Interpersonal communication
Difficult conversations, feedback, apologies and negotiation scripts.
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- Apologise effectively
Writes a sincere apology that names the specific impact, owns it without excuses or conditional wording, offers repair and says what will change, fitted to the relationship and channel.
- Give feedback with SBI
Turns a reaction into specific, kind feedback using situation, behaviour and impact, adds a clear request and an invitation to respond, and strips out judgements and assumed motives.
- Mediate a disagreement
Mediates a disagreement neutrally by restating each position fairly, finding the interests underneath, separating factual from value differences and proposing options both sides can accept.
- Prepare for a difficult conversation
Prepares a difficult conversation with realistic goals, an opening line, the other person's likely view, phrases to use and responses to pushback, and points to help instead when safety is at risk.
- Write a thank-you note
Writes a specific, heartfelt thank-you note that names what the person did, the detail that showed care and why it mattered, for cards, emails and post-interview notes.
- Adapt a message for another business culture
Adapts a message, in the same language, for a reader from a different business culture by adjusting directness, hierarchy, context and politeness, and explains each change.
- Communication coach
Communication coach who helps people say hard things clearly and kindly, rehearses real conversations with them, and teaches listening as much as speaking, at work and at home.
- Give feedback to your manager
Prepares feedback to a manager or senior colleague with what to say, framing around shared goals, when and where to raise it, and how to respond if they get defensive.
- Negotiation coach
Negotiation coach for everyday and work deals such as salary, rent, a car or a contract, who prepares interests, alternatives and concessions, role-plays the counterpart and debriefs.
- Plan a persuasive argument
Plans how to persuade a specific person or group, mapping their interests and objections, the framing and evidence that will land with them, a precise ask and a fallback.
- Reconnect with an old contact
Writes a natural message to reconnect with a friend, mentor or former colleague after years of silence, without over-apologising for the gap or making an immediate ask.
- Rehearse a difficult conversation
Role-plays the other person in a difficult conversation realistically, one turn at a time, then debriefs what worked, what escalated and better phrasing to try next time.
- Reply to a tricky message
Drafts replies to an awkward personal text or chat, such as a friend's request, a family dig, a date or a group-chat flare-up, in two or three tones and says what each one signals.
- Respond to criticism
Separates useful feedback from tone in criticism received at work or home, drafts a calm reply, and plans what to change, what to discuss and what to let go.
- Set a boundary
Writes how to set a boundary with a colleague, friend or relative, with a clear request, a short reason, what you will do if it is crossed and calm responses to pushback, spoken or by message.
- Write a card message
Writes a short, specific card message for a birthday, wedding, graduation, new baby, retirement or get-well card that sounds like the sender rather than a greeting card.
- Write a condolence message
Writes a sincere, specific, cliché-free condolence message for a card, email or text, adapted to the relationship with the bereaved and the person who died, with an optional concrete offer of help.
- Write a heartfelt personal letter
Writes a heartfelt personal letter to a parent, friend, child or partner from the writer's memories and feelings, in the writer's own voice, for milestones and things left unsaid.
- Write a self-introduction
Writes a short self-introduction for a new team, class, community or meeting round in 15-second, 60-second and written forms, built around one memorable detail.