Would you like your people to connect with colleagues, clients, members more effectively?

THAT’S THE POWER OF POSITIVE NETWORKING®

A master course in networking for everyone in your organization.

  • Could your sales team use some help finding NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES?

  • Would you like to INCREASE THE ENGAGEMENT your team has with colleagues, clients, members, whether working remotely or some other post-pandemic version of 'the office'?

  • When you send people to networking events, would you prefer that they actually NETWORK (instead of just hanging around with the people they already know)?

  • Could you help the introverts (likely making up 30% or more of your workforce) FEEL MORE CONFIDENT interacting with others?

  • Would you like to TEACH EVERYONE the skills of networking and connecting without the hassle of organizing an in-house workshop, but instead letting them learn at their own pace from their phone or desktop?

  • Wouldn’t it be WONDERFUL if ‘networking’ wasn’t that word that people in your organization dreaded?


  • WE CAN HELP.

This comprehensive online course, Power of Positive Networking®

was created by Gayle Hallgren and Judy Thomson, two of Canada’s top networking experts.

Gayle and Judy

Gayle and Judy are passionate about networking to change lives and careers. They wrote the field guide to networking “Work the Pond!” (with Darcy Rezac). Judy has worked in senior positions in Canada and Asia for a multinational accounting consulting firm and Gayle is an entrepreneur with eleven Davos World Economic Forums under her belt. The online course they have created is based on their most popular workshop, Power of Positive Networking® which they teach to corporate clients, governments and universities in Canada and the US.

What makes this online course so effective?

It's like having your employees participate in a full-day networking workshop delivered by two of Canada’s top networking experts, but on their own time and at a fraction of the cost.



This course was developed to give everyone consistent training in the ‘how tos’ of what is traditionally thought of as ‘networking’ but it goes beyond that to essential soft skills, including better interpersonal skills and heightened social perception. The Power of Positive Networking® teaches employees how to build more empathetic, more bonded relationships inside the organization and with their important external networks - clients, customers, and new connections.  



The world has changed and more people are working remotely, either some or all of the time. But they still need to feel connected to their team and engage with clients and customers. This course offers useful Hybrid Networking™ tips to address that challenge and combat the isolation factor that remote workers face. 


The course also addresses one of the biggest challenges—conversation. Participants discover how to overcome their dread of small talk, to converse with those more senior, and engage more effectively with clients and customers. Participants learn how to answer the question, “So what do you do?” without it sounding like a sales pitch. 


Special focus is given to increasing the confidence of introverts by providing them with techniques to network and connect with more ease.


Even experienced networkers will benefit from this course by learning how to refresh and recharge their network and use new apps and tools to connect virtually. They’ll assess their operational and strategic networks, identify the gaps and set a plan to strengthen them.


Power of Positive Networking® is based on over 20 years of experience that Judy Thomson and Gayle Hallgren have in training people in financial institutions, professional services firms, business associations, universities and corporate clients — from mid-size to multi-nationals— on networking, connecting and building better networks. 


Power of Positive Networking® gives your teams the comprehensive training this core competency deserves.

Shepa Learning’s philosophy of networking is called "the world’s best" definition.

Positive Networking® — discovering what you can do for someone else— takes all the pressure off networking.

“This what-can-I-do-for-you attitude is the key to building extensive, long-lasting connections. Herein lies eighty percent of the battle….

If you understand this, the rest is just mechanics.”


— Guy Kawasaki, Apple Fellow and 

Author of Reality Check, The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, Wise Guy

How could your organization use this training?

Here are a few ways Power of Positive Networking® could work for your company or organization:

  • ONBOARDING NEW EMPLOYEES

    All new employees, whether working in-office or remotely, learn the foundation skills of networking from the get-go.

  • MANAGERS & LEADERS

    A great way to re-energize existing connections and build strategic networks.

  • SALES TEAM OPPORTUNITIES

    Filling the pipeline with new 1, 2, and 3-degree connections.

  • SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING

    Add this great soft skills course to your learning and development team’s suite of professional development offerings.

  • ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

    Members need networking skills! Offer this course as a benefit, at a special member rate, or as a membership sales incentive when signing up new members.

What’s in the curriculum?

It’s self-paced, confidence-building with a workbook and action steps.

  • 1

    WELCOME FROM GAYLE & JUDY, COURSE INTRODUCTION AND WORKBOOK

    • Welcome from Gayle & Judy

    • Course Introduction - Here's what you are going to learn!

    • How To Navigate

    • Power of Positive Networking® Workbook
  • 2

    MODULE 1: VALUE OF YOUR NETWORK

    • INTRODUCTION TO MODULE 1: Value of your network

    • MODULE 1: VALUE OF YOUR NETWORK -- LESSON ONE: What is networking & do I have the time to do it?

    • MODULE 1: VALUE OF YOUR NETWORK -- LESSON TWO: 7 tangible ways a better network will help you

    • HYBRID NETWORKING™ MOMENT #1

    • QUIZ: VALUE OF YOUR NETWORK
  • 3

    MODULE 2: YOU ARE MORE CONNECTED THAN YOU THINK

    • MODULE 2: YOU ARE MORE CONNECTED THAN YOU THINK -- LESSON ONE: The surprising power of the network you already have

    • QUIZ: YOU ARE MORE CONNECTED THAN YOU THINK
  • 4

    MODULE 3: POSITIVE NETWORKING® MAKES CONNECTING EASIER

    • MODULE 3: POSITIVE NETWORKING® MAKES CONNECTING EASIER -- LESSON ONE: Learn the "world's best definition"

    • MODULE 3: POSITIVE NETWORKING® MAKES CONNECTING EASIER -- LESSON TWO: Simple ways you can become a Positive Networker

    • QUIZ: POSITIVE NETWORKING® MAKES CONNECTING EASIER

  • 5

    MODULE 4: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS

    • INTRODUCTION TO MODULE 4: Practical & tactical skills

    • MODULE 4: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSON ONE: The fundamental secret you need!

