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COLLABORATE. COMMUNICATE.
Build relationships.
Projects require collaboration. As designers, we work with subject matter experts (SMEs) and clients every day. These relationships can be challenging! Join facilitator Penny Ralston-Berg to grow your design toolbox and improve your working relationships with SMEs and clients.
Workshop Details
Session 1: Listen and ask questions
Session 1: Listen and ask questions
Session 1: Listen and ask questions
Active listening and asking the right questions at the right time are the first steps in building a productive working relationship with your SME.
Session 2: keep it moving forward
Session 1: Listen and ask questions
Session 1: Listen and ask questions
As designers, we must be able to practice empathy, think in the moment and respond to challenging situations in a positive way
Session 3: Build Your Toolbox
Session 1: Listen and ask questions
Session 3: Build Your Toolbox
When moving conversations forward, we must employ collaborative tools and support our recommendations with evidence.
Slack community
curated resources
Session 3: Build Your Toolbox
Lifetime community membership to connect with other designers and your facilitator.
curated resources
curated resources
curated resources
Resources to grow and support the strategies in your design toolbox.
game cards
curated resources
curated resources
Use game cards to play games on your own or with your team after the workshop ends.
Testimonials
Testimonials
"Thank you for some of the most inspired and unique insights on the human dynamic of course design. So fun too!"
"LOVED @pennymoved's @OLCToday Accelerate Session! She had us playing games, shared awesome key takeaways and was overall a fun and supportive presenter. Thanks Penny!"
"The workshop was very interactive and I enjoyed engaging with the other participants in the course. I think the workshop will better help me to take more of a consultative approach with my faculty. "
Mark Cooper, Instructional Designer, Idaho State University
"I loved the SME Whisperer workshop! @pennymoved is awesome!! "
Dr. Instructional Design, @alpha5marmoset
About Your Facilitator
Penny Ralston-Berg
Penny Ralston-Berg is an award-winning instructional designer with over 25 years experience collaborating with clients and subject matter experts to design online courses. She uses a human-centered, improvisational approach to help IDs build better working relationships with SMEs.
Free resources available at: https://smewhisperer.com/