Managing Difficult Conversations

Simple techniques to maintain control and team morale

Who Is This Course For?

This course is for anyone who works with other people.  It is especially suited, but not exclusively, for line managers, team leaders and supervisors.  The skills learned on this course can be applied in many everyday situations that we have to deal with.

In this course, participants will learn techniques and strategies to handle difficult conversations successfully by learning how to prepare for a difficult situation, get the conversation off to the best possible start and manage their emotions. They will gain insights into real situations they have experienced and leave feeling more confident in dealing with them effectively.

It is an entry level course and there are no prerequisites.

 

 

 

What Will Learners Gain From Participation?

By the end of this one day course, the learners will be able to:

  • Apply new strategies for handling difficult conversations effectively
  • Avoid wasting precious energy on feeling negative about a person or situation
  • Know how to structure the opening of a difficult conversation more effectively
  • Understand what makes a conversation difficult and be able to prepare effectively for them
  • Have increased their ability to manage their and others emotions successfully

 

 

Dates:Click below to see available dates
Time:9am - 4pm
Cost:£145 per person

Managing Difficult Conversations




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    Course Details

    Approach

    This course is an interactive, informative and highly practical workshop, giving delegates valuable techniques and strategies to successfully handle difficult conversations.

    Course Outline

    Course Overview

    • Difficult conversations
      • What makes a difficult conversation
      • Typical difficult conversations in work and life
      • Small group exercise; facilitated group discussion
    • Behaviour types
      • Recognising aggressive, passive, passive/aggressive, and assertive behaviour
      • Know how to deal with each behaviour
      • Presentation; small group exercise; facilitated group discussion
    • Scenario discussions: Identifying behaviours
      • Identifying behaviours in scenarios
      • Small group discussion: how to handle the problem behaviours
      • Small group exercise; small group discussion; facilitated group discussion
    • Communicating clearly
      • Active listening to ease emotional situations
      • Effective communication skills for difficult conversations
      • Facilitated group discussion
    • Toolkit A: Handling difficult conversations
      • Techniques to handle difficult conversations
      • Presentation; facilitated group discussion
    • Clinic 1: Building your personal strategies to handle difficult conversations
      • Identify difficult conversations you need to deal with
      • Create personal strategies for each situation
      • Individual exercise; pairs discussion
    • Summary and close

     

     

    Meet the Trainer

    Nigel McPolin

    Founder & CEO

    An MSc Occupational Psychology graduate from the School of
    Psychology, Queen’s University of Belfast , Nigel has over 22 years’
    experience across the sectors – public, private and not-for-profit.

    His relaxed and friendly styles enables conversational training where learners feel safe to explore, discuss and even disagree with the topics being delivered. Nigel believes these conversations are fundamental to learning, allowing the learner to connect new concepts with previous experiences

    Contact Details:

    tel: +44 (0)28 9581 8090
    mobile: +44 (0)79 6875 6056
    email: nigel@etimes2.com

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigel-mcpolin/

    Twitter: @etimes2ltd

    Client Testimonials

    “Forced me to go out of my comfort zone in presenting, which I enjoyed afterwards!  Informal – relaxed by his style” Driver Training Manager

    “Nigel is a fantastic trainer, great knowledge and experience of course.  He really helped me overcome nerves/fears while training” Area Administrator

    “I really enjoyed my 3 days.  Nigel was excellent.  I found the training very interactive and relaxed.” Area Trainer

    “Plenty of time allocated.  Videos great to learn from.  Great trainer. Very much enjoyed it.” HR Manager

    “Enjoyable.  Relaxed.  Informative.  Rewarding.” H&S Manager

     

    Follow-Up Support

    Participants on etimes2 training programmes are invited to join our exclusive social media group for on-going support and development.  This is open-ended and included in the cost.

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