    • HYBRID NETWORKING™ MOMENT #2

    • MODULE 4: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSON TWO: N: Never leave home...why business cards still matter & other options

    • MODULE 4: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSON THREE: E: Engage - Make a great first impression

    • HYBRID NETWORKING MOMENT™ #3

    • QUIZ: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSONS ONE, TWO & THREE

    • MODULE 4: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSON FOUR: T: Travel in Pairs - Why tag teams work so well

    • QUIZ: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSON FOUR

    • MODULE 4: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSON FIVE: W: Work the pond - Circulating and working the room with confidence

    • MODULE 4: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSON SIX: W: Work the pond - Best networking tips when sitting at a table

    • QUIZ: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSONS FIVE & SIX

    • MODULE 4: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSON SEVEN: Small talk & conversation made easy

    • HYBRID NETWORKING™ MOMENT #4

    • QUIZ: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSON SEVEN

    • MODULE 4: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSON EIGHT: Best Message Advantage™ - Answering the question you always get asked

    • MODULE 4: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSON NINE: Best Message Advantage™ - Why it's not an elevator pitch & examples to inspire you

    • MODULE 4: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSON TEN: Best Message Advantage™ - Your 10-point checklist to answer the question, "So what do you do?"

    • QUIZ: PRACTICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS -- LESSONS EIGHT, NINE & TEN
  • 6

    MODULE 5: O: OPPORTUNITY IS EVERYWHERE

    • MODULE 5: O: OPPORTUNITY IS EVERYWHERE -- LESSON ONE: Assess & maximize your network

    • MODULE 5: O: OPPORTUNITY IS EVERYWHERE -- LESSON TWO: Refresh & recharge your network

    • MODULE 5: O: OPPORTUNITY IS EVERYWHERE -- LESSON THREE: Best ideas of places you can network

    • QUIZ: MODULE 5: O: OPPORTUNITY IS EVERYWHERE

    • 100 Places to Network!
  • 7

    MODULE 6: R: REPEAT -- THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOWING UP

    • MODULE 6: R: REPEAT -- THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOWING UP: LESSON ONE -- Repetition will get you great results

    • HYBRID NETWORKING™ MOMENT #5

    • QUIZ: MODULE 6: R: REPEAT -- THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOWING UP
  • 8

    MODULE 7: K: KEEP IT GOING -- THE FINE ART OF FOLLOW UP

    • MODULE 7: K: KEEP IT GOING --THE FINE ART OF FOLLOW UP: LESSON ONE -- What to do after you first meet someone

    • MODULE 7: K: KEEP IT GOING --THE FINE ART OF FOLLOW UP: LESSON TWO -- Easy ways to maintain your network

    • MODULE 7: K: KEEP IT GOING --THE FINE ART OF FOLLOW UP: LESSON THREE -- Easy follow up wins and it's a wrap!!!

    • HYBRID NETWORKING™ MOMENT #6

    • QUIZ: MODULE 7: K: KEEP IT GOING -- THE FINE ART OF FOLLOW UP

How Gayle and Judy will support you

We work closely with you to provide this master networking course to your employees or members. We’ll walk you through the course so you’ll know it’s the best possible solution. Shepa Learning offers additional ways to support this online course: follow-up webinars and on-going coaching if requested.  


We are pleased to offer a complimentary anonymous survey prior to a cohort group taking the course and a follow-up anonymous survey to provide outcomes of the course.  


We also offer free weekly networking tips to keep past participants’ skills top of mind, as well as helping them improve their networking competency.


We're just a phone call or an email away.   



What others are saying

“This workshop has transformed the way I conduct business.” 

—Director, Member Experience, First West Credit Union


“If any manager was considering a similar event for their sales team, I would recommend it as I know I personally look at and approach networking in a more positive way.” 

— Sales & Markets Manager, Small Business, RBC Royal Bank


“I really feel this will help me grow my business. Thank you.” 

— Senior Business Development Manager, RBC Financial

Great pricing for organizations.

This is the most cost-effective and time-effective way to give people the networking, connecting and conversation skills they need.

We offer special pricing for organizations, businesses and associations.  

Just click on one of the GET IN TOUCH buttons on this page, submit the short contact form and we’ll be in touch to discuss your needs. 

The easiest way for your staff to get the skills of networking.

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FAQ

  • Isn’t it counterintuitive to teach networking online?

    It may seem counterintuitive but, we know that if you give people the skills and teach them that networking is not a pushy, transactional activity, they can become awesome networkers and connectors. And once people are armed with our Positive Networking® attitude and a toolbox of interpersonal skills, they are more willing and confident to put into real-life practice what they have learned. We’ve seen it in action for 20 years!

  • How long does this course take?

    This online course is approximately five hours of learning. We've broken it up into bite-size pieces so it can be done at each participant’s own pace. You can set your own timetable for the course completion date. Short engaging videos, quizzes and workbook exercises with action steps keep participants moving forward.

  • Is there really five hours worth of content? It's just networking!

    The comment we've often heard from participants AFTER our workshops is they hadn't thought that networking training would be that thorough! They didn’t just learn to 'work the room', but also relationship-building soft skills they had never been taught before.

Let's SOLVE your organization’s networking CHALLENGES - together.

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