TRUE TALK™: Transforming Your Work & Life through Powerful Conversations

A LIFE-CHANGING PROCESS for Anyone Who Wants More Out of Work and Life

Talk Your Way to Success . . . at Work, at Home and in Life!

Learn How to . . .

Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say and Build Genuine, Trusting Relationships Through The Power of True Talk™

To learn more, listen to the
first edition of our True Talk™ Audio Preview!

From the Desk of Jeff Thoren, DVM, ACC and Sally Stamp, BSN, MC

Monday, September 8, 2008 2:54 PM
Phoenix, Arizona

Dear Colleague:

Have you ever . . .

put off talking with someone about a difficult topic because you dreaded an uncomfortable conversation?

agonized over what to say to a subordinate who wasn't pulling her weight and was reflecting poorly on you?

talked with your spouse and become frustrated because he or she just didn't "get" you?

been in a business meeting and felt the unspoken thoughts simmering just under the surface - including yours?

said things you didn’t really mean -- just to be polite -- and then had to follow through on what you said?

offended someone when stating your opinions -- and maybe didn't even realize it at the time?

made a suggestion during a meeting, found yourself ignored, and then listened in horror as someone else suggested your idea to great acclaim?

yelled at your kids because they weren't doing the chores you asked them to do 5 times already?

"Now I know how to say those things I'd been too afraid to say before!"

"Thank you for giving me the resources and the confidence to say the things I have been too afraid to say before and to be direct without hurting people!"

Associate Veterinarian
Oregon

We all face difficult conversations, mis-communications, frustrations, hurt feelings and plain old mis-understandings because of the way we talk.

It's stressful. It saps your energy. And it keeps you away from what you want truly want!

If you can't . . .

negotiate for what you want fair and square,

help others to understand your opinions

allow others to express their opinions and feel heard

influence others to be dynamic, effective team members

talk without a hidden agenda

uncover the hidden agendas of others

effectively and confidently confront someone else's behavior

negotiate, persuade, communicate, listen, understand and respect others . . .

. . . you won't get that raise,
. . . you won't have dynamic and fulfilling personal relationships,
. . . you won't have the respect of others,
. . . you won't be able to influence others and
. . . you won't do and be all that you're capable of.

In fact, your ability to communicate effectively - to master True Talk™ - is crucial to your success in every area of business and in life.

It's time to become a
Black Belt Conversationalist!

"As a team, we now have open, honest,
no blaming, non-emotional dialogue."

"We now have more robust dialogue -- open honest, no blaming, non-emotional dialogue.

Anyone can challenge anyone else as long as it is done non-emotionally, with respect and without blame. Including our president."

Rick Stotz
Regional VP, Oregon

We've been consulting and coaching individuals and corporate teams for a collective 36 years. And throughout this experience, we've seen the incredible results that occur when individuals and teams learn how to talk!

Sounds basic doesn't it? Yet it's a skill that most of us haven't mastered. But once we do, the changes are dramatic!

One corporate team we coached experienced a 6 figure return on investment after learning how to talk with one another.

We've seen teams that formerly were afraid to talk about the truth learn how to put uncomfortable issues on the table and address them fairly and without hurt feelings.

We've seen inexperienced leaders learn how to lead and watched their formerly reluctant team members become enthusiastic followers and contributors!

We are so thrilled by the results, that we've taken the best of the best from all of our programs and created a new program focused around teaching you how to truly talk and truly get what you need!

"This program far exceeded my expectations!"

"This program far exceeded my expectations. There were lots of resources. You couldn't pack this amount of material in a one day off-site conference!

It was also very valuable to be able to absorb the lessons during the teleconference, try them out during the week, and then come back to the following week's teleconference and share those experiences with Jeff and Sally and the group -- and hear about other student's experiences as well. We all learned together and applied what we learned to our actual behavior."

Lorna Wojcicki
Community Medicine Coordinator
Ontario Veterinary College

presents . . .

TRUE TALK™
Transforming Your Work & Life
Through Powerful Conversations

A 6-Week Series of
Interactive Web Conferences

Talk is a critical skill -- just like learning a new piece of software or knowing the ins and outs of your industry.

