Wednesday, January 9, 2008

[CW:MONTHLY] NewsU: Dealing With Difficult Conversations

Manager or not, you've found yourself having a difficult conversation with someone in the past, and you know it's a lot like walking a tightrope. It can be scary.

With proper preparation, execution and follow-up, you can approach even the toughest conversations with confidence. In News University's "Dealing with Difficult Conversations: A Guide for Managers and Others," Jill Geisler will arm you with the tools you need to get from start to finish.

Enroll at
www.newsu.org/difficultconversations and take the free course on your schedule. It will take just an hour or two to complete.

And just in time for the early presidential caucuses and primaries, NewsU has added a special section to "Understanding and Interpreting Polls" for elections polls. Click
here to enroll now.

NewsU (
www.newsu.org) offers more than 50 focused, interactive courses that appeal to journalists at all levels of experience and in all types of media. NewsU is funded by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The program is a project of The Poynter Institute, a leader in journalism training.

Dealing with Difficult Conversations: A Guide for Managers and Others