RiverHouse Press Blog
by Ron Kraybill
If you have been training with Style Matters or would like to do so, download our 2019 trainers guides now:
Comprehensive Guide. Our comprehensive Trainers Guide to Successful Conflict Styles Workshops is now in its 4th edition. The 2019 update is the same as previous editions, now newly editing for clarity and ease of use. This 40 page guide provides detailed guidance for training with Style Matters and many options for presenting information and leading discussion. Download the Trainers Guide in PDF free here.
Guide to Online Version. We’ve also just released a 10 page companion piece, Trainers Guide to Style Matters Online. Whereas the above guide provides detailed guidance on all aspects of conflict styles training, this short guide focuses narrowly on work with the online version. If refers often to the full guide, so you should have both. Download the online training guide here.
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