Greetings one and all,
I recently had the distinct pleasure of training a cohort of troops from various children and families teams at Staffordshire County Council. A council that I am sure you are all aware, I am very fond of indeed! The council has been at forefront of spreading the Steven Talbot Consultancy message, I have always been supported by them and it goes to show that when they say they will back local employers, they mean it.
The session that I delivered was ‘It’s Just Banter Mate’ my Respect and Inclusions course. Using real lived-experience, I demonstrate the importance of embedding respect into all that we do. All the while challenging firmly held beliefs and helping people to address their prejudices and attitudes. As you can see from the feedback comments, the training was VERY popular. I find that the most important thing is to create an environment where people are allowed to discuss their thoughts and feelings. Where debate is encouraged. Where discussion about issues affecting people in Staffordshire are highlighted and most encouragingly of all, show how staff from the council have positively supported a myriad of people.
I am very proud of the staff from the council. They are working tirelessly to support and encourage people and they’re doing a smashing job.
Feedback comments:
"Steven was engaging and made the training fun, he was supportive and informative."
"An excellent, inclusive learning environment, fun and friendly atmosphere throughout the whole day. I will definitely be recommending this course to my colleagues."
"I really enjoyed the session, very inclusive, I was encouraged to challenge my thinking. I absolutely loved it, thank you!"
"Absolutely bloody amazing!
I learned a lot about my words and actions and how they affect others. Steven made the training fun and enjoyable. It was very informative and learnt a lot! Steven made me think about my actions and words and how I'll change them for future reference."
"This was a good training session, Steven made it good fun all the while getting the information across to us all."
"Steven is a very engaging trainer and he kept my interest with activities and anecdotes throughout the day. He includes everyone and ensures that people are comfortable and engaged. I always enjoy Steven's training the best."
"Steven is very passionate about the subject delivered with lots of resources that met everyone's learning needs. The activities he has created from scratch (films, board game etc.) brought the subject alive. The film with Lawrence was amazing. Thank you."
"Really REALLY enjoyable training. And I don't write that very often! Fun, informative, with serious food for thought throughout. I will do my job better after attending this, so many things I never even realized I didn't think about."
"This was the first training session I have ever attended where I felt the trainer was neurodiverse friendly. The delivery was very engaging. Thank you."
"Steven was professional throughout but not too serious, which made it enjoyable to learn from him. An excellent teacher."
"Very engaging and informative, really good activities and discussions. I thoroughly understood and explored each of the topics. The training was interesting and interactive."
"I really engaged my training today! It was fun, interesting and good to talk to colleagues and hear their views, sometimes they were very different to mine but Steven created an environment where everyone was heard."
"Thought provoking course and very knowledgeable trainer. This training was both informative and fun!"