What is this workshop about?
How many times in our lives have we felt that we haven't managed to be truly authentic and transparent in communicating our opinions, intentions and emotions? Unfortunately, it's not always easy to be assertive... it often requires a lot of effort and energy, since being assertive is not just a form of communication but also an intrinsic and personal attitude... But the advantages are countless!
In this workshop, we'll start with an analysis of the importance of communication and differentiate between assertive and non-assertive behavior. We will also explore how we can assertively defend our rights without infringing on the rights of others, and provide a series of practical strategies for promoting assertiveness.
What we’ll talk about
1. Communication in interpersonal relationships
2. Fight, Flight or Be assertive!
3. Assertive behaviour
a. Am I assertive?
b. What assertive behavior is and why it's useful
c. What about when we're not assertive? - Passive, aggressive and manipulative behavior
4. How did I learn to behave in a non-assertive way?
a. Punishment
b. Reinforcement
c. Modelling
d. Lack of opportunities
e. Cultural patterns
f. Uncertainty about own rights
5. As humans, we have rights and responsibilities
6. How to defend my rights without violating the rights of others
7. Assertively dealing with fear, failure and disappointment
8. Strategies to promote assertiveness
a. How to express well-founded opinions
b. Regulating thoughts, emotions and self-confidence
c. Being clear, concise and specific
d. Using first person sentences
e. Empathize
f. Respecting others
g. Asking others to change their behaviour
h. Proposing to change