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.
13 Aug 2025
Virtual
£345
24 Nov 2025
Virtual
£345
14 May 2026
Virtual
£345
12 Aug 2026
Virtual
£345
23 Nov 2026
Virtual
£345

Private Training

Private course
Flexible date and location
Please quote for prices

  • Public Dates

    Prices per delegate. All prices exclude VAT.
    13 Aug 2025
    Virtual
    £345
    24 Nov 2025
    Virtual
    £345
    14 May 2026
    Virtual
    £345
    12 Aug 2026
    Virtual
    £345
    23 Nov 2026
    Virtual
    £345

    Private Courses

    Private course
    Flexible date and location
    Please quote for prices
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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
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    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

Great course, easy to follow, would recommend

B.M. Direct Rail Services, Excel Level 2

Which part of the course did you find particularly valuable Understanding the capabilities and structures of a project

M.H. Teesside Gas and Liquids, Microsoft Project Essentials

Following this training what are you going to do differently Loads the way I interpret data and present it

N.S. Burnetts Solicitors, Excel Level 2

Following this training what are you going to do differently Use Excel in different and easier ways

P.C. CMR UK Ltd, Excel Level 2

I felt the course was tailored to our current ability and was adapted really well to our needs

M.W. , PowerPoint Essentials

This training has given me the skills to streamline data collection processes in my current role

L.W. CPI, VBA Essentials using Excel

Following this training what are you going to do differently I will be a lot more efficient and not waste so much time on Excel figuring things out.

L.M. Blue Phoenix, Excel Level 1

 

Public Scheduled Courses

Prices per delegate. All prices exclude VAT.
13 Aug 2025
Virtual
£345
24 Nov 2025
Virtual
£345
14 May 2026
Virtual
£345
12 Aug 2026
Virtual
£345
23 Nov 2026
Virtual
£345

Private Courses

Flexible dates, location and content. All prices exclude VAT.

 

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