La Leche League Communication Skills Workshops

Here is the format of the basic four-part Communication Skills series and a description of each session:

• Part I: Listening From Your Heart: Learn non-verbal communication skills, identifying feelings and reasons for the feelings, and making conversational empathetic responses.
• Part II: Offering Information for Change (prerequisite: Part I): Practice summarizing, providing clarity and direction to your responses, asking and answering questions, and providing information
• Part III: Developing Skills For Harmony (prerequisite: Parts I & Part II):Practice saying "no" without losing rapport, problem solving, and resolving differences empathetically.
• Part IV: Interactive Group Leading (prerequisite: Parts I, II, III): Talk about and practice the skills needed for leading an actual meeting. (three hours)

Who can attend? LLL Communication Skills Workshops are open to the public. There is a maximum of 12 participants per session. Like all La Leche League functions, nursing babies are always welcome. Because of the length of these sessions, consider where your pre-school child will be happiest.

What is the cost? The cost to the public is $20 per session, per person ($80 for the 4-part basic series). La Leche League members (click here to learn more about LLL membership) are given a 50% discount ($10 per session, or $40 for the four-part basic series). There is no charge for La Leche League Leaders and official Leader Applicants.

Other sessions available upon request include:

• Communicating With Our Children (two three-hour sessions)
• Communication Skills Refresher (three hours, basic series prerequisite)
• Conflict Management (three hours, basic series prerequisite)
• Assertion Powers (three hours, basic series prerequisite)
• Meeting Facilitation (90 minutes)
• Co-Leader Communication (90 minutes)

To request a Communication Skills session in your area of North Carolina, please email the Communication Skills department: CSIC@LLLofNC.org.