Handling Difficult Conversations Bite-Sized Training Course

Our Handling Difficult Conversations training course is a 90-minute training workshop delivered by a live trainer. Get the skills you need in this short-form training event that helps maximise your training budget.

Handling Difficult Conversations Bite-Sized Course – The Details

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Course Highlights

Here’s some quick information about our handling difficult conversations course:

  • 90-minute short-form training course delivered online
  • Can be delivered as an in-house course for your business
  • Focuses on one specific skill
  • Helps your training budget go further
  • Booking is easy. Just select a date and click Book Now!

Course Aim

This workshop provides practical tools to skills to manage and navigate challenging interactions with confidence and professionalism. It is designed to build confidence and drive immediate results in the workplace.

Course Objectives

By attending this Handling Difficult Conversations Bite-Sized Training Course, you will be able to:

  • Identify and understand the triggers of difficult conversations.
  • Develop strategies to engage in difficult dialogues with confidence.
  • Master active listening techniques to ease communication barriers.
  • Learn to manage emotional responses during intense discussions.
  • Apply problem-solving methods to reach mutually beneficial solutions.
  • Practice maintaining a professional and calm demeanour throughout discussions.

Course Content

Here’s what we cover in our handling difficult conversations bite-sized training course:

Welcome and Warm-Up

  • Introduction to the online environment and tools.
  • Icebreaker activity: Sharing personal experiences with difficult conversations.
  • Setting individual and group objectives for the session.

Understanding Challenges in Conversations

  • Recognising common triggers for difficult conversations.
  • The role of emotions in escalating conflicts.
  • Differentiating between constructive and destructive dialogues.

Active Listening and Empathy

  • Principles of active listening in tense situations.
  • Empathy as a tool for understanding and resolving issues.
  • Interactive role-play exercises to practise empathetic listening.

Strategies for Effective Communication

  • Techniques for clear and assertive communication.
  • Developing win-win scenarios through collaborative problem-solving.
  • Frameworks for providing and receiving feedback constructively.

Practical Exercises and Case Studies

  • Breakout room activities for hands-on practice.
  • Real-world case studies to analyse and discuss diverse scenarios.
  • Peer review and feedback sessions.

Wrap-Up and Reflection

  • Review of key takeaways and participant learning reflections.
  • Action planning for applying skills post-workshop.
  • Q&A for remaining queries and feedback collection.

When you bring this course in-house, the content above can be tweaked and changed to meet the needs of your team.

Want More?
You can learn more about difficult conversations and tactics to have them in our 1-day Dealing With Difficult People training course.

Download the Course Brochure

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Who Should Attend our Handling Difficult Conversations Training Course?

This course is for anyone who wants to enhance their communication skills and handle challenging dialogues with confidence and professionalism. It’s ideal for:

  • Managers and team leaders across departments.
  • HR professionals and employee relations specialists.
  • Customer service representatives handling client communications.
  • Educators and trainers conducting workshops or classes.
  • Anyone who regularly engages in high-stakes conversations.

The course is suitable for people of all levels and in all roles and industries.

Scheduled Open Workshops

A 90-minute focused online live virtual training course with one of our highly experienced trainers. You also get:

  • A short but interactive workshop
  • Access to MyRevolution Learning to retain access to your materials and stay in touch with your trainer
  • A digital copy of the course materials from the course
  • A digital course certificate

In-House Delivery

A 90-minute course with one of our highly experienced trainers delivered online. You also get

  • Course materials for each delegate to take away
  • A course certificate
  • Reporting on delegate evaluation
  • Access to MyRevolution Learning to retain access to your materials and stay in touch with your trainer
  • An opportunity to tweak the content to your needs

Have Some Questions?

Here are some of the common questions we get asked about our handling difficult conversations training course:

Our handling difficult conversations courses are delivered by our friendly and highly experienced trainers. We live and breathe what we talk about in these sessions as we use most of the tools and techniques ourselves on a daily bases and bring this real-world experience into the session and the examples that we use.

Our bite-sized courses are 90-minute training workshops, delivered online, that focus on one particular skill. The workshops are designed to deliver practical skills in a short a time as possible.

There are many benefits to short bite-sized courses including:
  • No need to take a whole day out of work – courses last 90-minutes and are delivered online
  • Makes your training budget go further – our bite-sized courses are budget-smart, meaning you get high impact practical skills at a lower cost compared to a one-day or longer course
  • Focused on one area – you can pick and choose the skills you want to learn instead of attending a longer course where some things may not be relevant to you
  • No travel – our bite-sized courses are all online so you can take part from the office or at home

Yes, you can see the details of our longer form course here

Open Online Course

Our Online Handling Difficult Conversations course is an interactive live virtual course. The content is targeted to one particular skill and, despite being a short course, the workshop is interactive. Our bite-sized training courses are delivered by Zoom.

In-House Delivery

We can also deliver this Handling Difficult Conversations course just for your organisation. The course is delivered as a live virtual training course. We can deliver this via Zoom, Teams, Webex or any other platform that you are currently using and comfortable with.

Ready to Book?

You can attend our Handling Difficult Conversations bite-sized course in the following ways. Click an option to see the full details.

Join our live online virtual Handling Difficult Conversations bite-sized training course from work or home for an interactive online learning experience.

1 Delegate
£75.00 + VAT
2 Delegates
£71.25 + VAT
3 + Delegates
£63.75 + VAT

The price above is per delegate and includes multiple person discounts. Group booking price only applicable when delegates book onto the same course date.

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Bring this Handling Difficult Conversations training course in-house and train your team together at the same time.

  • Delivered online using the platform of your choice.
  • Course content can be tailored to your specific requirements

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