What We Do
- The Center for Interpersonal Communication is a place for leaders who really want to improve their communication skills. We know how hard it is to adopt new practices, so CIPC was founded to help leaders apply new knowledge so that it becomes the new way of doing business and engaging with others quickly.
- At CIPC, we use effective practices founded in principles of learning to help you move from knowledge to application. With the LARS model, you don’t just learn a new skill, you take it further. Each course is designed with real world application in mind. And to help the learning really stick, written or recorded reflections are included. The course wraps up with each learner sharing their knowledge and application in our CIPC virtual community.
Professional Development: eLearning
- Communication skills are a top concern of SBO’s and Business Leaders. Strong communication skills are needed for effective leadership. Learning through traditional professional development is one way to develop new skills, however, is often not enough. That’s why I developed the LARS model of professional development - LARS: Learn, Apply, Reflect, and Share. With LARS, participants learn about a new skill and apply the new knowledge immediately to their own circumstances bolstering day-to-day leadership with actual new skills.
Keynote and Leadership Speaker:
Live Virtual and Onsite
Melanie Upright is our CEO and Founder. With more than 25 years as a leader in education and training, Melanie brings her expertise in communication to leaders who believe in continuous improvement. She speaks on topics including soft skills for the future, time management solutions and interpersonal communication. As an author, she is an invited speaker on podcasts discussing her recently released book, More Time to Lead; A Principal’s Guide to Empowered Teachers, Successful Students and Satisfied Parents. Melanie earned her Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Towson University in Towson, Maryland and is working on her doctorate at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Coming Soon:
Coaching
- Leaders benefit from individual and small group coaching. We know this and so be on the lookout for opportunities to receive coaching from Melanie and her team.
Our clients
Interested in our services? We’re here to help!
We want to know your needs exactly so that we can provide the perfect solution. Let us know what you want and we’ll do our best to help.
Reach Melanie at:
contact@effectivecommunicationpd.com