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The Language of Colours

“Boost Morale, Decrease Tension and Increase Cooperation Between Your Staff and with Staff & Client Stakeholder Interactions”

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This presentation likely revolutionized my communications skills. It was educational, engaging, and admittedly very fun! Ferenc is an effective presenter and the concepts were simple yet extremely beneficial. It was great to learn about myself and be able to recognize my own strengths and weaknesses while also discovering how others communicate and how I could improve my skills! 10/10!

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Lauren Erdely

Land Management Specialist

Forestry & Parks

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2024 Lands Conference. Government of Alberta.  200+ participants

So what is the Language of Colours?

It's roughly a 1-hour fun, dynamic, interactive presentation that WILL have participants connecting better with the other participants in the room, their spouses or partners, and pretty much anyone they come in contact with if they apply these simple-to-use concepts.

The concepts are pretty simple.  Recognize your own colour.  Recognize the colour of the person you are interacting with (this is what other training usually misses).  Adapt your communications to the colour of the person you are interacting with.  Easy-peasy.

And it is easy!  And fun!  And I guarantee participants will be talking about colours days, weeks and probably even months and years after the presentation.  

One HUGE benefit to doing this in a groups setting is that everybody self-identifies what colour they are.  This means other participants don't have to determine what colour the other people in the room are, they can see which group they are in.  They then can start dealing with the other person in a much more harmonious manner.  Instant results!

 

For this reason, when I do this as part of an event, I always suggest that I am early in the agenda as it gives participants the rest of the event to practice (and also give some good natured ribbing) with other participants. 

If you are interested in possibly having me deliver this for you, please just reach out to me.  I don't publish a price simply because I change it based on a number of things such as number of participants.  I truly believe in win-win solutions so let's just chat and see if we can't work out something that works for both of us.  

Best way is to shoot me an email or book a Teams/Zoom/Google Meet/Phone Call with me.

Cheers.

PS.
You may have taken some colours or personality type training before.  This is probably way different.  Let's chat and I can tell you how.

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Taylor M

Geomatics Specialist

GOA DOS Office

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It was great to hear about these different personalities and see where my team members differ. Fun interactive presentation!

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Carly Moore

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Helpful to see where our team members split out into the different colours, unsurprisingly with the descriptions you gave of each group. I noticed a coworker already altering their way of interacting with me to accommodate my colour and it made me feel appreciated for who I am!

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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J

F&P

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Ferenc provided an interesting perspective on personalities and a set of tools that I will try to apply to my personal and work life.

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Stacey Boeyenga

Lands Officer

Government of Alberta

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The exercise was fantastic! Thank you for coming and sharing the concept of Colours. I know we're still talking about what colours we are as the Headwaters team out of Grande Prairie.

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Nils Anderson

Big Game Allocation Biologist

Government of Alberta

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I missed the conference, but my team members who did attend passed on some learnings- I'm especially interested not only in understanding our individual styles better, but also how I can more effectively adapt my own style to better align with those of others.

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Forrest

WOO

GOA/Forestry and Parks

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Ferenc was an engaging presenter and his familiarity with the audience and the work they do help to personalize the session.

2024 Alberta Wildfire Conference

November 27, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Matt

Rangeland Agrologist

Forestry and parks

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Very useful for all relationships.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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M Gabriel

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It’s interesting to learn about the different colours of peoples personality.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Brendan Kowalenko

Rangeland Agrologist

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French provided a very informative presentation on identifying personality types. He also helped me understand how to best interact with the various personality types.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Coral Grove

Priority Issues Coordinator

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I attended your session last year and loved the exercise to identify colours for myself and for my coworkers. Some great take aways and learnings to better understand and interact with others. Your 2.0 session today was a great refresher and a deeper dive into colours and additional tools to use to help one communicate and work with the "other" colours. Thanks for sharing this info.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Caylee Knowles

Lands Officer

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I greatly appreciated learning a new perspective on how people respond to various situations. It’s always a good reminder that ways we all learn and interact differently and to vary how we communicate.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Evan Tichonuk

Land Management Specialist

GOA/Forestry and Parks

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I really enjoyed the presentation at the 2025 lands conference. Ferenc did a great job at introducing the language of colours to me and detailing how this understanding will help me to work more effectively with my team, external clients, and in my personal relationships.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Jessie R

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Thank you for the presentation it was wonderful!

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Amanda Ebert

Administrative support

GOA/ Environment and Protected Areas

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I felt that this training was an excellent compliment to previous training that I have done and it was nice to see what motivates other people and how to engage more effectively with them.

