Seminars At Chris Sopa International, we define seminars as 1-2 hour interactive discussions on specific topics relevant to your organization. All of the seminars you see below focus on wellness for the individual in his or her personal or professional lives. These seminars are designed to be offered to the public or to be facilitated in a corporate setting. Any of these seminars can be customized into a day long workshop. |
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Seminar pricing varies depending on the length of time spent at an organization’s location as well as the number of seminars that organization wants to schedule in a given period of time. Please feel free to contact Chris Sopa to set up a personal meeting to discuss the needs of your organizational seminars. |
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2005/2006 Seminar List
Wellness in the Workplace Seminars:
Living the Life You Were Meant to Lead:
We are all meant to do something great. As mundane as our lives may seem at times, there is an underlying purpose. When we make the decision to reduce the distractions in our lives and focus on our agenda, we find that the life we wanted has been waiting for us all along. We find that not only do our personal lives soar, but our professional lives soar as well, to heights we never imagined. We only need to lead oursevels into its hands. Begin to recondition your old thoughts and attitudes about stress and frustrations, re-gain a sense of work/life balance, learn what your definition of "wellness" is, begin to incorporate time strategies to get those most important things in your life done and begin to incorporate self-leadership skills so you can acheive whatever your definition of success may be.
Nutritional Wellness & Current Wellness Technologies :
We have all been there. Thinking we are eating right and doing the right things for our bodies only to find out that what was good for us yesterday is no longer good for us today. There are many things we can incorporate into our diet and into our homes that will avoid and prevent illness in our lives. Using the 5 Pillars of Health (Healthy Body, Mind, Family, Society and Finances), this seminar will discuss many aspects of nutrition such as supplements, water, magnetic therapy, advanced sleep technologies, far-infared technology and air wellness in your home and environment. Learn about these products and experience them first-hand in this interactive seminar.
**This seminar uses the philosophy of Nikken and it's products. It in no way is intended for sale of these products but only as a vehicle to educate you on the uses of these technologies in your life.
Stress-Free Living:
It is estimated that stress costs American businesses $300 billion a year in lost productivity, insurance costs and turnover. Understanding what stress is can be one of the first steps to overcoming it. This interactive workshop discusses the causes of stress, the effect it has on your health, how to change your attitudes toward stress to REALLY overcome it and where work/life balance fits into the equation.
Making the Most of Your Time:Is time management really a time management issue? An interactive session on the use of good time strategies, common thieves of time, making the most of your time, having the right attitude toward time management and proper planning techniques and tools to use your time wisely.
Effective Working Relationships :Good communication skills are a MUST in the business world today. There are so many ways of communicating with each other we have found ourselves lost when it comes to the basic skills of communicating; body language, tone of voice, eye to eye contact, and listening. Learn the fundamentals of communication in a professional setting, it's profound affects on co-workers, how to communicate with the boss and subordinates and most importantly, how changing our own attitude changes how we see and act toward others.Goals to Gold: Goal Setting for Success:
Goals are something we all hear about. We know we can be more successful if we set them and focus. But, why is there more “goal-setting” activity than “goal-achieving” activity in organizations and in your personal life? An interactive session on criteria for goal-setting (WHY SMART), personally and professionally, how to set goals, how to know if they are the right goals for you and what it takes to achieve your goals after you have set them.
The Fine Art of Teamwork:
Just by a little conscious effort, an organization’s employees can become more productive and happier, feel less pressure on a day to day basis and see tremendous opportunities to grow and develop personally and professionally…all from teamwork!! An interactive session on the importance of good communication anda basic orientation to teamwork for employees, techniques for better training using teambuilding techniques and how to make teambuilding a constant part of your organization.
Mentorship in the Workplace: The How-to’s of Developing a Successful Mentorship Program:
A mentor is defined as person who agrees to a sustained relationship with another individual to offer support, guidance and assistance. Many organizations today are facing the difficult decision of who is going to replace their senior staff upon retirement. Mentor programs within organizations are becoming the key to grooming future leaders. Learn what a mentor is, the benefits to the mentor and mentee, what types of mentoring programs are available, the must’s for successful mentors and successful mentor programs and important mentoring tips to make your organization continues to grow and prosper through it’s people.
Work-life Balance: Where Has All of My Life Gone?:
Many individuals today struggle with the concept of balance. How much time should I be spending at home vs. work? How can I possibly find enough time in the day to commit the time I want to both? Learn how to define your priorities, recognize where you are with balance today, what you need to do to achieve the right balance for you, learn how to set goals in the priority areas of your life and most importantly, learn who you need to BE to achieve the balance you want to see in your life.
Dealing with Difficult People at Work and Home:
We all know them. Those individuals who are negative, crabby and just plan hard to be around let alone deal with on a daily basis. Learn how to recognize a truly difficult person, find the empathy within you, learn how to effectively confront a difficult person, how to control your verbal tone, the effective techniques of proper communication and how to keep the “monkey” on the back of the DP (difficult person)!
Dealing with Workplace Violence & Sexual Harrassment:
Do you or your employees feel threatened or harassed by others in your company or from the outside? Workplace violence and sexual harassment can affect any business, large or small. Violence and harassment in the workplace can cost businesses large amounts of money in lost productivity, absenteeism, and even the loss of a valuable employee. Don't learn about the risk of violence and harassment after it is too late - find out what tools you have available to help manage employee threats and violence. Learn valuable techniques you can use for yourself to manage your behaviors in dealing with difficult people, how attitude affects job performance, how to manage the stress that goes along with being a victim of violence or harassment as well as learn effective working relationship techniques that can be used inside or outside the work environment.
**Seminar facilitated with Paul Reed, Safety Consultant and Owner of Consulting Solutions, LLC.
Business Skills Seminars:
Cold Calling Success:Cold calling is dreaded by many and done by few. Learn in this interactive seminar where you learn how to prepare for the call, learn who to call, what to say and figure out your unique selling proposition that will lead you to LOADS of appointments through the phone! Also learn valuable phone techniques that will work with any kind of call!
Success in Sales:It is said that people don’t like to be sold, but they love to buy! This seminar is dedicated to developing an understanding of the buying and selling process. Learn prospecting fundamentals, valuable communication skills in selling, how to get and keep appointments, effective questioning techniques and how to build your case for a profitable close.
The Leader Within:Are leaders born or made? Depending on how you answer that question shows how much you think you can change and be successful. There are many characteristics that make up a good leader and all of them can be learned. In this 2 hour seminar learn how attitude affects leadership, how to deal with organizational change successfully, overcoming the fears that keep us locked into where we are, understanding the relationship between power/trust and authority and how to communicate so the organization works as a whole.
For scheduling information, please contact Chris Sopa!
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