Communication training II

Expand conversation skills

This training is held in German.
Anyone who has a lot to do with people also has to have challenging conversations. Feedback, criticism and complaint discussions or very emotional contacts require special approaches and behaviors. For difficult conversational situations, it is useful to review and optimize your own communication behaviour and conversational strategy. Use personal feedback to learn how to break through unproductive communication patterns and conduct difficult conversations in a goal- and solution-oriented manner.

Contents

Difficult conversations - no problem!

  • What makes conversations difficult?
  • Consider the general conditions.
  • Appropriate behavior towards challenging contacts.
  • Inhibiting and promoting communication techniques.

Mastering special conversational situations with confidence

  • Sympathy and trust - the basis of successful communication.
  • Clarity about self-image and external image.
  • Language and body language - how to communicate professionally.
  • The inner attitude - the: contact senses your attitude.
  • Useful discussion techniques: goal-oriented questions, active listening, argumentation aids, dealing with objections and resistance.
  • Use metacommunication.
  • Prepare and follow up meetings effectively.

Practical tips for critical or difficult conversations

  • Give and accept feedback.
  • Conducting constructive and motivating discussions.
  • Creating a WIN-WIN situation in negotiations
  • Conveying difficult messages

Appropriate handling of stress and emotions

  • Recognizing and formulating your own needs
  • Recognize and accept emotions.
  • Control and appropriately express your own anger and resentment.

Confident handling of emotional contacts.

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 will receive practical and effective impulses for difficult conversation situations.
  • You will learn to communicate confidently, professionally and in a goal-oriented manner, even in high-energy situations.
  • You practise using concrete examples from your practice.
  • You benefit from the opportunity to improve your communication skills by receiving personal feedback on your conversational behavior and new strategies.

Methods

In-person events

trainer, pair and small group work on the tools of communication, integration of participant cases from practice, practical and interactive exercises ensure a lasting learning effect.

 

 

Live online events

trainer, pair and small group work on the tools of communication, integration of participant cases from practice, practical and interactive exercises ensure a lasting learning effect.

Recommended for

Specialists and managers and all Employees who want to optimize their communication skills for difficult situations.
Please note: You do not need to have attended "Communication Training I: Fundamentals of Conversation Skills" to attend this course.

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Attendees comments

"Very open, approachable, uncomplicated, spontaneous, humorous and goal-oriented speaker."

Boris Weidemann
KfH Kuratorium für Dialyse und Nierentransplantation e.V.

"Very comprehensible communication of the content, adapted to the individual issues."

Benedikt Pointner
ESRI Germany GmbH

"I was particularly impressed by the role plays from day-to-day business. The video recording with the precise analysis and the subsequent suggestions for "the right way to conduct a conversation" was very helpful! In addition, the participants' questions and problems were actively addressed!"

Kristina Prier
UmweltBank AG

"I particularly liked the fact that you were actively involved in the training and what was happening. Current situations of participants could be brought in."

Anja Ehrle
Euro Union Assistance GmbH

"I particularly liked the individual case studies in our group."

Kerstin Wiedecke
BIM Berliner Immobilienmanagement GmbH

"The lecturer involved everyone really well and was very empathetic!"

Tatjana Schoeneweiß-Cecic
proviel GmbH
"I particularly liked the role plays and the examples of real-life situations."
Katja Schröter
Carcoustics Haldensleben GmbH

"I have gained many insights for myself."

Nadine Heckwolf
NMB-MINEBEA-GMBH

Seminar evaluation for "Communication training II"

4.5 from 5
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training content:
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Content comprehensibility:
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Practical relevance:
4.4
Trainer expertise:
4.8
Participant orientation:
4.7
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05.06.2025
Berlin
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centrovital Hotel
centrovital Hotel
Brauereihof 6, 13585 Berlin
Room rate: € 126,16 plus VAT.
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Thursday, 05.06.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 06.06.2025

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.