2025 High Level Forestry Staff Event

November 20, 2025

High Level, Alberta

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Victoria O

Wildfire Information Officer

GOA/ Forestry and Parks

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The language of colours helped me gain more knowledge about my coworkers different personality types and I liked learning about how to approach and communicate with the different colour types. Thank you,

Victoria O
Wildfire Information Officer
AB Forestry and Parks

2025 High Level Forestry Staff Event

November 20, 2025

High Level, Alberta

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Allen Plantinga

Area Forester

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Thanks for the session, was great to have the group together and to share strategies to improve our effectiveness and means of communication.

2025 High Level Forestry Staff Event

November 20, 2025

High Level, Alberta

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Kelly Brouwer

Rangeland Agrologist

Forestry and Parks

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What a perfect insightful keynote presentation to bring flavour, color, and interactivity to a group, no matter the size! Awareness of the traits that people in your life have and your ability to create an environment for them and for you to thrive in feeling heard and seen is a skill set I look forward to applying on the daily!

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Laine Rogers

REFDD

GOA

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fun

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Christina

PIC

GoA/FP

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This was a great presentation...lots of chuckles and nods as people saw themselves in their colour descriptions.

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Lauren Erdely

Lands Management Specialist

Forestry & Parks

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This presentation likely revolutionized my communications skills. It was educational, engaging, and admittedly very fun! Ferenc is an effective presenter and the concepts were simple yet extremely beneficial. It was great to learn about myself and be able to recognize my own strengths and weaknesses while also discovering how others communicate and how I could improve my skills! 10/10!

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Andre Bruneau

Inventory Management System Administration and Support

GOA/Forestry and Parks

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People are complex it's true. While labelling people as 'types' can be problematic it can - if done right- also add a layer of simplicity in navigating day to day interactions with others and I'm here to say: Ferenc's presentation was done right.

The event - simple in content and respectful in delivery - not only helped me gain insight into my own behavior, it also left me feeling better equipped to handle what I once saw as complex and/or nuisance interactions. To accept the (obvious/not so obvious) conclusion that everyone has their own way of seeing things but also leave with the the optimistic feeling that meaningful relationships are still possible - particularly in a challenging work setting - are valuable lessons to take away. Thank you Mr. Scobie.

2024 Alberta Wildfire Conference

November 27, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Ben Penner

Forest Officer

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Mr. Scobie's presentation was very good. He got us to group ourselves into the four corners of the room by defining our characteristics. It seemed to work well and although not everything lined up it seemed to help us understand our own group and the other three groups. It has me thinking as its simpler than myers briggs and some of the other personality testing frameworks.

2024 Alberta Wildfire Conference

November 27, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Evan Tichonuk

Land Management Specialist

GOA/Forestry and Parks

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The presentation was extremely insightful as to how to best interact with others and foster meaningful relationships both at work and in personal life.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Taylor

Geomatics

Lands

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Thank you for joining our conference again. I enjoyed hearing your expanded presentation. Your content is very useful in both my personal and professional life. Thank you!

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Danielle Gabruck

Rangeland Agrologist

GOA Forestry and Parks

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This is my second session Mr. Scobie and it didn't disappoint. Each session gives me more tools to interact with people in all aspects of my life.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Kimberly McGrath

Rangeland Agrologist

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This was my second session and it was really helpful to build on the knowledge of the colour basics and how to apply it in my work going forward.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Evan Tichonuk

Land Management Specialist

GOA/Forestry and Parks

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Thanks to Ferenc for putting on a wonderful presentation which will aid me in working more effectively within my team and navigating communication challenges.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Greg

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Ferenc did another fantastic job of presenting the Language of Colours and this time was even more beneficial as a more in depth look was provided. I appreciate learning more about this tool that has helped me in not only knowing myself better but also my staff. Thank you!!

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Jim Thompson

Warehouse Supervisor

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Colours was very informative, fun and very informative. Thanks Ference

2025 High Level Forestry Staff Event

November 20, 2025

High Level, Alberta

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Sandra Bow-Noskeye

Stockkeeper

Forestry/Parks

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I found the presentation to be enlightening and engaging. It was alot of fun and will definitely help in how to deal with different types of people and personalities.

