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JULY 27, 2022 • VOL. 20 ISSUE 30

Hi John,

You may have heard: last week we opened registration for in-person courses and course previews—for the first time in two years! You can now attend Crucial Conversations® or Getting Things Done® in select cities across the United States.

But there’s more good news. You can also attend trainer certification courses in person. Our first offering is Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue, held in Chicago, IL, September 22–23.

As a certified trainer, you can teach the course to anyone in your organization, using all the tools and resources we provide. If you’ve been looking at Crucial Conversations for your organization, take a closer look at trainer certification.
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HOW TO BE THERE FOR A DYING FRIEND

by Joseph Grenny

How do you best help a friend that has only days to live? I assume being a good listener is important, but is there anything helpful that I should say?

Signed,
Hoping to Help

For purposes of my response, I’m going to assume this is a close friend, not simply an acquaintance. If your relationship is weak, they may find stress rather than comfort in your presumption of intimacy. But if they feel safe with you, if you’ve earned their trust, you should assume nothing less than that. This is when true friends show up. Here are some thoughts about how to show up.
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