A big part of why I become a trainer is I love to inspire, motivate, and encourage people! Yet as you know, if you have ever had to manage or coach people, sometimes, we need to give feedback and possibly even manage a behavior.

Observing someone’s behavior, coaching them and giving feedback can feel rough, tough or scary (it certainly doesn’t need to be). And contrary to common mythology, giving “constructive criticism” is not constructive. It rarely motivates change, especially long-term change. What motivates people is specific behavioral feedback, and yes, they are craving specific feedback that educates them on how their behaviors effect other people.

Your success as a leader, teacher, manager, team member, coach, etcetera will ultimately be about what you do and how you inspire, motivate, and encourage people. So the question becomes how to do it successfully each and every time?

Michael Grinder’s Group Wizardry June 22-25, 2009

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Free recordings from our 2009 Teleseminar Event. Below are the handouts and recordings of both great calls, plus more info on these two exciting certifications just around the corner…

1. February 4th, 2009 Teleseminar
   "Using Influence and Power through Non-Verbal Communication: Becoming Comfortable with the Discomfort of Power."
   
   
   
2. February 25th, 2009 Teleseminar
   "Knowing What You See – 3 ways to refine your perception."
   

The certifications have been rescheduled. The Leadership Certification is Oct 16-18; continuing Dec 11-13, 2009 and the Perception Camp is Oct. 19-21 and Dec. 14-16, 2009. For information is available at this link. http://www.michaelgrinder.com/2009-certifications/

Perception Camp Training

To: Graduates of Group Mastery
From: Sharon Sayler, Michael Grinder & Associates’ Manager
Re: London 14-18 July Perception Camp at the Novotel West Hotel (Hammersmith)

Dear Graduates,

Michael is pleased to announce ITS’ sponsorship of his Perception Camp. As a Group Mastery attendee, this is a personal invitation to you from him. This camp focuses on the artistic level of perception; it is the next level of Group Mastery. Because of the design of the program, it is limited to 20 people to ensure Michael’s close and personal attention to each and all.

What is the Camp about?

During the week with Michael, you will:

• Learn how to recognize behaviors and the beliefs behind those behaviours using Michael’s system of Pentimento.
• Add the refinement of timing that is critical to taking your work in non-verbal communication to the artistic level.
• Get instant feedback, coaching and support from Michael!
• Bond and network closely with the other like minded attendees with the same love of learning as you have.

And, after the training, you will be able to view the videos time and time again to gain the long-term benefits of implementation and not just training.

What makes the workshop different?

The camp is quire different from anything that Michael has done before. He will train you in his simple Process of Perception. For the first time ever, Michael is offering his blueprint of perception, his step-by-step way to get precise with the subtlety and the precision of human perception.

For me, the thing that makes this workshop really beneficial is the opportunity to get inside the mind of a genius. Learn how he reads actual patterns of behavior in other people and then draws amazing inferences from them. By the time Perception Camp winds down, you will have your own blueprint of perception.

The powerful and dynamic insights you gain will work in all areas of life. You will increase understanding and communication with colleagues, clients, customers, suppliers and even those who know you well. You will develop your own perceptual learning momentum. Join Michael this July. Be part of this exclusive group of dedicated learners. Crease the most effective approaches for your specific needs.

Format of the Workshop

Michael views perception in three categories:

• An individual
• Two people interacting
• A group interacting

Collect up to five minutes of video footage of one of the three categories. (From previous camps, we know that some people regret that they did not bring footage of an individual or group in their work or other life that they especially wanted to learn about.) The footage can be clips of:

• Yourself
• Close friends or family
• Colleagues
• Superiors or subordinates
• TV programs
• Movies

You can either bring the footage with you or create the footage at camp. Which category you choose will influence what you and Michael are attentive to. For example:

• When watching an individual, we seek to predict, "What are likely this person’s values, attitudes, beliefs and style?
• When watching two people interact, we seek to predict, "Who is likely to dominate?" This is the origin of the metaphor for "Cats and Dogs."
• When watching members of a group interact, we seek to predict, "What is likely to happen next?"

Every two days, at a minimum, you will show the camp your video footage. In preparation, you will study the footage and fill out an observation form. You will have the option of studying the footage in teams and jointly filling out an observation form. Teams can change during the week. The forms are part of the packet you will receive at the camp.

