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Brain-Friendly Work Practices This innovative seminar equips participants with surprisingly simple brain-friendly practices and activities that bring about spontaneous and measurable improvements in a wide range of skills and abilities. Features brain-friendly exercises you can do at your desk to improve: • memory, • reading speed (and comprehension), • organization, • writing ability, • communication skills • much more A sampling of Brain-Friendly Work Practices was introduced at American Express. 75% of all participants reported immediate improvements in concentration and 70% said they could focus better. 50% experienced spontaneous improvements in reading skills, and 25% reported that their public speaking skills had automatically improved. They also described the seminar as “informative,” “intereresting,” “practical,” “fun,” “energetic,” “relaxing,” “delightful,” “educational,” “unique.” BRAIN UPGRADETM for Managing Change and Creating a New Future Dramatic changes like losing a job or being transferred call for new behaviors. Often, however, people find themselves stuck in old ways and are unable to adapt. This is because sudden changes activate the brain’s survival centers, which, in turn block the part of the brain where rational thinking and new learning take place. Brain Upgrade uses physical techniques that disengage the survival reflexes. This approach immediately restores the ability to adapt and make new choices and generates enthusiasm for new opportunities. Top-10 BRAIN UPGRADE Skills for Managers Participants will learn to understand and correct common job performance problems using the brain structure/function model. Highlights include: • Why highly intelligent and motivated people may lack the abilities to focus, prioritize, and carry out intentions, and what can be done to help them. •Techniques for educating the central nervous system to deal with specific challenges, such as staying motivated when the chips are down or handling stressful situations. Upgrading Emotional Intelligence This highly innovative seminar combines our contemporary left-brain/right-brain model with the ancient Chinese system of Five Elements. Participants will experience practical exercises that create better communication between their rational and emotional brain centers. Equipped with these exercises, participants will have permanent tools to continue developing emotional intelligence on their own. Topics include: Who is really in charge of our brains. What emotions are really saying. How to effectively handle emotions. Why there are no “negative” emotions. How to make room for emotions in the workplace. Effective alternatives to “self-control,” and more. Brain Styles, Communication, and Team Building How are left-brain people different from right-brain people? What are their different work styles? Communication styles? Problem-solving styles? Can they learn to get along? Participants will learn to solve many communication problems by recognizing and understanding the strengths, weaknesses, and special needs of both their own brain styles and those of their co-workers. Plus they will expand their abilities by switching on both brain hemispheres so that: detail-oriented individuals will see more of the big picture individuals who have problems with planning or meeting deadlines will become more organized individuals who have difficulty controlling their emotions will become more rational and overly cerebral individuals will become more empathetic.Uses role-playing, improvisation, and special brain-activating physical activities. Taught by Paula Oleska and communication coach/theatre director, Linda Grinde Plus activities that enhance emotional intelligence by creating stronger links between the rational and emotional brain centers.