2025 High Level Forestry Staff Event

November 20, 2025

High Level, Alberta

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Daniel Ames

Forest Officer

GoA/ Forestry and Parks

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When they first told me we were doing a session on the "Language of Colours", Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue, I had zero clue what it was about. Honestly, I thought it was going to be one of those boring presentations that sounds nice in a classroom but means nothing when you’re on a fire or dealing with everyday people.
Then the presenter started describing the four colours, and it was like someone flipped a switch. I looked around the room and it became very obvious who were which colours. Now that I have a bit of an understanding, I can use it to be a more effective communicator. Talking to my Red Supervisor? I keep it short and to the point "Here’s the situation, here’s what we’re doing".
With a Yellow, I let them talk it out and get excited, that’s how they process. With a green co worker, I will make sure I slow down and give as much detail as possible. My fellow Blue co workers, I just let it naturally flow through me. It has opened my eyes on how I can be a more effective communicator in my everyday life.

2025 High Level Forestry Staff Event

November 20, 2025

High Level, Alberta

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M Biesterfeldt

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We all are a mixture but have dominant traits, and showing the shared traits makes us more empathetic!

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Danielle Gabruck

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Ferenc spoke at a conference I attended. I was amazed how with two general questions he could help our organization to improve communication and change the way we approach working with each other.

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Stephen Shenfield

Lands Manager

Forestry & Parks

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Ferenc did a great job presenting and created an atmosphere where everyone was an active participant.

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Fabi Schmidt

Team Lead PLDM

GOA-Forestry and Parks

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Hi Ferenc,
This presentation was absolutely one of the highlights of our conference. Many attendees spoke about how much they enjoyed it and found value and practicality in it. They also enjoyed how well you presented it, and you knocked it out of the park! You are easy to listen to and made it fun, as you always do. thanks so much for doing this for us. I wish you much success presenting it to others. I for one will use the cheat sheet often I'm sure...Hugs to you from a real yellow, "Yellow".
Fabi Schmidt

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Deanna Pehl

Lead Registrar

GOA/Forestry and Parks/HTC

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I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and will definitely use this information daily.

2024 Alberta Wildfire Conference

November 27, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Rupert Hewison

Forest Management Specialist

GOA/Forestry and Parks

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It was a very fun interactive session. Also very informative. Well done and thanks.

2024 Alberta Wildfire Conference

November 27, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Jaime Walker

Rangeland Agrologist

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Missed last year, so it was good to learn what everyone was talking about when they mentioned their colours.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Chad W

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Colours is an interesting tool to understand how to better connect with others. Looking forward to applying it.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Tanya

N/A

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Today was my first introduction to ‘Colours’. It was very informative to see how to integrate this into workplace situations.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Tara Stephens

Recreation Infrastructure Planner

GOA/Forestry and Parks

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Ferenc knows what he teaches. I have taken valuable insight and tools on how to perform my work better and relate to others in a more meaningful way. I am looking forward to implementing what was shared into my own life. Thank you Ferenc!

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Brett Huitikka

Lands Team Lead

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Ferenc's presentation on Colours is intriguing and informative. By answering 2 simple questions about yourself it provides a great general sense of your predominant personality with surprising accuracy. Great information to be aware of in the interest of relationship building in quick order. Certainly something I will practice myself and encourage to my staff, coworkers, friends and family.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Brendan Kowalenko

Rangeland Agrologist

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Ferenc's presentation on personality types and how to communicate with various personalities was very informative and helpful. There was also good information to help my understanding regarding how different personality types may have certain strengths for performing various roles related to completion of a task.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Grace Pardell

Wildfire Dispatch Supervisor

GOA/Forestry and Parks

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Very good and engaging presentation. As a blue, it was a fun way to learn about different personality types and working with a bunch of different people within the same work place. I will be bringing this into my everyday life as well as my approach to people in different situations :)

2025 High Level Forestry Staff Event

November 20, 2025

High Level, Alberta

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Mindy Sheffield

Finance Admin

GOA/EPA

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I am so happy that I had the opportunity to sit in on this presentation, not only was it so relatable but informative as well. I feel like I had so many ah-ha moments. Going forward I hope to approach people with a new sense of understanding and respect. I love that I walked away not only feeling like this is a great tool for the workplace but for my personal life as well. I am excited to start using the Language of COLOURS in my everyday life. If you get the opportunity to sit in on one of his presentations don't pass it up:)

2025 High Level Forestry Staff Event

November 20, 2025

High Level, Alberta

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Melissa Bulldog

Prevention Officer

GOA/Forestry & Parks

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Excellent opportunity for any organization that's looking to improve employees communication skills and provide more tools in the toolbox. I highly recommend this leadership course for everyone to take. Engaging, informative, and beneficial for all, Thanks for a great team building session.

