Thursday, September 17, 2026 · 6:00–7:30 p.m. · Kansas City, MO
Bring Someone With You. Build Better Connections Together.
The strongest networking rooms are built through trusted relationships. Invite a colleague, friend, client, referral partner, or fellow business owner to attend The Science of Better Networking in Kansas City, and receive a free Communicate to Advance Workbook of your choice when they register and attend.
PURPOSE
The Right Room Changes the Conversation.
Your invitation helps bring together people who are not just looking to meet more people, but to build better professional relationships.
This is not a typical networking event where people are left to make small talk on their own. This workshop is intentionally designed to create a strategically collaborative environment where ideas can flourish and positive change can take shape.
When you invite someone who values meaningful connection, you help shape the quality of the room. Every thoughtful referral adds to a space where professionals can communicate more clearly, exchange ideas more intentionally, and discover opportunities for collaboration, referrals, partnerships, and community impact.
Refer a Friend. Choose a Free Workbook.
REFERRAL PROGRAM
When someone you refer registers for the workshop and attends the event, you’ll receive your choice of one Communicate to Advance Workbook from the pillar of your choice, valued up to $30.
Choose the workbook that best supports your professional communication goals, whether you want to strengthen your clarity, confidence, connection, leadership presence, or ability to communicate your value.
Choose from these Expert-Crafted Rewards:
Pillar 3 of The Resonant Communication Method™ isn't a workbook — it's a desk reference you'll come back to before meetings, interviews, and difficult conversations. Most "cultural competence" material is either vague ("be respectful!") or heavy-handed ("here's a stereotype about X group"). This guide splits the difference: it gives you observable communication tendencies, common friction points, and specific adaptation tactics, while being explicit that people are individuals and none of this is a set of rules.
You'll get structured tables across six dimensions: U.S. regions, religious backgrounds, language backgrounds (bilingual speakers of Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese), racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender, and environment (rural, urban, suburban). Each row walks you through outlooks impacting communication, common difficulties, and how to adapt.
Use it before a sales call with a bilingual prospect. Use it before you present to a Midwest leadership team. Use it when you realize you've been speaking to a non-binary colleague in a way that doesn't fit. This is the piece most communication training quietly skips.
What's Inside:
Social & Cultural Factors Overview
Regions in America (Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, West)
Religious Differences in America (Christian, Unaffiliated/Agnostic, Jewish, Muslim)
Language Background Differences (Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese bilinguals)
Racial Background Differences (White/Caucasian, Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Multiracial, Indigenous/First Nations, Pacific Islander)
Gender Differences (Male, Female, Non-Binary, Transgender)
Environment Differences (Rural, Urban, Suburban)
Who It's For: Client-facing professionals, managers leading diverse teams, consultants and salespeople who travel across regions, recruiters, HR partners, and anyone who regularly presents to or negotiates with people whose background differs from their own.
Note: This is a reference guide, not a workbook — no fill-in exercises. It's priced accordingly.
Price: $17.99 · Digital PDF · Printable File: 16 pages
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Explore the Social and Cultural Factors Guide, a digital communication coaching resource for improving workplace communication, audience awareness, and inclusive professional interactions.
You had a good idea. You said it. People looked confused. Pillar 4 of The Resonant Communication Method™ fixes that gap.
Content is The Resonant Communication Method™ pillar of what you say and how you organize it. This workbook gives you the decision frameworks that sharp communicators use without thinking: frameworks for choosing appropriate topics, for avoiding inappropriate ones, for structuring a response under pressure, and tiered vocabulary so you can match your language to the person in front of you without dumbing down or showing off. You'll also practice adding interest with story, analogy, and data and build your first set of working notes.
This workbook pairs especially well with Delivery (Pillar 5) — content is what you say, delivery is how. Together they turn "she's smart but hard to follow" into "I always know what she means."
