Unlock the Bias through Language and Communication

Join us

April 29th, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm EDT

You can receive 0.3 AICI CEUs

In this highly informative, interactive and insightful program, you will have the opportunity to define, identify and bring self-awareness to your unconscious bias. Unconscious bias affects everyone and is generally triggered instinctively.

Explore and recognize how bias affects you and those around you – and gain the ability to create and implement new techniques and tools to overcome bias.

Agenda:

10:30 – 12:00 noon:  Workshop by Beth Taylor

12:00 noon – 12:45 pm:  Lunch Break

12:45 pm – 2:15 pm:  Workshop by Beth Taylor

2:15 – 2:30:  Break

2:30 – 3:30:  Panel Discussion with specialists on Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Transgender

From this workshop you will be able to:

• Identify and unlock conscious and unconscious bias related to gender, sexuality, body, age, ethnicity, ability, etc.
• Identify the different types of bias and describe the correlation between bias, brain and instinct.
• Recognize how thoughts, emotions and behaviours can influence bias.
• Incorporate strategies to overcome biases.

Empathy is the gateway to improved communication, client/employee engagement, greater sales effectiveness, secondary or add-on revenue, and overall greater satisfaction with work and professional growth.

The word empathy has only been around since the late 1930’s, and it’s meaning continues to evolve and grow. When leaders incorporate empathy to influence, impact and motivate, they inadvertently increase the company’s ROI!

Leading with empathy encompasses acknowledgement, curiosity and active listening skills, which leads to client/employee retention and engagement, while creating a culture of inclusion and diversity. Each client/company is directed to focus on high-value activities aligning directly with their specific goals to succeed in a rapidly evolving world.

About Beth Taylor, MA, BCC, NCC

Executive Leadership Coach, ‘The Empathy Expert’, and Keynote Speaker, Beth coaches executives, teams and professionals how to lead with and create a culture of empathy.

Beth brings a unique blend of traditional business acumen combined with true entrepreneurial style to her coaching, creating a customized program for each unique client.

Beth has extensive business start-up and program development experience and incorporates the very
latest tools and techniques for every client. Implementing a series of workshops outlining upcoming
industry trends, Beth keeps her executive clients up-to-date, relevant and challenged with 360 degree
surveys and team building exercises to keep a pulse on the company culture.

Beth graduated from University of Texas – Dallas with a graduate certificate in Professional Executive Coaching, earned a Master of Arts in Counseling Education from the University of Texas – San Antonio, and attained a Bachelor of Science in Communications and Public Speaking from Kennesaw State University. She is both a Board Certified Coach (BCC) and National Certified Counselor (NCC).

Beth has written extensively online and served as a keynote speaker on a variety of industry topics. She has presented at numerous national conferences including Southern Association for Colleges and Schools (SACS), Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), and Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC).

To Receive CEUs from this Event, you must:

• Attend the three-hour webinar workshop in  its entirety. Attendance will be monitored.
• Complete and submit the Training Evaluation by May 2nd; this will be emailed to each participant.

About CEUs

As an authorized CEU Provider, AICI is in the process of approving this program for 0.3 AICI CEUs.

Earning CEUs is not a requirement of general membership with AICI.

However, if you are currently certified through AICI with CIC, CIP or CIM then you must earn CEUs to retain certification. Please follow this procedure:

• At the end of this program, please complete the Participant Training Evaluation form.  You will notice that included in this form are the learning outcomes for the session. Note that you will receive CEUs for this session, even if you indicate that a learning outcome was not successfully achieved.
• Email the completed Participant Training Evaluation form to Rebecca Chu at rebecca@impeccableimage.ca  by May 2nd.  You may not submit this form at a later date.

When you earn CEUs, AICI Headquarters is notified and your permanent record is updated.   You may request a copy of your CEU record by contacting AICI Headquarters.

Please note that this course is a training approved by the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI). Certification, earned through the trainer upon completion of this course, is entirely independent from AICI’s professional certification programs. If you wish to pursue AICI certification, please refer to AICI’s website. http://www.aici.org/

1 – 3 days before the event we will send you the Zoom link to attend.