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Content of the Program

Caring about yourself
Effective communication flows out of self-awareness and skill in communicating awareness, particularly about issues. You will learn how to:

Distinguish types of issues.
Use the Awareness Wheel^TM, a practical map for understanding issues and the foundation for communication skills.
Reflect on and expand your awareness through the Self-Talk process.
Apply six talking skills for expressing yourself more clearly when it is important.
Understand how caring or uncaring attitudes and skilled or unskilled communication affect the way you and your partner relate.

Caring about your Partner
Relationships grow with attentive listening and accurate understanding of one another. You will learn how to:

Identify poor listening behaviors and attentive listening behaviors.
Apply five practical listening skills for tuning in to your partner.
Experience the power of the Listening
Cycle^TM for getting to the heart of your partner's concern.

Resolving Conflicts
The way you and your partner handle conflicts determines your satisfaction with the outcomes and each other. You will learn how to:

Recognize your typical patterns for handling disagreements.
Set comfortable procedures for managing conflicts.
Combine the talking and listening skills in an 8-step collaborative conflict-resolving process, called Mapping an Issue.

Choosing Styles
Partners respond as much to how something is said as to what is said. You will learn to:

Identify the characteristics of four distinct styles of talking and listening.
Recognize the positive and negative impacts of each style.
Apply skills to increase meaningful conversations or decrease stressful exchanges.
Understand the impact of mixed messages and how to deal with them.
Integrate the Styles of Communication^TM with all COUPLE COMMUNICATION I skills and concepts.

It was absolutely liberating! Our arguments were literally mine fields. Now we know where all the bombs are buried, and which ones are duds. These are life skills.

Viv and Rusty Robinson
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Workshop Schedule:

8:00 AM – Registration (Pre-register below for discount)

8:30 – 10:20 - Caring About Yourself – Talking Skills

10:20 - Break

10:30 – 12:30 - Caring About Your Partner - Listening

12:30 - 1:30 - Lunch on your own

1:30 – 3:20 - Mapping Issues & Resolving Conflicts

3:20 - Break

3:30 – 5:30 - Using Effective Communication Styles

Registration

COUPLE COMMUNICATION

ONE DAY WORKSHOP

To register call 8 0 1 - 3 3 4 - 8 5 8 3 or mail the form below

Couples, Singles, and Groups are welcome

Registration fee includes:

* Full day 8 hr workshop – Entire course taught in one day

* Couple Communication Text / Workbook

* Talking and Listening Skills Wallet Cards

* Set of Communication Skills Practice Mats

REGISTRATION FORM

Please register me for the Couple Communication Skills One Day Workshop with Dr. Mark K Malan:

Name__________________________________________________ Date of workshop_______________

Daytime Phone ( )_________________________ E- Mail____________________________________

Tuition: ___ Single $189.00 ($200.00 at the door)

___ Couple $339.00 ($360.00 at the door)

___3 or more $179.00 per person ($190 at the door)

Check enclosed (payable to Malan Clinic Workshop)____ Money Order enclosed____

Bill my Credit Card ___VISA ___ MC ___ AMEX ___ DISC

Card # ______________________________exp______

Cardholder Signature _____________________________

Pre-registration Deadline: To ensure your place in the Workshop register as early as possible. Space is limited to 20 participants or 10 couples. Discount rates apply until noon the day before the workshop. A $25 cancellation fee will apply.

SPECIAL HOTEL DISCOUNT RATES FOR WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS

The historic Ben Lomond Hotel in Ogden, Utah is the site for all of our workshops. The Ben Lomond is located on Ogden's historic 25th street that features many restaurants, shops and live entertainment that are all a short walk from the hotel. Ogden is one of the host cities of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games and boasts many amenities on 25th street for visitors. Deluxe Suites are available to registered workshop participants at the special rate of $49 per night (Regular rate is $89). Ask for details about our room discount when you register for the workshop.

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COUPLE COMMUNICATION

ONE DAY WORKSHOP

SPECIAL HOTEL DISCOUNT RATES FOR WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS

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