TRAITS Communication Styles Facilitator Certification — August/September 2026
facilitator certification

Become certified to facilitate workshops that actually create behaviour change

A licensed, assessment-driven communication system designed for consultants, coaches, HR leaders, and facilitators who want to improve team effectiveness, strengthen leadership communication, and deliver workshops with measurable impact.

Next Cohort
August / September 2026
Format
Live Online
Cohort
Limited to 20
Investment
$2,450
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Watch the certification overview · 2 min
the gap

Most communication training creates awareness.Very little creates change.

Many workshops are generic, personality-based, and difficult to differentiate — short-term awareness without sustained behaviour change.

Generic Workshops

The familiar pattern

  • Personality labels
  • One-time awareness
  • Theory-heavy content
  • Generic activities
  • Difficult to scale
TRAITS System

A licensed facilitation system

  • Behavioural communication model
  • Sustainable behaviour change
  • Assessment-driven
  • Individualized reports
  • Licensed facilitation system

TRAITS provides facilitators with a structured behavioural framework that helps people understand how they communicate, what happens under pressure, and how to adapt their communication style effectively.

the framework

A behavioural
communication framework
built for the real workplace

Grounded in two measurable dimensions: Assertiveness and Sociability. Together they identify four primary communication styles.

DRIVER EXPRESSIVE SUPPORTIVE ANALYTICAL

Rather than labeling personalities, the framework focuses on observable communication behaviour — collaboration, trust, feedback, and communication under pressure.

High Assertiveness Low Assertiveness Low Sociability High Sociability
DIRECT · RESULTS
DRIVER
Energetic · Vision
EXPRESSIVE
Precise · Logic
ANALYTICAL
Warm · Relational
SUPPORTIVE
the methodology

FROM MEASUREMENT TO LASTING BEHAVIOUR CHANGE

01
Assessment
Behavioural measurement
02
Report
Personalized insights
03
Workshop
Facilitated experience
04
Behaviour Change
Sustained outcomes
who it's for

Designed for professionals who facilitate growth, communication & team performance

Consultants & Coaches

Scale your practice with a licensed system

Add a scalable communication workshop to your practice without building new IP from scratch.

  • Expand your portfolio
  • Create recurring revenue
  • Deliver licensed workshops
  • Differentiate your consulting practice
  • Integrate assessment-based coaching
HR & Internal Leaders

Build internal capability, not dependency

Build internal communication capability instead of relying on one-time external workshops.

  • Facilitate workshops internally
  • Create a shared communication language
  • Improve collaboration
  • Reduce external facilitator dependency
  • Build sustainable communication infrastructure
the toolkit

Your complete,
ready-to-deliver facilitation system

Everything you need to deploy professional communication workshops with confidence — from day one.

01 / FACILITATOR

Facilitator Resources

  • Step-by-step facilitator guide
  • Workshop facilitation system
  • Communication Styles Manual
  • Breakout activities
  • Training deck
02 / PARTICIPANT

Participant Resources

  • Participant workbook
  • Reflection guides
  • Name tents
  • Communication Style Reports
03 / BUSINESS

Business Development Kit

  • 10 complimentary assessments
  • Pricing guidance
  • Positioning support
  • Portal access
  • Facilitator pricing on reports
business opportunity

Many facilitators recover
their investment with a single workshop

Example full-day workshop · 12 participants

Participants
0
Per workshop
Workshop Revenue
$0
@ $900 per participant
Report Cost
$0
Facilitator pricing
Potential Margin
$0
Per workshop delivered

* Actual pricing and margins vary depending on your business model and workshop pricing. This is one example scenario.

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at a glance

Certification Details

Next Cohort
August / September 2026
Format
Live Online Certification
Investment
$2,450 · One-Time
Included
10 Complimentary Assessments
Cohort Size
Limited to 20 Participants
Credential
Certified TRAITS Facilitator
testimonials

What facilitators
and leaders are saying

I've been working with Traits for many years. It is a phenomenal tool for understanding people. Since taking the Communication Styles certification program, it has become part of every conversation I have with clients about the people they employ and the customers they serve. Absolutely worth your time.

JI
Jamie Irvine
Heavy Duty Consulting

The TRAITS Communicator training was practical, insightful, and immediately applicable in real workplace situations. It created strong self-awareness and helped learners understand how to adapt their communication and leadership approach to work more effectively with others.

VB
Vivianne Bridgeman, MBA, CEC
Founder & CEO, Stratagem Business Consulting Inc.
next cohort waitlist

Find out if the next cohort is the right fit

Schedule a conversation with the TRAITS team to discuss your goals, explore how the certification applies to your work, and get answers before joining the August/September cohort waitlist.

20
Participants per cohort
Aug / Sep
Next cohort window
Live Interaction
Facilitation Practice
Real-Time Feedback
1:1 Coaching
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questions

Frequently asked questions

No prior facilitation experience is required. The certification is designed to give you a complete facilitation system — including step-by-step guides, scripts, and live practice — so you can deliver workshops with confidence regardless of your starting point.
Not at all. The certification serves consultants, coaches, HR leaders, internal L&D professionals, and team leaders who want to build sustainable communication capability inside their organization or client work.
Yes. Internal facilitators routinely use TRAITS to deliver workshops to their own teams, build a shared communication language, and reduce reliance on external facilitators.
You receive the full facilitation toolkit: facilitator guide, workshop deck, participant workbooks, the Communication Styles Manual, breakout activities, 10 complimentary assessments, ongoing portal access, and your official credential as a Certified TRAITS Communication Styles Facilitator.
Ten complimentary assessment reports are included with your certification. Additional reports are available at preferred facilitator pricing through the portal.
Fully live. The two-day certification is delivered online with real-time discussion, facilitation practice, breakout rooms, and direct coaching feedback — not pre-recorded video.
The next cohort is planned for August/September 2026 and is intentionally limited to 20 participants. Schedule a fit call with our team to discuss your goals, ask questions, and determine whether the program is a good fit before joining the waitlist.
Upon certification, you receive a license to deliver TRAITS Communication Styles workshops to your clients or internal teams. The license includes ongoing portal access, facilitator pricing on reports, and updates to the facilitation toolkit.
next step

Schedule your call for the August/September cohort

Meet with the TRAITS team to explore whether the certification is a strong fit for you or your organization, get your questions answered, and discuss joining the next cohort waitlist.

  • August / September 2026 · Next live online cohort
  • Personal fit conversation · Discuss your goals and use case with our team
  • $2,450 · One-time investment, lifetime license

your next step

Build a communication capability
you can deliver for years

Explore whether the TRAITS certification is the right fit for you or your organization. Schedule a call to ask questions and discuss joining the August/September cohort waitlist.

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