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Assertiveness Training for
Everyone
Assertiveness is a core life skill. The
goal is to stand up for yourself and your
beliefs effectively while retaining respect
for others. We sometimes think that being
accommodating is the only way to be
nice and that standing up for ourselves is
mean. The truth is that when you suppress
your needs, you’re more likely to blurt
your feelings in thoughtless ways or to act
out your feelings indirectly. Learn what
the difference is between assertiveness,
aggressiveness, and passivity. Discover a
simple formula for expressing yourself that
you can adapt to different situations. And,
in a supportive atmosphere, fine-tune and
practice your skills through role-play.
Helen
Hand
, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist with
over 30 years of experience. She is also
president of Colorado Free University.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3162AE: One Tue., 6:30-9PM 2/2
3162AF: One Thu., 6:30-9PM 3/17
3162AG: One Tue., 6:30-9PM 4/19
Have Them at Hello
Making a Million Dollar First
Impression
Whether facing
a job interview,
prospective
customer, or
an attractive
person at a
social occasion,
you get only one
chance to make a
first impression.
Learn how
to master
introductions,
initiate and continue conversations, and
help people to like and remember you. This
fun-filled class is highly interactive. We’ll talk
about the different communication styles,
how to recognize and make them work for
you. Discover how to remember people’s
names, words to avoid in discussion of
most anything, and how to conclude a
conversation and more.
Gary Michael
,
PhD is author of
From First Impressions to
Authentic Connections
. Gary has spoken
about leadership to service organizations,
corporate assemblies, and a national
political convention. Class is held in the
comfortable setting of his home art studio.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
$15 recommended materials fee payable in class
CENTRAL DENVER
: 10th & Milwaukee
4529EK: One Sat., 9AM-12PM 2/6
4529EL: One Sat., 9AM-12PM 4/2
The Art & Science of
Reading People
A Beginner Guide to Neuro-Linguistic
Programming
Imagine how it would
feel to have a deep
understanding of how
the people in your
life operate. What
words would work
magic with them? Discover Neuro Linguistic
Programming (NLP), the study of how
words and their associations become your
unconscious “programming” and create
your behavior. Learn the 10 presuppositions
of NLP that describe people’s underlying
beliefs. Discuss meta programming and see
how we “chunk” or process information.
Learn anchor dissolving techniques to help
you dispel automatic or habitual responses.
Leave with an understanding of how to
avoid conflicts by seeing directly into the
heart of people and situations. This class
is great for teachers, sales people, those
stuck in confusing relationship patterns,
or just about anyone who wants to learn
more about themselves.
Mark West
is an
NLP master practitioner. and active in
Toastmasters.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
$5 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
8960AE: One Sun., 2-5PM 1/10
8960AF: One Wed., 6-9PM 2/10
8960AG: One Sun., 2-5PM 3/20
8960AH: One Wed., 6-9PM 4/27
Negotiating Skills for Women
Do you take less than you deserve because
you hesitate to negotiate? Discover the
skills women can use to overcome timidity,
embrace their unique communication style,
and become your best advocate. Learn the
cultural and social conditioning women
experience which often defines how we
negotiate (or don’t). Then discover the four
communication styles, which one is yours,
and how to use it. Learn how to prepare
for a negotiation by employing BATNA
and professional mediation techniques.
Leave knowing how to deal with difficult
negotiators and the confidence to ask
for what you want.
Jeanne R. Lee
is a
practicing attorney, executive coach, and
trained mediator. She draws on a wealth
of first-hand experience negotiating with
everyone from tough attorneys to teenagers
in this dynamic, interactive class.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
$11 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
4647Y: One Sat., 1-4PM 1/9
4647AA: One Sat., 1-4PM 3/5
Speaking for Success
Most of us learned to make speeches or
other presentations in a formal, rhetorical
style. But the best speakers are ones who
create a human connection that is more
relational than rhetorical. Learn the steps
that effective speakers use to begin leading
an audience into engagement. Once you’ve
got them there, audiences listen differently
and stay attentive longer than if you merely
present to them. Class is highly structured
with exercises and activities to help you
develop a short presentation that you can
practice giving at the end, time permitting.
You’ll never speak before a group in the
same way again!
Ken Hensley
knows a bit
about engaging an audience as regularly
delivers speeches to groups of 700 or so
at the Highlands Ranch church where he
pastors. Join him for this fun, interactive
class that is perfect for any type of
presentation: in business, social situations,
school functions, and more.
$41 Non-Member
$29 Member
$2 materials fee payable in class
HIGHLANDS RANCH
: Broadway & Highlands
Ranch Pkwy
1188D9: One Thu., 6-9PM 1/14
1188F: One Thu., 6-9PM 4/7
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
1188E: One Thu., 6-9PM 3/3
How to ROCK the Room!
Speak, Connect & Get Ahead
Are you an entrepreneur, or sales pro who
wants to learn how to stand out from
your competition with charisma and a
“powerful” presence” that draws clients
and opportunities your way? Learn to
control feelings of stage-fright, and project
confidence so that you can shine and be
heard, whether in a one-to-one conversation,
at a networking event, or in front of a large
audience. Discover the skills you need to be
an exceptional listener, and how to create
interest in what you are about to say next.
The communication skills you learn here
will benefit your business, your income, and
your life!
Joan Janis
, ‘The Communication
Specialist,” is an award-winning keynote
speaker who teaches entrepreneurs and
savvy professionals to promote themselves
through shameless, authentic, self-
promotion.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3230F: One Sat., 10AM-12:30PM 1/23
3230G: One Wed., 6-8:30PM 2/24
3230H: One Sat., 10AM-12:30PM 4/16
Communication
Go to
to view complete course descriptions and instructor bios.
This is an excellent
class that I recom-
mend to everyone.
Gary raised our
awareness about
the little things in
communication that
matter and taught me
important new skills
that I can use every
day. — B.R.
