Training Course

Managing Difficult Conversations

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Course Duration: 1 Day

Course Overview

This course covers how to prepare in advance of a difficult conversation. You will gain useful techniques, strategies and tips to help make the conversation more productive and less daunting.

Course Content

  • Communication Essentials

    What it means to be an outstanding communicator
    Communication barriers
    Listening skills
    Questioning skills

  • What is a Challenging Conversation?

    Poor performance or conduct
    Investigating a complaint
    Dealing with a grievance
    Discussing personal problems
    Giving bad news

  • Personality Types & Communication Styles

    Emotional Intelligence
    Managing own and other’s emotions

  • The Conversation

    Conversation formulas
    Essential components
    Clear and straightforward language

Included with this course

    • Comprehensive course materials and exercises

 

Public Scheduled Course Dates

Prices per delegate. All prices exclude VAT.
23 Nov 2026
Virtual
£345

Private Training

Private course
Flexible date and location
Please quote for prices

  • Course Options

    Private courses:
    Private course
    Flexible date and location
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    Public scheduled courses:
    All prices exclude VAT, prices per delegate.
    23 Nov 2026
    Virtual
    £345
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  • Managing Difficult Conversations Course Options
    Virtual
    Virtual
    These courses can be attended from anywhere.
    Private
    Private
    Flexible course content, flexible training date(s), flexible location(s), variable course length, private to your organisation - Courses can be held at one of our training venues or at another location convenient to you. Training can be set over a number of days or weeks to allow for practice time between training sessions.
    Bespoke
    Bespoke
    Bespoke private training can be based on an existing course or a number of lessons taken from several courses, we can also write bespoke courses for you based on your in-house systems or development program.
  • Virtual Training

 

Course Reviews
Which part of the course did you find particularly valuable How to deal with responding to clients difficult scenarios

S.T. Tlw Solicitors, Managing Difficult Conversations

Any other comments or recommendations Very good, useful course.

K.G. South Tyneside Council, Excel Level 3

Excellent course

G.N. , PowerPoint Essentials

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Can39t wait to put it all in to use

N.F. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, Excel Level 3

Following this training what are you going to do differently Set up and use a site for our team

E.B. Urc, SharePoint Overview

Programming bespoke functions, familiarity of code, variety of available techniques.

P.L. Westrock, VBA Essentials using Excel

What were the most useful aspects of the course Learning how to cut down notes to make minutes more readable and easy to understand

R.R. Nhs County Durham &Amp; Darlington Foundation Trus, Minute Taking

Which part of the course did you find particularly valuable I felt there was good networking via the facilitator and group along with many hints and tips

S.M. Health Education England, Minute Taking

 

 

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