Our Workshop Topics

Change Your Mindset, Embrace Growth and Leadership

We’ll shine a light on our negative inner dialogue, unproductive default ways of seeing our selves and the world, and limiting thought patterns. Then, we’ll learn how to lead our own thoughts, intentially choosing ways of thinking about ourselves and the world around us that unlock our potential.

Creating Real, Sustained Behavioral Change

We’ll acknowledge two things. First, desire alone will not enable us to make the changes needed to accomplish our goals. Second, the strategies we think will work for us and our teams often do not. As a result, we’ll discover proven, research based strategies that can help us create real, sustained behavioral change.

Navigating Difficult Conversations Well

We’ll uncover and address the internal beliefs that often prevent leaders from approaching difficult conversations effectively. Next, we’ll learn and put into action skills that can transform potentially destructive conversations into constructive and productive ones.

We’ll uncover and work to replace self-limiting beliefs that may be holding you back. We’ll also learn practical skills to become more effective communicators. Through ample hands-on practice and immediate, constructive feedback, we’ll gain the confidence needed to apply these insights and techniques to our work and everyday life.

Transform Your Speaking Potential

Other Topics Include:

  1. Overcoming a Fear of Failure

  2. Becoming an Effective Mentor or Protégé

“Wil Davenport is an excellent speaker for several reasons. He prepares thoroughly for every presentation and has worked hard to hone his skills. Every time I hear one of his presentations, I come away with useful information that I can apply to my life. He connects to the audience and keeps them engaged throughout. Hiring Wil for your next event will ensure that you have provided value for your attendees.”

Flash Black- Juvenile Diabetes Research Advocate & Toastmasters Public Speaking Champion

Our Speaking Topics

From Suicidal to Thriving

Lessons learned from a season of extreme depression and anxiety.

  1. Valuing vulnerability.

  2. Understanding more clearly the effects of clinical depression.

  3. Identifying and leveraging all the resources needed to cultivate health and resiliency.

Navigating Difficult Conversations Well

Challenging conversations are a common part of our lives. Learn how to turn them from destuctive to constructive.

  1. Removing labels we place on ourselves that keep us from growing.

  2. Leveraging upfront agreements to create more productive conversations.

  3. Using the most effective tool that will produce better outcomes.

Overcoming a Fear of Failure

Transforming how we look at failure. Seeing it as an opportunity to grow instead of the proof of our inadequacy.

  1. Recognizing when fear helps and when it hurts.

  2. Changing our view of failures & reclaiming them as opportunities to develop.

  3. Taking appropriate risks to maximize our growth and potential.

Your Words and Thoughts Shape You

Explore the research and hear stories showing how negative, unhelpful thought patterns impact our lives & teams.

  1. Discovering what cognitive distortions are.

  2. Understanding the impact they have on our lives.

  3. Counteracting them with proven strategies.

Other Topics Include:

  1. The practices of an effective mentor.

  2. Creating sustained behavior change.

“Wil is one of the best facilitators, in my opinion, because of how he connects. He asks questions that challenge and promote critical thinking. The workshops always include a teaching portion, an interactive portion, and a Q&A portion. When he leads a workshop I KNOW for a fact that folks are getting quality information in a fun teaching style. My job for the past 3 years has been to get workshop leaders to come in. We probably had 100 different workshops led by different people at that time. Wil is by far the best and most reliable person we invited.”

Alec Ross - Leader with Emerald Youth Foundation