Assertiveness 1 Day Workshop

This Assertiveness course will help you to analyse your current behaviour patterns and situations where you are experiencing difficulty. We will look at the challenges of being assertive with colleagues online and communicating with those around you.

This workshop is currently available online as Face-to-Face Live Online Learning using Zoom for public bookings. We are able to offer classroom sessions for private bookings only — please get in touch for availability.

We also host a female-only Assertiveness workshop for learners who feel more comfortable learning in an all-female environment.

Course Overview

Prices

  • Standard Price

    £450*

  • SME
    Fewer than 250 staff

    £385*

  • Public Sector Price

    £330*

  • Large Charity
    Over 31+ staff

    £250*

  • Small Charity
    Fewer than 30 staff

    £195*

  • *Per person, excluding VAT

  • Duration

    1 day

  • Location

    Interactive online sessions delivered via Zoom. The link is sent to you after booking.

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Course Overview

Our Assertiveness workshop is available both in the classroom and online through Face-to-Face Live Online Learning sessions. We have adjusted the course content slightly for online delivery — please select your preferred delivery method below for the correct course outline.

 

Themes covered

The themes covered in this one-day assertiveness course include:

  • How do you communicate?
  • Analysing your current behaviour patterns around assertiveness
  • Recognising assertive and non-assertive behaviour
  • Conflict styles and dealing with conflict constructively
  • Being assertive
  • Barriers to assertive behaviour
  • Assertive body image
  • Communicating more effectively and assertively
  • How to say no
  • Getting heard in meetings
  • Giving and receiving compliments and criticism
  • Explore situations where you are struggling to behave assertively and develop strategies to handle them more effectively
  • Personal action plan beyond the programme

We have also designed a female-only Assertiveness workshop as some learners may feel more comfortable learning in an all-female environment. The content of both workshops is identical.

Our approach to programme delivery

Every programme is designed to ensure complete individual involvement and participation, it will stimulate your thinking and challenge you. The key focus is on practical skills and real outcomes throughout. The content will involve an innovative and engaging blend of activities so that you can directly apply it to your current performance and your future success.

If you need help beyond this programme fulfilling your personal action plan, then we also offer 1-to-1 Executive Coaching which can provide you with an insightful and structured space to discover and develop yourself further in order to achieve even more positive results.

What you will learn

In this one-day Assertiveness workshop, we will look at how to improve your assertiveness skills, allowing your voice to be heard. We will look at the challenges of being assertive with colleagues online and communicating with those around you. You will:

  • Define what assertiveness means
  • Find out what you already do well and could do differently
  • The role of coaching skills in enabling others to reach their own decisions
  • How to say no
  • A simple script to prepare what you want to say
  • Work with your thoughts
  • Introversion and speaking up

We have also designed a female-only Assertiveness workshop as some learners may feel more comfortable learning in an all-female environment. The content of both workshops is identical.

Our approach to online delivery

The learning will be through a combination of interactive workshops delivered live through Zoom and self-guided assignments over the day. The Zoom sessions will focus on group interaction, discussion, exercises, and opportunities to practice the skills. The self-guided elements will focus on explaining the concepts and tools and allow for self-reflection.

You should reserve out 10am to 4.30pm in your diary for the learning. This will allow you to join the interactive workshops and have time to reflect and do the assignments in between. We believe immersing yourself in the content for a whole day will create deep learning and lasting impact.

 

If you need help beyond this programme fulfilling your personal action plan, then we also offer 1-to-1 Executive Coaching which can provide you with an insightful and structured space to discover and develop yourself further in order to achieve even more positive results.


Related Courses

You might be interested in these workshops covering similar themes:

  • Assertiveness for Women — The same content as our standard Assertiveness workshop for learners who feel more comfortable in an all-female environment.
  • Assertiveness 2 Hour Workshop — Short on time? In this two-hour workshop, you will look at how to improve your assertiveness skills with colleagues, both face-to-face and online.
  • Building Self-Confidence — Learn how to work with your thoughts, feelings and behaviour to create a greater sense of self-confidence.

We also offer 1-to-1 Executive Coaching which can provide you with an insightful and structured space to discover and develop yourself further in order to achieve even more positive results.

Group Learning Events

Looking for a private group event for your team, or even your whole organisation?

We can organise a date that works for you, and we can tailor the content to your team. Our private workshops can be held online, inhouse at your workplace or here at Happy's HQ in London.

Find out more and enquire now

What are Happy's online events like?

In this short video, take a look at some of the ways that we create interactive, engaging experiences online using Zoom.

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See our available course dates, or contact us for bespoke options.

The Small Print

For Face-to-Face Live Online Learning

All learners will need to install Zoom on their machines. Full technical requirements are on the Zoom website. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place — if you haven't received this email then please contact our team.

Please reserve the session in your diary for the learning. This will allow you to join the interactive workshops and have time to reflect and do the assignments in between. We believe immersing yourself in the content for a whole day will create deep learning and lasting impact. 

Learners should log into the session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up Zoom correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals.

Your active participation is expected: everyone will be heard and seen throughout, just as they would be if we were in a room together. To be heard, hear and seen you will need a microphone, speakers and camera — if you have a modern laptop that’s all you will need. Remember, you’ll need a quiet place to call from and a decent internet connection is a must.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

For classroom sessions

All public classroom sessions take place at Happy's HQ in London at Robert Dolan House, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE. Please see our Contact Us page for full directions and a PDF map.

The course will run from 10am to 4:30pm (lunch is served 1pm to 1:45pm — we offer a choice of 3 cold bowl dishes). Please be careful to arrive by 9.45am for registration and refreshments. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 30 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

The happy Guarantee

We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.

If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, please get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course. We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with our friendly team.

Did you know...

...one of the things that stops people being assertive is the movie they create in their head of what will happen if they try it? But it's a fiction, not a documentary.

In our one-day Assertiveness for Women workshop, you will analyse your current behaviour patterns and situations where you are experiencing difficulty. You will learn and practice skills and techniques of assertive communication in order to express yourself more clearly, openly and confidently in your personal and professional relationships. Find out more

In our one-day Building Self-Confidence workshop, you will look at your thoughts, feelings and behaviour to create a greater sense of self-confidence. Find out more

For more personal support, we can offer Executive Coaching. Either face to face or on the phone, we’ll listen to your issues and guide you into becoming the best that you can be. Find out more