Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue!

Registration is open for Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue! We welcome you to participate in our next cohort.

More Information:

Since we started offering this training at Bellevue College from 2022, we have trained 99 BC employees in Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue. In 2024, we received the Gold Status for Lives Impacted from Crucial Learning for conducting seven Crucial Conversations training courses at BC in 2023!

Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue Workshop

Coming Up: May 7, 14, and 21, 2024, 1-5 p.m., PST, Zoom (3 days)

This training helps you navigate many of your burning questions: how do I manage conflict, how do I communicate with colleagues, how do I get things done more easily, how do I manage negativity etc. It is all there in this training with lots of interactivity, videos, and engagement. Sign-up for this training today.

We believe that the three-day investment will be worth it! Just see what your colleagues are saying.

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

• “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

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 3 sessions.

Audience

Bellevue College Employees

Date, Time, and Location

May 7, 14, and 21, 2024, 1-5 p.m., PST, Zoom (deadline to register is April 26, 2024)

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.

8. Seek Mutual Purpose

Recognize when you’re at odds in a conversation.
Find common ground even when it seems impossible.

7. Learn to Look

Notice the signs that people are not in dialogue.
Identify and manage your own Style Under Stress.

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 and Crucial Conversations for Accountability to Bellevue College employees. She is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and certified as an Executive Coach from the Center of Executive Coaching.

Registration

Before signing up, please ensure with your supervisor that you can attend all sessions in this workshop.

Registration 2023-2024

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 for Mastering Dialogue
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

Please email training@bellevuecollege.edu if you have any questions.

Last Updated April 8, 2024