Cohort 2

How to speak up about anything, at work and beyond.


Jenna Buffaloe, J.D., M.A. 


Speaker, Workshop Leader and Executive Coach 


The Courageous Communicator

These are all the things that are possible when you learn to have hard conversations that are both honest (from your perspective) and also genuinely caring of the person you are speaking to. Relying on the Lao Tzu principal that, “The best way to do is to be," the first half of the workshop focuses on shifting&nbsp;essential mindsets before mapping out the speaking and listening&nbsp;required for better conversations, better relationships, and better results at work and beyond. The end-result is a step-by-step system for how to untangle one’s thinking, speak up, and listen to understand.

Suffer less. Have better relationships. Get more done. 


Anyone who wants to suffer less and feel more freedom around difficult situations and conversations

Anyone who finds themselves ruminating or worrying about things they are thinking but don't know how to say

Anyone who has no problem speaking their mind, but often gets feedback that they can be too blunt or even harsh

Who this course is for


What you’ll get out of this course

A step-by-step framework for how to untangle your thinking, speak up about anything, and listen to understand


Confidence to speak up about anything important in a way that’s clear, sincere, caring, and aligned with your values. 


Stronger relationships and healthier team/organizational cultures


Increased individual awareness, productivity, happiness and wellbeing.


Noticing when you're in a reactive state and committing to doing nothing until you have come back to center. That thing you feel compelled to do? Don’t do that thing!

Come Back to Center First


Reflecting deeply on how you feel and what you really care about.&nbsp;

Find Your Deeper Truth


Shifting the focus from outer circumstances to what you want and what you can do about it. Turning all complaints into requests.

Remember You Are Powerful


Rigorously separating facts from inferences. Becoming more curious about how others legitimately see things differently.

Be More Curious


Turning meaningless stuffing into a meaningful trial or initiation by making every challenging conversation a chance to demonstrate who you are at your best.

Make it Meaningful


Facts, feelings, opinion, deeper truth, suggestion. Expressing yourself with honesty and care, both.

Speak Up


Silence, inquire, summarize, validate, pause.&nbsp;Listening to understand, not to convince.

Listen to Understand


Developing obsessive clarity around who is going to do what by when. Managing breakdowns with integrity.

Bombproof Commitments


Course syllabus

Executive Coach, former Customer Success executive, Eventbrite & Yelp


Author of Conscious Business: Building Value through Values


Executive Coach, former Learning & Development, Stripe


Former Head of Employee Experience, Stripe


Creative Director, Customer Journeys, Apple


Product Marketing Director, Olivine | Formerly Salesforce


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Meet your instructor

February 24


February 25, 26, 27


February 28


March 28


Pre-work and homework


Course schedule

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Active hands-on learning

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Interactive and project-based

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

Learn with a cohort of peers

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