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SUMMARY:Social Communication Workshop: Strategies for understanding non-spoken communication
DESCRIPTION:Much of our everyday communication involves the use of non-spoken cues and unwritten social rules. These can include things like facial expressions\, posture\, eye contact\, hand gestures\, and tone of voice. \n\n\n\nThese are often used to emphasize a particular point that the communicator is trying to make. They may also be used to change the meaning of the words being spoken. For example\, using sarcasm. \n\n\n\nNot everyone uses or understand these cues or rules\, yet it is often assumed that everyone knows what they are and what they mean. Thankfully\, they can be explored\, practiced\, and adapted in ways that support everyone’s understanding.  \n\n\n\nIn this session\, you will have the opportunity to: \n\n\n\n\nDevelop greater understanding of non-spoken cues and how they impact shared communication.\n\n\n\nDiscuss strategies for noticing\, interpreting\, and responding to non-spoken cues.\n\n\n\nReceive tips to support effective non-spoken communication across different social situations.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, June 165:00 – 6:30 p.m.In-person @ The Ability Hub (300\, 3820 24 Ave NW)There is no cost to attend  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Social Communication workshops are designed to provide Autistic and neurodivergent individuals opportunities to learn and practice a variety of social communication skills in a safe and welcoming setting. Participants will be provided with information\, tips\, and strategies that they can choose to apply in common day-to-day social situations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo register:  \n\n\n\nClick the button that says\, Sinneave Connects to access registration through our online hub. If you already have a Sinneave Connects account\, just log in as usual. If you have not registered yet\, it’s free and easy. Just follow the instructions on the log-in page. \n\n\n\n\nSinneave Connects\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter: \n\n\n\nCedric Nicholson is a certified professional life coach at The Sinneave Family Foundation. With more than 20 years of experience mentoring\, coaching\, and supporting individuals in the developmental disability field\, Cedric is passionate about empowering others to set meaningful goals\, create effective plans\, and take purposeful steps toward personal growth and self-improvement \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNeurodiversity AcknowledgementWe honour neurodiversity and strive to create environments that value the many ways people think\, learn\, and communicate. Our programs\, services\, and activities are designed to be neuroaffirming\, accessible\, and guided by the input from the people we serve. Read the full neurodiversity acknowledgement on our website.
URL:https://sinneavefoundation.org/event/social-communication-workshop-strategies-for-understanding-non-spoken-communication/
LOCATION:The Ability Hub\, Suite #300\, 3820 - 24th Avenue NW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T3B-2X9\, Canada
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