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Live, In-Person Events!

Sitting in a circle, everyone can see one another. This setting allows subtle cues to be easily noticed. Your facilitator takes a step back, letting the group lead. This hands-on approach means you learn by doing, not just by listening. It’s a transformative experience that helps you become a master at connecting with others. Program content is introduced into the conversation as it would be helpful in a given conversation, then immediately applied, and feedback (the results of your use of communication skills) is observed. This is how adults learn.

The myCONVOCONNECT Magic!

myCONVOCONNECT transforms how you engage with others. Our magic is how we help you apply interpersonal skills across multiple contexts from the start. For example, in Session Three, you’ll learn to build relationships through “the dance of rapport.” Then, the following week, you’ll experience an hour-long Latin dance lesson at a local studio! These five social sessions accomplish two things: (1) Because group members can each bring a guest, you’ll constantly meet new people to engage with and practice your improving interpersonal skills; and (2) They bring the group together, forging bonds that are proven to be protective of physical and mental health. Each person who completes the program becomes part of the large myCONVOCONNECT community of graduates in your region, people to meet and get to know at myCONVOCONNECT alumni events.

Our Goal: Create Re-Engagement Across the U.S.

We work on four levels: (1) The Intrapersonal, (2) The Interpersonal, (3) The Relational (as in “an us” in this context), and (4) the Community level.

Only you can be there for the community-level work. For In-Person Events, our strategy is to support facilitators establishing myCONVOCONNECT programs in their home regions. If you have experience facilitating interpersonal engagement skills—particularly as more of a “group coach” than as a presenter—then we’d like to hear from you. Local myCONVOCONNECT facilitators benefit from the engagement they experience in the community-level work and from the growing community of myCONVOCONNECT facilitators.

Be Part of the Movement!

Find out more by submitting your name and related information on the Contact Form, below. We’d be happy to discuss upcoming programs and to support others who want to start myCONVOCONNECT programs in their regions. If you’re interested in using your talents to facilitate myCONVOCONNECT programs in your area, paste your resume’s text in the Message box. Or, just tell us why you’d be good at this and how the doing of the work would impact you.

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Social Events/Guest Nights!

Adults learn through application, and what better way to apply what you’re learning in your myCONVOCONNECT cohort than to experience pure social events, without instruction, where you get to engage with others in a naturalistic way. To make this even easier for you, and more novel, we encourage you to bring a guest with you to our Social Event nights. They will thoroughly enjoy the attention they receive and the fun they have, and you will get to practice with someone who will respond naturally, in a social context, to your communication skill. And you’ll learn from what works and what seems to work less well.

