You’re Invited: CMC Skills Workshop — Asking Powerful Questions in Mediation
🗓 Saturday, July 12, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET
📍 Zoom
Free for CMC Volunteers | $40 for Non-Volunteers
(Includes interactive workbook + 2.5 hours of General/Family CME credit)
In this interactive online workshop, we’ll explore how mediators can use questions not just to gather information, but to build trust, shift perspective, and support self-reflection. We’ll examine how the right question at the right time can help people untangle conflict narratives, identify what really matters, and move toward collaborative problem-solving.
Designed for mediators of all experience levels, this session blends short lectures with skill demonstrations, practical frameworks, and real-world scenarios. Together, we’ll look at question strategies for common mediation challenges — like when someone feels stuck, overwhelmed, positional, or full of assumptions — and how to gently invite people into more constructive and empathetic dialogue.
Participants will receive a printable workbook full of examples and exercises they can use in the workshop and beyond. You’ll also get a chance to learn from a few common “oops” moments — and how to take a more skillful second try.
Whether you’re new to mediation or a seasoned volunteer looking to sharpen your toolbox, this is a great opportunity to deepen one of our most powerful tools: curiosity.
🔍 Workshop Highlights:
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Learn strategies to build trust, shift perspective, and promote empathy
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Practice using questions to explore conflict narratives and uncover core interests
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Watch short demos of common challenges
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Explore realistic scenarios with fellow mediators
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Take home a workbook for reflection and skill-building
📝 RSVP to reserve your spot by emailing jen.comiskey@2mediate.org. Volunteers attend free; all others are welcome to register for $40. We’ll follow up with the Zoom link and workbook closer to the event.