In-house Workshops

Green Plant Care Tips for Techs:

Our most popular workshop. Inspire and energize your staff so you’ll all be proud of the work you do. They’ll discover how to care for plants in an eco-friendly way that will also increase your profits. Available as a full-day or half-day session.  (The full-day session is worth 6 CEU’s towards CLP and CLT recertification.) A great value—save money by holding this workshop in-house rather than sending everyone out of town to a conference.

Includes:

• Basic botany
• Watering methods, your choice of subirrigation systems.
• Reduce replacements with pruning and grooming techniques.
• Pest identification and control using our digital microscope.

To schedule call 281-687-6966 or email kathy@jfaconsultingbiz.com.

 

Plant Diagnostics Laboratory:

Don’t have time for a full day of training? This advanced program will present vital information in an easy-to-understand and exciting way. Your staff will learn how to diagnose and treat plant problems quickly and easily. Features our digital microscope so staff can see pests up close and personal. 3.5 hours of instruction time, worth 3 CEU’s towards CLP and CLT recertification.

Includes:

• Advanced pest identification and control using digital microscope.
• Advanced disease identification, prevention and control.
• Advanced nutrient and environmental problems, prevention and control.

To schedule call 281-687-6966 or email kathy@jfaconsultingbiz.com.

NEW!!!   Customer Service in a Down Economy:

This half-day workshop will give your staff a different perspective on how important customer service is when the economy is tough.  This interactive program helps you and your staff to see your business throug the eyes of your customers so you can decide the best ways to make your service indispensable and customer-friendly.  

Includes:

• Build-a-Plant(r) exercise.
• What clients really want and what they say will make them cancel your contract.
• The “red flags” that a client may be getting ready to cancel, and what you can do about it.
• How to tough situations, especially when your client is laying off their employees but keeping you on board.
• The best way to handle complaints and turn them into sales opportunities.
• How to help clients who just can’t afford full service right now, and more.

To schedule call 281-687-6966 or email kathy@jfaconsultingbiz.com.

Workshop activities: add one or two of these activities to your in-house workshop at no extra charge::

• 360 Feedback Session—highly recommended!
• Team building exercises: Build-a-Plant exercise or Treasure Hunt
• “Authentically Green Interiors” —benefits of indoor plants—1 additional CEU.

For other workshops please call 281-687-6966 or email kathy@jfaconsultingbiz.com.

“Want to also give a GIANT recommendation and kudos for Kathy Fediw. We had the terrific opportunity to have her do a seminar for our company yesterday. The session exceeded my expectations. Our crew was extremely complimentary and expressed their gratitude to us, for the opportunity to provide for them such a high quality training seminar.” — Sarasota, FL