Preparing for Difficult Conversations

Onsite training, Chad, March 2023

Preparation is Key

We prepare for travel, for meals, for driving, for guests. But, when it comes to difficult conversations, we fret.

How effectively do you prepare for the difficult conversations that you need to have?

By definition, difficult conversations aren’t easy. We tend to dread them, to feel the weight of them in advance, to even obsess over them. There’s no guarantee that preparing well will remove all the anxious feelings often associated with difficult conversations. However, preparing well in key areas can make all the difference to the actual experience you’ll have in your next difficult conversation.

This workshop is NOT focused on how to actually have the conversation. That workshop will come later. We’ve found that it’s the concepts we’ll cover in this workshop that actually make the most difference in the success of that eventual conversation.

Dates & Times:

Thursday, March 30, 2023

8:00 – 11:30 AM

IN N’DJAMENA

Details on the location will be sent by email after registration.

If this date is inconvenient for you, please consider joining one of our online events found here.

YOU WILL LEAVE WITH

  1. A list of ways to prepare yourself for a difficult conversation.

  2. The ability to name the three aspects of any difficult conversation.

  3. Your own written thoughts about your side of those three aspects.

  4. Practice shifting your attitude in preparation.

  5. A written objective for your difficult conversation.

THIS TRAINING IS FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO:

  • Grow in your ability to engage in difficult conversations.

  • Be prepared to navigate difficult conversations more skillfully.

  • Communicate in a manner that’s safe for others as well as yourself.

  • Care about others without losing your own voice.

  • Gain confidence when the stakes are high.

We’ll use small group discussions, presentation of material, practice with other participants, and individual reflection to help you prepare for any difficult conversations.

What Participants Are Saying

  • This workshop is one of the most valuable uses of three hours I can think of to empower me for success in my work relationships and responsibilities. Huge benefit!

    ONLINE PARTICIPANT

  • The facilitators are extremely well-informed, experienced, and highly skilled. Yet, they come across as so relatable, down-to-earth, and accessible.

    ONLINE PARTICIPANT

  • Thank you for the tools provided. My next difficult conversation might not be so difficult after all!

    ONLINE PARTICIPANT

  • I’m so glad this workshop was available to me. I feel empowered to have that difficult conversation now where, before the workshop, I was avoiding it.

    ONLINE PARTICIPANT

Facilitators

  • With 25 years of cross-cultural living and work experience, I’ve had plenty of experience with difficult conversations! Knowing that conflict and the inability to navigate difficult conversations well has been the downfall of so many dreams and caused so much hardship motivates me to continue personally learning and growing in this area. I also want to support others in their journey toward more healthy communication. I have a Masters in Organizational Psychology with specializations in Organizational Leader Development and Leadership Coaching Psychology. I’m a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation and an Endorsed Facilitator with the International Association of Facilitators. I feel like I've spent my whole career working on figuring out how to handle difficult conversations better—having had so many opportunities to practice!

  • As a licensed professional counselor, I often hear about difficult conversations and conflicts in my work. I’m eager for more people to have this training so they can avoid the pain that comes with conversations that end up wounding rather than healing. The topics we’ll cover and the practice we'll provide help, not only with team relationships, but marriages as well. As Katie and I have worked at using these principles in our marriage, we've seen the difference first-hand. I regularly help counseling clients through these topics in my practice, too. Facilitating training like this is special for me because of the preventative, rather than reparative, nature of it. While in Chad, I’ll also be offering counseling consultations to individuals and couples—on any topic.

Costs and Payment

Early Registration

$65 USD
Complete the registration form by March 2 and make full payment by March 9.

Standard

$80 USD
Complete the registration form by March 27 and make full payment by March 29.

Special Notes

The price includes a $20 non-refundable deposit. This deposit will be in effect if you cancel your registration. There is no refund for cancellations within one week of the event.

You’ll be invoiced after we reach our minimum number of participants (8) and by March 3, if not sooner.

PREREQUISITE:

Before joining this training, please ensure that you have done training in "Other-Centered Listening." Many of See Beyond's training workshops include this training (including See Beyond’s Coaching Workshop). If you haven't trained in “other-centered Listening” yet, grab a friend and do the free,12-minute video training HERE. You need to have practiced, so grabbing a friend is actually important! OR better yet, join our free, live webinar on this topic before your event begins. See dates and times by clicking here.

Registration form

Each individual needs to complete a registration form.