Managing Difficult Conversations

The Managing Difficult Conversations training course, delivered in Singapore by PD Training, can help managers, supervisors and team leaders be better prepared to undertake discussions with staff which may be considered "difficult" or challenging for some people.  This course is also appropriate for call-center staff who have to manage complaints and/or irate customers. 

Empathy, understanding and having an open, two-way way conversation are necessary qualities that can help you stay in control of difficult conversations before, during and after them, so that you can achieve the desired outcome. This highly valuable and engaging course empowers professionals to handle difficult conversations with ease to achieve professional success.

This Managing Difficult Conversations Training can be delivered at your premises anywhere in Singapore by one of our expert local or international trainers.

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Your Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

  • Predict the results of a conversation
  • Establish the intent of a conversation
  • Identify the desired outcome
  • Manage their body language
  • Speak persuasively
  • Listen actively
  • Use probing techniques
  • Ask the right questions at the right time
  • Establish the purpose of a difficult conversation
  • Create a conversation template
  • Create a personalized action plan
  • Use communication skills to influence and control
  • Maintain safety in a conversation
  • Choose an appropriate place for a conversation
  • Understand and analyse the other person
  • Stay in control of the conversation throughout

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Managers, team members, owners and employees in Singapore need to conduct difficult conversations at some time or another. Although difficult conversations cannot be avoided, they can be successfully managed to achieve positive outcomes.

Managing Difficult Conversations requires specialized knowledge and skill development because they are tough to handle without it. During this training course, participants develop an understanding of where, when, why and how to conduct difficult conversations.

The goal of this course is to empower professionals to be in control of a difficult conversation at all stages of it so that they can achieve the desired outcome. It is a necessary skill in the management of human resources, handling of customers, and team management.

 

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Course Outline for Managing Difficult Conversations

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

Topic 1

Introduction

  • Icebreaker
  • Housekeeping Items
  • The Parking Lot
  • Workshop Objectives

Topic 2

Choosing to Have the Conversation

  • Considering the Consequences
  • Establishing Your Frame of Reference
  • Establishing Positive Intent
  • Identifying the Desired Outcome

Topic 3

Toolkit for Successful Conversations

  • Managing Your Body Language
  • Speaking Persuasively
  • Active Listening
  • Asking Questions
  • Probing Techniques

Topic 4

Choosing the Time and Place

  • Weighing urgency
  • Privacy
  • Consideration
  • Transparency and presence of 3rd parties

Topic 5

Framework for Difficult Conversations

  • What’s Your Purpose?
  • Steps for a Difficult Conversation
  • Creating a Conversation Template

Topic 6

Staying Safe

  • Anticipating conflict
  • Mutual respect
  • Common ground
  • Staying in control
  • When to walk away
  • When things don't work

Topic 7

Testing the waters

  • Practice and review in class

Topic 8

Wrap up

  • Course review
  • Action plan
 

4.9/5

from 17 responses
Download PDF Outline Duration: 1.0 Days

Plus you’ll also receive:

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Money Back
Guarantee

If you’re not happy with the outcomes from
the course we offer a money back guarantee

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REACH
Profiles

For every participant
valued at $199 each

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Sick Day
Safety Net

No one left behind
with our 1/2 price re-run promise

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Development
Dashboard

12-months access to the unique REACH Future Proofing Personal Development Dashboard with personally curated learning to develop agility to adapt to different people tasks and situations.

Learn Managing Difficult Conversations Now

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At the completion of training participants are encouraged to create an action plan, and invite an accountability buddy via their Orgmenta App.

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