Professional Development

Ask about our one-on-one professional development coaching! We tailor a program explicitly for your needs. Recent session topics include:

  • Networking for Introverts: Develop achievable strategies and goals for networking, whether at specified networking events or learning skills for approaching people in any setting.

  • Resume Bootcamp: Have your resume or CV fully assessed, then work together to improve your content, presentation, and layout.

  • Taming Social Media: Evaluate your social media presence and develop a goal-based strategy while learning tips and tricks to automate for maximum presence with minimum effort.

Group Workshops

Available online or in-person. Workshops can be tailored to your group’s needs (length of time, number of people, content modifications, etc)

  • Instructor Kimberly Colburn

    Practice your communication skills and get comfortable presenting on- and off- screen through fun, low-stakes improvisational games.

    Become familiar with techniques and tools for:

    • Comfortably speaking and interacting in group settings

    • Team building

    • Collaborating with others

    • Preparation for speaking and warming up

    • Camera awareness and microphone usage (if desired)

  • Instructors Kimberly Colburn, Chloe Payne

    Learn theatre techniques to apply to any one-on-one interaction. Train your customer service facing team and learn the secrets of authentic communication.

    Become familiar with techniques and tools for:

    • Educating others in ways that are organic and natural

    • Forming genuine connections even when you have an agenda

    • Strategies to build empathy and awareness

    • Centering techniques

  • Instructor and TEDx speaker coach Kimberly Colburn

    There is nothing more inspiring than a bold idea delivered by a great speaker. Ideas, effectively packaged and delivered, can change the world. Utilizing the TED talk format, the goal of this workshop is to learn how to use storytelling to make your ideas resonate, and in turn, become memorable. Flesh out your pitch and develop your TED talk!

  • Instructor Julia Lederer

    Take a workshop with an award-winning playwright and copywriter who will give you new insight into the critical core skill of writing, - boosting your communication and your confidence.

  • Instructor Bree Sherry

    Learn from a professional stage manager the tips and tricks to get organized and be able to anticipate the needs in any room.

  • Creativity is in great demand but often short supply. How do we foster creativity in workplace environments that are either fully remote or consist of a workforce in a state of change? This workshop offers a variety of techniques and exercises designed to quickly create a safe space in which colleagues learn trust each other and are encouraged to take risks. Outcomes include a tool kit for team building and collaborating as a group to face challenges and find solutions.

  • Everyone you meet has a story that informs their behavior—even if you don’t know it. Who’s on the other end of that phone call, or the other side of the conference table? What motivates your target customer? Using methods from playwriting and screenwriting, this workshop will guide you through the imaginative process of creating a fictional character from scratch. We’ll help your team cultivate rapport and build empathy, emotional intelligence and understanding for everyone they encounter over the course of a workday.

  • This workshop id designed for small groups, max workshop size of 10 people.

    This public speaking workshop helps participants gain confidence and become stronger speakers. This aims to improve attendee’s confidence in their oration and presentation skills in a supportive, personalized environment.  Participants will learn what makes them great speakers and how to harness those qualities. The workshop’s exercises are built using precepts from improv, rhetoric, and stage presence work.

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