"...I swiftly stopped payment. I just couldn't do it. I was that terrified. I returned to Omaha after graduating and got a job as a salesman of securities. I knew that I had to be able to speak in front of people. So again, I saw an ad in the paper and went down to sign up; but this time I handed the instructor one hundred dollars in cash. I knew if gave him the cash I'd show up. And I did. There were about thirty other people in the class and we all had trouble saying our own names. We met once a week for a dozen or so weeks. They would give us different types of speeches to practice and taught us psychological tricks to overcome our fears. There was that communal feeling that we were all in the same boat and really helped one another get through the class. The impact that class had on my life was huge. In fact, I don't have my diploma from the University of Nebraska hanging on my office wall, and I don't have my diploma from Colombia up there either - but I do have my Dale Carnegie graduation certificate proudly displayed. [The Dale Carnegie Course] gave me the most important degree I have. It’s certainly had the biggest impact in terms of my subsequent success. Whatever you do, good communication skills are incredibly important and something that almost anybody can improve upon, both in writing and speaking." Adapted from Warren Buffet's interview in Getting There: A Book of Mentors by Gillian Zoe Segal.

If you are selected to win a Generation.Next scholarship, you will receive access to the entire workshop, with eight modules over three days. Lunch is provided, as well as snacks.

The deadline to apply is 11:59pm Eastern on February 15, 2024. Don't procrastinate!

We will contact scholarship recipients via email and phone on February 26, 2024.

Four winners will be selected at random.

The Generation.Next workshop is held at the Dale Carnegie of Georgia headquarters at 211 Perimeter Center Pkwy NE Suite 1030, Atlanta, GA 30346. We are less than .5 miles from the MARTA Dunwoody station, and there is a parking garage available nearby.

Overnight lodging is not provided. The workshop is 9am-5pm, and you will be responsible for transportation to and from the workshop each day.

Yes; lunch will be provided along with healthy snacks throughout the day.

Our methodology creates an environment of safety and trust among the participants. We “coach in the moment,” which means building on strengths, pushing the comfort zone to develop confidence, uncovering blind spots, and providing timely and targeted feedback. We create a safe space for participants to talk about real issues and be candid and sensitive with each other. Our facilitators discuss principles, processes, and theories that relate directly to the participants’ actual life. We ask participants to identify specific, real situations they have faced in the past, or are facing now. Our simulations are like dress rehearsals for a real scenario. The more “real” the discussion and practice, the more the principles taught will stick with you. Transformation happens when we facilitate an experience where learners are given the space to make growth decisions for themselves. It’s not about the trainer pushing or forcing a change on the participant. It's about enabling people to transform themselves. Dale Carnegie believed that “Every participant must leave with a sense of victory.” Our trainers focus on each person's progress toward their unique goals with feedback that is specific to them.