Dr. Steve Albrecht: “Better Communications with Our Patrons and Employees: What is “I-Speak Your Language”?

A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and Dr. Steve Albrecht (board certified by the Society for Human Resource Management).

In this webinar, Dr. Steve Albrecht describes the Drake Bean Morin model known as the “I-Speak Your Language” self-assessment tool. It’s based on the writing and research of the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung. He said while all of us use many styles of communication that are based on our personality traits, we often have a “style preference” of how we like to communicate with others and have them communicate with us. Jung referred to these main four styles as the Senser, the Thinker, the Feeler, and the Intuitor. Knowing your own style can help you quickly identify your preferences and be able to accurately guess the styles of both the patrons we serve and our co-workers and bosses, to make it easier to communicate with all of them. Come and learn which is your dominant style and how these styles can shift between normal situations or stressful ones. Socrates said, “Know thyself.” This webinar is a good place for all of us to start.

About the Speaker

DR. STEVE ALBRECHT. Since 2000, Dr. Steve Albrecht has trained thousands of library employees in 28+ states, live and online, in service, safety, security, and supervision. His programs are fast, entertaining, and provide tools that can be put to use immediately in the library workspace with all types of patrons. In 2015, the ALA published his book, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities. He is currently writing the sequel, The Safe Library: Keeping Users, Staff, and Collections Secure, for Rowman & Littlefield.  Steve holds a doctoral degree in Business Administration (D.B.A.), an M.A. in Security Management, a B.A. in English, and a B.S. in Psychology. He is board-certified in HR, security management, employee coaching, and threat assessment.  He has written 24 books on business, security, and leadership topics. He lives with six dogs, two cats, and three chickens. (Not all in the same room, of course.)