Ouch! Your Silence Hurts

Why donā€™t people speak up when they hear a bad joke or a demeaning comment that uses a stereotype? Ouch! Your Silence HurtsĀ goes into the pivotal role of the bystander and how you and others can become active allies. This course includes a powerful video that gives a visceral experience of what happens when bystanders do not speak up, and when they do. Inspire your people to move from passive bystanders to become upstanders.Ā 

Inspire active bystanders because silence condones

ouch that stereotype hurts, how to speak up against stereotypes

Ouch! Your Silence Hurts challenges viewers by asking, ā€œHow will you personally respond next time you witness somebody being treated with disrespect?ā€

ā€œThe voices in the shadows was a stirring image, and the specific examples of what to say were effective. The most powerful piece of learning for me was to establish that it is better to say something that is imperfect, rather than waiting to think about the right words and saying nothing.ā€
ā€” Cher, HR Professional

I have one word,Ā FABULOUS!!!Ā This video givesĀ real, gut-wrenching examples of individuals and situations. Most important, it challenges people and gives them the idea that they have the ability to confront stereotypes by showing them how.Ā Ouch! Your Silence HurtsĀ will be so helpful becauseĀ most people want to do something, but don’t know what or how.Ā  Ā 
ā€” Anita Rowe, Ph.D.Ā 
Partner, Gardenswartz & Rowe; Co-Author, Emotional Intelligence for Managing Results in a Diverse World

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Why is Ouch! Your Silence Hurts important?

Do you ever stand by silently when you feel you should speak up? Many people say they want to speak up when they see others stereotyped, disrespected or demeaned. But they donā€™t say anything because of discomfort or the fear of saying the wrong thing. ā€œWho am I to get involved? This isnā€™t my business.ā€ But as a bystander, you are part of the situation, and your silence allows the disrespectful behavior to continue. Your silence hurts people whoā€™ve been targeted with a stereotype.

Available languages:

The Ouch! streaming video course is available with English captions and a Spanish (Latin America) version is fully translated with text and captions: Ā”Ay! Eso es un estereotipo y duele.

ā€œWhen we speak, we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.ā€

ā€” Audre Lorde, Poet and Activist

ā€œSilence remains, inescapably, a form of speech.ā€

ā€” Susan Sontag

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The Ouch! Your Silence Hurts eLearning course was created using Articulate Storyline with utmost care for accessibility, user experience and accurate performance on all LMS platforms.Ā 

Get a quote. Use the form to find out about licensing, pricing and the incredible support we provide once you’ve installed the course on your LMS.Ā  If you don’t have an internal LMS, we will host the course for you on the SunShower LMS.


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Your subscription to the Ouch! Your Silence HurtsĀ Trainerā€™s PageĀ gives you access to all the materials so that you can conduct as many instructor-led training sessions as you like during your one-year subscription. You can utilize the link to stream the videos for your in-person or virtual sessions (on Teams or Zoom). Please note ā€“ only the facilitator will have access to this link ā€” it cannot be accessed by individual learners.

TheĀ Trainerā€™s PageĀ provides all the materials needed to lead your course, including videos, slide deck and handouts. 24/7 access. No more lost DVDs or USBs. When you click ā€œSubscribe nowā€, youā€™ll purchase the subscription and be enrolled. Then, you can send us a list of trainers to be enrolled. At the end of the one-year subscription, youā€™ll have the opportunity to subscribe for a new year, it is not automatic.

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FAQ: Training formats, technical details and licensing

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In what formats is your training offered?

We offer our training programs in three formats:
ā€¢ Self-Paced Online Learning – asynchronous e-Learning course
ā€¢ Trainerā€™s Page – provides access to our videos, Leaderā€™s Guide, PowerPoint files and handouts
ā€¢ Interactive Live Webinars – SunShower experts deliver training in customized workshops on Zoom

What is Self-Paced Online Learning?

The streaming video course includes the video and offers a bit more information and experience for learners. Itā€™s still short – just 15 minutes! The course has a 10-question quiz at the end and offers a downloadable completion certificate.

With a 1-year license, you can add this SCORM 1.2 course to your Learning Management System and offer it to your employees inside your own training ecosystem. You can train a handful of people or thousands. Select the level of usage you anticipate and purchase here, or book 20 minutes with Joel Lesko, SunShowerā€™s Producer/President, to craft a custom license.

What is the Trainerā€™s Page and how does it work?

The Trainerā€™s Page is designed to replace DVDs and USBs. No more, ā€œWhoā€™s got the USB?ā€ or ā€œUh-oh, we lost itā€. All the materials that used to reside on a DVD or USB are now easily accessible from the SunShower Learning website, ready for you whenever you conduct a training. The Trainerā€™s Page can be used for in-person or virtual training sessions, regardless of your computerā€™s operating system. You can play the videos full-screen and and present on Teams, Zoom and other virtual platforms.

Your subscription includes full access to the videos as well as a downloadable Leaderā€™s Guide, PowerPoint files and PDF handouts. And, pricing is flexible, based on team size: small (1-5 facilitators), medium (6-14 facilitators) or large (15-29 facilitators). Upon subscribing, youā€™ll receive an email from our website with the link and login credentials.

How is the Self-Paced Online Learning course different from the Trainerā€™s Page?

The online course is designed for individual, self-paced use by logging into your own learning management system (LMS) or accessing SunShowerā€™s online LMS. In contrast, the Trainerā€™s Page is a set of resources (videos, a Leaderā€™s Guide, PowerPoint files and handouts) for you and/or your team of trainers to use to conduct your own instructor-led training ā€“ in-person or on virtual platforms like Zoom.

Are your online courses accessible?

Accessibility is not just about captions. We are committed to the highest values of accessibility. To achieve that, our roadmap includes not only the basics – transcripts, captions, alt text, and many more features – but also the Extended Audio Description (AD) and other critical corrections. Inclusion is built into every aspect of our work. Each course is at a different stage of development.