• Warm welcome from you, establishing tone and trust

• Course structure overview

• How to use the course (downloadables, journaling, pacing, etc.)

• Community invitation (if applicable)

• Encouragement to celebrate showing up

• Definition and real-world importance

• Examples: D&D Dungeon Master → Logistics Coordinator; Burlesque Producer → Operations Lead

• The “transfer” is in the framing, not the faking

• Breakdown of gatekeeping around labor

• Acknowledge unpaid, invisible, and emotional labor

• How colonialism, capitalism, and ableism have shaped our definitions of “valuable” work

  Prompt:

• What kinds of work do you do that go unnoticed or unpaid?

• Brainstorm domains of life (e.g., performing, gaming, organizing events, parenting)

• For each:

  • What do you do there?

  • What skills are required?

  • What tools do you use?

  • What surprises people about this?

• “Describe a typical day or project in your favorite creative or community role. What do you actually do—step-by-step?”

• “How would you describe this if you were bragging to your biggest fan?”

• “How would you describe this if you were trying to convince someone to pay you for it?”

Examine ordinary moments for the extraordinary skills behind them, such as the decision-making, timing, collaboration, and more.

Apply reverse engineering to something you’ve done (or led). We’ll turn action into insight.

Learn how to sort your skills into two key categories: how you do things and why you’re driven to do them.

A fillable tool to help you map your actions and intentions into specific, transferable skill language.

Pick one real moment and walk through an analysis using everything you’ve learned so far. This is your first mini transformation.

Explore how to describe what you do in ways that land with people outside your original context; no industry jargon required.

Decode the common phrases people use in business, education, nonprofits, or creative teams, and figure out what they actually mean when they ask for “leadership” or “initiative.”

Build your own translation system: one side is what you actually do, the other side is how to explain it depending on who you’re talking to, whether it’s a funder, collaborator, client, or even yourself.

A flexible worksheet to help you rewrite key actions and experiences into language that feels right and communicates clearly.

Reflect on how you want to show up in the world, not just in words, but in energy, tone, and values.

See how others have reframed unconventional experience into professional wins, with commentary to guide your own shifts.

Learn how to communicate what you’ve done (and what you’re capable of) without downplaying, sugarcoating, or oversimplifying it.

We look at those non-traditional experiences like fandom, gaming, caregiving, organizing, or creating, and embrace them as valid and valuable. Your quirks aren’t liabilities; they’re leverage.

This tool helps you take one moment or role and reframe it for different contexts: A conversation with a collaborator, an intro in a pitch meeting, or just an internal check-in.

Choose a moment that you’ve struggled to explain or felt unsure about, then retell it using the frameworks and language you’ve developed. You’ll surprise yourself.