Crucial Conversations

Let’s face it, there are just some conversations that you don’t want to have. There are some people you simply don’t want to talk to, but what happens when we don’t have these conversations?

Crucial Conversations take place every day, in every workplace and every home. You know those conversations where there are high stakes, real differences of opinion and strong emotions.

The difference between average and great workplace performance lies in how people handle those difficult conversations. At the heart of all workplace issues are conversations that are either not being handled or not being handled well.


Through having Crucial Conversations, you learn to see issues through the lens of others, make it safe to have dialogue on important issues, work more effectively as a committed team member, and problem-solve in ways that reduce barriers.


In this one day course, you will be better able to resolve disagreements, hold others accountable, make better decisions and take more committed actions.

Your Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the conversations that are keeping you from your desired results
  • Speak persuasively not abrasively, no matter the topic
  • Make it safe for others to share their honest opinions
  • Deal with people who either clam up or blow up
  • Gain control of your own emotional responses
  • Disagree without being disagreeable
  • Influence without exerting force
  • Improve teamwork, productivity and effectiveness

Duration: 1.0 day course Live Online Experts



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Crucial Conversations Reviews:

"The training was paced to the abilities of the participants, and responded to our needs." - Department of Education & Communities




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Crucial Conversations take place every day, in every workplace and every home. You know those conversations where there are high stakes, real differences of opinion and strong emotions.

The difference between average and great workplace performance lies in how people handle those difficult conversations. At the heart of all workplace issues are conversations that are either not being handled or not being handled well.

Course Outline for Crucial Conversations

Topic 1
What is a Crucial Conversation
  • What is a Crucial Conversation
  • Characteristics of Crucial Conversations
  • Our Response to Crucial Conversations
  • Triggers for Crucial Conversations
Topic 2
My Communication Style
  • My Communication Style
  • How to Adapt My Style for Better Outcomes
Topic 3
Preparing and Conducting Crucial Conversations
  • Preparing for the Conversation
  • The Crucial Conversation Model
  • Steps for Crucial Conversations
  • How to hold a Crucial Conversation
Topic 4
Strategies for Crucial Conversations
  • Notice when a Conversation turns Crucial
  • Tips for Becoming a Better Listener
  • 'You' Statements v 'I' Statements
  • How to hold a Crucial Conversation
Topic 5
Putting it into Practice
  • Practising Scenarios for Crucial Conversations
 

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Face-to-Face, Live Online, or Hybrid Class Tailored to Your Needs

When you want a tailored learning experience targeting exactly what you want without bringing everyone physically together, the best choice is a Live Online Class run by PDT.

We tailor the content and activities to be specific to your current needs and the needs of the people and run the course in our usual activity-based workshop style training, however, the participants can all be offsite, or some can be in the room with others offsite.

Unless you have a preferred tools we use 'Zoom for Education' that includes enhanced collaboration features such as One-click content sharing, real-time co-annotation (people can work together in activity files), and digital whiteboarding, we also include things like live polls and group chats so you virtually have the same collaborative learning experience of attending a course in a room with other people.

live online & hybrid

We have delivered these 100's (if not 1000's) of times, and get great outcomes. We achieve great outcomes because we keep our learner centric approach - just because it’s delivered through a screen to some or all participants doesn’t mean it needs to be less tailored or less personalised.

You still have an expert trainer who talks to you prior to the session and tailors the delivery to use your terminology, ensure activities are relevant and directly applicable and ensures an engaging learning experience that provide people with skills and techniques they can apply the very next day.

A hybrid class is with some people connecting online, and some people physically together in the same room.

Live Online Participant Feedback:

90% Overall Trainer Rating

88% Delivery was Adapted to me Personally

75% I Would Recommend this Course to Someone Else

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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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