Workshops That Build Real Connection
Trust, Communication & Team Alignment
Most workshops talk at people.
These workshops are built with them
The Hidden Cost of Disconnected Teams
Disengaged employees cost organizations 18-33% of their annual salary in lost productivity. When communication breaks down, you're not just dealing with awkward meetings, you're watching turnover climb, deadlines slip, and collaboration collapse. Unclear expectations and poor communication are the top drivers of disengagement, affecting everything from customer satisfaction to your bottom line.
Rachel's workshops don't just improve how teams talk—they reduce the friction that's quietly draining your budget.
Practical. Human. Immediately usable.
Today’s teams don’t need more theory.
They need shared language, trust under pressure, and tools that actually work when things get tense.
Rachel DeAlto’s workshops help teams:
Communicate clearly when stakes are high
Build trust across roles, personalities, and cultures
Navigate tension without damaging relationships
Align how they work together when it’s busy, stressful, or unclear
These are highly interactive, research-backed experiences designed to meet teams exactly where they are.
What Makes These Workshops Different
Most workshops talk at people.
These workshops are built with them.
Rachel combines:
15+ years as a communication expert and leadership consultant
Deep experience facilitating complex team dynamics
Research-backed frameworks translated into human language
Real-world scenarios teams actually recognize
Participants don’t just learn concepts.
They practice the conversations they’ve been avoiding—safely, productively, and with clarity.
Designed for Your Team, Not a Template
Before stepping into the room, Rachel does the work most workshops skip.
Every workshop is built on:
Pre-event surveys to surface real friction points, communication gaps, and team needs
Confidential pre-interviews with key stakeholders and participants
Review of internal language, values, and goals to ensure relevance
Customization of activities and scenarios based on what’s actually happening inside the team
This allows the workshop to feel uncannily relevant. Not generic, not theoretical, and never disconnected from day-to-day reality.
Participants often say:
“It felt like she already knew what we were dealing with.”
Because she did.
Core Workshop Focus Areas
Authentic Connection
Build trust by understanding the human behind the role. Teams learn how personal context, pressure, and expectations shape how people show up at work.
Trust Under Pressure
Explore what builds trust, what erodes it, and how to repair it quickly. Teams create shared agreements for how they work together when things get hard.
Communication That Lands
Learn how to adapt communication based on who you’re talking to, how they process information, and why they respond the way they do.
Active Listening That Changes Outcomes
Develop listening skills that reduce defensiveness, increase clarity, and create real collaboration—not just polite conversation.
Emotional Intelligence in Real Time
Understand how stress and exclusion impact behavior, performance, and cooperation—and how to self-regulate before tension escalates.
Navigating Conflict Productively
Use practical frameworks to move through disagreement without blame, shutdown, or power struggles.
Workshop Formats
Workshops are fully customizable and can be delivered as:
Half-day or full-day workshops
Multi-day team experiences
Leadership offsites
Sales meetings and team summits
Retreats and strategic planning sessions
Each experience is tailored to the organization’s goals, culture, and real-world challenges.
This isn't the right fit if:
You're looking for a motivational speaker to "pump up the room"
You want a one-size-fits-all session pulled off the shelf
Your team isn't ready to do real work together
Especially effective for:
Sales teams and revenue-facing teams
Cross-functional or matrixed organizations
Teams experiencing growth, change, or restructuring
Remote or hybrid teams
Leadership teams seeking stronger alignment
Organizations investing in culture, trust, and communication
What Teams Walk Away With:
Shared language for navigating disagreement without damage
Clear agreements on how the team operates under pressure
Practiced skills—not just concepts—for the hard conversations
Measurable shifts in how people describe team trust and psychological safety
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About Rachel
Rachel DeAlto, CSP, JD is a communication and connection expert, keynote speaker, and author of Relatable and The Relatable Leader. Rachel brings an unusual combination to her work: a Masters in Psychology, a law degree, and years as a startup founder. That means she understands the science behind how people connect and conflict, but she's also been the one sitting across the table in high-stakes conversations, building a team from scratch, and navigating the tension that comes with it.
What sets her apart in a workshop setting is her ability to read group dynamics in real time, hold space for discomfort, and help teams practice what most facilitators just talk about.She's worked with organizations like JPMorgan, American Express, CVS Health, and Match Group, helping teams build trust, navigate conflict, and communicate under pressure.
Her approach is research-backed but deeply human. Participants don't just learn frameworks, they practice the real conversations they've been putting off, with someone who knows how to hold the room while they do it.
How Rachel Relates
“Intelligent, witty, engaging, passionate, and relatable…just a few of the ways our staff described Rachel following her keynote during our annual ALL IN meeting. From the start of her keynote, Rachel brought our team together. Rachel helped everyone learn how building relationships can be their superpower with each other, clients, family, and friends. Don’t wait - hire Rachel today!”
“Rachel DeAlto should be your next speaker! I’ve been creating conferences and events for over 25 years. I’ve had the privilege of working with some very big name talent over the years. I’ve also worked with new speakers and let’s be honest, even some not so great speakers. Rachel DeAlto is a speaker I would encourage all my fellow meeting planners to book! She may not be a household name yet, but she’s on her way. She is smart, funny, and passionate. She is easy to work with and will make sure to take the time to learn about your group and their needs! Which as most planners know is not easy to find. Her career is focused on communication and connection! These are topics that every group needs. I guarantee she will engage and connect with your audience.”
“Everything you could hope for and more with a presenter. She tailored her presentation to our needs and audience. She gave such access ahead of time with the planning that we felt comfortable with her style and knew that she would work incredibly well and connect with our members. She was so positive and engaging that each time we ended a meeting we all knew that her portion of our meeting was one we never needed to worry about. If we could feel that way about her then we knew our audience would as well!”
“Rachel DeAlto provided an energetic and captivating keynote at our leadership conference on how to be more relatable that resonated with attendees. She helped people discover how to better connect, listen, and be more empathetic. It is a subject relevant for all business leaders and she received rave reviews.
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“Thank you for being awesome! We had amazing feedback from the Consultants – they really connected with your statement and message, saying you were very real, personable, warm, approachable, relatable, funny, and “just like us.” Thank you for everything, we’re looking forward to working with you again.”
“Some of the best feedback we’ve received from our attendees were on the two sessions Rachel DeAlto presented. Our attendees describe her as engaging, relevant, funny, and informative. Rachel provided techniques that could immediately implemented in the workplace. Rachel’s sessions should be required at every conference, and we can’t wait to work with her again in future!”
“Rachel’s TEDxHartford talk was so captivating to the audience. She was relatable, inspiring, and motivational. So many people came up to me after the event to thank me for having her as a speaker. She was so authentic in her talk and easy to work with leading up to the talk. I highly recommend having her speak at any event.”
“As a finance company, we try to focus on one aspect of our business to improve each quarter. The topic of this meeting was communication. Rachel came highly recommended, and she did not disappoint. She tailored her presentation to address the topics she and I had discussed weeks earlier. She was entertaining, relatable to all in attendance, and thought-provoking. We have had speakers in the past that have ranged from business leaders to Navy Seals to professional athletes - Rachel’s presentation received the best reviews from our team to date. I’m thankful to have met Rachel and would highly recommend her to any company.
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“Rachel DeAlto’s keynote at our annual convention was simply fantastic. Her energy and positivity were amazing, and she really connected in a personal way with our audience. Rachel was well-prepared, provided great content and was fun to watch.
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