Douglas McCarthy

Calm Communications

Specialities

Calm Communications – Communicating Effectively In Difficult Times: Specializing In Conflicts Between And Within Organizations. Assists Boards That Are In Conflict And Struggling With The Deliberative Process. Award Winning Speaker, Seminar Leader, And Parliamentary Chair.

About Douglas McCarthy

Douglas McCarthy is a qualified Mediator and seminar leader; as well as an award winning professional speaker who has competed twice at the World Championship of Public Speaking. Combining these two specialties means that Doug offers a very unique and value added service, which he does as founder of Calm Communications – Communicating Effectively In Difficult Times

Doug is also an experienced Parliamentary chair and is able to help groups through the deliberative process, particularly in situations where the decisions are difficult or there are strong, emotional points of view. A member of the American Institute of Parliamentarians, he is well versed in the rules of order.

Seminar topics related to conflict management include: Communicating Change; Managing Difficult Conversations; Meetings: from Storming to Performing; De-fanging the Hostile Audience; Why I Hate Meetings; and “I Heard What You Said; Did You Hear What I Said?”