Candid Communication Under Pressure

Keynotes on Candid Communication Under Pressure include compelling messages about:

• Why pressure makes communication harder…and how it makes it more important
• The most common ways “good communicators” fail when it matters most
• The four mistakes we make (even before we start talking) that send conversations off-track
• Six ways to initiate a conversation that produce good results
• Signs your intent in a conversation is unproductive or unclear
• The single most important shift that makes nightmare conversations productive
• How to say no, make a big request, or renegotiate an agreement painlessly

Possible Titles:
What’s the Unsaid Costing You?
Communicating with Power: Saying What Needs Said Now
Candid Communication in Intense Environments
Difficult Conversations: How to Succeed with Tough Topics and Tough People