Introduction

Hi, I'm Laurie Browning. I'm a 2nd time student at Metro, back after a 20 year absence! During that time I raised, supported and home schooled my daughter who is now 21 years old: my best friend and greatest "achievement" by far! I live with her in Thornton, Colorado. We share our home with five cats, two dogs, a gecko, two snakes and three tarantulas. Most of our pets (the cats, gecko and tarantulas) were rescued or given second chances after their former owners had to give them up.

Now that I'm back in school and ready to focus on earning a degree, my major is Communication with a focus on Organizational Communication. I'd like to teach and train corporate and non-profit employees about learning styles, multicultural communication, conflict management, and team and group communication. Before this class I'd learned a lot of theory and I'd even written a four-hour multicultural communication training program. Now I have the technological tools to engage my modern audience and hold their attention throughout a long workshop. This class has given me the ability to provide corporate fun with a modern focus!