Communication Confidence — Practical Skills Workshop (Toowoomba pilot)
A sensory-friendly, trauma-informed 2-hour workshop teaching low-text, AAC-friendly strategies for everyday self-advocacy.
Communication Confidence is a short, sensory-friendly workshop to help you practise speaking, build confidence and learn simple ways to get your message across. You will get practical tools and a take-home toolkit. You do not have to come if it doesn’t feel right.
About the workshop:
Communication Confidence is a sensory-friendly, trauma-informed pilot workshop testing EduLinked’s AAC-led toolkit to help people with low verbal fluency or low literacy build practical communication and self-advocacy skills. The session includes hands-on practice stations and a printed take-home toolkit (AAC picture cards, easy-read guide and a support-worker flowchart).
Who this is for:
Adults and young adults who find communication hard or tiring (including neurodivergent people and NDIS participants). Support workers may attend to help people participate, but not to direct their involvement. The workshop uses Easy Read, AAC-informed and low-text approaches.
What you’ll get:
• Practical tools and skill practice (voice confidence, message practice, live captions demo).
• A printed Communication Confidence toolkit to take home (we are producing ~30–40 kits).
• Short, supported evaluation and resources to continue practising at home.
Accessibility & safety:
• Sensory-friendly, trauma-informed environment. You do not have to come if it doesn’t feel right. Quiet space available.
• Materials and the toolkit are available in Easy Read and AAC formats — please tell us access needs at registration.
Workshop structure
• 11:00 — Arrival, welcome, accessibility & safeguarding briefing
• 11:10 — Short introduction & safety check
• 11:15 — Station A: Listening & live-caption demo (practice prompts)
• 11:30 — Station B: Reflection & messaging (phone/text role-play)
• 11:45 — Station C: Speech demo & feedback (recording + practice)
• 12:20 — Break / quiet room available
• 12:35 — Exit & short post-workshop feedback (tablet or assisted)
• 13:00 — Close / toolkit handover
A sensory-friendly, trauma-informed 2-hour workshop teaching low-text, AAC-friendly strategies for everyday self-advocacy.
Communication Confidence is a short, sensory-friendly workshop to help you practise speaking, build confidence and learn simple ways to get your message across. You will get practical tools and a take-home toolkit. You do not have to come if it doesn’t feel right.
About the workshop:
Communication Confidence is a sensory-friendly, trauma-informed pilot workshop testing EduLinked’s AAC-led toolkit to help people with low verbal fluency or low literacy build practical communication and self-advocacy skills. The session includes hands-on practice stations and a printed take-home toolkit (AAC picture cards, easy-read guide and a support-worker flowchart).
Who this is for:
Adults and young adults who find communication hard or tiring (including neurodivergent people and NDIS participants). Support workers may attend to help people participate, but not to direct their involvement. The workshop uses Easy Read, AAC-informed and low-text approaches.
What you’ll get:
• Practical tools and skill practice (voice confidence, message practice, live captions demo).
• A printed Communication Confidence toolkit to take home (we are producing ~30–40 kits).
• Short, supported evaluation and resources to continue practising at home.
Accessibility & safety:
• Sensory-friendly, trauma-informed environment. You do not have to come if it doesn’t feel right. Quiet space available.
• Materials and the toolkit are available in Easy Read and AAC formats — please tell us access needs at registration.
Workshop structure
• 11:00 — Arrival, welcome, accessibility & safeguarding briefing
• 11:10 — Short introduction & safety check
• 11:15 — Station A: Listening & live-caption demo (practice prompts)
• 11:30 — Station B: Reflection & messaging (phone/text role-play)
• 11:45 — Station C: Speech demo & feedback (recording + practice)
• 12:20 — Break / quiet room available
• 12:35 — Exit & short post-workshop feedback (tablet or assisted)
• 13:00 — Close / toolkit handover
Good to know
Highlights
- 2 hours
- In person
Refund Policy
Location
155 Herries St
155 Herries Street
Toowoomba City, QLD 4350
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