When showing footage, we follow the format of:

1. You tell the group what category of perception you will be focusing on (individual, two people or a group).
2. The footage will be shown to the camp three times:
   1. First, you show the footage and the camp watches in silence.
   2. As you show the footage a second time, you pause the tape at selected moments and comment on what your perception is. You can have your team assist you.
   3. The footage is shown a third time. This time, Michael pauses the tape and comments on what his perception is.

The difference between what the participant sees and what Michael sees is the basis for each participant’s learning and growth.

Preparation and IT Equipment

ITS provides camp LCD projectors, screens and speakers for the audio portion of your footage plus the packet with forms. You provide the footage and your (or an attending team member’s) laptop to show the footage via the projectors. Come prepared to show your footage. In advance of camp, make sure you know how to show your footage via the projectors. You are encouraged to bring a camera so that you have the option of filming while at the camp.

Michael meets with the camp six hours every day. Because of this unique opportunity to refine and develop your perception and inference capacity, you are encouraged to free this week of obligations. Outside this tructured time, the voluntary gathering of team filming, viewing, filling out observation forms and professional dialogue is invaluable. You may want to make reservations to stay at the venue or nearby for the convenience of the optional evening gatherings.

To Register

We really do hope that you can come, enjoy the learning, and connect with Michael and other very interesting people during 14-18 July. We look forward to your registration with the ITS office in London: 44 (0) 126-8777 125.

Kind regards,

Sharon Sayler
Michael Grinder & Associates
Webmaster

Note: ITS and MGA reserve the right to open the program to non-Group Mastery attendees. The non-graduate will prove to be well-versed in the Pentimento. This will ensure that the camp is an advanced program. The applicant will be required to purchase and study the book, The Elusive Obvious and the companion DVD. To indicate their mastery of the Pentimento, the applicant will take and pass the Pentimento quiz. The MGA website (www.michaelgrinder.com) has the Pentimento Q & A. The applicant studies the Q & A version and then takes the Q version and emails it to Michael Grinder at mgamg@qwest.net.

Course Description:

The Salem-Keizer School District is pleased to present a one-day training on developing dynamic classroom relationships. Michael Grinder, known for his groundbreaking work in group dynamics and classroom management, has designed a class specifically for the district to help instructors increase their charisma in the classroom by providing an understanding of group dynamics in a classroom setting and instruction on the use of non-verbal management skills.

Mr. Grinder will be teaching from his latest book, “Cats and Dogs, The Art of Relationships”—an fun analogy of cat and dog-like behavior in relationship to understanding classroom group dynamics. By identifying specific attributes that create these behaviors Mr. Grinder’s latest book offers new and exciting non-verbal techniques as a blueprint for developing classroom charisma.

Course Objectives:

This course will give you concrete ways to use non-verbal techniques and group dynamics to benefit your classroom. Learn to:

• Understand and accept yourself and others
• Separate your and others’ intentions from actions
• Interpret your and others’ behaviors more accurately
• Provide new ideas on resolving conflict including knowing which conflicts not to try to solve
• Improve your leadership style and manage difficult personalities
• You will also learn specific strategies for:
• Managing disruptive students
• Recognizing and utilizing classroom leaders
• Coping with surprises and changes
• Accelerating the formation of the class

About the Presenter:

Education expert and author of the ENVoY training method, Michael Grinder is the pioneer in teaching others how to perceive non- verbal communication in a group setting. He holds a Masters degree from Loyola University.  After 17 years of teaching experience on three levels of education, he has spent the last nine years as an international educational consultant specializing in the needs of the “At Risk” student population.

Date: April 19, 2008
Time: Registration starts at 8:00 am, Class 8:30 – 3:30pm
Location: West Salem High School Commons, 1776 Titan Dr. NW, Salem, Oregon

Cost: $60 includes course materials.
Early Bird Special by April 7th, 2008 — $50

Credit: One semester graduate credit is available through Chapman University for $70.00.  Registration for credit available at the training.

Snacks / beverages will be offered in the am and pm sessions.  Lunch is on your own.

We have added a fun yet informative quiz to our site that is adapted from our Charisma – The Art of Relationships (Cat and Dog) program. It is developed by Arielle Essex in London.  If you live in the UK, watch her web site for trainings she does – she is good!" 

Hope you enjoy it and find it useful. The quiz can be found at www.michaelgrinder.com/leadership-style-quiz/

Michael Grinder