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The Jefferson Fisher Podcast

How to Prepare for a Hard Conversation

The Jefferson Fisher Podcast

Civility Media

Self-improvement, Relationships, Society & Culture, Education

4.9 • 8.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

If you have a conversation coming up that’s already tying your stomach in knots, this episode is for you. I break down how to prepare for hard conversations before you ever open your mouth — starting with your goal, your body, and the one sentence that sets the tone. These tools will help you walk in calmer, clearer, and far more confident, no matter who you’re talking to or what’s at stake. Order The Next Conversation Workbook: https://www.jeffersonfisher.com/workbook Thank you to our sponsors: Cozy Earth. Upgrade Your Every Day. Get 40% off at cozyearth.com/jefferson or use code JEFFERSON at check out. Try Gusto today at https://gusto.com/JEFFERSON, and get three months free when you run your first payroll.  BetterHelp. Click https://betterhelp.com/jeffersonfisher for a discount on your first month of therapy. Order my new book, The Next Conversation, or listen to the full audiobook today. Like what you hear? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review! Suggest a topic or ask a question for me to answer on the show!  Want a FREE communication tip each week? Click here to join my newsletter.  Join My School of Communication Watch my podcast on YouTube  Follow me on Instagram  Follow me on TikTok Follow me on LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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If you can't stop where you are right now and ask yourself the question, do I have a conversation coming up that I am stressed about,

0:23.7

worried about, that's weighing on me? If that's you, then this is your episode. I'm going to walk

0:29.8

you through it. We're going to talk all about how to prepare for hard conversations, the stressful

0:35.8

conversations, the ones that put that knot in your stomach as

0:39.7

soon as you start thinking about it. I got you. By the end of this episode, you're going to

0:44.4

feel a million times better. You ready? Let's go. Welcome to the Jefferson Fisher podcast,

0:49.6

where I'm on a mission to make your next conversation, the one that changes everything.

0:53.4

Wherever you are listening,

0:54.4

if you would, please press subscribe or heart or like or leave a comment. It helps me more than,

1:01.7

you know, and in exchange, my promise is to you to make you a better communicator. If you subscribe

1:05.7

and you listen to these episodes, it's going to make you a better communicator. And in exchange,

1:09.8

you're going to have much better relationships and a better life. And that's a very positive thing. Thank you so much. This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth. I love Cozy Earth because the products they make are top-notch everything. In fact, their whole website is stuff that I scroll through and I'm like, ooh, I want this. Ooh, I want that. That's the kind of website. It is why I encourage you to go check it out. What do they make? Anything that's cozy is the best way to put it. Anything that feels good. It's from bed sheets to bath towels to bath sheets to the pants that I'm wearing right now, everything that is cozy. So if you're like me and you're going into these holidays and it's all of a sudden, man, your house is a whole lot colder. I don't really want to put on jeans. It look nice when I'm heading to the grocery store. I want some stretchy pants. Cozy Earth is where you need to be looking. Go to cozyearth.com slash Jefferson. Use the go Jefferson for up to 40% off as cozyearth.com

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slash Jefferson used to go Jefferson for up to 40% off. And now let's get to the episode.

2:08.3

So many times I have people that are reaching out to me and saying, hey, I am preparing for this

2:12.6

conversation that I have at work at the office, I have this interview, I need to fire an employee, I need to try

2:19.7

and ask for a raise, I have to have this hard conversation with my spouse or my child or whatever

2:24.3

it is.

2:25.5

And every time deep down, it's a plea for help of knowing I am afraid.

2:30.8

That's what I hear.

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