Are You Allowing Participants to Only Use Half Their Brain?
::Hi there. I’m Cate, an intercultural educator who runs this website. If you’re like me, you know that incorporating visuals into a workshop (or class or even private coaching session) is an excellent way to increase participants’ enthusiasm, engagement, and epiphanies.
Maybe you have a set of postcards, photos or even a VisualsSpeak image set that you use (I’ve used all three in my workshops). Or maybe you use sticky notes and flip charts every chance you get. And perhaps, like me, you get good results when you incorporate these visual elements.
But wouldn’t you prefer excellent results?
Introducing the “Unite Your Brain” Telecourse
:::Christine Martell, Co-Founder of VisualsSpeak, and I have teamed up to offer Unite Your Brain: How to Effectively Use Visuals in Training, Teaching & Coaching, a 6-week telecourse that will enable you to get excellent results every time you incorporate visuals in your teaching, training or coaching.
Each week for 6 weeks, Christine will help you understand why image-based tools engage the whole brain, accelerate learning and get results. She’ll also discuss how to design sessions that harness the power of visuals and share successful facilitation strategies.
Do you do intercultural, diversity or international education work? Do you teach, train or coach others? Are you serious about creating deeply meaningful learning experiences for participants? If you have a VisualsSpeak image set, do you wan to learn how to make the most of it? If so, this course is right for you.
*Note: scroll down to listen to a free call Christine and I held last month!
Great teleconference – really enjoyed it! -Free Session Participant
What’s in the Course?
Session 1 :: Getting Started Using Visuals
* How not to look foolish or take unnecessary risks
* Visuals aren’t your content: You have time to use them
* Simple ways to beginSession 2 :: Designing Your Session
* Assessing your audience
* Identifying the desired outcome
* Planning how to get that audience to that outcomeSession 3 :: The Facilitation Process
* The logistics of the space and process
* Asking the right questions at the right time
* Working with what is in the roomSession 4 :: Using Visuals for Organizing
* Using visuals to organize words
* Using Flipcharts, whiteboard, sticky notes and other visual aids
* Using visual templatesSession 5 :: Using Visuals for Conveying
* Using presentation software more effectively
* Using photography to increase stickiness
* Where to find resourcesSession 6 :: Putting it All Together
* How the parts form a whole session
* From icebreakers to multi-day retreats
* Creating a plan for youThe class will be customized to participants needs. You’ll have opportunities to make suggestions and ask questions about your context in each week’s call.
A Telecourse? Really? Yes!
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A telecourse is simply a course taught via the telephone. If you’re not familiar with telecourses, it may seem like a weird way to learn. But it’s not. It’s a really cool location-independent way to participate in professional development. Unlike a webinar, you’re not chained to your computer in order to participate. If you have a phone or Skype, you can join the call.
What’s more, after each live class you’ll receive an email with a recording of the session, handouts, and extra online resources. So if you’re suddenly booked into a meeting or need to pick up your daughter from basketball practice and can’t join a live call, you can listen to the recording on your computer, smart phone, or iPod at your convenience. The handouts and resources are available on the Unite Your Brain course page for you to download when it works for you. That’s the beauty of a telecourse.
Experience a Session Right Now
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Why not take this telecourse for a spin? Just click on the arrow below to hear the free 60-minute call Christine and I did in August. Christine answers some FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about using visuals in teaching, training and coaching.
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Here’s the fantastic 7-page handout that Christine created to accompany the free call: VisusalsFreeCallHandout (pdf)
The call was stimulating and inspiring! -Free Session Participant
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A Little More About the Wonderful Christine
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Christine Martell is co-owner of VisualsSpeak. Christine earned a bachelor of fine arts in textiles at the Rhode Island School of Design and over the next decade, worked as an artist. Over that time, she frequently won awards for her work in a wide variety of venues across the United States. Christine then earned a master’s degree in education from Portland State University, focusing her research on the benefits of visual communication as a training tool. She followed up on that degree with additional certifications in intercultural training, training management, and web-based/multimedia training. Christine is an accomplished consultant, public speaker, and artist who brings more than 25 years of professional experience to VisualsSpeak.
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Here’s What You Need to Know to Participate
::1. We’re limiting the enrollment of this first go-around to only 15 students. This way, you’ll have more of an opportunity during the weekly calls to receive individual mini-coaching from Christine, get to know the other course participants, share your experiences with the group, and ask all the questions you want.
2. The Unite Your Brain telecourse will be held every Thursday from September 30 to November 4 @10am Pacific/11am Mountain/12pm Central/1pm Eastern. (Not in the U.S.? Check the time zone converter to see when the session will take place in your time zone.) There are 6 sessions total.
Even if you can’t make all of the live Thursday calls, it’s still worthwhile to register for the course. Because it’s a telecourse, you’ll receive each week’s call recordings, handouts, and extra resources to peruse when it’s convenient for you.
3. Since this is our first time offering this telecourse, you have the one-time opportunity join Unite Your Brain at the special charter member price of only $97. Yes, that’s for the entire 6-session course, including call recordings, weekly handouts, and bonus resources. That’s only $16 per class. We won’t be able to offer this class for this low a price again. If you participate now, you’ll get 6 weeks with Christine for less than 1/3 of what Christine’s clients pay her for just 1 hour of coaching!
Added Bonus: The 15 charter members of the Unite Your Brain course will receive special bonuses when ordering a VisualsSpeak product!
Our Guarantee
::We’re sure this course will help you effectively use visuals in your teaching, training, and coaching. But if after participating in the calls and applying the strategies you learn in the course you aren’t completely satisfied, we will be refund you in full for the course. So there’s no risk to you if you sign up for the course because of our money back guarantee.
In Summary:
::1. Christine’s 6-week Unite Your Brain telecourse begins on Thursday, September 30. Christine will help you use a variety of image-based tools more effectively than you’re using them now. Because this is the first time we’re offering this telecourse, we’re only taking 15 participants.
2. If you register now as the charter member rate, you’ll receive:
- 6 live calls with Christine
- recordings of each call
- handouts that correspond to each week’s topic
- bonus web resources
- special bonuses when ordering a VisualsSpeak product
All for $97. That’s less than 1/3 of Christine’s usual coaching rate!
3. We got great feedback from the free call we did in August (scroll up the page to listen to it!) and we’re really excited to start this telecourse at the end of the month. We hope you’ll join us!
Are you in?
::Great! We look forward to having you in the course. All you need to do now is complete these two easy steps:
1. Register so we can send you the course details.
2. Click on that large button to to reserve your spot at the charter member price.
You’ll be taken to a secure PayPal page where you can fill out your billing information and submit your order.
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