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SMART TALK FOR WOMEN
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
Maggiano’s Little Italy, Boca Raton

Gracefully Honest: A New Approach to Difficult Conversations

Difficult conversations don’t have to be tense, heavy, or avoided. When approached with grace and intention, they can strengthen relationships, increase trust, and bring clarity to areas where you need it most.

This month, we explore how to speak truth with compassion — and how to honor both your needs and the relationship in the process.

In this session, we will explore how to:
• Understand what makes certain conversations challenging for you
• Communicate honestly without sacrificing kindness
• Share boundaries and expectations clearly and calmly
• Walk away from difficult conversations feeling confident, not depleted

Honesty is powerful. Let’s learn how to share it well.

Takeaway: A guided Conversation Confidence Worksheet to help you prepare, express, and follow through with clarity.

Facilitated by Sarah Vielot, M.S.

Sarah serves as the Events Manager at the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, where she oversees more than 100 annual programs and curates community experiences that strengthen leadership, connection, and professional growth across Boca Raton and South Palm Beach County.

With more than a decade of experience in strategic leadership, operations, and organizational development, Sarah has worked across both nonprofit and corporate sectors, helping teams grow with clarity, purpose, and excellence. Her background includes extensive international work—partnering with the Government of Costa Rica on community development initiatives and spending over 10 years supporting nonprofit leadership, education, and capacity-building efforts in Haiti.

In addition to her work in the community, Sarah also teaches courses in nonprofit volunteer management, marketing, and mission–vision–purpose development, equipping emerging leaders with the tools to serve their organizations with confidence and impact.

Sarah is known for her thoughtful facilitation style, her heart for empowering women, and her ability to create meaningful spaces where professionals can connect, reflect, and grow into stronger leaders and changemakers.

SMART Talk for Women Round Table Each month, businesswomen come together in an intimate roundtable setting to discuss topics such as marketing, effective selling, empowering your team, web presence, and more. A professional facilitator leads each meeting, but the focus is on you! Bring your challenges, ideas, successes, and lessons learned, and let’s collaborate on becoming stronger female leaders and impactful community changemakers.