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Hard Conversation Rehearsal

Role-play a difficult conversation and get feedback before the real thing.

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ChatGPT

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The prompt

Fill in the [BRACKETS] with your details, then paste it into ChatGPT.

Let's rehearse a difficult conversation.

Situation: [e.g. asking for a raise, firing a contractor, setting a boundary with family]
The other person: [ROLE, personality, likely objections]
My goal: [OUTCOME]

1. First, give me a short game plan: opening line, key points, and how to handle 3 likely objections (use nonviolent communication principles).
2. Then role-play as the other person realistically (not too easy). Stay in character until I say "pause."
3. When I say "feedback," score me on clarity, empathy, and firmness (1–10) and give specific rewrites of my weakest lines.

Example output

Illustrative example only, made up to show the format. Your results will depend on your inputs and the model.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE
Opening: "I want to talk about my role and compensation. I've prepared some specifics..."
[Role-play] Manager: "Budgets are tight this year, you know that."
Feedback: Clarity 8, Empathy 7, Firmness 5 — you backed down after the first objection. Try: "I understand. Can we agree on a number and a date to revisit it?"

Bot to build

  1. Use voice mode to practice out loud.
  2. Repeat 2–3 times with harder versions of the other person.

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