Booth 518 at OLC Accelerate, November 16 to 18. Come take a rep.Start free
Pushback has different causes, and each calls for a different strategy. The five ways to practice name those differences.
Start with the pushback you expect. The ones you need most depend on your field and your work.
Teach it
A confused learner who doesn't get it yet
Teach a confused calculus student what a derivative describes
Defend it
A skeptic who needs convincing
Explain your recommendation to a patient who has already decided to refuse his medication
Argue it
An opponent who disagrees
Debate a classmate who thinks your thesis is wrong
Sell it
A buyer with objections
Explain a pricing change to a bakery owner who can't follow the notation
Hold your ground
A resistant colleague who pushes you to cave
Deliver difficult feedback to a colleague who brushes off every point
You start with a situation and respond as the pushback builds. When the rep ends, the cognitive audit scores how you handled it and shows what to work on next. Then you go again.
Free to start. Browse roleplays by field, or build your own.
Sample audit for a pitch to a budget committee.