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Communication Consulting · South Mississippi

Your Team
Isn't Failing.
The Communication
System Is.

We enter your organization, observe how your people actually communicate, in real meetings, real conversations, under real pressure, and fix what's broken while work is happening. No simulations. No slides. No theory.

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$1.2T
Lost annually to poor communication in U.S. businesses
86%
Of executives cite communication breakdown as the root cause of failure
25%
Productivity increase when teams communicate effectively
4.5×
Higher talent retention in organizations with strong communication culture

"They don't have a communication problem. They have a behavior problem that was never observed and never corrected. That's the entire business model."

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What's Actually Breaking

Most Organizations Know
Something Is Wrong.

Turnover, complaints, and friction usually get blamed on the wrong things. The real source is almost always the same.

"Ineffective communication costs companies an average of $62.4 million per year. 86% of employees cite it as their top workplace frustration."

— SHRM Research, 2023

01

Meetings That Don't Move Anything

Hours in rooms, nothing resolved. The same topics resurface week after week, with no clear owner and no decisions that stick.

02

Managers Who Don't Manage Communication

Most managers were promoted for individual performance, not for their ability to coach, give feedback, or navigate conflict. Communication failures get dressed up as performance issues. Good people leave.

03

Customer-Facing Breakdowns

What your team says to customers doesn't match what leadership intends. Internal misalignment becomes external reputation damage.

04

Silos That Should Be Bridges

Sales and operations speak different languages. Departments create friction not because they dislike each other, but because no one ever built a shared standard.

The ODIR Method™

Real Communication,
Fixed in Real Time.

We enter your environment, observe real behavior, and intervene in the moments that matter.

01
Observe

We map what's actually happening, not what leadership believes is happening.

  • Real meetings, customer interactions, and internal handoffs
  • Lateral and cross-department communication patterns
  • Gaps between leadership intent and frontline execution
Days 1–5
02
Diagnose

We name the exact behaviors, contexts, and causes. Not just a general complaint.

  • Interruption habits and escalation triggers
  • Authority conflicts and ambiguous delegation
  • Unspoken cultural rules that derail clarity
Days 5–10
03
Intervene

Live course-correction during actual conversations, not a debrief the next day.

Weeks 2–5
04
Reinforce

New patterns are installed before they revert. The transformation stays because it becomes your system, not ours.

  • Custom communication playbook your team owns
  • Team accountability mechanisms and shared standards
  • Structured 30-day follow-up check-in
Final Week + 30-Day Follow-Up
Why Live Coaching Works
Communication is not a knowledge problem.

Communication habits are activated by context: pressure, hierarchy, conflict. You can't fix them in a conference room. You fix them by entering the context and changing them in real time.

The Differentiator
We measure what changes.

Pre/post KPI comparison at the close of every engagement. Escalation rates, throughput, satisfaction scores, numbers leadership can show the CFO.

Competitive Positioning

We're Not in the
Training Business.

Traditional training teaches information, then hopes people apply it. The distinction shows up in results.

Dimension Traditional Training Tolbert Consulting
Environment Conference room, away from real work Inside your actual workplace, during actual work
Timing Teach it, hope they apply it later Correct it when and where it happens
Observation Role-play simulations with controlled stakes Real behavior, real pressure, real consequences
Deliverable Slides, workbooks, and recordings Changed behavior and a measurable results report
Retention ~10–20% behavioral change after 30 days Embedded in daily workflow, reinforced by a team playbook
ROI Proof Participant satisfaction surveys KPI comparison: escalations, throughput, satisfaction scores
Relationship Dynamic Often creates discomfort or resentment Improves relationships as it corrects behavior
Scalability Online course, webinar, mass delivery In-person. Bespoke. Always.
Service Offerings

Three Ways to
Work Together.

Scoped to fit the problem. We'll identify the right starting point on your discovery call.

★ Flagship Engagement
The Immersive Program
Full organizational communication transformation. Done live, on-site, over 45 days.
$8,500
Per engagement · 45 days · Up to 15 participants
  • 5-day observation and communication diagnostic phase
  • Individualized behavior map for each participant
  • Live real-time intervention coaching (the core differentiator)
  • Department-specific communication playbook, yours to keep
  • Pre and post KPI assessment with a written results report
  • 30-day follow-up session to sustain gains and prevent regression
  • Case study creation rights with your approval

Add-on: 90-day maintenance retainer at $1,800/month.

Targeted Engagement
The Strategic Cohort
Focused transformation for a specific team, role group, or department function.
$5,000
Per engagement · 30–45 days · 6–8 participants
  • 3-day behavioral diagnostic and baseline assessment
  • Group and individual live coaching sessions
  • Targeted focus area: customer communication, management, or cross-team alignment
  • Custom communication standards document for this team
  • Pre and post assessment with a summary report
  • One follow-up session, in-person or virtual

Ideal entry point. Most clients start here, then expand.

Individual Engagement
The Personal Edge
High-impact 1:1 coaching for leaders, managers, and professionals ready to grow.
$2,500
Per engagement · 30 days · 1:1
  • Initial 2-hour behavioral assessment and goal alignment session
  • Shadow sessions: observing you in your actual environment
  • Live coaching in real conversations, not role-play
  • Weekly 1:1 debrief and recalibration
  • Personal communication playbook
  • 30-day written progress report

Best for: Executives, managers stepping into new roles, anyone who knows their communication is the ceiling.

