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  1 day course

This programme will help you grow in confidence, feel good about yourself and give you the practical skills you need to set and achieve high goals.

WHAT IS ASSERTION?

- Assertion is about achieving what we want without damaging other people
- Assertiveness concerns behaviour, not personality
- We can CHOOSE our behaviour: anyone can learn to be more assertive
- The skills of assertion are just as useful in our private lives as at work
- Assertion lets us feel good about ourselves and others

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

- The key differences between assertive, aggressive, passive and indirectly aggressive behaviour
- Simple techniques to achieve what you want, without upsetting other people
- The use of positive inner dialogues to achieve Win-Win solutions
- Ways of taking control and behaving in rational ways
- How to:
    handle problem situations and "difficult" people
    give and receive praise and criticism 
    empower yourself and others
    stop others "walking all over you"
    avoid angry outbursts
    tackle problems you have been avoiding

ASSERTIVENESS  -  KEY TOPICS FOR A ONE-DAY PROGRAMME

Introduction & Objectives
   Expectations & hopes
   When I need to use assertion 
   How I view myself and others

How Assertive am I?
   Questionnaire

Understanding Assertiveness
   Definitions of behaviours:
     Assertion
     Aggression
     Passive behaviours
     Indirect Aggression 


Clarifying Rights & Responsibilities

How to be more Assertive
   An Assertive/Responsive model
   Simple steps
   Behaviours which help
   Body language
   Positive inner dialogues

Using assertion at difficult times
   Saying no
   Handling criticism
   Confronting conflict
   Dealing with aggression/passive behaviours from others

Practising the skills
   Using delegates' live issues

Feed-back session
   Raising confidence and self-esteem

Review
   Questionnaire revisited
   Personal Action Planning

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