Powerful, Practical & Grounded in Real Experience
NeuroTalks workshops blend lived experience, operational insight and trauma informed practice.
Each session is designed to be clear, engaging and actionable ideal for organisations looking to support high-pressure teams, leadership groups, and workforce wellbeing.
Signature Workshops
Shaped by lived experience and evidence built for teams who want meaningful change.
Workshop 1
Understanding Neurodiversity in the Workplace
A foundation level session for teams, leaders and HR.
Participants gain practical understanding of how neurodivergent differences influence communication, behaviour and performance and what supportive culture looks like.
Workshop 2
Reducing Sensory Overwhelm & Cognitive Load
Designed for high pressure, open plan and regulated environments.
Covers environmental triggers, cognitive fatigue, decision-making impacts and low disruption adjustments that improve focus and performance.
Workshop 3
Trauma Informed Leadership & Psychological Safety
A leadership focused session for managers, HR and people teams.
Explores the relationship between culture, communication style, boundaries and psychological safety and how leaders can reduce anxiety and improve clarity.
Understanding Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Level: Foundation
Duration: 60–90 minutes
Ideal for: Whole teams, HR, managers, wellbeing roles
This foundational workshop builds clear, practical understanding of neurodiversity — without jargon or stereotypes. It helps teams recognise how cognitive differences shape communication, behaviour and performance.
Participants learn:
- What neurodiversity really means in modern workplaces
- How masking, fatigue and overwhelm affect day-to-day functioning
- How misunderstandings occur and how to prevent them
- Sensory triggers and cognitive strain in office and hybrid settings
- What supportive, inclusive culture looks like in practice
Perfect for: Organisations beginning their neuroinclusion journey or seeking to build a shared language across teams.
Reducing Sensory Overwhelm & Cognitive Load
Level: Intermediate / Operational
Duration: 60–90 minutes
Ideal for: High-pressure teams, operations, healthcare, defence, customer facing roles
This applied workshop focuses on how environment, culture and workload design influence sensory overwhelm, fatigue, burnout and decision-making quality. It is especially relevant to teams working under pressure, in open-plan environments or with high responsibility.
Participants learn:
- Common sources of sensory overload in workplace environments
- How cognitive fatigue affects performance, accuracy and communication
- Low-disruption adjustments that improve clarity and focus
- Environmental considerations (lighting, noise, pacing, transitions)
- How to structure meetings and tasks to reduce overwhelm
This applied workshop focuses on how environment, culture and workload design influence sensory overwhelm, fatigue, burnout and decision-making quality. It is especially relevant to teams working under pressure, in open-plan environments or with high responsibility.
Trauma Informed Leadership & Psychological Safety
Level: Leadership / Advanced
Duration: 60–90 minutes
Ideal for: Senior leaders, line managers, HR, ER, wellbeing teams
This leadership-focused workshop helps organisations understand how tone, pace, boundaries and culture influence workplace psychological safety especially for neurodivergent or high-sensitivity staff.
Participants learn:
- Trauma-informed communication approaches
- How leadership behaviour affects perceived safety and clarity
- How to reduce anxiety, ambiguity and unintentional pressure
- How to support staff during change, conflict or high workloads
- Meeting structures and feedback techniques that promote safety
This leadership-focused workshop helps organisations understand how tone, pace, boundaries and culture influence workplace psychological safety especially for neurodivergent or high-sensitivity staff.
OPTIONAL ADD ON WORKSHOPS
Optional deep-dive workshops for teams who want to go further.
Reasonable Adjustments That Actually Work
Practical strategies for identifying barriers, implementing support and embedding adjustments into existing systems.
Neuroinclusive Communication Skills
How to structure communication to prevent misunderstandings and reduce cognitive strain.
About your facilitators
Jodie Steele
Founder & Speaker
Lived-experience-based speaker specialising in neurodiversity, psychological safety, sensory overwhelm and performance in high-pressure environments.
Carl Kirby
Partner Speaker & Operational Insight
Managerial and operational expertise with lived understanding of partner experience, offering a unique dual perspective that bridges both sides of neuroinclusion.
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