Attend our upcoming Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue workshop.
More Information:
• Have you ever wished you could respond without making matters worse?
• Have you ever wanted to give feedback but decided not to for fear the conversation wouldn’t go well?
• Do you feel that if you shared your viewpoint with a coworker, you might get a negative response?
Attend our upcoming Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue workshop and learn the skills of the world’s best communicators. Gain the confidence and ability to dialogue when stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong.
Testimonials
• “I have participated in a lot of professional development opportunities in my career and Crucial Conversations is by far one of the best trainings I have ever done. I recommend everyone at Bellevue College—no matter your level—take this course. It is a significant time commitment, but the learning is profound and will change the way you think about almost every meeting you participate in, whether it be a 1:1, small team, or large group, and impact your professional work as well as your personal relationships. This training is excellent and absolutely worth the investment in time.”-Alicia Keating Polson, Office of the President
• “Crucial Conversations equipped me with an array of tools and strategies for navigating dialogue around uncomfortable, sticky situations. The training also allowed me to get out of my own stories and to have conversations without attaching my worth.”-Participant
• “This workshop is amazing for educators, both in the classroom and across the college. The training is one of the best prepared and with amazing potential for professional and personal conversations”- Lori Keller, Policies & Special Projects
• “I’m glad I took the time out for this valuable training!”-Sally Raftery, Placement & Testing.”
As a learner you will receive the following:
• Digital Learner Guide
• Digital course completion certificate
• Six-week ongoing learning experience
Please note that there is a cost to register people for this course. Each session builds on the other– kindly, register ONLY if you can attend all sessions. Also, please ensure your supervisor has approved your attending all three sessions.
Audience
Bellevue College Employees
Date, Time, and Location
March 12, 19, and 26, 2024, 1-5 p.m., PST, Zoom or
May 7, 14, and 21, 2024, 1-5 p.m., PST, Zoom
Course Details
1. Get Unstuck
Spot the conversations that are keeping you from what you want.
Choose the right conversation to get unstuck.
2. Master My Stories I
Learn where emotions come from and how to change them.
Take responsibility for the emotions you bring to the conversation by owning your story.
3. Master My Stories II
Eliminate negative stories that impede conversations and results.
4. Start with Heart
Stay focused on what you really want.
Lay a foundation of good intent.
5. State My Path
Speak honestly and respectfully.
Share tough messages in a way that invites others into the conversation.
6. Make It Safe
Take steps to rebuild safety when others get defensive.
Talk with almost anyone about almost anything.
7. Learn to Look
Notice the signs that people are not in dialogue.
Identify and manage your own Style Under Stress.
8. Seek Mutual Purpose
Recognize when you’re at odds in a conversation.
Find common ground even when it seems impossible.
9. Explore Others’ Paths
Actively listen to understand the meaning behind others’ emotions and actions.
Respond productively when someone initiates a Crucial Conversation with you.
10. Move to Action
Move from healthy dialogue to taking action and achieving results.
Facilitator
Warda Zaman, Talent Development Manager, HR. Warda is licensed to teach Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue to Bellevue College employees and has recently achieved Silver status with Crucial Learning as a 2023 Lives Impacted earner.
Registration
(Before signing up, please ensure with your supervisor that you can attend all sessions in this workshop)
Space is limited. Registrations will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
1. Provide your Employee Information
2. From the learning programs drop-down box, select Crucial Conversations
3. Register for the upcoming training (Please note that if a session is full, it will not be available as an option)
Crucial Conversations HR Training Website
For questions, please email training@bellevuecollege.edu.
Last Updated February 12, 2024