KRAFT COMMUNICATE · Signature programme
Conversations That Matter
The conversations people avoid are usually the ones that matter most. Feedback, difficult conversations and the everyday exchanges that build — or break — trust.
- Pillar
- KRAFT COMMUNICATE
- Focus
- Workplace communication
- For
- Managers who give feedback and hold review conversations
- Intended outcome
- Clearer feedback and more confident difficult conversations.
Programme overview
Conversations That Matter is a workplace communication programme focused on the exchanges that shape trust: giving and receiving feedback, raising concerns, handling disagreement and navigating difficult conversations between colleagues and across departments.
Participants practise these conversations with each other in realistic role plays built from their own context, receive structured feedback, and leave with simple frameworks they can use the next day.
Why this matters
When communication between people or departments is weak, problems surface late, feedback is avoided, and small frictions grow into lasting tension. Most people know what they should say — they lack the practice and confidence to say it well.
Learning objectives
Participants practise how to…
- Prepare for and open difficult conversations constructively
- Give feedback that is specific, fair and usable
- Receive feedback without defensiveness
- Listen actively to understand, not just to reply
- Resolve misunderstandings before they escalate
Topics
What participants explore
Experiential methodology
How it's experienced
Every programme moves through Feel, Test, Practise, Reflect and Apply. These are the formats typically used — adapted to your group.
KRAFT STAGE
Role plays of real workplace conversations with structured observer feedback.
KRAFT MOVE
Listening and mirroring exercises that sharpen attentiveness.
KRAFT STORY
Using narrative to frame messages and build understanding.
Facilitated debriefs
Turning practice into repeatable conversation habits.
Programme structure
A typical flow
- 01
Open: the cost of conversations not held
- 02
Listen: attention and understanding
- 03
Speak: feedback and assertiveness frameworks
- 04
Practise: role plays with real scenarios
- 05
Apply: conversation commitments for the week ahead
Expected learning outcomes
Designed to strengthen
- More confidence opening difficult conversations
- Feedback that is clearer and better received
- Improved listening in everyday interactions
- Fewer misunderstandings between teams
Outcomes depend on the objective, audience and depth of engagement. We agree measures with you up front for longer engagements.
Format options
How it can run
- Focused Workshop
- Half-Day Experience
- Full-Day Programme
Commonly run as a half-day or full-day programme; a focused 90–120 minute workshop is possible for a single skill such as feedback. See all engagement formats.
Talk to us about adapting this programme to your organisation.
Scenarios, examples and activities are built from your context and pitched to your participants' level.
Discuss Your ChallengeFAQs
Conversations That Matter — questions
Yes, in a structured and supportive way. Role play is where confidence is built. Scenarios are designed from your organisation's real situations so the practice transfers directly.
Yes. A manager version focuses on feedback, performance and review conversations. A mixed-level version focuses on peer and cross-department communication.
The core skills apply directly. For customer-facing teams we build scenarios around difficult client or customer interactions.
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