Canceled: Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue

This program has been canceled.

Cost $245 (plus Eventbrite registration fee) first 15 registered. After 15 registrations cost $284 (plus Eventbrite registration fee). Course limit 20. Scroll below for tickets.

Skill building for people engaged in high stakes conversations about building community resilience and tackling challenging coastal management issues when opinions vary, and emotions run strong.

In person training at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. Hosted by the Coastal Training Programs of the
Wells and Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserves.

WHAT’S A CRUCIAL CONVERSATION?

A Crucial Conversation is a discussion between two or more people where the stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong. When conversations turn crucial, people tend to follow one of two ineffective paths: they either speak directly and abrasively to get the results they want but harm relationships, or they remain silent with the hope of preserving relationships only to sacrifice results.
But there’s a better way. Crucial Conversations gives people the skills to step into disagreement— rather than over or around it—and turn disagreement into dialogue for improved relationships and results. Crucial Conversations® for Mastering Dialogue teaches nine powerful skill sets grounded in decades of social science research. The course helps learners develop these vital skills through instruction, application, practice, group discussion, and self-reflection—not just theory—for lasting improvement. Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue is an engaging classroom course rich with group discussion, real-time practice, and group support and coaching. This training is offered for non-profit groups, community organizations, tribes, educators, and people working for local, state and federal governments whose work focuses on coastal management and community resilience.

This training may be right for you if you have ever experienced the following in your work with community resilience and coastal management:
• Have you ever left a contentious town meeting and wondered, “Why do people only listen to those who push the hardest or shout the loudest?”
• Have you even been lectured or verbally attacked by someone who disagrees with you and wished you could respond without making matters worse?
• Have you ever watched a community leader present an impossible plan and hoped someone would say, “This can’t be done!” but no one said a word?
• Do you ever keep silent about a matter, hoping someone else shares your concern and will speak up?
• Does it sometimes feel unsafe to share your honest viewpoint because there’s a chance that doing so could lead to backlash?

Attend Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue and learn the skills of the world’s best communicators. Gain the confidence and ability to lead dialogues about resilience when stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong.

For more information, contact Chris Feurt cfeurt@wellsnerr.org