Sample Topics
Feedback
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"How to Provide Feedback Others Can Hear, Apply, and (Hopefully) Appreciate." Five-Part Faculty and Trainee Development Series
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Session 1: "Three Types of Feedback and When, Why, and How to Provide Them"
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Session 2: "The Three Elements Every Feedback Message Needs: How to Craft Specific and Actionable Feedback Statements"
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Session 3: "How to Build More Positive Feedback Relationships and Climates: Promoting Trust, Optimism, Respect, Intentionality, and Care"
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Session 4: "Responding to (and Reducing) Defensiveness: How to Manage Difficult Feedback Interactions"
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Session 5: "Assessing (and Advancing) Your Skills: How to Obtain Useful Feedback from Others"
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​"Win-Win Feedback Interactions: Promoting More Positive and Productive Learning Conversations"
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"How to Reduce Defensiveness in Feedback Discussions: Creating Supportive 'Face-Saving' Messages"
Teamwork and Interpersonal Interactions
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"Five Communication Issues that Can Land you in the Hot Seat (And How to Avoid Them)"
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"How to Manage Conflict More Effectively and Promote Collaborative Solutions"
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"More Than Meets the Ear: Eight Types of Ineffective Listening and How to Reduce Them"
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"Helping Others Feel Heard: Seven Types of Listening Responses and When and How to Use Them"
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"Promoting Positive Communication Climates: Examining Defensive and Supportive Messages”
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"Effective Communication Tips and Strategies: Promoting Positive Interprofessional Interactions”
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"Identifying Your Strengths and Working with Others’"
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"Reducing the ‘Work’ in Networking: How to Foster More Meaningful Professional Interactions"
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"How to Conduct a Great Remote Interview--Tips and Tricks"
Teaching, Coaching, and Mentoring
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"Creating Positive Learning Climates"
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"Empowering Your Learners to Grow: How to Increase Motivation, Engagement, and Critical Thinking in Your Learning Environment"
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"How to Get Better at Anything: Promoting a Growth Mindset for Yourself and Others"
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"Helping Learners in Need: An Introduction to Invitational Coaching"
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"How to Build Beneficial and Meaningful Mentoring Networks"
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"Creating a Resident-Faculty Mentoring Program"
Presentation Development
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"How to Prepare Effective Presentations (and Still Have Time to Sleep)"
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"How to Avoid ‘Death by PowerPoint’: Essential Tips for Preparing Clear and Compelling Presentations* (*Especially if You Are Overworked, Overtired, and Don’t Have a Design Team at Your Disposal)"
Professional Well-Being
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"Shifting the Lens from Wellness to Well-Being: A Humanistic Response to Physician Burnout”
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"Communication, Well-Being, and Shame Resilience"
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"How to Create Goals You Can and Want to Achieve"
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"Managing Stress for Peak Performance"
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"How to Motivate Yourself and Reduce Procrastination"
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"How to Make the Most of Your Time, Energy, and Talents"
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"The Resilient Resident: How to Bounce Back from Difficult Situations"
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"How to Ask for and Accept Help"
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"When to Say 'Yes' and How to Say 'No'"
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"How to Reduce Self-Doubt and Increase Your Confidence"
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"How Our Perceptions Shape (and Distort) Our Thinking and What You Can Do Address It"
*Presentation formats, lengths, examples, and engagement exercises can be modified to meet your program and audience's needs.
Additional presentation topics can be developed by request.