New season of free communication skills workshops

A local community group aimed at helping residents navigate tricky conversations is running a new season of free autumn workshops at Frome Town Hall.

Let’s Talk equips people with practical, productive communication techniques to handle tricky conversations.

Running monthly from September through November, the workshops will take place from 6.30pm to 8pm. Each session focuses on specific communication skills, ranging from pausing and reflecting to understanding how psychological scripts cause repetitive, unhealthy relationship patterns

Sheila Gore of Let’s Talk said, “We’ve all been there; there’s a tension you want to resolve but you can’t quite figure out how to have the conversation. It can sometimes even feel easier to just avoid it altogether. Handled in the right way, a difficult conversation can help you to work through conflict, resolve tensions and improve relationships. Let’s Talk is all about giving people the skills to do just that.”

Autumn workshop schedule

Thursday 24th September – Said it before you’d thought it? There’s a reason for that.

Organisers say, “We’ve all been there, the words came out before you’d chosen to say them. That’s not a personality flaw, it’s just your brain being quicker than your better judgement. This workshop looks at why we react before we reflect and gives you some practical tools to help you pause so that next time, you get to decide what you actually want to say.”

Thursday 22nd October – Understanding Psychological Games and Scripts.

Organisers say, “Games and scripts are two core concepts in transactional analysis that explain why people often repeat unhealthy relationship patterns and life outcomes. This session will explain the process behind these two concepts and offer opportunities to relate them to participants’ own lives.”

Thursday 26th November – Tools for Tackling Tricky Conversations.

Organisers say, “Would you like to handle a tricky conversation with greater chance of being understood? This workshop will help you remember to take a breath before you respond, to own your feelings, to listen carefully, and to communicate without blame.”

Find out more about Let’s Talk and access booking links for forthcoming sessions at https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/our-community/community/lets-talk/

Pictured: Three members of Let’s Talk, l-r Sheila Gore, Meki Nattero and Meretta Hart