Learning & Organizational Development Consulting
Influencing performance & behavioral change through customized learning solutions.
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
Instructional Design services range from content design for new employee orientation experiences to comprehensive leadership development course & program design.
Orientation Best Practices
A well-designed Orientation experience affirms a new hire's decision to join a team & company. Sheena Maria collaborates with HR partners & small business owners within the private & public sectors to ensure instructional design best practices are woven throughout their orientation experiences. She also provides design recommendations for content, program itineraries, and other learning collateral.
Professional Development
Continuous education experiences are paramount to a professional's success and marketability. Sheena Maria's professional development course design expertise covers a broad range of topics that can be aligned to key performance indicators to ensure learning effectiveness and application.
Leadership Development
Leadership development has been a hallmark of Sheena Maria's career in Learning & Organizational Development. Perhaps one of her most passionate topics in the discipline, she offers design services for stand alone courses, leadership retreats, and curriculum design & consultation for leadership development programs based on new or existing competency models.
COURSE FACILITATION
A seasoned facilitator, Sheena Maria offers in-person instructor-led & virtual facilitation experiences for teams and small groups.
Improv for Corporate Learning
With more than 17 years of experience in the Performing Arts, Sheena Maria leverages the foundations of improv to explore critical skills like active listening, how to build collaborative environments by using "Yes, And", creative thinking, and agility within corporate learning experiences.
Effective Facilitation Strategies
Traditionally, learning experiences in business have been conveniently grouped in the "Training" category. There is; however, a distinct difference between Training and Facilitation in terms of objectives, participants, and overall outcomes. Sheena Maria is committed to equipping new & seasoned Learning Professionals with the skills necessary to be effective Facilitators of learning as a process.
Pitch Design & Presentation Basics
Designing effective presentation content is just as important as sharing it verbally. A session in Pitch Design & Presentation Skills equips learners with basic graphic design principles to incorporate in applications like PowerPoint, Word, Prezi, etc. These sessions also explore the importance of voice, tone, volume, body language, and strategies to ensure professional presence & audience engagement during presentations.
Emotional Intelligence
An avid student of Daniel Goleman's research on Emotional Intelligence, Sheena Maria shares insights gleaned over the course of her career on how to identify gaps using Goleman's domains and competency clusters.
Professional Brand
Branding is often associated with a business' reputation but what does it mean to have a personal or professional brand? How does a professional define and maintain their individual brand? This session focuses on 10 guiding questions that will help professionals clearly define and market their individual brand based on strengths and career goals.
Communication Skills
Every relationship requires effective communication and varying degrees of "flexing" to ensure messages are relayed, interpreted, and understood correctly. A session on communication skills, often includes a Social Styles assessment and discussion on the four Social Styles, their preferences, and areas of opportunity.
Sessions and topics above are not all inclusive of Sheena Maria's expertise. To inquire about additional topics, submit a request for a discovery call or consultation.