Mondays & Thursday, Sep 28, Oct 1, 5, 8, 15
2.5-hour per session
(7:00am-9:30am PDT virtual)
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Mondays & Thursday, Feb 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 2027
2.5-hour per session
(7:00am-9:30am PDT virtual)
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Training from the BACK of the Room (TBR-VE®) – Virtual
This course is about becoming the kind of trainer people remember.
This work is designed with respect for how people learn, how attention moves, and how engagement naturally unfolds.
There’s a moment many trainers reach.
You know your material. You care deeply about your learners. And still… something feels just out of reach.
You can feel it when the room goes quiet in the wrong way. Or when engagement feels polite… but not alive.
Not because something is wrong with you. But because no one ever showed you how learning actually works.
This is where TBR-VE® begins.
What This Work Really Is
Training from the Back of the Room – Virtual Edition® is more than a method. It’s a shift in how you understand learning itself.
Instead of pushing content forward, you begin to design experiences that the brain can actually receive.
You start to see:
- Why attention fades (and how to bring it back)
- How memory is formed (and how to support it)
- What creates real engagement (not just activity)
And something changes.
Not just in your training.
But in how you see the people in front of you.
A Different Kind of Learning Space
This is not a sit-and-listen training.
You’ll experience the work as a learner, which means you’ll feel what works in your own nervous system.
You’ll experience this through the TBR-VE® 4Cs model:
- Connections – linking learning and learners
- Concepts – making the complex simple and usable
- Concrete Practice – trying it in real time
- Conclusions – integrating what’s been learned to carry it forward
You won’t just understand the model. You’ll know how to use it.
What You Leave With
By the end of this experience, you won’t just have ideas.
You’ll have:
- Practical tools you can immediately apply
- A clear structure for designing engaging sessions
- A deeper understanding of how learning actually works
- Increased confidence in holding a virtual room
- A new relationship with how you show up as a trainer
And often, something quieter…
A sense of ease that wasn’t there before.
Who This Is For
This space is for you if you find yourself here:
- You’re already training, facilitating, or teaching
- You care deeply about the people you serve
- You sense there’s more available than what you’ve been shown
- You want your sessions to land, not just be delivered
This is not about becoming someone else. It’s about refining what is already there.
The Experience
This is a live, interactive virtual training. You’ll be participating, not observing. You’ll be experimenting, not just learning concepts.
And you’ll be in a space with others who are also committed to doing this work well.
There’s something powerful about that.
A Thoughtfully Designed Experience
There’s also something you may not expect. Alongside the live training, you’ll receive a curated set of physical materials and tools designed to support hands-on learning, practice, and real-world application. Each element is designed to support how you interact with the material—not just during the session, but as you begin to apply it. These include tactile tools, visual aids, and practical resources designed to support how you learn and how you teach. They are part of how the learning stays with you.
Ready When You Are
If something here resonates – even quietly, you’re welcome to join us.
Class sizes are intentionally kept small to support interaction, practice, and meaningful learning.
Certificate of Completion
On successful completion of this class, you will receive Training from the Back of the Room-Virtual Edition (TBR-VE®) Class Certificate of Completion and be considered a TBR-VE Practitioner. Successful completion includes the in between class work known as Warm-ups and Follow-ups, as well as a final map. Students cannot miss more than .5hr during this course.
Please note this class is not a certification course. As such, taking this course does not certify you to teach this course.
Karen holds the MCC (Master Certified Coach) credential with the ICF and brings over two decades of experience working across State and private sector organizations. She is a Certified Team Coach (CTC), Certified Trainer of both the in-person and virtual classes of Training from the BACK of the Room™, Certified Brain Coach, Certified Neuroscience Coach, Certified Trainer of Somatic Coaching & Neuroscience, Nervous System Coach, and creator of the Coaching Heartset© framework. Her organization, Monarch Coaching is accredited as a learning organization by the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
Her approach blends neuroscience, nervous system, somatic practice, agile systems, and trauma-informed presence. Karen’s tools invite people out of performance and into true embodiment—where real transformation happens.
Karen is the founder and creator of Neuroscience Summit Live, the author of Savor Without Sensitivity, a Balsam of Peru–friendly cookbook and community resource for those with rare, complex allergies, the author of The Four Fire Energies of The Coaching Heartset, a book for coaches with 20 exercises and 20 accompanying coach guides. She is the creator of The Coaching Retreat, an ICF accredited CCE retreat. She has taught sustainable jewelry-making to women in rural India since 2012 and continues to serve as both a global trainer and global mentor coach.
What Students have said:
- “I couldn’t have wished for a better training session” – Yuegu
- “The combination of two instructors from different background creates this rich source of knowledge that you can leverage while going through the training session.” – Sevak
- “They did a great job of keeping all students engaged throughout the course with plenty of interactive exercises and practical examples of how to apply Scrum techniques in various contexts.” – Steve
- “…the atmosphere was upbeat and energetic, and the whole adventure was rewarding,” – Kirill
