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established 1993
our story
Roselyn Connor has been an international speaker to more than 850,000 people across the globe since she started her consulting firm, Brandon & Connor Associates in 1993. She's created courses and trained all branches of the US military, federal agencies, medical personnel, lawyers, teachers, corporations, police, fire, churches, associations, private companies, state and local governments.
Her ardent dedication is for the anti-suicide work she does for the US Army through her program, "It Gets Better". The program has proved to be transformational in the lives of many service members. Emails have come to us from people who said their lives were touched and their outlook became dramatically improved.
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Scheduled online training
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Please note, for a complete list of our courses that you can customize or accept as designed, please go to our SEMINARS page from the menu at the top right corner of this page by tapping the three hash marks.
We look forward to serving your training and consulting needs.
All courses include: Digital workbook and digital certificate upon completion.
To attend any of the courses below or to schedule a private seminar for your organization, please contact us by phone or email:
Ph: 312-659-0265 or roselynconnor100@gmail.com
GOVERNMENT CLIENTS: Please note, all of our courses on Zoom can be accessed from government computers and attendees do not have to work from home in order to attend. Please contact us and we'll walk you through the process that is simple and straight forward. We also have other platforms available including, MS Teams and GoToMeeting.
Our in-person seminars are exciting and ready to be scheduled in your space.
Giving Effective Presentations course
This online seminar gives bold, well-designed presentation strategies that will improve your rapport, and significantly enhance your delivery. This is an excellent program for learning what makes a great presentation and what it takes to present an enthusiastic, compelling, and effective delivery to any audience. Attendees will learn how to orchestrate their material; speak with clarity, direction and power; and handle tough audience members. We clearly target how to do well with online meetings. More than a dozen modules are covered in 3 segments: The Principles of Presenting, Preparing Your Message, and Your Delivery. Each attendee will have opportunities to orchestrate material and perform multiple great presentations that prepare them for running meetings, teaching courses, and disseminating info. They will also learn to navigate the current dynamics of both in-person and virtual scenarios.
Course includes: Digital workbook, digital certificate upon completion.
When:
To Be Announced
To schedule a seminar for your group, please contact us directly:
Ph: 312-659-0265
Email: roselyn@roselynconnor.com or roselynconnor100@gmail.com
Platform: Zoom
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTEND
Credit cards acceptedRegister by phone: 312-659-0265 or Email: roselynconnor100@gmail.com
Taking Control by Managing Your Time And making good plans
There are effective ways to steer your work life and personal life successfully. It begins and ends with making goal oriented plans and managing your time. These two things are harmoniously married and their union produces excellent results for you, your job, your life and your family. This seminar will benefit you on multiple platforms in achieving your goals and uncovering the things that may have frequently derailed you. We’ll learn to set ourselves up for greater success by constructing plans that define goals and enable clarity. We’ll learn to avoid distractions and focus on how to move more quickly and decisively so circumstances that once seemed out of reach are now achieved. You’ll learn to treat time like the super valuable tool it is and not have it chewed up with things that have no value and only serve to rob our attention while leaving us far behind where we know we should be. We’ll learn the differences between strategic plans, tactical plans, and operational plans. Applying consistency, program evaluation and critical objectives will get us to effective planning. This session will have long lasting benefits that will positively impact all areas of our lives. Course total time : 16 hours
Course includes: Digital workbook, digital certificate upon completion.
When:
To Be AnnouncedTo schedule a seminar for your group, please contact us directly:Ph: 312-659-0265Email: roselyn@roselynconnor.com or roselynconnor100@gmail.com
Length: 16 hours spread across 2 days
Max: 45 Platform: ZoomOPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTENDCredit cards accepted.
