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About Orahill

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​I have deep knowledge of and a long-standing passion for all areas of interpersonal communications. Through consistent educational enrichment and experience creating engaging tools, coaching over 1100 professionals, producing 100's of internal programs and teaching over 10,000 students, I have developed a series of actionable interpersonal communication tools to help engaged professionals ensure they have constructive conversations during every interaction.

 

My belt includes over 192 tools, and the first 33 are featured in: Owning Your IT: Actionable tools to improve your interpersonal communication.  The companion workbook will be available in July of 2025.

A circle photo in black and white of the owner, Margot Halstead

​​I've created, implemented, and facilitated dozens of large scale, company-wide, years long, leadership development programs.  Based on that experience, I opened Orahill to provide that same level of professionalism large companies can afford to small and medium sized companies with the same success. 

MBA, PMP, and an ICF Master Certified Coach

What does Orahill mean? 

 

The name was made up to ensure it was easy for others to spell and understand while still available as a URL - I wish it was a more interesting creation. 

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More Feedback

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Devon L.
Senior Analyst

"Margot is enlightenment. Her positive impact on an organization and the people within it continues far beyond her own efforts as the people that she works with are able to "pay it forward" and leverage what they've learned to help others do the same. She brings an ever-growing repertoire of diverse and interdisciplinary techniques to the table that she is able to tailor and adapt to guide others to learn how to grow as managers and leaders."

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Tool added to their toolbelt: Who's Got the Monkey

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Thane H.
Human Resource Director

"One of her superpowers is her amazing ability to quickly boil down a topic or problem and pinpoint the heart of the matter. From there, she can deliver a multitude of knowledge and tools to use toward real solutions. Margot also adjusts her communication style according to her audience to ensure a clear connection. No one ever walks out of Margot's trainings or consulting sessions wondering what to do next. Rather, they walk out feeling empowered and inspired. That's how she rolls!"

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Tool added to their toolbelt: Labeling

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Tom W.
Senior Scientist

"Margot is knowledgeable in a way that puts the group at ease. You know how to handle tricky situations (e.g. inappropriate behavior) quickly without making anyone feel singled out. I can't really think of any other way to describe it, but you're just polished."​

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Tool added to their toolbelt: Non-scientific explanation of the brain

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Ronald D.
VP of Business Development

"Margot deftly worked with a sub-portion of the team to give hard feedback to the supervisor in order for the team to become more effective and productive.  She is able to cut through the undertones and subtext of the conversations and tactfully get and keep us on track for success much faster than we would have done on our own."

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Tool added to their toolbelt: Personal representative

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Tanya B.
Senior Technical Fellow

"Margot has taught me to understand myself first – then to listen to my colleagues in a way where I truly understand their values and goals, so that they feel understood and valued.  Margot’s efforts to work with me have had a profound impact in my daily working life with my colleagues – I can see improvements in all of my interactions with my superiors, my peers, my direct reports, and my customers."

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Tool added to their toolbelt: Six listening modes

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