Find your voice, at every stage.
From children's summer conversation camps and young adult confidence to courageous conversations, women's leadership, romantic partnerships and family relationships.
Explore individual programs ↗Transforming human connection.
tell me.
The Institute of Spoken Communication
The Art of Being Heard.
Speak to be heard. Listen to understand.
Connect to flourish.
The art of being heard
We want you to flourish.
At tell me., The Institute of Spoken Communication, we want you to flourish by finding your own voice, listening to others with emotional intelligence, and transforming conflict with confidence and mutual respect.
We offer group training and individual coaching in communication skills that open doors to connection, opportunity, and growth.
Who we serve
For the conversations
that shape our lives.
Build cultures of connection.
Positive workplace communication, listening-centered leadership, conflict transformation, communication across differences, and bespoke team training.
Explore organizational training ↗Our first featured workshop · Online
Home for the Holidays—or Back in Therapy?
How to Handle Difficult Family Dynamics Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Sense of Humor)
Practical ways to handle familiar tensions, difficult conversations, and holiday expectations while protecting connection and setting healthy boundaries.
Watch our Thanksgiving Table short film ↗
November 7 & 8, 2026 · Saturday 11:00 AM–12:30 PM ET / Sunday 2:00–3:30 PM ET. Live online; choose one session.
Prefer individual support? We will also offer one-on-one holiday communication coaching focused on reducing stress and setting healthy boundaries. Enquire for details.
Workshop price per person
United States · US $70
United Kingdom · £55
Canada · CA $100
Secure checkout through Stripe. Select your preferred session during booking.
Book your place ↗A philosophy of growth
“People are like thistles. Real growth takes place not in the cultivated garden, but in the wild. The greater the challenge, the deeper you are invited to go into your core being to encounter your own power. The result is not a hothouse flower, but a hardier bloom that is authentically you.”
Patricia Cunningham · Founder
Meet the founder
Patricia Cunningham
Founder & CEO · Communication Educator & Trainer
Psychotherapist · Relationship Expert · Conflict Mediator
Patricia Cunningham brings decades of experience in psychotherapy, conflict mediation, organizational leadership, and communication. Educated at Yale, Emory, and the London School of Economics, she founded tell me. on the conviction that better conversations create personal growth, healthy relationships, and stronger communities.
“Communication has been redefined by technology, making human conversations less frequent and therefore, more significant.”
Learn more about the Institute ↗Begin a conversation
Good conversations change things.
Interested in workshops, individual coaching, or bespoke training for your organization?
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