Interactive Tools

Know Where You Stand
Before We Talk.

Three tools to help you quantify what communication is costing you, find the right service, and get organized before your first call.

Question 1 of 6
Number of Employees
20
5300
Average Annual Salary
$55K
$30K$150K
Industry
Research-Backed

The Research
Behind the Work.

These aren't motivational statistics. They're the business case.

Grammarly / Harris Poll · 2023
$1.2T

Annual cost to U.S. businesses from poor communication.

Every company you walk into is already paying for this.

McKinsey Global Institute
25%

Productivity increase when employees communicate effectively. That equals one recovered workday per week, per person.

For a 12-person team at $55K average salary, that's $165K in recovered annual capacity.

Salesforce Research
86%

Of employees and executives cite poor communication as the primary cause of workplace failures.

It's a communication problem. Specific, observable, and fixable.

Willis Towers Watson
47%

Higher total returns for companies that communicate effectively, measured across 300+ organizations.

Communication is a financial lever, and most companies have not learned to pull it.

Client Experience

After the Work Is Done.

Engagements are measured by outcomes, not satisfaction scores.

"

We'd been through two different communication training programs in three years. This was the first time anyone actually came in and watched us. Within two weeks, I saw my managers having conversations they'd been avoiding for months.

General Manager
Regional Healthcare Network · South Mississippi
"

I didn't realize how much I was contributing to the problem until someone sat in on my team meetings. The feedback was direct and the change was immediate. I wish I'd had this three years ago when I took the role.

Director of Operations
Professional Services Firm · Hattiesburg, MS
"

Our customer escalation rate dropped by nearly a third over the 45 days. That's a measurable number. The playbook they left us with has become the standard we train every new hire against. It's not a program, it's infrastructure now.

Owner
Multi-Location Retail Business · Pine Belt Region
Tyler Tolbert, Founder, Tolbert Communication Consulting
Founder
Tyler Tolbert
Based In
South Mississippi
Focus Area
Organizational Communication
Methodology
The ODIR Method™
Engagement Style
In-Person · Embedded · Live
About the Founder

Built on
Observation,
Not Theory.

From little league to the workforce, I have seen communication shape outcomes at every level, as a new teammate watching decisions get made, and later as the one making them. One thing stayed consistent: meaningless friction is always present in teams that do not prioritize how they communicate.

Most communication problems are not a lack of knowledge. They are a lack of leadership, consistent coaching, and a lifetime of habits that were never corrected.

The approach is straightforward: enter the environment, observe the behavior, and implement changes while work is actually happening. Delayed coaching is frustrating for everyone and it rarely sticks. The ODIR Method, Observe, Diagnose, Intervene, Reinforce, was built around how communication problems actually form: in context, under pressure, through accumulated habit.

If you are ready to be honest about your business culture and committed to real results, I am ready to work with you.

Observation before judgment

Every assumption gets tested against reality before a recommendation is made.

Specificity over generality

We name the exact behavior, the exact context, and the exact adjustment.

Results, not relationship

Measured by what changes, not by how much your team liked the process.

In-person, always

Communication is embodied, contextual, spatial. The only way to fix it is to be in the room.

How We Work Together

From First Call
to First Results.

No pressure, no pitch deck surprises. Here's exactly what working with us looks like.

01
Initial Conversation

20 minutes. No pitch. We ask what's happening and you tell us what you're seeing.

02
Discovery Session

60 minutes. We go deeper on patterns, history, and the real cost of the problem.

03
Scoped Proposal

Within 48 hours: a written proposal with your problem restated, the right service identified, and clear outcomes. No ambiguity.

04
Agreement & Deposit

50% deposit, signed contract. We don't start without both, and we would never ask you to either.

05
The Engagement

Observe, diagnose, intervene, reinforce. Your team gets a playbook they own. Results report follows 30 days out.

Where This Goes

Built to Grow
With You.

Most client relationships follow this arc.

I
First Engagement

Proof of Concept

  • Identify the highest-friction point in the organization
  • Start with a targeted Cohort or Personal Edge engagement
  • Generate a measurable before/after baseline
  • Establish trust and shared language
II
Full Engagement

Department Transformation

  • Scale to a full Immersive Program across the target department
  • Build the organizational communication playbook
  • Train internal communication standards for new hires
  • First case study and results documentation
III
Maintenance

Sustained Standards

  • Monthly on-site retainer check-ins
  • New leadership onboarding support
  • Communication standard updates as team evolves
  • Early identification of regression patterns
IV
Scale

Organizational Standard

  • Expand across departments and locations
  • Communication integrated into hiring and onboarding
  • Annual reassessment and standards refresh
  • You become a case study and referrals open naturally

Our Standard

The room is paying attention.
The conversation is already happening.
The question is whether anyone is actually watching,
and willing to change it.

Most organizations built their communication culture by accident. Habits formed under pressure, hierarchies created silence, dysfunction calcified, and nobody was watching closely enough to correct it.

That is not a niche. That is a standard.

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One Honest Conversation
Is the Right Starting Point.

No pressure. No pitch. Tell us what's happening in your organization and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit, and exactly what an engagement would look like.

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