Training & Development
‘’If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be’’
SocialBe provides people development training and upskilling that enables individuals to thrive; as employees, as team members, as managers and leaders
We specialise in these key areas to help you thrive in a fast paced, continually changing world: Unconscious Bias training to raise awareness of an important workplace issue; Storytelling for business as a powerful strategic tool; and Innovation through critical thinking to improve the quality of thinking and solution design.
Unconscious Bias
The aim of the training is to help people uncover their unconscious biases in a meaningful and deeply personal way, within a psychologically safe space where all opinions, ideas and concerns are welcomed and respected. To use the power of education on the topic to empower people to improve their thought processes and make better decisions.
‘’Do your best, until you know better. Then when you know better, do better’’
Storytelling
People want to know your story. It helps to build trust. Crucial for leaders to convey, for clients and customers to feel, and for team members to create. Research shows that we remember information 22 times more if it is conveyed to us with story as well as facts. Imagine the potential for your presentation / pitch / inspirational talk in terms of its impact to persuade, motivate, move people to action?
Those who tell the stories rule the world
Innovation - through critical thinking
In a world of competing ‘facts’ and infinite information, it is imperative that we all hone our ability to assess the reliability and usefulness of information. Critical thinking is essential to Innovation because we must understand the assumptions, underlying biases and gaps in information that frame our ideas and shape our solutions. Then we can generate better ideas and design better solutions.
If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong
Training
End to end training consultancy : from initial discovery of Training Needs Analysis to content design and creation to training delivery and feedback.
Online training
Join our online workshops to learn, unlearn, and relearn the most up to date people development skills training to empower you to thrive professionally.
Speaking
‘Three hours felt like twenty minutes’
‘Melissa’s content and delivery was perfectly tailored to her audience. Her depth of subject knowledge is outstanding and she brings her content to life with relatable stories and wonderful Cork humour that is balanced with professionalism and excellent communication skills.’
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I would recommend Melissa highly
“Melissa was MC for me at a recent event and she did a fantastic job. The feedback was amazing. During the build-up to the event, Melissa was very professional, prepared, and organized. She ensured we were well set up. Melissa's technical knowledge of the platform used was also an added bonus as it gave me the extra confidence the event would be broadcast seamlessly. I would recommend Melissa highly and will use her services again to MC with no hesitation. Thank you Melissa”
Marguerite O Sullivan, Strategy leader - Johnson & Johnson
Presentation style and content is excellent
“Melissa blends evidence - based research with practical application in the real world. Her presentation style and content is excellent and we have loved working with her. We have learnt a lot and hope to work with her further in the future.”
Blanaid O' Regan, Siro
The experience was excellent
“I recently attended a webinar on Resilience by SocialBe. The experience was excellent - Melissa has the skill of being able to convey educational content in an engaging and relatable manner. The webinar provided some very valuable tools and insights into how to deal with challenges in both a professional and personal environment - would highly recommend”
Ruth Egan Director, FP&A Alkermes
Melissa is a wonderful trainer
“Melissa is a wonderful trainer whom I have been lucky to engage for a number of training sessions.She is naturally warm and bubbly and builds rapport with participants easily. She is a pleasure to work with and I would have no hesitation recommending her.”
Ciara Garvan, Founder - Workjuggle
Melissa’s positive nature is infectious and she brought an energy that was felt by all
“We were delighted to work with Melissa from SocialBe in conjunction with Cork Chamber Skillnet. There was huge interest in this event from our members and wider audience and on the day Melissa delivered a highly engaging session on ‘Increasing Your Personal Impact’, which was very well received by attendees with excellent feedback. Melissa’s positive nature is infectious and she brought an energy that was felt by all and I’m sure taken back to each business following the session.”
Deirdre Griffin, BD Manager - Cork Chamber
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