Difficult Conversations

There is probably a conversation you have been quietly putting off. You can feel it sitting there, getting a little heavier every day you avoid it. This course looks at what really happens inside a difficult conversation, why your instincts often push you in exactly the wrong direction, and what to do instead.

You learn to lean in and to hold space rather than sprint through the conversation. You'll learn real, repeatable skills like preparing your mindset, listening for the real concern, paraphrasing, validating emotion, and setting a clear limit only when you actually need one.

Think of it less like a lecture and more like training for a sport, because that is genuinely what it is. Nobody walks onto the field and improvises their way to greatness; they prepare, they practice, they get coached, and so will you. By the end, that heavy conversation you have been dodging might just feel a little lighter.

• Explain why certain conversations feel difficult and identify the emotional forces that each person carries into the conversation.

• Prepare for a challenging conversation by checking your own assumptions.

• Utilize reflective skills to hold space and respond instead of reacting. 

·       Explain why certain conversations feel difficult and identify the emotional forces that each person carries into the conversation.

·       Prepare for a challenging conversation by checking your own assumptions.

·       Utilize reflective skills to hold space and respond instead of reacting.