Empathy & Compassion

Empathy workshop

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2-hours
Intended for: Students, junior managers and senior managers – people who need to communicate effectively, especially in situations in which there is a lot at stake

Contents: Workshop plan including warm-up exercise and 4 group exercises with a focus on what empathy actually means and how we can empathise more effectively. PowerPoint slides, trainers tips, further activities and further resources for both trainer and learner are included.

Objectives:

By the end of this roughly two-hour session your learners should be able to develop their skills in:

  • Understanding more clearly what empathy actually means
  • Understanding the physical and evolutionary basis of empathy
  • Critically evaluating their own current ability to empathise
  • Focusing on another person’s thoughts and feelings (i.e. empathise)
  • Being aware of what it feels like to empathise
  • Letting go of anything that might distract them for being empathic
  • Resisting the temptation to speak when inappropriate
  • Critically evaluating another’s person’s ability to empathise
  • Handling an external evaluation (of their ability to empathise) in an aware and responsible way
  • Empathising more effectively in their everyday lives

 

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