Listening is a skill which helps us to create safety, trust and connect with others in both our personal and professional lives. Andy Elwood shares stories from his career in search and rescue helicopters, showing you the vital role empathy plays in effective communication. By mastering empathetic listening, you’ll foster deeper connections, build trust, and improve relationships both personally and professionally.
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This session provides parents & carers with a window into the current popular technologies and how children use them. Demonstrating the massive positives and potential pitfalls, the session provides parents with advice, coping strategies and resources to help them understand and engage with their child’s online lives.
The power of collective thinking
Neuroscientist and bestselling author of The Science of Fate, Dr Hannah Critchlow, shows how two heads can be better than one. We look into how to cope with wildly differing opinions, balance our biases, prevent a corrupting force, and how we can exercise our intuitive ability to get the most effective outcomes. By sharing compelling examples of success, at work, in families, and in team situations, Dr Hannah shows us how to work, play and grow with intelligence.
Mental health and relationships
Fact: men live shorter, less healthy, and less happy lives than women. Serious subject! Yet humour can help. So, join award-winning comedian, John Ryan, as he talks male mental health and relationships.