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Assertiveness
Assertiveness
Objectives of the
Session
What is
Assertiveness?
Examples
You are preparing for the ward round and you get a medical
student asking you to observe him while he is trying to put
intravenous line in one of your patients.
Assertiveness
Definition
Getting what you want or what you need while being fair to
others.
Being firm
You suffer
Win- Win
Others suffer
Fight-or- Flight
Reaction
Is it difficult to be
assertive?
Is it difficult to be
assertive?
Voice
2.
Language used
1.
Body language
Voice
(volume, tone and
speed)
Language:
Submissive:
Mumble
Body language:
Be honest.
Questions