When it comes to the health of relationships, teams, and organizations, one thing affects everything: communication. Backed by 30 years of social science, Crucial Conversation skills represent the standard in effective communication. Improve your skills and get better outcomes by attending a training course.The communication skills taught in this training focus on a specific kind of interaction: those when stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong. This is not a course on winning friends or winning people to your way of thinking; it’s about strengthening relationships and securing results in the moments that matter most.This course teaches nine powerful skills for working through disagreement to achieve better resources: Get unstuck, Master my stories, Start with heart, State my path, Make it safe, Learn to look, Seek mutual purpose, Explore others’ paths, and Move to action.Note: Participants must attend all dates to receive their certificate. REGISTER

Are you looking to enhance your teaching practice? Join the Teaching and Learning Centre's Fall Instructional Support workshop series!From Margins to Belonging: Teaching Through an Inclusive CurriculumThis workshop invites educators to reimagine their teaching through inclusive, equitable and learner-centred approaches. Grounded in principles of intersectionality, participants will critically reflect on how experiences of marginalization are shaped across diverse identities. Through discussion and activities, we will examine how traditional education often overlooks intersections, while inclusive practices can recognize and respond in ways that foster belonging, accessibility and diversity.Who Should Attend?While workshops are designed primarily for members of the University community engaged in teaching-related practices, other members of Ontario Tech may enroll in our workshops as part of their professional development.