Building Belonging Series Workshop III: Communicating with Care
The workshop focuses on building skills to communicate with care across differences in ways that foster understanding, empathy, and mutual respect. To do this, we will examine how our communication styles are shaped by our cultural backgrounds, lived experiences, and the values we come to view as common sense. Through an interactive activity, participants will explore how communication differences influence the way we give and receive feedback, collaborate with others, and navigate conflict. This process helps participants better understand their communication lenses and how these shape the way they interpret, evaluate, and respond to others. Participants will examine how different communication styles can be effective in different contexts, while recognizing that workplace environments often reward certain dominant styles. The session will explore how these norms shape whose voices are heard, valued, and understood. Through self-reflection, group discussion, and interactive scenarios, participants will unpack common cross-cultural communication challenges and practice strategies for navigating them with greater awareness and intention. Building Belonging Series: This workshop is part of the three-part Building Belonging series, designed to help employees expand their knowledge and strengthen their skills in fostering a welcoming and safe environment for all members of the Cal Poly community. Open to employees across all units, departments, and divisions, the three workshops may be taken individually or in any order and will be offered once per quarter during the academic year. Food will be served at all in-person workshops in 2025-2026- Contact: Office of University Diversity and Inclusion, (805) 756-2250, dortizgi@calpoly.edu
- Date and Time: June 03 | 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
- Location: Zoom