Strategies for Making Hard Decisions
(Expert level, Decisiveness): We’ve designed an executive level course that probes the requirements for making well-calculated, intelligent decisions resolutely and without taking extreme amounts of time by being indecisive and unsure. Attendees will learn multiple guidelines for thinking proactively and consequentially. We’ll encourage them not to excessively rehash good decisions to the point of becoming immobile due to a lack of confidence. Speed and promptness are integral to the overall training. First, they’ll be taught the principles of good decision-making in diverse situations and even while under great pressure. Over a period of 16 hours they’ll be challenged with dilemmas of various levels in complexity and difficulty. Each additional real-life equation they encounter will build on the previous challenge. Each time they run into an obstacle or setback, they will be encouraged to rethink each portion of their decision to see if a little tweaking is necessary. If they need more than that they’ll decipher a new route that will accomplish the end result. The decision-making process will yield a more skilled and confident approach when they’re evaluating outcomes. Becoming more decisive in their approaches will yield more confidence and speed of logical thinking.
When:
To Be AnnouncedTo schedule a seminar for your group, please contact us directly:Ph: 312-659-0265Email: roselyn@roselynconnor.com or roselynconnor100@gmail.com
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTENDCredit cards accepted.
Platform to be announced
Everything You Need to Be Decisive But Were Afraid to Ask
Introductory level, Decisiveness: This a foundational level course that prepares you to take on challenges. It sets the framework by prepping you with a step by step builder’s plan for successfully making decisions. You’ll learn to analyze weighted outcomes and strategically consider consequences. This seminar prepares you for new challenges, both at work and in your home life. The benefits of this presentation involve being proactive, empowered, accountable, responsible, and being authoritative at work and in your own life. The more frequently you make sound decisions with agility and deftness, the more second-nature it will become. Too many are hesitant due to fear and angst because they worry about the outcome. Indecision paralysis can be brought to a halt once we learn to gather info, analyze consequences and make strong decisions.
Length: 16 hours spread across 4 days Cost: 280.00/personSeptember 11-14, 2023 Time: 12:00 AM (HST) - 4 PM Schedule by: September 8, 2023
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTENDCredit cards acceptedContact: 312-659-0265 Email: roselynconnor100@gmail.comPlatform: Zoom
CULTIVATING A learning Workplace
- We believe most workplaces operate far more efficiently and harmoniously when people are in a continual state of growth. They are the beneficiaries of a thriving workplace where they are learning and teaching. An environment like that shows up positively in production reports. Too often federal workers are inadequately trained and are expected to act as though they're seasoned employees. That needs to change. We need to create a culture where people aren't afraid to ask questions; they're actually encouraged to learn. We want to assist you in cultivating this place of extraordinary growth, belonging and support.
- MODULES:
- Establishing learning plans that are modified as changes occur.
- Encourage the sharing of knowledge & experience.
- Furthering a climate where employees are cheered on to be personally responsible for learning and improving.
- Fostering accountability in order to grow.
- Nurturing innovation and problem solving.
- Polishing well-seasoned employees to freely give of themselves in coaching and mentoring.
- Developing an employee’s potential for greater service.
- Integration of ongoing learning as a plan for everyone.
- Giving a guideline to measure when goals are achieved. Length is 16 hours spead across 4 half days Cost 282.00
- When:
- To Be Announced
- To schedule a seminar for your group, please contact us directly:
- Ph: 312-659-0265
- Email: roselyn@roselynconnor.com or roselynconnor100@gmail.com
- Platform: Zoom
- OPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTEND
- Credit cards accepted.
- Once maximum registration is reached, courses will close.
The Ownership of: If It’s Going to Be, It’s Up to Me
This course delivers a dynamic punch of accountability. While the content gets people to be self-investigating and introspective, the message is delivered in such a motivational way that participants feel positively impacted. Every organization has its grade “A” workers. They are not ordinary, reactive, complacent, uniform clock watchers. They are a serious cut-above the rest. This course is devoted to getting workers to become proactive, self-starting, results oriented people. When you attend this seminar, get ready for effective change and true improvement in both your outlook and work habits. From the moment the seminar begins you’ll realize it’s not “business-as-usual”. Woven throughout the program is the constant thread of accountability. Instead of looking for others to accomplish the things that we can do ourselves, we’ll become hands-on by taking the inspiring initiative. In a work climate where there are fewer people to get things done, the workers that are there will become stronger and more enterprising.
