Dr. Shirley Garrett

Collaborative Communication
During this much requested program, Shirley teaches intra- as well as inter- personal skills. She demonstrates what can happen when we honestly want to connect with employees, co-workers, families, and the community. As a result, stress is reduced, conflict becomes manageable, and relationships become stronger.

At Your Wit’s End . . . What to do When You Don’t Know What to Do
It’s happened to us all at one time or another. We either shut down and suppress what we are feeling, or we express ourselves in a way that we regret. Shirley Garrett has spent much of her adult life learning why we communicate the way that we do and why we don’t communicate in ways that are authentic, non-threatening, and engaging. She helps your group learn skills that enhance relationships on and off the job.

Handling Stress With Humor
Stress is potentially one of the most costly maladies in today’s society. And although we are quick to recognize stress, most people do not understand the cause and the long term effects. Dr. Garrett studied stress and burn-out and wrote about their effects as part of her Doctoral Dissertation. The insight she gained from academic research is translated into an easy to understand program designed to help audience members regain a sense of control and purpose within their day-to-day living.

Making The Most of Meetings
We’ve all attended one, or two, or too many. . . boring meetings that took up time, drained us of energy, and left us frustrated with the lack of progress. Dr. Garrett will guide you as you learn to create a meeting model that will ensure that folks leave your meeting knowing that they are moving forward. She will help you ask and answer the right questions to make your very next meeting more purposeful. And, she will share lots of tips about how to facilitate the meeting to keep it interesting, participative, and laser focused.

Powerful Presentation Skills
For some people, presenting in front of an audience (of 5 to 500) can be challenging, nerve racking, or just plain painful. During this program, Dr. Garrett will help your group identify and answer the three questions that can move their presentations to another level. She will demystify some of the aspects of presenting while sharing techniques to help participants discover and develop their natural presentation style. If your people need to add pizzazz to their presentations, panache to their reports, or energy to their training, let Shirley help you help them.