Above all, his diversity workshops are designed to stress dialogue over debate and open up discussion on a topic often viewed as "uncomfortable."

The Hidden Power of Group Diversity: How Differences Enhance Community - What is diversity and why is it important? Multicultural education is the key to success in the future. This interactive program: promotes greater awareness of diversity and its importance on college campuses and the workforce; reviews key changes in our society; introduces the idea of "principle identities;" examines the significance of seeking out the widest variety of perspectives to find innovative and creative solutions; and emphasizes the value of alliance building. Find ways to help separate cultures merge into a common culture, while maintaining their own identities. Participants will work to develop an "action plan" for their campus or workplace. This session can be presented as a keynote or half-day workshop.

Liberty and Justice for All?  
Power & Privilege in the U.S. – It’s really not liberty and justice for all in the U.S. as there are bias, prejudice and equality issues.  Dominant cultural groups in America have more power than others and "unearned privilege." How do these privileges impact other groups? How can these privileges lead to oppression? How can we change our social system? Participants will examine: the Oppression Pyramid; Target and Agent groups; and the ISMs (i.e. racism, sexism, heterosexism, etc.).  At the end of this session, members develop a "personal action plan." The concepts presented in this session are rather advanced and recommended as a follow up to "The Hidden Power of Group Diversity."

Conflict Resolution: Strategies for Success – Conflict is inevitable. Conflict is usually viewed in negative terms, but it need not be that way. The Chinese symbol for "crisis" is made up of two characters: one stands for "danger" and the other for "opportunity." We look at the Conflict Cycle and positive ways to resolve a confrontation.  This creative and interactive session is an effective, non-threatening way to approach the topic and improve conditions on your campus or workplace. This session can be presented with or without a diversity-related theme.

Stepping Out From Your Comfort Zone: Responding to Culturally Inappropriate Comments – Every day, we are exposed to comments that, intentionally or not, are hurtful to people. Often, we tend to "look the other way" and ignore what’s said. Like most problems though, this one will not go away when ignored. In fact, ignoring it might suggest that you agree with the comment and could make the situation worse. What are the steps you can take to share your concerns with someone in a safe, non-threatening way? What can you do if YOU are the person who has made the offensive comment? The best way to be an ally is to interrupt prejudice. This session offers practical solutions for awkward situations. 

Everyone's Invited! Programming for a Healthy Multicultural Campus  – Author Michael Nejman will provide a foundation of knowledge for multicultural programming on college campuses. This experiential session focuses on building community on your campus and how to deal with real-life programming issues. Emphasis is on effective, campus-wide programming that educates others about: various religious and ethnic groups; students with disabilities; gay, lesbian and bi-sexual issues and concerns; and women’s issues.

"Cultural Collisions" and Cross-Cultural Communication – With over 3,000 different languages spoken throughout the world and confusing non-verbal gestures, it’s easy to see why your message might not be received the way it was intended. In this session, we review the strategies for success for better communication with people who are not familiar with English and we apply what we learn in a "cultural collision" exercise. Do many of your clients use English as a second language?  This interactive session is perfect for finding solutions to communication problems in both the workplace and on campuses.