One-on-one coaching

Making your case with strong personalities

Benefits

Some conversations are more challenging than others – especially when strong personalities appear with clear opinions, a lot of energy and dominance.

In this individual coaching, you learn to persuade calmly, clearly and confidently, without entering into competition. You develop your inner attitude, communicative strength and personal presence, so as to maintain presence and influence even in demanding situations.

Our individual coaching «Persuading strong personalities» is aimed at people who deal with “alpha types” in their professional environment – that is, with people who are fast, direct, assertive or argumentatively dominant.

The goal is to sharpen your own impact and develop communication strategies that let you remain confident even in such conversations, set boundaries, and still come across as convincing and engaging.

Using real situations, video analysis and targeted feedback, your personal presentation and persuasion skills are strengthened. In the coaching, you practise exactly what awaits you in everyday life.

Objectives

  • steer your own communication and impact patterns
  • strengthen self-confidence and presence in demanding conversations
  • handle dominant, opinionated or loud personalities with confidence
  • Arguing clearly and calmly – even under pressure or in hierarchical situations
  • Using body language, voice and speech in a targeted way
  • Setting boundaries without confrontation
  • You practice with experienced sparring partners

Content

  • Self-image and impact: how you come across to strong personalities
  • Communication types and dynamics: how alpha types communicate – and how you hold your ground
  • Inner attitude and self-regulation: calm and clarity in emotional moments
  • Language and structure: how to formulate messages that generate respect and persuade
  • Body language and voice: showing presence without dominance
  • Objections and power games: strategies for confident reactions
  • Practical exercises and role plays: working on real situations from your everyday life
  • Reflection and transfer: how to anchor what you've learned in everyday life

Possible content of your communication coaching could include:

We always work with video feedback. You stand in front of the camera several times, practice and receive feedback. Your concern and your goals are the focus of the coaching.

Until then: over the next few days, observe conversations where you encounter strong, opinionated or dominant personalities. Pay attention to what happens inside you – when you stay calm, when you withdraw, when you perhaps become too defensive.

Coach

Sibylle SommererInhaberin Speak GmbH
Trainerin, Coach und Dozentin für Auftritte
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Making your case with strong personalities

We clarify what suits your situation in a free introductory conversation.

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