The True Talk™ program consists of 6 one-hour web conferences, held for 6 Tuesdays, where we will help you take your "talk" to a whole new, dramatically higher level of effectiveness, giving you more confidence, more power and more influence at work and at home.

Prior to each week's hour-long web conference, we'll e-mail you self-study materials to review and assignments to complete. Between web conferences we'll encourage you to focus on the one or two things that will make the biggest impact towards your interpersonal effectiveness. This is how true learning -- and most importantly behavioral change -- occurs!

Here's what we'll cover in these 6 True Talk™ Modules:

MODULE 1
REAL TALK
Getting "Reality" on the Table

Are you having the right conversations? The wrong conversations keep you stuck in a rut of ineffectiveness. The right conversations get you and your team moving forward and making progress.

Learn the 3 steps to creating open and honest conversations.

Learn what questions to ask so you can move from where you are to where you want to be.

Identify and eliminate common dialogue blocks that prevent you from understanding others, and them from understanding you.

3 ways to make sure your team is sharing all their ideas, listening to one another, and getting reality on the table.

MODULE 2
WALK YOUR TALK
Discovering the Power of Purpose

4 simple questions to refine your team or organization's vision so that everyone works from the same vantage point, bringing clarity, excitement and effectiveness to the team.

Find out how to live and work "on purpose" and be the kind of person whom others trust and willingly follow.

Distinguish yourself as a forward-looking leader by demonstrating vision and direction.

MODULE 3
SELF TALK
Thinking About How You Think

The top 12 questions you must ask yourself - and others - to ensure success.

Discover whether "playing to your strengths" or "fixing your weaknesses" will create greater success for you.

How to overcome challenges, setbacks and adversity through self-management.

MODULE 4
DON'T TALK
Telling Ain't Leading, Navigating Via Curiosity

Develop specific strategies for listening and understanding what others are saying.

Learn how asking open-ended questions can create greater clarity, possibility and new learning.

Discover the right questions to ask to evoke discovery, insight, commitment or action.

MODULE 5
TOUGH TALK
A Different Take on Challenging Conversations

How to use the 4 purposes of a "fierce conversation" in conflict or a confrontational conversation.

Learn how to effectively confront someone else's behavior and the 5 common errors to avoid when doing so.

Learn the secret of effective leaders: transparency.

Learn how to avoid offending others while still expressing your thoughts and opinions.

How to effectively prepare for a disagreement.

Improve the quality and results of any team meeting with the "Team Issue Discussion/Problem Solving" approach.

MODULE 6
HEART TALK
Watching Your Emotional Wake

Learn the best predictor of leadership effectiveness.

Learn how to "deliver the message without the load" or the emotional baggage.

Learn how to be real, say what needs saying and still be responsible for your emotional wake.

What to do when your "buttons are pushed".

PLUS - You Get All the Following Tools To Help You Learn Even Faster and More Effectively:

6 weekly web conferences of one hour each, live with Jeff and Sally. Each week, Jeff and Sally walk you through powerful learning strategies. You then have a full week before the next week's web conference to implement what you've learned, try out new behaviors and bring your experiences back to the group the following week.

MP3 recording of each web conference. Download to your iPod, listen at your computer, while you jog or do household chores. Studies show you learn better by spaced repetition - that is, listening to or reading the same material several times over several days. This means you can reinforce your learning as often as you wish.

True Talk™ Resource Page. During the entire 6 week period you will have access to this web page which is full of all the True Talk™ resources Jeff and Sally will be using during the 6 week program, plus additional material for you to use on your own for independent skill development or to delve into an area of greater interest that intrigues you. You can download weekly materials, recordings and checklists, and investigate the additional recommended resources at your convenience for the full 6 weeks.

Free copy of the book: "Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time" by Susan Scott.

True Talk™ Workbook. Use this workbook during the entire 6 weeks to record your thoughts and questions and keep track of "aha" moments.

