YCM’s Workshops: Make Difficult Conversations Easy! [Dec 5, 12 and 19]: Register Now!

About the Organiser

Conflicts are Inevitable. You face them. I face them. We all face them. For something that is so widespread and forms such an integral part of their lives, How many of us are taught skills to deal with conflicts positively?

YCM is leading a youth movement to fill exactly this gap. YCM is India’s first Youth Conflict Management and Mediation Initiative. They are creating a culture where youth #AddressNotSupress their conflicts.

GOAL: To empower youth with the right skills to enable them to REALISE-RESPOND-RESOLVE their own deadlocks and fights in every domain of life.

Workshop Details

YCM is conducting a 2 series of Workshops – Make Difficult Conversations Easy! The workshops are beneficial for all youth between the age of 18-35. If you are a final year student and will be entering into the professional forum shortly, they recommend you join their Workplace Edition workshops. For all other students, they recommend the Student Edition workshops.

The Student Edition

Are you a Student? Have you been struggling with or avoiding difficult conversations with your peers or juniors or seniors or teachers or parents or managers at your internship?

Equip yourself with novel communication techniques to face these situations and also address your real-life conflicts!!

Workshop Details

Workshop 1: Conflicts Under a Lens

• Date: Saturday 5th December, 2020 | Time: 4:30 – 6:30 PM
• Key Takeaway: Identify ‘what’ makes the conversation difficult.

Workshop 2: The Gem of Empathy

• Date: Saturday 12th December, 2020 | Time: 4:30 – 6:30 PM
• Key Takeaway: Explore how the ‘use of empathy’ is a game-changer in a difficult conversation.

Workshop 3: Let’s Talk!

• Date: Saturday 19th December, 2020 | Time: 4:30 – 6:30 PM
• Key Takeaway: Learn a structure to aid you to initiate and have the difficult conversation.

Click here to register for all or any of the Student Edition workshops.

The Workplace Edition

Are you a Final Year Student? Will you be joining a workplace soon? Prepare yourself to deal with situations where you might have to have difficult conversations with your juniors or peers or seniors or support staff!

Equip yourself with novel communication techniques to face these situations and also address your real-life conflicts!!

Workshop Details

Workshop 1: Conflicts Under a Lens

• Date: Saturday 5th December, 2020 | Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
• Key Takeaway: Identify ‘what’ makes the conversation difficult.

Workshop 2: Let’s Talk!

• Date: Saturday 12th December, 2020 | Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
• Key Takeaway: Learn a structure to aid you to initiate and have the difficult conversation.

Workshop 3: Own Your Conflict!

• Date: Saturday 19th December, 2020 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
• Key Takeaway: Use a proven process to prepare for a difficult conversation and monitor your progress.

Click here to register for all or any of the Workplace Edition workshops.

Workshop Facilitators

The workshop will be conducted by YCM’s lead facilitators:

Kudrat Dev has diverse work experience in London and India as a Commercial Dispute Resolution Lawyer, a Conflict Coach, a Civil & Commercial Mediator accredited by the Civil Mediation Council, United Kingdom. She is a Chevening Scholar and completed her master’s degree in law and linguistics at SOAS, London.

She has represented clients in international arbitrations, negotiations, mediations and litigations in landmark cases with Khaitan & Co, India and has worked with leading mediation organizations in London such as Wandsworth Mediation Service.

She has conducted pioneer training workshops for experienced mediators of the Delhi government mediation centres, Art of Living teachers, young professionals and college students on conflict management skills. She has been invited by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs as a Trainer on mediation and negotiation skills.

Pooja believes the key to preventing disputes and effectively addressing internal conflicts is self-awareness. She believes that the power to bring about a peace revolution lies with the youth. She has faith that the process of communicating compassionately will bring about a paradigm shift in the way we connect with others.

She has experience in diverse fields having completed her articleship from Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Mumbai before doing her Masters in Jainology and Comparative Religion & Philosophy. She is a Certified Yoga Instructor from Kaivalyadham and has also has a certification in Pre and Post Natal Yoga from Yoga Vidya Gurukul (Yogapoint).

Mode of Learning

Online, through Zoom

Certificate

An e-certificate will be provided for each workshop.

Additional Benefits

The workshop attendees will get first preference for Internship opportunities offered by us as well as for their Student Ambassadors’ Programme.

Learning Fee

The Student Edition Workshops:

• Workshop: Rs. 349/-
• Workshops: Rs. 698/-
• Special rate for attending all workshops: Rs. 897/-

For the Workplace Edition Workshops:

• Workshop: Rs. 499/-
• Workshops: Rs. 998/-
• Special rate for attending all workshops: Rs. 1347/-

Contact information

Email: connect[at]ycmindia.org

The website link of YCM is here.

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