Aims of the course
This Difficult Conversations Training Course in Devon is designed to help managers, supervisors and employees handle challenging workplace conversations with greater confidence, professionalism and emotional awareness. The course focuses on reducing conflict, improving communication and helping participants approach sensitive discussions more constructively and positively.
Many organisations across Devon experience workplace challenges linked to poor communication, unresolved conflict, performance concerns, behavioural issues or emotionally charged conversations. This practical difficult conversations training programme provides participants with the skills and techniques needed to manage challenging discussions more effectively while maintaining positive working relationships.
Throughout the course, participants explore how communication styles, emotional responses, listening skills and workplace behaviours influence difficult conversations and conflict situations. Delegates learn how to prepare for difficult discussions, remain calm under pressure, communicate clearly and manage reactions more professionally within workplace environments.
The course also explores practical approaches to delivering constructive feedback, addressing performance concerns, managing workplace disagreements and de-escalating emotionally charged situations. Participants learn how to turn potentially difficult conversations into opportunities for clarity, accountability and positive change.
Our Devon difficult conversations training is highly interactive and tailored to the needs of your organisation. Training can be adapted for leadership teams, line managers, HR professionals, customer-facing employees, supervisors or mixed departments wanting to improve workplace communication and conflict management skills.
We regularly deliver difficult conversations training for organisations across Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, Paignton, Newton Abbot, Barnstaple, Tiverton, Exmouth, Bideford and surrounding Devon areas, helping businesses create more confident communicators, healthier workplace relationships and stronger management capability.
Who will benefit from attending?
This Difficult Conversations Training Course in Devon is suitable for organisations wanting to improve workplace communication, strengthen conflict management skills and help employees handle sensitive or challenging conversations more confidently and professionally.
The course is particularly valuable for businesses where communication challenges, unresolved conflict, behavioural concerns or difficult workplace discussions are affecting morale, productivity, teamwork or employee relationships. Training is tailored to the needs of your organisation and can be adapted for both experienced managers and employees wanting to build confidence in managing difficult conversations.
Participants who typically benefit from attending include:
- Managers and supervisors responsible for handling performance, conduct or behavioural conversations
- Team leaders wanting greater confidence when managing difficult employee discussions
- HR professionals involved in workplace conflict resolution and employee relations
- Customer-facing staff required to manage complaints, challenging behaviours or difficult customer interactions
- Employees wanting to improve communication skills and manage workplace tension more effectively
- Teams experiencing communication breakdowns, misunderstandings or unresolved workplace conflict
- Organisations wanting to strengthen workplace communication, professionalism and collaboration
- Professionals needing practical techniques for handling emotionally charged conversations calmly and constructively
We regularly deliver difficult conversations training for organisations across Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, Paignton, Newton Abbot, Barnstaple, Tiverton, Exmouth, Bideford and surrounding Devon areas.
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What's included?
Our Difficult Conversations Training in Devon is designed to be practical, engaging and fully tailored to the needs of your organisation. We work closely with businesses to ensure the training reflects real workplace challenges, communication issues and conflict situations that participants encounter in their day-to-day roles.
- Pre-course consultation to understand your communication challenges, conflict issues and organisational requirements
- Tailored difficult conversations training designed around your organisation and real workplace scenarios
- Face-to-face delivery at your premises anywhere across Devon
- Interactive workshops with practical exercises, role-play activities and facilitated group discussions
- Experienced trainer with expertise in workplace communication, conflict management and people development
- Training materials and supporting course resources for participants
- Practical techniques for managing conflict, giving feedback and handling sensitive conversations professionally
- De-escalation models and conversation frameworks that can be applied immediately within the workplace
- Recommendations and guidance for improving workplace communication and conflict management following the training
- Certificate of completion for all participants
- Trainer travel and delivery costs included for organisations across Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, Paignton, Newton Abbot, Barnstaple, Tiverton, Exmouth, Bideford and surrounding Devon areas
“Many of the conversations our housing teams deal with every day can be highly emotional and extremely challenging. Staff were often facing angry or frustrated residents and many found these situations stressful and draining. Since completing the Difficult Conversations Training, we’ve seen a huge improvement in team confidence, communication and consistency.
The course gave us a clear structure for de-escalating difficult conversations, managing emotions more effectively and turning challenging situations into far more productive discussions. The team now supports each other much more and approaches difficult conversations with greater confidence and professionalism.”
Sarah Mitchell – Housing Services Manager, Devon Housing Association
