assertiveness

Assertiveness Skills

Assertiveness Skills –

 

Assertiveness means communicating opinions, beliefs, thoughts, and feelings in an effective way.

Three ideas to increase success include:

  1. Remember to be gracious when saying no by always offering an alternative.
  2. Practice being diplomatic when disagreeing by demonstrating your understanding of the other person’s position.
  3. Try to acknowledge the value of the other person’s recommendation before providing your recommendation
  4. When an issue is important to you, problem solve with the other person by asking questions like: What do you need? How can we resolve this situation? What would it take to fix this?

Our Toronto based assertiveness skills training workshop provides the assertiveness skills essential to getting your ideas, plans and feelings across with confidence and conviction.

 

Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based assertiveness skills training and other communications skills courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

2019-07-24T15:21:42-04:00July 29th, 2019|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Assertiveness Skills

Assertiveness Skills –

 

Some people avoid saying what they need to say because they fear offending others. There can be discomfort with conflict. Some people come on too strong and actually do offend. Knowing how to speak and act assertively allows you to express issues in a productive way.

Three ideas to increase success include:

  1. Three R’s include: Be realistic, responsible and respectful.
  2. Build your confidence by focusing on “what’s good about you?”
  3. Begin sentences with “I” followed by “expected” or “prefer” or “need”, when you’re giving feedback that might offend.

 

Our Toronto based assertiveness skills training workshop provides the assertiveness skills essential to getting your ideas, plans and feelings across with confidence and conviction.

Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based assertiveness skills training and other communications skills courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

2019-07-17T12:49:52-04:00July 22nd, 2019|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Assertiveness Skills

Assertiveness Skills –

Assertiveness requires the ability to communicate beliefs, opinions, thoughts, and feelings in a way that is effective.

Three ideas to increase success include:

    1. Remember to be kind when saying no by always offering an alternative.
    2. Be diplomatic when disagreeing by demonstrating your understanding of the other person’s position. Then, acknowledging the value of the other person’s recommendation. Follow with your own recommendation
    3. When a conflict is important to you, work with the other person by asking questions like: What do you need? How can we resolve this situation? What would it take to fix this?

Our Toronto based assertiveness skills training workshop provides the assertiveness skills essential to getting your ideas, plans and feelings across with confidence and conviction.

Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based assertiveness skills training and other communications skills courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

2018-05-23T13:54:44-04:00May 28th, 2018|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Assertiveness Skills

Assertiveness Skills –

Challenging situations make many people are uncomfortable. Some avoid saying what they need to say when they think they may offend others. Some say it and come on too strong and actually offending. Knowing how to act assertively enable you to express concerns in a productive way.

Three ideas to increase success include:

  1. Three R’s include: Be realistic, responsible and respectful.
  2. Build your confidence by focusing on “what’s good about you?”
  3. Begin sentences with “I” followed by “expected” or “prefer” or “need”, when you’re giving feedback that might offend.

Our Toronto based assertiveness skills training workshop provides the assertiveness skills essential to getting your ideas, plans and feelings across with confidence and conviction.

Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based assertiveness skills training and other communications skills courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

2018-05-17T17:08:56-04:00May 22nd, 2018|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Assertiveness Skills

Assertiveness Skills-

 

Many people are uncomfortable handling challenging situations:  They may avoid dealing with situations when they think they may offend others or they coming on too strong and actually offend. Learning to act assertively allows the expression of concerns in a productive way.

Three ideas to increase success include:

  1. Work on being realistic, responsible and respectful.
  2. Increase confidence and self-esteem by focusing on “what’s good about you?”
  3. Structure sentences to begin with “I” followed by either “expected” or “prefer” or “need”, when you’re giving feedback about performance issues.

Our Toronto based assertiveness skills training workshop provides the assertiveness skills essential to getting your ideas, plans and feelings across with confidence and conviction.

Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based assertiveness skills training and other communications skills courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism

2017-03-29T12:21:11-04:00March 30th, 2017|Tips of the week|Comments Off on Assertiveness Skills