Assertiveness training for women

Convincing - confident - goal-oriented

This training is held in German.
If you want to assert yourself, you need clear goals, a good understanding of your own effectiveness, "standing" even in difficult situations, recognition of organizational rules and the ability to proceed strategically. In this training course, you will learn about your typical behavioral patterns and how to use and expand your potential and strengths. You will learn what to look out for, how to proceed in a more targeted manner and practice asserting yourself appropriately in different situations.

Contents

Hone your own individual assertiveness profile!

Asserting yourself: What it takes

  • What does it mean to assert yourself? What do I get out of it?
  • Enforcement strategies and their application.
  • Strategic behaviors to prevail in the long term.

How assertive are you and do you want to be?

  • Recognize typical behavior patterns in yourself and others.
  • How assertive are you already and how do you come across to others?
  • Perceive obstacles to assertiveness, try out new behavioral options.

Assert yourself: Know your own imprints

  • Examining personal beliefs and ways of dealing with them
  • Offenses: Dealing with negative feelings and stress.
  • Know, accept and deal with the "alarm buttons".

Assert yourself with more communication skills

  • Active listening and promising questioning techniques.
  • Express criticism clearly, specifically and appreciatively.
  • More awareness of the targeted use of language.
  • Prepare meetings well, conduct them purposefully, secure results.
  • Skillful status games: Dealing with power and using it for yourself.

Asserting yourself with voice and body language

  • Body language and its effect on others.
  • Power poses and their effect on inner posture and outer impact.
  • Courage for a strong voice, convincing with full vocal power.

Dealing with difficult situations and people

  • What are my anti-types?
  • Even when dealing with difficult people, adopt an appreciative attitude.
  • Sometimes it takes staying power: standing up for a cause.
  • Don't take things so personally!

Assert yourself with more quick-wittedness

  • How to counter unpleasant top dogs and defend yourself against inappropriate behavior.
  • How to counter confidently: repartee tips.
  • Strengthening exercises and mental support techniques.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

  • You are confident in critical situations and confidently implement your ideas and goals.
  • You will expand your communication skills and use them successfully to achieve your goals.
  • You reflect on your personal challenges and how you can turn them into successes.
  • You will learn strategies for asserting yourself professionally in conversations and meetings.
  • They develop a constructive way of dealing with their own emotions in challenging situations.
  • You will expand your repertoire of actions in dealing confidently with male and female dominance strategies.
  • You will know how to express and accept criticism confidently in the future.

Methods

In-person events

Theoretical input, work in pairs and groups, assertiveness and demarcation exercises, strengthening and expression exercises for more clarity, role play.

Live online events

Theoretical input, work in pairs and groups, assertiveness and demarcation exercises, strengthening and expression exercises for more clarity, role play.

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Recommended for

Female specialists and executives who want to challenge and optimize their assertiveness.

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Attendees comments

The event was very entertaining and interesting. Thanks to the structure and the very good moderation, you got from one topic to the next almost without realizing it and thus had a high degree of coverage. Conclusion: Very good!

Anja Mück
HUK Coburg, Coburg

Seminar evaluation for "Assertiveness training for women"

4.6 from 5
with 396 reviews
training content:
4.4
Content comprehensibility:
4.7
Practical relevance:
4.4
Trainer expertise:
4.8
Participant orientation:
4.7
Method variety:
4.6
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10 tips for more assertiveness for women

Women listen well, are cooperative, have the big picture in mind, are interested in the concerns of others, make an effort to resolve conflicts - great! But when the going gets tough, some women give in too quickly. After all, they don't want to mess things up with the others or even come across as bitchy. Must [...]

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What you can expect from the "Assertiveness training for women" training
Articles, interviews or whitepapers on the topic

10 tips for more assertiveness for women

Women listen well, are cooperative, have the big picture in mind, are interested in the concerns of others, make an effort to resolve conflicts - great! But when the going gets tough, some women give in too quickly. After all, they don't want to mess things up with the others or even come across as bitchy. Must [...]

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On-site training together
Booking number
2283
€ 1.540,- plus VAT
2 days
in 8 locations
8 Events
German
In-person trainings
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Booking number
32074
€ 1.540,- plus VAT
2 days
Online
on 18.11.2025
German
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30.06.2025
Munich/Eching
Booking number: 2283
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
Olymp Munich
Olymp Munich
Wielandstraße 3, 85386 Munich/Eching
Room rate: € 118,45 plus VAT.
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants

Monday, 30.06.2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday, 01.07.2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Fee includes

The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

07.08.2025
Düsseldorf
Booking number: 2283
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
Novotel City West
Novotel City West
Niederkasseler Lohweg 179, 40547 Düsseldorf
Room rate: € 118,24 plus VAT.
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants

Thursday, 07.08.2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday, 08.08.2025

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

Fee includes

The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

22.10.2025
Mannheim
Booking number: 2283
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
Dorint Kongresshotel
Dorint Congress Hotel
Friedrichsring 6, 68161 Mannheim
Room rate: € 136,53 plus VAT.
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
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2 days
Limited number of participants

Wednesday, 22.10.2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday, 23.10.2025

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

Fee includes

The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

18.11.2025
Live-Online
Booking number: 32074
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
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2 days
Limited number of participants

Tuesday, 18.11.2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday, 19.11.2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

01.12.2025
Hamburg
Booking number: 2283
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
Novotel Hamburg Alster
Novotel Hamburg Alster
Lübecker Straße 3, 22087 Hamburg
Room rate: € 136,70 plus VAT.
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants

Monday, 01.12.2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday, 02.12.2025

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

Fee includes

The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

16.03.2026
Düsseldorf/Hilden
Booking number: 2283
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
PLAZA-Hotel Hilden GmbH
PLAZA-Hotel Hilden GmbH
Schwanenstrasse 27, 40721 Düsseldorf/Hilden
Room rate: € 93,21 plus VAT.
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
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2 days
Limited number of participants

Monday, 16.03.2026

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday, 17.03.2026

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

Fee includes

The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

22.04.2026
Stuttgart/Ludwigsburg
Booking number: 2283
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
Nestor Hotel
Nestor Hotel
Stuttgarter Str. 35/2, 71638 Stuttgart/Ludwigsburg
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants

Wednesday, 22.04.2026

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday, 23.04.2026

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

Fee includes

The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

02.07.2026
Berlin
Booking number: 2283
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
Hotel Palace Berlin
Hotel Palace Berlin
Budapester Straße 45, 10787 Berlin
Room rate: € 153,26 plus VAT.
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
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2 days
Limited number of participants

Thursday, 02.07.2026

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday, 03.07.2026

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

Fee includes

The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

24.09.2026
Frankfurt a. M./Offenbach
Booking number: 2283
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
Leonardo Hotel Offenbach Frankfurt
Leonardo Hotel Offenbach Frankfurt
Kaiserleistraße 39, 63067 Frankfurt a. M./Offenbach
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Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
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2 days
Limited number of participants

Thursday, 24.09.2026

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday, 25.09.2026

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

Fee includes

The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

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2 days
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Fee includes

The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

Booking number: 32074
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
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