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Find your practice
unfinished.
Practice what
you would say.
Choose a conversation you recognise and try an approach. In a full practice, you’ll write your own reply, compare it with an example and written guidance, then decide what to change.
“Can you put together a presentation for Friday as well?”
Your client report is due on Friday and already takes up the time you have left this week. Your manager asks for a presentation by the same day.
An imagined conversation, for you to try.Try the first step: choose an approach.
What would you clarify before committing?
Choose an approach to see what it leaves room for, and what it might miss.
What you’ll take into the conversation
Rehearse a clear sentence about your workload and the decision you need before adding more work.
Read an example reply
“The client report already fills my time until Friday. Can we decide which deadline or scope changes before I add the presentation?”
A written example, for you to adapt to your own circumstances.
These short previews introduce the exercise format. Full practices end with a revised reply and something to try; sign in to keep your writing in a private journal. Read about the research and its limits.
Be ready when
the opportunity comes.
Practice client conversations, sales, feedback and leadership across 9 career paths, including consulting, teaching and customer-facing engineering.
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Stop this.
The words and reactions you wish you could take back.
- I gave advice when they needed me to listen.
- I rewrote it ten times and still didn’t send it.
- I couldn’t explain how my work would help.
- I kept putting off the first hello.
- I pushed when I should have asked.
- I said things I didn’t mean.
- I avoided giving the feedback.
- I snapped at my child again.
- I rushed past their question.
- I assumed silence meant rejection.
- I stayed quiet when it mattered.
- We had the same argument again.
Start this.
Imagine saying this instead.
- I helped them feel heard.
- I said what I meant and pressed send.
- I showed a customer how I could help.
- I started a conversation.
- I closed a sale I believed in.
- I raised the problem without blaming them.
- I helped my teammate find a next step.
- I guided my child gently.
- I gave them room to ask.
- I asked instead of assuming.
- I spoke up for my idea.
- I brought up what was bothering me.
Start with three
free practices.
Support a disappointed friend, make a message clearer, or understand what a customer needs. Try all three without an account.
Teams can share practice assignments with Enterprise.
Repeat the three starters, with written guidance and example responses.
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Do I need to use AI?
No. Each practice includes written guidance and an example response. After signing in, you can ask the optional AI coach for feedback on your writing. AI can miss context, so keep your own judgment.
Be there for
the people you love.
AI can help you write a message or prepare for a conversation. You still have to listen when your partner is hurt, apologize to your child, or keep a promise to a friend.
Practise here for the conversations that matter to you, and carry that care into your home, your work and the lives of people you love.