Lots of trainers out there say they know communications, but finding a trainer who gets communications on both personal and professions levels AND who has been in the advocacy trenches for more than a decade? With a mixture of in-person and online work? That’s uncommon. Finding someone who understands the complexities of agriculture and can pull on that experience to start a training session in ways that earns trust early? That’s like finding a unicorn! Janice Person and Grounded Communications, LLC fit the bill.
Janice has been leading in-person and online workshops and even intense multi-day or multi-hour training programs. Trainings can be with small groups of high potential players or larger groups as you look to empower masses. She has a unique way of combining group training & discussion with individual goal setting and personal development for the organization.
Building Your Story for Maximum Impact
Storytelling is not only a hot commodity right now but it is a method of connecting deeply with audiences to deliver the emotional impact and create the trust needed to drive the action you seek. Crafting the story to be remembered and repeated is what lets you have ongoing impact. Janice can help you tap your team’s personal stories and deliver the points to get the audience to move with you, thinking through the story arc and points to include or exclude.
The 2-3 hour intense workshop is especially good for small groups doing leadership development or working on similar goals of growth personally and professionally.
Handling Tough Conversations
To create the change you want to see, sometimes, you have to put yourself out there a bit further than you may find comfortable. And you may need to spend time talking to people with different viewpoints. How do you navigate all of this? It’s about thinking about what you want to accomplish rather than where you are most comfortable.
Most of us actively avoid uncomfortable conversations, but so often, without some discomfort, we can’t grow and reach our full potential. Having had jobs where almost any encounter with the public could quickly be uncomfortable, Janice had opportunity after opportunity to practice this kind of engagement. She knows perfection doesn’t exist, but the sheer volume of practice she’s had helps others access the path of continuous improvement.
Janice has done numerous training sessions around this topic, sometimes handling it as a keynote for broad awareness followed by a breakout session for those attendees looking to put the concepts into practice. She tailors each event to the audience to examples hit home. Getting people to think about what they are doing rather than simply acting or reacting in the moment can definitely help in achieving goals.
Communications Goal Setting
Although communications is a professional field of study all of its own, in today’s world, effective and strategic communications is becoming increasingly important for all of us. Communications provides a critical piece of networking, building a professional reputation or brand, securing grants or funding and defending freedom to operate. But how you select and use communications channels will determine how successful you can be in those efforts.
Helping individuals learn how they can utilize various channels of communications to fit the goals they have in their field — whether they are looking to make the next amazing technology breakthrough or interested in leading teams of people. By opening the discussion for an entire group and then diving into it with individuals to really help your group get started, pinpoint things to keep motivation up and make those impacts you need.