The ability to handle crucial and difficult conversations effectively, where one is required to be mindful of one’s thoughts, emotions, impulses, words, voice, and facial expressions is crucial for Managers and Leaders. The lack of attention to one’s communication during important conversations can turn out to be a costly mistake.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
Communication can become a challenge and an emotionally charged event during performance evaluations, in times of crisis, change in the direction of the project, etc.
Empower professionals to be in control of a difficult conversation at all stages of it so that they can achieve the desired outcome.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Define speaking assertively.
- What makes difficult conversations “difficult” for you.
- Emotions, Attitudes and Mindsets before during and after holding difficult conversations.
- Manage body language.
- Ask the right questions at the right time.
- Recognize words and their impact during a difficult conversation.
- Have a strategy and structure to establish the purpose of a difficult conversation in order to find common ground.
- Stay in control of the conversation throughout.
- Suspend judgements for better understanding.
- Understand intent and focus of the conversation for successful win win outcomes.
- Learn about active listening.
- Paraphrase and clarify what was heard.
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
This course is suitable for anyone who is facing a difficult conversation and would like to develop the knowledge and skills to tackle it confidently and effectively.
Communication can become a challenge and an emotionally charged event during performance evaluations, in times of crisis, change in the direction of the project, etc.
Empower professionals to be in control of a difficult conversation at all stages of it so that they can achieve the desired outcome.
- Define speaking assertively.
- What makes difficult conversations “difficult” for you.
- Emotions, Attitudes and Mindsets before during and after holding difficult conversations.
- Manage body language.
- Ask the right questions at the right time.
- Recognize words and their impact during a difficult conversation.
- Have a strategy and structure to establish the purpose of a difficult conversation in order to find common ground.
- Stay in control of the conversation throughout.
- Suspend judgements for better understanding.
- Understand intent and focus of the conversation for successful win win outcomes.
- Learn about active listening.
- Paraphrase and clarify what was heard.
This course is suitable for anyone who is facing a difficult conversation and would like to develop the knowledge and skills to tackle it confidently and effectively.
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