Champion your ideas, communicate your needs, and set boundaries at work
ONLINE WORKSHOP
1 - 3:30pm ET
Do you tell your manager that things are fine—even when they’re not? Say yes to everything because you’re scared of letting anyone down? Keep hoping someone will reward your hard work—and then feel inadequate when they don’t?
You’re in good company, friend. So many of us struggle with self-advocacy. “What if I’m punished or ignored?” we might think. Those fears are real—but so are the risks of staying silent! When we don’t speak up for ourselves and our work, other people make assumptions about our needs or miss out on our accomplishments. We wind up feeling overworked, undervalued, and utterly demoralized.
There’s a better way. By combining deep self-awareness skills with intentional communication techniques, you can self-advocate more confidently—and successfully.
What you’ll learn
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to:
Understand your core needs at work and identify when they’re not being met
Make clear requests you can communicate to anyone
Champion the specific strengths and accomplishments you want others to notice
Define your boundaries and communicate them effectively—not defensively
You’ll leave feeling more confident speaking up for yourself and your work in any situation.
Who it’s for
This workshop is for anyone who struggles with speaking up for themselves, and will particularly center the experiences of women and other marginalized genders.
“I really liked how Sara had concrete examples of how to reframe things rather than just talking about them in theory or having only prompting questions—e.g., instead of saying ‘I’m overwhelmed, help me!’ say ‘These two projects are at conflict with one another, I’d like to focus on XYZ and suggest we do ABC with the remainder. What do you think?’ Great to see her strategies applied in practice.”
—Workshop attendee
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Individual registration: $229
Team registration: Save 15% on orders of three or more (use code TEAM at checkout)
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About your facilitators
Sara Wachter-Boettcher is a certified leadership coach, author, and keynote speaker dedicated to changing design and tech for good. She’s the founder of Active Voice, a company dedicated to helping people step into their power, speak up for justice, and build more courageous leadership practices in their organizations.
Her most recent book, Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech, was named one of the best tech books of the year by Wired. She’s also the author of Design for Real Life (with Eric Meyer) and Content Everywhere, and has spoken on more than 100 stages on four continents (and of course, countless Zoom calls).
Jen Dionisio is a certified transformation coach, content strategy consultant, and educator. Her experience spans the tech, higher ed, and nonprofit industries. Her years of management experience include scaling up a content strategy practice from 5 people to 25 people, supporting the career growth of her reports and mentees, managing managers, and helping new managers establish a leadership style authentic to their values and core strengths. She's also a former professor at Drexel University and the University of the Arts. As a coach and facilitator working with Active Voice, Jen helps people launch new chapters of their lives with intention and purpose.