When:
To Be AnnouncedTo schedule a seminar for your group, please contact us directly:Ph: 312-659-0265Email: roselyn@roselynconnor.com or roselynconnor100@gmail.comOnline Platform: Zoom
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTENDCredit cards accepted.Once maximum registration is reached, courses will close.
professionalism in the workplace
- This program is carefully designed to help your employees become more polished, communicate better, squash hostility and extend an air of professionalism and hospitality toward each other, customers and visitors. Program modules include: defining the qualities of professionalism, treating people effectively, speaking to people with dignity, maintaining high work standards, communicating effectively, having honesty and integrity, exercising business etiquette and ethical behavior, being responsible and team oriented. The course will help develop higher work initiatives that embody the dignity and importance of making the workplace thrive. Professionalism doesn't need to be a thing of the past. We are working to reignite it. Attendees will learn both the value and application of it.
- When:
- To Be Announced To schedule a seminar for your group, please contact us directly: Ph: 312-659-0265 Email: roselyn@roselynconnor.com or roselynconnor100@gmail.com
- Course includes: Digital workbook, digital certificate upon completion.
- Cost: 272.00 USD
- OPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTEND
- Credit cards accepted
- Once maximum is reached, course will close.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR NON-SUPERVISORS
Leadership Skills for Non-Supervisors: Developing your leadership skills, even if you’re not a supervisor, is an insurance policy toward your future. If you interact with people, good leadership techniques will benefit you in and out of work. The ability to advise, instruct and motivate people is a tremendous quality. This valuable course will instruct you on how to respond to coworkers in a way that signals you have recognizable organization and people skills. We have consistently received very high marks from Federal government workers for all of our leadership programs. This particular leadership program prepares anyone for the mechanics of leading. We’ve included interpersonal and organizational communication, how to gain compliance, maximizing your time, influencing people to make better choices, gaining respect, conflict resolution, the necessity of resiliency, a guide to professionalism and good team-building skills. Attendees will learn how to make use of all the four leadership styles instead of relying on just one. Each is effective but the best leader recognizes when it’s appropriate to use one over the other. Attendees will also learn steps in confronting and documenting troublesome employees.
These are just some of the skills you’ll pick up during this 16 hour program. To maximize your time and not keep you away from your duties, the course will run four straight days for four hours each day. The knowledge you’ll gain will profit both your professional and personal development and you’ll be able to put it to use immediately. When: To Be AnnouncedTo schedule a seminar for your group, please contact us directly:Ph: 312-659-0265Email: roselyn@roselynconnor.com or roselynconnor100@gmail.com Length is 16 hours spead across 2 days Cost: 245.00 USDMax: 40 Platform: ZoomOPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTENDCredit cards accepted.
These are just some of the skills you’ll pick up during this 16 hour program. To maximize your time and not keep you away from your duties, the course will run four straight days for four hours each day. The knowledge you’ll gain will profit both your professional and personal development and you’ll be able to put it to use immediately. When: To Be AnnouncedTo schedule a seminar for your group, please contact us directly:Ph: 312-659-0265Email: roselyn@roselynconnor.com or roselynconnor100@gmail.com Length is 16 hours spead across 2 days Cost: 245.00 USDMax: 40 Platform: ZoomOPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTENDCredit cards accepted.
DEVELOPING THE MENTOR & Coach WITHIN
Good workers aren’t just sources of productivity for organizations; they can also become valuable to other team members through mentoring. Mentoring is an ongoing process that empowers others through information, instruction and reproduction. The intricate process is a combination of coaching, leading and encouraging. It’s a delicate balance that requires selflessness and a real understanding of the human equation. This class covers: the 8 key steps to becoming excellent coaches and mentors: understanding your protégée; providing an outline of objectives; giving them a standard for measuring success; the process of accountability; communication; criticizing effectively; demonstrating character; and keeping people on track to a goal. Mentors must have something of value that is worth reproducing in others and this course helps you develop that.
