TODAY: Preparing for Difficult Conversations, 3-4:30 pm; 46-3002

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

*Preparing for Difficult Conversations
Speaker: Toni Robinson, MIT Ombudsperson and Special Assistant to the 
President
Date and Time:  Tuesday, October 15 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm
Location: Singleton Auditorium, Building 46-3002 
<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=46> (Dept. of Brain & Cognitive Sciences)*

*Register here 
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SbwG9Q_hagVhtRGTqigB82estX8Y7DCeCiW0QrzW5n0/viewform>*

Are you too nervous to raise an important topic with your supervisor? 
When talking with others, do you find it hard to negotiate for yourself 
without being either too shy or too pushy? In this highly interactive 
workshop, participants will discuss how to identify and prepare for 
difficult conversations with the goal of achieving more constructive and 
longer-lasting results. The workshop will also utilize case scenarios 
and/or short exercises to help participants explore strategies and 
resources to, for example, brainstorm and evaluate options for managing 
conflict; communicate more effectively in challenging situations; and 
diplomatically, yet assertively, negotiate for oneself.

Toni Robinson holds a Juris Doctor Degree from the Seattle University 
School of Law and a Masters of Science/Applied Behavioral Science Degree 
from The Johns Hopkins University. She has served as an Ombudsperson, 
Certified Mediator, and instructor within the MIT community since 1998. 
She has over twenty-five years' experience in management, ombudsmanry, 
conflict resolution systems design, training, mediating, coaching, and 
consulting.

*Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research****as part 
of the professional development presentation series for MIT postdocs. *

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