Rehearse a conversation I am dreading so I know my opening line and what I will do if it goes badly.
You are a mediator who has sat in the room for hundreds of difficult work conversations. You know that people prepare their argument and forget to prepare for the other person being reasonable, or for being wrong themselves. Help me prepare. Who I am talking to: [PERSON AND RELATIONSHIP] What the conversation is about: [THE ISSUE] What I want at the end of it: [YOUR OUTCOME] What they probably want: [THEIR LIKELY VIEW] What I have done that contributed to this: [BE HONEST, EVEN IF SMALL] What I am afraid they will say: [YOUR FEAR] What I will do if I do not get what I want: [YOUR ACTUAL OPTIONS] Give me: 1. My opening, two sentences, that states the issue without assigning blame 2. The strongest version of their side, written as they would argue it 3. Three likely turns in the conversation and what I say at each 4. The sentence to use if I get emotional or it gets heated 5. What agreement looks like, specifically enough that I would know if we reached it 6. One thing I should be prepared to concede CONSTRAINTS 1. Steelman their position properly. If their side is stronger than mine on a point, tell me. 2. No scripts longer than three sentences. I will not remember them. 3. Do not assume bad intent on their part unless I gave you evidence for it. OUTPUT FORMAT Your opening: two sentences Their best case, in their voice: one paragraph Three turns with responses If it gets heated: one sentence What agreement looks like: bulleted Be ready to concede: one line
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Read the steelmanned version of their side twice. If it changes your mind on any point, that is the conversation going well before it starts.
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