Course includes: Digital workbook, digital certificate upon completion. When: To Be AnnouncedTo schedule a seminar for your group, please contact us directly:Ph: 312-659-0265Email: roselyn@roselynconnor.com or roselynconnor100@gmail.com Length: 16 hours spread across 4 half days or 2 full days Cost: 265.00/person (Customers in Asia should adjust for their time zones and day.) Platform: Zoom or MS Teams OPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTENDCredit cards accepted.
Course includes: Digital workbook, digital certificate upon completion. When: To Be AnnouncedTo schedule a seminar for your group, please contact us directly:Ph: 312-659-0265Email: roselyn@roselynconnor.com or roselynconnor100@gmail.com Length: 16 hours spread across 4 half days or 2 full days Cost: 265.00/person (Customers in Asia should adjust for their time zones and day.) Platform: Zoom or MS Teams OPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTENDCredit cards accepted.
Averting & managing risks
Many smart workplaces have learned the value of helping their workers and supervisors practice flexibility based on reason and discernment when managing risk. Our seminar helps attendees with problem-solving; use of discretion to mitigate circumstances; apply knowledge, experience and good judgement; and practice independent initiative when resolving risk and managing suitability. We’ll explore which circumstances require caveats that are better resolved with extenuating conditions attached rather than just an immediate yes or no. This gives the risk manager leeway to make future evaluations and changes that could bring a runaway train back to its tracks. Course total time: 8 Hours
Course includes: Digital workbook, digital certificate upon completion.
When:
To be announced.
Attendees in Japan and Singapore must adjust their time.
Online Platform: Zoom or Microsoft Teams Cost: 189.00 USDOPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTENDCredit cards acceptedContact: 312-659-0265 Email: roselynconnor100@gmail.com
Introduction to supervision
From start to finish this is a great course that focuses on the many aspects of leading and supervising civilians and military personnel. Attendees will learn effective communication skills, resolving conflicts, building a team, handling authority and more. This four day course is focused on the foundational and structural components of sound leadership. The 8 immutable laws of leadership is woven throughout the program and balanced with individual personal assessments of one’s strengths and weaknesses. Emphasis is on what it takes to be a strong, well-defined, compassionate, proactive executive. This class is taught from 3 important criteria: The Individual, The Post, and the People Being Led. It is an exhaustive program that goes into great detail about each aspect of leadership, including: leadership styles, how to confront, how to mentor and coach, resolving poor performance, people skills, professionalism, OPM issues, EEO law, the GS system, and so much more. An excellent leader gives direction, confidence, energy and focus to people and lets them know when they’re off track. We will prepare you to operate within the realm of practicality and actuality; no theory, just real-world application that can be used immediately. Attendees will be engaged in precisely what it takes to be the type of leader who gets results and makes a positive impact. This seminar has been given a rating of “excellent” from 98.5% of the attendees.
When:
To Be AnnouncedTo schedule a seminar for your group, please contact us directly:Ph: 312-659-0265Email: roselyn@roselynconnor.com or roselynconnor100@gmail.com
Cost: $430.00 USD
4 Full days
Online Platform: Zoom
Course includes: digital workbook, digital certificate upon completion.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTENDCredit cards accepted
Course includes: digital workbook, digital certificate upon completion.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC-ANY PERSON MAY ATTENDCredit cards accepted
military strong
SO Proud of the work we do
While our seminars take us into schools, hospitals, every industry, small businesses, corporate America and federal agencies, we are especially proud of the work we do with our military. We've designed both short and longer programs that build resiliency, stability, hope and a brighter outlook for the future. We provide them with tools of better communication, delayed gratification, relationship staples,
Our men and women who voluntarily serve are the everyday heroes we admire and to whom we owe a debt of gratitude as a nation. Assisting them to have better lives is paramount.
Programs for service members:
The Choice of Resiliency
The Power of Your Life
It Gets Better
The Strength of a Defined Destiny
Influence Through Leadership