What's Inside:
Content Overview
Choosing Appropriate Topics
Avoiding Inappropriate Topics
Choosing What's Important — Part 1: Everyday Conversations
Choosing What's Important — Part 2: Professional Conversations
Choosing an Order
Response Framework 1
Response Framework 2
Choosing Vocabulary (tiered by audience)
Adding Interest (stories, analogies, data)
Using Notes (outlining and prep cards)
Who It's For: Anyone preparing for interviews, professionals leading meetings or giving updates, people who rehearse for days and still feel “rambly,” and anyone who wants an organized toolkit for structuring a response in real time.
Price: $27.99 · Digital PDF · Printable File: 23 pages
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Improve how your ideas land with the Content Workbook, a digital communication coaching resource designed to strengthen thought organization, message clarity, word choice, and professional communication skills.
Most advice about "being a better communicator" is advice about speaking. This workbook is the opposite. Active Listening is Pillar 2 of The Resonant Communication Method™ and it's built around one idea: before you decide what to say, figure out what's actually being said and what isn't.
You'll learn the four DISC communication styles and practice adapting a single message across all four. You'll build your own objective cue list for spotting when an audience is engaged vs. disengaged (so you're no longer guessing from anxiety). And you'll learn the conversational types framework for choosing the right kind of response, because offering solutions when someone needs validation is how trust quietly erodes.
Shorter than our other workbooks by design — this one is laser-focused on the skills that move the needle fastest.
What's Inside:
Active Listening Overview
Identifying Communication Styles (DISC — Dominant, Inspiring, Supportive, Cautious)
DISC Scenarios (write your response to each style)
Reading Your Audience — Engaged & Disengaged Cues
Types of Conversations
Planning a Response (practice scenarios)
Who It's For: Managers who get feedback that they "don't listen," anyone preparing for 1:1s, sales and client-facing professionals who need to read the room faster, and communicators who tend to jump to solutions before hearing the full problem.
Price: $22.99 · Digital PDF · Printable File: 19 pages
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Improve workplace conversations with the Active Listening Workbook, a digital communication coaching resource for better listening, clarity, presence, and professional connection.
"She knows her stuff, but something about the way she says it…" Delivery is the pillar people feel before they can name it. It's tone, pitch, pace, volume, inflection, and body language — and it's where most of your audience's impression actually forms, regardless of what you said.
Pillar 5 of The Resonant Communication Method™ is the deepest, most technical workbook in the series. You'll practice pitch variation across different emotions, measure your words-per-minute against the professional benchmark (130–170 WPM), build a volume-projection plan for rooms of different sizes, and work through inflection drills that make the same sentence sound curious, confident, or dismissive. The body-language section teaches you to both observe others' nonverbal cues and map your own so that your gestures, posture, and eye contact reinforce instead of contradict your message.
Developed by licensed Speech-Language Pathologists — the professionals who actually train voice and communication clinically. If you've ever been told you sound monotone, too quiet, too fast, or "off," this is the book.
What's Inside:
Delivery Overview
Tone of Voice: Components (pitch, pitch variation, inflection, rate, volume)
Pitch & Pitch Variation Practice (emotion quadrants, mapping exercises)
Rate of Speech (WPM self-assessment, pacing drills)
Projecting Volume (room-size calibration)
Inflection (question vs. statement, certainty vs. curiosity)
Body Language (foundational principles)
Observing Body Language (exercises to read others)
Mapping Body Language (exercises to map your own)
Who It's For: Professionals who've been told they sound monotone or nervous, presenters and speakers, anyone recording video or podcast content, people stepping into bigger rooms or bigger audiences, and anyone whose voice tenses up under stress.
Price: $27.99 · Digital PDF · Printable File: 37 pages
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Strengthen how you communicate with the Delivery Workbook, a digital communication coaching resource designed to help professionals improve tone of voice, pacing, volume, clarity, inflection, and professional presence in workplace interactions.
THE DETAILS
Thursday,
September 17th
Light refreshments provided
6:00-7:30PM CST
Doors open at 5:30PM
3 STEPS
How the Referral Program Works
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Invite Someone
Think of a professional, business owner, entrepreneur, colleague, client, or referral partner who would benefit from learning how to network with more confidence, clarity, and strategy.
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They Register for the Workshop
Your referral registers for The Science of Better Networking and enters your name during registration, or you submit their name through the referral form.