Leadership Inventory Assessment Tool. This diagnostic tool gives you a score of your leadership potential, and a baseline from which to measure your progress.

Values in Action Assessment. This checklist helps you to discover your key values and helps you "live on purpose" which is discussed in Module 2.

Bonus Coaching Package. When you register for this program, you are eligible for a 30-minute 1 on 1 coaching session with either Jeff or Sally to discuss your unique coaching and leadership challenges. This is your opportunity to really address that specific issue that's a stickler for you and get it resolved.

True Talk™ Self-Study Materials. Each week, you will be expected to complete several self-study exercises. That's right, you'll get homework! Why? Because that's how you're really going to change your actions and thereby change your results. Is there any other reason to invest in this program?

AND WE'RE GREEN!

This unique web conference approach to training means no travel, no airfare expenses, no paying sky high gas prices and no wasted traveling time.

Your family, your company and the environment should love that!

"Opened my Eyes to
Fierce Conversations
That I'd Been Avoiding!"

"This program opened my eyes to fierce conversations that I have been avoiding.
It offered tools that I am able to apply
to have these conversations. In addition, I was reminded of my personal tendencies that may keep my team from growing."

Ginine Brentar
Regional VP, Arizona

Register on or before October 1 and save 10%!
After October 1, the price goes up to $377.

The Early Bird Investment for
this 6-week web conference is just $339.

The web conferences are held every Tuesday,
beginning October 7 and ending November 11.

Each 1-hour session is offered twice each Tuesday:
Once at 9 am Pacific, and again at 12 Noon Pacific.

Choose the time that works best for you,
no matter what part of the world you are in!

That includes:

- Six, one-hour, live training sessions with Jeff and Sally,
- PLUS the audio recordings,
- and the True Talk™ Resource Page,
- and the book "Fierce Conversations",
- and the True Talk™ Workbook,
- and the Leadership Inventory Assessment tool ,
- and the Values in Action Assessment tool,
- and the True Talk™ Self Study Materials,
- and 30 minutes of bonus coaching time with Jeff or Sally.

PLUS you pay NO AIRFARE, NO RENTAL CAR, NO HOTEL, NO FOOD, AND there's no time away from home!

That averages less than $52 per hour of training . . . plus you get all the other valuable resource materials listed above!

Now -- how many times have you spent at least $500 for an all-day, off-site training session?

You spent one day traveling to get there. A second day sitting in a cold training room on an uncomfortable chair. Spent money on food and a mediocre hotel room, not to mention a night away from your family. Took a third day to travel home. Returned to work on day 4, stuck the training manual on your bookshelf, never looked at it again and experienced no change whatsoever in your behavior or your success level?

Our method of training, spaced out over a 6-week period, has been proven to create real change.

In the week between each session, you get to try out the techniques you learned, both at work and at home, observe the results, see how the action feels to you and come back the following week with your questions, and get feedback and coaching from Jeff and Sally so that your new knowledge becomes a true habit, not just a great idea on paper.

"I learned to believe in myself and trust my skills!"

"The program helped to define my current goals and leadership skills.

I saw another perspective regarding developing a team. I learned to believe in myself and trust my skills. "

Kathy Woodruff, Regional VP
Renal Dialysis Service Provider, New Mexico/Colorado

Plus you get our money back guarantee . . .

Our 100% Money Back No Questions Asked Guarantee
If at any time, for any reason, you feel Fierce Conversations

this program has not delivered what we promise it will, we will refund you 100% of your money invested.

And you get to keep the book "Fierce Conversations" as our gift.

No questions asked. It's that simple!

We are looking forward to sharing this interactive web conference with you! You can expect to work hard, have a lot of fun and learn a tremendous amount.

The results we've seen with others - in both their professional and personal lives - are thrilling.

We want you to experience these phenomenal results too!

Let's work together to make True Talk™ happen for you! You’ll be glad you did.

See you on October 7.

Jeff Thoren and Sally Stamp

PS - Remember - sign up on or before October 1, 2008 and save 10%.

Plus, we've got a 100% money-back guarantee, so really, you've got nothing to lose - except your old way of talking!