Youth Communication: Understanding
Gen Z Workshop (Sydney)
Where evidence meets empathy.
SYDNEY: WEDNESDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2026
Youth Communication: Understanding Gen Z Workshop (Sydney)
Join us for a one-day professional development workshop designed to strengthen how you connect, communicate, and build trust with young people.
This interactive training deepens your understanding of Gen Z; their values, communication styles, and behaviours - and explores what this means for engagement in real-world settings such as classrooms, group programs, and community environments.
You’ll learn how to:
Communicate in ways that genuinely resonate with Gen Z.
Recognise what sits behind behaviour and respond with clarity and care.
Build trust through empathy, active listening, and relational communication.
Foster participation and reduce disengagement in group settings.
Create inclusive environments where young people feel safe to contribute and connect.
Whether you’re an educator, youth worker, or community leader, this workshop equips you with evidence-based youth communication strategies and practical tools you can immediately apply to strengthen engagement, relationships, and impact.
What To Expect:
A guided exploration of how young people experience communication today, and what this means for your role in front of groups.
Practical frameworks for responding to disengagement, resistance, or uncertainty with confidence and clarity.
Time to practise, reflect, and refine your approach in a supportive, low-pressure environment.
Connection with like-minded professionals, shared language, and tools you can immediately apply in your work.
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“I so loved this workshop. The work you are doing. The reason you are doing it. This is purpose, greater good, empowering, transformative stuff! Kudos! I wish you great success in sharing and hope all who attend hear, resonate, and walk away with a greater awareness and understanding of our upcoming generations. Powerful stuff!!”
Central Highlands Regional Council Youth Engagement Training Participant
Why Gen Z Needs You to Communicate Differently:
Gen Z brings extraordinary strengths - creativity, social awareness, and a strong sense of values - alongside growing pressure, uncertainty, and disengagement.
Traditional communication approaches don’t always land the way they once did. What previously motivated participation can now fall flat, particularly in group settings where young people are constantly assessing whether they feel safe, seen, and genuinely understood.
This workshop responds to that shift, supporting professionals to adapt how they communicate and build relationships so young people are more likely to engage, contribute, and connect in meaningful ways.
What the Day Looks Like:
Morning: Understanding Gen Z & Youth Engagement
The morning focuses on understanding today’s young people - their values, communication preferences, and behaviours - and how broader social, digital, and cultural influences shape the way they engage. This session builds a shared language and foundation for connection.
Afternoon: Public Speaking & Group Communication
The afternoon is practical and interactive, translating insight into action. You’ll explore how to communicate with clarity, empathy, and intention in real-world youth settings, respond to disengagement, and foster environments where young people feel safe to participate and be heard.
Throughout the day, there is space to reflect, practise, and refine your approach in a supportive, discussion-based environment.
Understanding and Communicating with a Generation Often Misunderstood
Gen Z is growing up in a world of constant connection, rapid change, and unprecedented pressure - and many adults are feeling unsure how to meet them in it.
What we’re seeing:
Young people are more connected than ever, yet many report feeling deeply lonely and overwhelmed.
They place high value on wellbeing, purpose, and meaningful contribution, often more than traditional status or hierarchy.
They are digitally fluent, but frequently lack consistent mentorship, attuned communication, and spaces where they feel truly understood.
If you work with young people, you may have found yourself wondering:
Why won’t they open up, even when I’m trying to support them?
What actually motivates engagement, not just compliance?
Why do challenges seem to escalate so quickly?
How do I connect without sounding out of touch or performative?
This workshop is designed to respond to these exact questions - bridging insight with practical communication tools that support connection, confidence, and engagement.
“Training was practical, engaging and relevant. So many training programs are just difficult to implement in real life scenarios. This one was excellent.”
Mike, Confit Pathways
This Workshop Is For You If You…
Work with young people and want deeper engagement, trust, and connection.
Are noticing disengagement, resistance, or shutdown and want practical ways to respond.
Care about wellbeing and relationships, not just behaviour management.
Value evidence-based, relational approaches over one-size-fits-all strategies.
Want a professional development day that is practical, reflective, and genuinely useful.
The Way You Communicate Shapes Engagement
Small shifts in how we communicate can make a significant difference to how young people show up.
This one-day workshop equips you with practical, evidence-informed tools to strengthen connection, foster engagement, and support young people more effectively in your work.
“I attended a Youth Communication Workshop ad haven't stopped thinking about it since. The way the workshop was structured and delivered was absolutely brilliant! ”
Naomi, Ballarat Council
Bookings are securely managed via Humanitix
Testimonials
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