Night 1: Join-Up 6-8 p.m. Session 1: Join-up By the next session, you will: * Hear the meaning behind what people say
* Feel part of a community of learners
* Notice when you've chose not to listen
* Feel a sense of mindfulness with others
* Notice/manage preconceptions and biases
* Have noticed yourself actively listening Night 2: Bowling 6-8 p.m. Session 2: Bowling! By the next session, you will: * Be part of a group that has fun together!
* Know when to use interpersonal skills or not
* Have greater experience including others
* Experience the power of encouragement
* Know who you still need to connect with
* Be ready to cheer people for "learning strikes" Bring a Guest! Night 3: Dance of Rapport 6-8 p.m. Session 3: Dance of Rapport By the next session, you will: * Notice signs of rapport all around you
* Be able to tell when rapport has been lost
* Notice what you did to regain rapport
* Experience rapport as "mindful atunement"
* Notice when you naturally mirror
* Learn to mirror naturally more frequently Night 4: Latin Dance! 6-8 p.m. Session 4: Latin Dance Night By the next session, you will: * Have pushed your Growth Mindset
* Experience the criticality of leading and following
* Have had a great time!
* Feel rapport when the music and moves meld
* Strengthen group cohesion
* Experience conversation as "a dance" Bring a Guest! Night 5: Active Listening 6-8 p.m. Session 5: Active Listening By the next session, you will: * Deftly alternate Listening & Speaking roles
* Learn to apply 3 levels of Active Listening
* Listen to the hidden meanings behind questions
* Use Active Listening to engage others
* Use Active Listening to enhance social value
* Defer when it's not a good time to Listen Night 6: You as Speaker 6-8 p.m. Session 6: You as Speaker By the next session, you will: * Switch between Listener and Speaker roles
* Speak from a place of Emotional Intelligence
* Use prompts to deepen engagement
* Use questions without an agenda
* Speak with candor
* Assert yourself effectively
* Share your feelings appropriately Night 7: Improv 6-8 p.m. Session 7: Improv Night! By the next session, you will: * Tick off a bucket unknown to your list!
* Have added an amazing conversational skill
* Be more respectful and persuasive
* Be more inclusive of the ideas of others
* Engage the participation of others
* Be able to keep discussions focused Bring a Guest! Night 8: Conflict 6-8 p.m. Session 8: Disagreement By the next session, you will: * Listen when you can, but don't want to
* Demonstrate understanding when you disagree
* Engage in disagreement with curiosity
* Listen deeply enough to hear core differences
* Stop asking and continue listening
* Rely on your emotional intelligence Night 9: Woodworking 6-8 p.m. Session 9: Woodworking! By the next session, you will: * Maintain a Growth Mindset when challenged
* Notice how you feel accepting assistance
* Gain clarity on how you'd like to be engaged
* Discover a new hobby!
* Build something as you're building yourself
* Feel enriched by doing something new Bring a Guest! Night 10: EQ 6-8 p.m. Session 10:
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) By the next session, you will: * Realize that it's been EQ all along!
* Have learned EQ by doing it!
* Be ready to celebrate your new opportunities
* Use your EQ to advance a goal or outcome
* Recognize a new mindfulness about yourself
* Have a plan for developing your EQ Night 11: Appreciation and Gratitude 6-8 p.m. Session 11:
Appreciation and Gratitude By the next session, you will: * Know how to give/receive appreciation
* Experience how gratitude builds engagement
* Learn about the positive influence you have
* Have already been appreciated for listening
* How great you feel when appreciating others
* Use your EQ to bring closure to this cohort Graduation Night! 6-8 p.m. Session 12: Shared Dinner /
Graduation Night By this night you will: * Have built lasting friendships
* Become a tight and supportive cohort
* Become the seeds for a new community
* Become the center of your own network
* Be alone by choice, not by compulsion
* Begin extending your network
* Be an engaged engager, isolated no more Bring a Guest! The Twelve Nights of myCONVOCONNECT

Finding Your Way

CONVOCONNECT helps you re-engage through:
Interpersonal Skills  Memorable Events  Reciprocal Mindfulness  
In-Person Events Virtual Events Workplace Learning Have you felt disengaged from others
In the Past Few Years? Our Methodologies

Program Objectives

By Session 12, You Will be Able to:

  1. Describe your strategy for increasing social engagement in your life and/or work
  2. Demonstrate all the skills you need to achieve your social engagement strategy
  3. Map your social network and identify key people who can help you make new connections
  4. Describe the evidence indicating you are becoming “an engager”
  5. Be an effective active listener and explain how active listening makes you mindful
  6. Speak and listen more effectively
  7. Use all the skills you learn in and across novel situations, individuals, and groups
  8. Explain the benefits of, and strategies for, continuing to use the skills even when they’re not reciprocated

The myCONVOCONNECT Alumni Network

Although we are at the beginning of this adventure, we anticipate a snowballing of participation, with groups happening in local regions on at least a quarterly basis. Speaking to those in or near Saratoga Springs or Albany, New York, our goal is to make sure that when every person graduates from their myCONVOCONNECT program, there’s a network of friends ready to welcome them. Regular events and outings will be both sponsored by myCONVOCONNECT and announced over our communication channels if the person holding the event requests it. In terms of connection and engagement, our goal is to give you a nice welcoming pool of great people to jump into if you’d like. As other locations stand-up programs, we’ll be there to help get the word out about sponsored and hosted events in that area. 

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