10.06.2025
Live-Online
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Tuesday, 10.06.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday, 11.06.2025

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

10.07.2025
Munich
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Hotel Prinzregent München
Hotel Prinzregent Munich
Riemer Str. 350, 81829 Munich
Room rate: € 135,- plus VAT.
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Thursday, 10.07.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 11.07.2025

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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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.

25.08.2025
Frankfurt a. M./Offenbach
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Leonardo Hotel Offenbach Frankfurt
Leonardo Hotel Offenbach Frankfurt
Kaiserleistraße 39, 63067 Frankfurt a. M./Offenbach
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Monday, 25.08.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 26.08.2025

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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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.

01.09.2025
Hamburg
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Leonardo Hotel Hamburg-Stillhorn
Leonardo Hotel Hamburg-Stillhorn
Stillhorner Weg 40, 21109 Hamburg
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Monday, 01.09.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 02.09.2025

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.

13.10.2025
Stuttgart
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Venue
Parkhotel Messe-Airport
Parkhotel Messe-Airport
Filderbahnstrasse 2, 70771 Stuttgart
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Monday, 13.10.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 14.10.2025

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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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.

17.11.2025
Cologne
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Maternushaus Köln
Maternus House Cologne
Kardinal-Frings-Straße 1-3, 50668 Cologne
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Monday, 17.11.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 18.11.2025

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.

24.11.2025
Live-Online
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Monday, 24.11.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 25.11.2025

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

11.12.2025
Berlin
Booking number: 7564
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
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Hotel Köpenick by Leonardo
Hotel Köpenick by Leonardo
Grünauer Straße 1, 12557 Berlin
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Thursday, 11.12.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 12.12.2025

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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  • 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.

19.01.2026
Munich
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€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
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Holiday Inn Unterhaching
Holiday Inn Unterhaching
Inselkammerstraße 7-9, 82008 Munich
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Monday, 19.01.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 20.01.2026

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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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.

09.02.2026
Live-Online
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Monday, 09.02.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 10.02.2026

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

03.03.2026
Mannheim
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Mercure Hotel am Rathaus
Mercure Hotel am Rathaus
F7, 5-13, 68159 Mannheim
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Tuesday, 03.03.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday, 04.03.2026

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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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.

23.04.2026
Düsseldorf/Hilden
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PLAZA-Hotel Hilden GmbH
PLAZA-Hotel Hilden GmbH
Schwanenstrasse 27, 40721 Düsseldorf/Hilden
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Thursday, 23.04.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 24.04.2026

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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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.

18.05.2026
Hanover
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€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
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Mercure Hotel Hannover Oldenburger Allee
Mercure Hotel Hannover Oldenburger Allee
Oldenburger Allee 1, 30659 Hanover
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Monday, 18.05.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 19.05.2026

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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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.

01.06.2026
Stuttgart
Booking number: 7564
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
Arcotel Camino
Arcotel Camino
Heilbronner Straße 21, 70191 Stuttgart
Room rate: € 129.34 plus VAT.
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Monday, 01.06.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 02.06.2026

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.

15.07.2026
Berlin
Booking number: 7564
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
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Venue
Hotel Berlin Potsdamer Platz by Leonardo
Hotel Berlin Potsdamer Platz by Leonardo
Hallesche Straße 10, 10963 Berlin
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Wednesday, 15.07.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, 16.07.2026

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.

10.08.2026
Munich
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€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
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Venue
Holiday Inn Leuchtenbergring München
Holiday Inn Leuchtenbergring Munich
Leuchtenbergring 20, 81677 Munich
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Monday, 10.08.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 11.08.2026

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./Oberursel
Booking number: 7564
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
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Venue
elaya hotel frankfurt oberursel
elaya hotel frankfurt oberursel
Zimmersmühlenweg 35, 61440 Frankfurt a. M./Oberursel
Room rate: € 128,49 plus VAT.
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Thursday, 24.09.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 25.09.2026

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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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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