecture Descriptions
Eris is available to bring these, and other workshop topics, to your organization or community! Any of these can be delivered in lengths from a 20 minute lecture to a full day workshop. Contact us for details.
- Meetings That Don't Suck (or Creating & Running Effective Meetings): Are your meetings poorly attended, boring, nonproductive? Learn how to create productive meetings that people actually want to come to! A modest amount of time and attention devoted to meeting planning and good facilitation pays back with increased efficiency, a decrease in conflict, better decision-making, and greater group cohesion. We will not only discuss but practice techniques for agenda planning, meeting facilitation, and dealing with "difficult" people. Bring your examples of real-life challenges and go home with real tools you can use!
- Coming to Consensus: This full-day workshop serves as an introduction for those new to consensus and a refresher for those who feel their community or organization may not be using it most effectively. We'll focus on collaborative decision-making tools you can really use!
- The Art of Apology: Our personal and professional lives provide us with multiple opportunities for misunderstandings, conflicts, and hurt feelings. A well-done apology can go a long way toward healing a strained relationship, while a poor one can create even more disconnection and distress.
- Improve with Improv: Whether you are an entrepreneur promoting your business or an activist promoting a cause, success depends upon the ability to present your message with confidence and ease. Memorizing speeches or preparing PowerPoint slides can only take you so far. When you run into a potential lead or client in an unexpected place and time, you have to be able to wing it! In addition to improvisation games and exercises, this three-week workshop will include before-and-after videos and homework assignments designed to help you hone your message and deliver it clearly and effectively, anywhere, anytime!
- How to Talk About Hot Topics Without Getting Burned: Have you ever put off initiating a conversation with an employee, colleague, or vendor who is underperforming? Have you watched as interpersonal conflict in the office got in the way of the work getting done? We are faced with difficult conversations everyday. Sometimes we postpone them in an attempt to avoid hurt feelings, and only make the situation worse. Come learn and practice strategies for facing these conversations with more ease and effectiveness.
- Using Humor in Facilitation and Conflict Resolution: Good process doesn't have to be boring! Learn how humor can help defuse tension and increase connection.
- Let's Talk About Money: Many communities find themselves in conflict over financial and budget issues…and the current economic situation doesn’t help! Conflicts about money are really conflicts about values. In this experiential workshop we will discuss how to have useful conversations about our financial values - conversations that lead to greater understanding & connection as well as more effective financial decision-making.
Testimonials
"Because of Eris' light-hearted yet empowering improv class, I've gained a noticeable measure of confidence in my business networking. "
"Eris helps us shake things up, get out of our ruts, and expand our ways of communicating and connecting with ourselves and each other. Taking her course has helped me relax a lot more, which has led me to giving better presentations! Eris is top notch!"
"Whenever I need clear, concise direction for conflict resolution I call Eris. Her depth of knowledge, compassion and clarity guides me to the highest outcome, every time. Eris has been the key note speaker at my women’s networking organization and always receives rave reviews. She provides practical steps that can be easily implemented to enhance each person’s life and business."