2025 High Level Forestry Staff Event

November 20, 2025

High Level, Alberta

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Courtney Hughes

Landscape ecologist

Forestry and parks

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Excellent session. Engaging. Fun. Insightful. Definitely recommend!

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Stewart McKay

Rangeland Team Lead

Forestry & Parks

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It was an interesting and fun exercise to walk through.

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Shauna Cooney

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Great job on the presentation! I enjoyed learning about the language of colours.

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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MP Chappeland

Admin Support

Forestry and Protected Areas

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Yours was my favourite segment of the conference, especially the 'oh yeah!' confirmation moments, both about self and other colleagues' characteristic colours. I just wish the room had been big enough that we might have seen everyone.
Thank you for an engaging and enlightening time!

2024 GOA Lands Conference

May 1, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Allanah M

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Great presentation! A useful tool to get the best out of interactions with colleagues.

2024 Alberta Wildfire Conference

November 27, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Andrea Sharpe

Forest Health Officer

Government of Alberta

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Great presentation at our Forestry Staff Meeting. It was a real eye opener to see where other colleagues fit within the color chart. Really enjoyed this presentation. Thank you Ferenc :)

2024 Alberta Wildfire Conference

November 27, 2024

Edmonton, Alberta

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Shanon McConnell

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Great presentation. Engaging and insightful. Definitely going to keep practicing!

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Stacey Boeyenga

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Thank you so much for your follow-up presentation! It was great to hear you expand on concepts we learned last year and a refresher on how best to interact with other colours. I also really value the extra resources you've provided. I'm interested in learning more about how best to communicate with others in a respectful way for positive outcomes. Thank you again for attending the conference!

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Célie INTERING

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Very engaging and fun presentation ! Looking forward to testing the colour tool at work and in my personal life.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Evan Tichonuk

Land Management Specialist

GOA/Forestry and Parks

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Really enjoyed the presentation and I think that Ferenc has provided a lot of insight into how to foster meaningful relationships at work and in your personal life.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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CA NIELSEN

Admin Team Lead

GOA/EPA

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Really enjoyed the session!
Will be beneficial to see what colour my staff are to ensure better communication amongst our team.
Thank you!

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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K.

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I've listened to Fenrec's colours presentation twice now and think it's a helpful way to frame interactions with others. Communication is a critical skill, and some of the tips and tricks in this presentation will be invaluable in my day-to-day work and personal interactions.

2025 GOA Lands Conference

April 30, 2025

Edmonton, Alberta

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Joelle Gagne

Wildfire Technologist

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I’ve participated in this workshop twice, once with a big group and once with a smaller group. I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned something new both times. A lot of information from my first experience really stuck with me long-term, and I’m sure the second will be the same. I would gladly participate in it again if given the opportunity, and will encourage others to seek it out as well.

2025 High Level Forestry Staff Event

November 20, 2025

High Level, Alberta

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Daniel Ames

Forest Officer

GoA/ Forestry and Parks

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When they first told me we were doing a session on the ‘Language of Colours, Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue, I had zero clue what it was about. Honestly, I thought it was going to be one of those boring presentations that sounds nice in a classroom but means nothing when you’re on a fire or dealing with real people all day.
Then the presenter started describing the four colours, and it was like someone flipped a switch. I looked around the room and it became very obvious who were which colours, it was actually kind of funny how spot on it was. Now that I have a bit of an understanding I can use it to be a more effective communicator, Talking to my Red Supervisor? I keep it short and to the point "Here’s the situation, here’s what we’re doing".
With a Yellow, I let them talk it out and get excited, that’s how they process. With a green co worker I will make sure I slow down and give as much detail as possible. My fellow Blue co workers, I just let it naturally flow through me. It has opened my eyes on how I can be a more effective communicator in my everyday life.

2025 High Level Forestry Staff Event

November 20, 2025

High Level, Alberta

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Alanna

Wildfire Logistics Coordinator

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I really enjoyed the presentation you did with our office yesterday. It was engaging and the examples and scenarios were really relevant. As a "red" myself, I can struggle with making meaningful connections and making myself approachable to my work colleagues and stakeholders, so I will definitely be putting this new knowledge to work for me!

2025 High Level Forestry Staff Event

November 20, 2025

High Level, Alberta

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Ferenc Scobie
145 Reimer Drive, Hinton, AB, T7V 1K1
780.817.8534
ferenc@fscobie.com

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