Many people find it difficult to stand up for their opinion. In your lifetime, you are constantly dealing with other persons and interacting with these persons is not always as it should be. Sometimes you give in too fast, or you may not be heard. People may not even care about what you  think. You may not always have the right dose of assertiveness to stand up for yourself.

How do you do this: standing up for yourself in an assertive way? This means: with respect for  yourself and for the other. In this fascinating workshop you start working on enhancing our self-confidence in order to stand up for your own interests. 

In this compact and interactive workshop, you will learn how to

• make a self-assured impression towards other people
• stand up for yourself in a respectful way
• convey your opinion in an open and direct way
• discover your own qualities and using them in a better way
• say 'no' when you really have to
• deal with emotions, tension and uncertainty
• deal with conflicts and resistance
• communicate with other people in a more self-conscious way

Assertive behaviour and standing up for yourself can be learned. Even of you're shy, unsure or introverted. This way, you will first learn to get an insight in your own behaviour and emotions. Next, you learn how interactive communication works, and finally you will be able to exercise and put into practice the behaviour that you want to display.

During this interactive assertiveness course you will learn to:

• Resolvie conflicts in a constructive way
• Give your opinion about others without being perceived as offensive or insulting
• Let your own emotions and those of others work for you instead of undergoing or ignoring them
• Deal with "awkward" or "annoying" people
• Respond to criticism - rightly or wrongly
• Better estimate your own reactions
• Sharpen your communication skills and use them effectively.

This workshop is at anyone who wants to build up self-confidence and improve his/her relationship with others wants to interact in a more assertive way with 'difficult' colleagues, managers or staff members wants more opportunities to speak at meetings wants to be more involved in decision making wants to establish better relations with other persons wants to be more self-conscious and stronger in normal life