DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS FREE — NO ACCOUNT
Rehearse the difficult conversation first
You've run it in your head all week. It goes fine in there.
Resigning, asking for the raise, ending something, finally saying the thing you've been avoiding. Half an hour to say it out loud to someone who isn't involved and won't be there afterwards.
Pick a time that works.
Availability comes straight from the calendar — if a slot is open, it's yours. First names only. Nothing is recorded.
See open timesWhat to bring — three things
01 / 03- A
The sentence you have to say
The one you keep starting and abandoning. That's where the call starts.
- B
Who's on the other side
Enough for a stranger to play them: their mood, their power over you, their likely first reaction.
- C
The outcome you actually want
Often not the one you've been rehearsing for. Worth saying out loud before you begin.
HOW THE HALF HOUR GOES
Say it, hear it back, say it better.
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You say it out loud
Real words, to a real person, for the first time. This part alone is most of the value.
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They react
Playing the other side if you want it — pushback, silence, the awkward question. Or just telling you how it landed.
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You go again
Shorter, calmer, without the apology bolted to the front. Two or three passes fit comfortably in half an hour.
What you walk away with
You leave having already said it once.
The second time is to the person who matters, and it's never the harder one.
- How your opening line actually lands on someone hearing it fresh
- The point where you undercut yourself without noticing
- A version you can get out in one breath
- The response you hadn't planned for
Questions about practice runs.
Is this therapy or counselling?
No, and we won't pretend otherwise. It's a rehearsal with a stranger. If you need professional support, please go and get it — half an hour with a volunteer isn't that.
How do I rehearse a difficult conversation without involving someone I know?
Say it once to a stranger who isn't in your life and won't be there afterwards. Book a practice run, get the first clumsy version out of the way, and the second time is shorter.
Can they roleplay my boss?
Yes, and most people ask for exactly that. Give them a sentence of context and they'll push back roughly the way the real person would.
Is it confidential?
Nothing is recorded and first names are all either of you gets. The code of conduct is short and we enforce it.
What if I can't get through it?
Then that's the finding, and here is a much better place to find it. Leave whenever you want, book another slot, start again at the first line.
Say it once to someone who isn't in your life.
The second time is to the person who matters, and it's never the harder one.
Book a practice run