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2-Hour Virtual Seminar on The Communication Advantage: Adapting to Different Personalities for Greater Team Synergy

Wednesday,
January 28, 2026
Time:
10:00 AM PST | 01:00 PM EST
Duration:
2 Hours
Webinar Id:
711788
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Live Version

$185. One Participant
$385. Group Attendees

Recorded Version

$235. One Participant
$435 Group Attendees

Combo Offers

Live + Recorded
$349 $420   One Participant

Live + Recorded
$699 $820   Group Attendees

Group Attendees: Any number of participants

Recorded Version: Unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)

Overview:

The concepts in The Communication Advantage webinar that apply to adapting to different personalities, help you break free from instinctual ways of responding and teaches you how to embrace alternative approaches to conversations.

It emphasizes that effective interpersonal relationships arise from your ability to blend to the personality of the employee. This means that after observing the behavior style of the employee and assessing the circumstances surrounding the conversation, you will be equipped to adapt your style to meet the situational needs of persuading and influencing the other person.

Beyond theory, The Communication Advantage provides practical strategies for building positive relationships and strengthening team synergy.

You learn how to recognize what motivates others, how to diffuse tension before it escalates, and how to communicate feedback in ways that are both honest and constructive. These skills lead to stronger trust, better collaboration, and higher morale across teams.

A plus is understanding your own personality "mix" as a leader plays which plays a crucial role in your ability to adapt. It is a key component in increasing your charisma, confidence and competence.

Why should you Attend: Beyond theory, The Communication Advantage provides practical strategies for building positive relationships and strengthening team synergy. Participants learn how to recognize what motivates others, how to diffuse tension before it escalates, and how to communicate feedback in ways that are both honest and constructive. These skills lead to stronger trust, better collaboration, and higher morale across teams.

Understanding personality preferences removes the mystery from workplace behaviors. Why do some colleagues focus on results while others emphasize process? Why do some speak directly while others prefer a gentler approach? By exploring contrasts such as logic versus emotion or speed versus accuracy, participants gain a deeper appreciation for diverse perspectives and learn to flex their own approach to achieve more effective outcomes.

Areas Covered in the Session: If you've ever wondered why certain people move too fast, too slow, too bluntly, or too vaguely for your comfort, this program will help you decode those behaviors.

This program uses the DISC model of personality. You'll learn to interpret differences through a behavioral lens rather than a personal one reducing conflict, increasing understanding, and shifting from reactive to strategic communication.

In order to help you understand your behavioral style and tendencies, and recognize how your communication style impacts others, we will discuss these communication factors:
  • Your default communication strengths and blind spots
  • What the DISC model truly measures (and what it doesn't)
  • How to spot the four DISC types quickly and accurately
  • Strengths, stressors, motivators, and demotivators of each style
  • Communicating clearly across personality differences
  • Managing "energy drainers" and maintaining composure
  • Adapting your style for greater influence and connection
  • Handling conflict with grace and DISC-savvy
  • Building trust and psychological safety across styles
  • Giving feedback that resonates with each personality type
  • Creating balanced, high-performing teams
  • Working effectively with your opposite type
  • Applying DISC to email, meetings, and collaboration
  • Leading people who don't think like you
  • Using DISC to strengthen emotional intelligence (EQ)

Register today to learn more about how you tailor your approach to influence employees and adapt to the situation.

Who Will Benefit:
  • Knowledge workers who want to generate respect from others
  • Team Leaders
  • Supervisors
  • Project Managers
  • HR Professionals
  • Executives and Senior Leaders
  • Sales Professionals
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Training and Development Managers
  • Operations Managers
  • Aspiring/High potential leaders
  • Managers who want to improve the functioning of their team
  • Managers who have some level of dysfunction on their team
Instructor:

Karla Brandau is a thought leader in management and team building techniques. She trains managers to improve their relationship with the employees to earn their gift of discretionary effort. She specializes in personalities, communication skills, leadership principles. She is the CEO of Workplace Power Institute and has educated mangers with her proven leadership principles in companies such as Motorola, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Panasonic, and BYD America.

She has a degree in education and is a Certified Speaking Professional, an earned designation given by National Speakers Association. Karla’s book, How to Earn the Gift of Discretionary Effort, teaches managers how to be the leader people CHOOSE to follow, not have to follow because of their position on the organizational chart.