03
You Receive Your Workbook
After your referred guest attends the event, you’ll receive instructions to choose your free Communicate to Advance Workbook from the pillar of your choice.
COPY & PASTE
Make the Invite Easy
Use one of the messages below to invite a friend, colleague, client, or referral partner.
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Hi [Name],
I thought of you because I’m attending / sharing a Kansas City workshop called The Science of Better Networking on September 17th.
It’s a 90-minute in-person workshop for professionals, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and service providers who want to build stronger connections using communication science. The first half is a presentation on how to network more effectively, and the second half is guided networking so attendees can practice in the room.
I thought this might be valuable for you. Here’s the registration code: [insert your code here].
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Hi [Name],
I saw this workshop and immediately thought of you. It’s called The Science of Better Networking, and it’s happening in Kansas City on September 17th.
It’s not a typical networking mixer. The event teaches practical communication strategies first, then includes guided networking so people can actually apply what they learn and make meaningful connections.
I think you’d really enjoy it. Here’s the registration code: [insert your code here].
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Hi [Name],
I wanted to share this Kansas City workshop with you because I know how important relationships and referrals are for your business.
The Science of Better Networking is a 90-minute in-person workshop on September 17th that teaches professionals how to network using speech-language science. It focuses on communicating your value clearly, asking better questions, and building more strategic professional connections.
The second half is guided networking, so it’s structured and practical rather than awkward or random.
Here’s the registration registration code: [insert your code here].
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Thought you might like this: The Science of Better Networking is a 90-minute Kansas City workshop on Sept. 17th for professionals and business owners who want to make stronger connections. It includes a presentation plus guided networking. Here’s the registration code: [insert your code here].
INVITATION
Who Would Be a Great Fit?
This workshop is designed for professionals who want to build stronger relationships, communicate their value more clearly, and make networking feel more intentional and useful.
Consider inviting someone who is:
A mid-career professional looking to expand their network
A small business owner who relies on relationships and referrals
A consultant, coach, or service provider
An entrepreneur or founder building visibility
A nonprofit or community leader
A professional who dislikes traditional networking but wants better connections
Someone who wants to speak about their work with more confidence and clarity
Someone who would benefit from a more structured, guided networking experience
The best referral is someone who will contribute to the room, listen well, share thoughtfully, and engage in meaningful professional conversation.
BEFORE REFERRING
Frequently Asked Questions
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You can refer a friend, colleague, client, business owner, entrepreneur, referral partner, or professional peer who would benefit from improving their networking and professional communication skills.
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Yes. The referral reward is available after your referred guest registers and attends the workshop.
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You’ll receive your choice of one Communicate to Advance Workbook from the pillar of your choice, valued up to $30. Workbook options will be shared after your referral qualifies.
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Yes, you may refer more than one person. Referral rewards are based on qualifying referrals who register and attend, unless otherwise stated.
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Your referral should enter your name during registration, or you can submit their information through the referral form on this page.
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Yes. You can refer someone who would be a strong fit for the workshop even if you are not personally attending.
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No. This is a structured workshop and guided networking experience. Attendees will first learn communication strategies, then practice them through supported conversation rounds.
TERMS
Referral Program Details
Referral rewards are available for qualifying referrals who complete registration and attend The Science of Better Networking workshop. The referred attendee must list the referrer’s name during registration, or the referral must be submitted through the referral form before the event.
Each qualifying referral makes the referrer eligible to receive one Communicate to Advance Workbook of their choice, valued up to $30, unless otherwise stated. Workbook selection is subject to availability. Referral rewards have no cash value and may not be exchanged for a ticket refund or cash equivalent.
Speak Like a Professional reserves the right to verify qualifying referrals and update referral program terms if needed.
SEATING IS LIMITED — THIS EVENT IS INTENTIONALLY SMALL
Help Build a Room Worth Being In.
Your referral can help create a more strategic, collaborative, and meaningful networking experience for everyone attending.
Invite someone who is ready to communicate more clearly, connect more intentionally, and build professional relationships that lead to real opportunity.
Thursday, September 17, 2026 · 6:00–7:30 p.m. · Kansas City, MO