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Understanding Conflict Effective Briefings  

This session is held outdoors, rain, snow, or sunny skies, in a ropes-type course and usually requires minimal physical activities. This session is not wheelchair accessible.

Understanding aspects of group dynamics and attributes of group interaction enables groups to improve their ability to solve problems and make decisions. Leadership roles and the importance of sharing leadership is the key to successful groups and teams.

Participants will be involved in an active, hand-on approach for developing their own presentations.

-- Recognize your agency's role in environmental education.
-- Develop steps in preparing an effective presentation.
-- Determine what is needed to develop an environmental education plan.
-- Learn tools of the trade.
-- Why should you be proactive in your response to program requests? It will help you to direct your limited time and energy as well as enhance and raise the learning experience of your audience.

Participants will learn tips and techniques from veteran facilitators for handling the really tough facilitation challenges. This course builds on some of the basic information presented in other courses and gives you what you need to really survive the tough situations.

Be prepared to challenge yourself!

This is a brief introductory level session which uses the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Inventory. Participants will receive their pre-work when they check in at Cispus. This session focuses on conflict involving natural resource issues, not interpersonal conflict.

This session will introduce participants to different modes for handling conflict, and explain how to identify those different modes. We will explore the differences between compromise and collaboration; and learn to apply the modes for analyzing environmental conflicts

Participants should come to class with a topic in mind from work, community, or home. Briefings are made for many reasons: to inform, persuade, make a decision, reach agreement, analyze implications, or initiate action. Choose a topic that will lend itself to one of these objectives.

Briefings may be formal or informal, and most of us are expected to present briefings in the course of our work. If you want to deliver your subject matter in a logical and condensed form and improve your presentation skills, this session is for you.

In one short morning,  participants will develop an effective briefing and make a practice presentation in a small group setting. And for the shy - don't worry, there won't be any video cameras in the room! This is a great opportunity to gain skills that can make us more effective in our everyday life.
-- Clear concise briefings get results!
-- Preparation is key to an effective briefing! Learn a seven step process that will focus your planning, maximize your time, and boost your confidence!