Practical Motivational Interviewing Skills 1 Day Workshop in Louisville, KY
About this Event
Course Details
Duration: 1 Day
Mode: Instructor-Led Virtual Live Session / In-Person / Corporate In-House
Language: English
Credits: 10 Credits
Course Overview:
Motivational Interviewing is a practical and psychology-based workshop designed to help professionals build meaningful conversations that encourage positive behavioral change, improve engagement, strengthen trust, and support better decision-making through empathetic communication techniques. The program focuses on motivational interviewing principles, active listening, emotional understanding, behavior-focused conversations, resistance management, coaching communication, and trust-building strategies that improve interpersonal effectiveness across professional, healthcare, leadership, counseling, customer-facing, and workplace environments. Participants will learn how to guide conversations in a supportive and non-judgmental way that encourages individuals to reflect, identify goals, overcome resistance, and strengthen personal motivation for change. The workshop emphasizes collaboration rather than control, helping participants build communication approaches that create openness, trust, and constructive dialogue. Unlike traditional communication training focused mainly on persuasion or instruction, this workshop emphasizes empathy, reflective listening, behavioral psychology, emotional intelligence, and conversational coaching techniques that encourage self-motivation and long-term engagement. Through guided exercises, role-play activities, workplace scenarios, behavioral communication frameworks, listening drills, and coaching simulations, participants will develop practical motivational interviewing skills that can be applied immediately in leadership, coaching, healthcare, customer service, mentoring, counseling, and workplace communication situations. By the end of the workshop, participants will create a structured 30-day motivational interviewing improvement roadmap to strengthen communication effectiveness, coaching confidence, trust-building, and behavioral support skills.
Why Join This Course?
- Learn practical motivational interviewing techniques
- Improve communication through empathy and active listening
- Strengthen trust-building and relationship-focused conversations
- Learn how to guide positive behavioral change effectively
- Improve coaching, mentoring, and leadership conversations
- Handle resistance and difficult conversations professionally
- Improve emotional intelligence and conversational awareness
- Build stronger engagement and communication outcomes
- Develop sustainable communication and coaching habits
- Recognition – Certificate of Completion + 10 Credits
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the foundations of motivational interviewing
- Improve empathetic listening and communication techniques
- Strengthen trust-building and behavior-focused conversations
- Learn how to guide constructive and supportive discussions
- Improve emotional awareness and conversational intelligence
- Handle resistance and difficult responses professionally
- Build coaching-oriented communication approaches
- Create a practical 30-day motivational interviewing roadmap
Training Day Structure – 8 Modules (8 Hours, 8 Credits)
- Module 1: Foundations of Motivational Interviewing
- Module 2: Active Listening & Reflective Communication
- Module 3: Asking Effective Questions
- Module 4: Understanding Resistance & Behavioral Change
- Module 5: Emotional Intelligence & Communication Awareness
- Module 6: Coaching Conversations & Professional Applications
- Module 7: Difficult Conversations & Trust-Building
- Module 8: Toolkit – 30-Day Motivational Interviewing Action Plan
Target Audience:
- Managers and team leaders
- Coaches, mentors, and trainers
- HR and people management professionals
- Healthcare and counseling professionals
- Customer-facing professionals
- Educators and support professionals
- Anyone seeking stronger empathetic communication and coaching skills
Certification & Credits:
Participants will receive the Certificate of Completion from Skelora.
Trainer Profile
Delivered by experienced Communication & Behavioral Development Experts with practical expertise in motivational interviewing, coaching communication, emotional intelligence, behavioral support strategies, and relationship-focused communication. Trainers focus on practical, real-world application to ensure immediate workplace and interpersonal impact.
Note: Pre- and post-training activities each carry 1 Executive Education Credit and are designed to enhance learning retention and practical implementation
Agenda
Pre-Course Support (1 Credit)
Info: Participants will complete a structured pre-work activity designed to build self-awareness and prepare them for the training.This includes reflection on personal communication habits, workplace interaction challenges, confidence barriers, listening patterns, and situations where stronger communication skills can improve collaboration, influence, leadership presence, and professional effectiveness.
Module 1: Foundations of Motivational Interviewing
Info: Understand the principles, psychology, and communication philosophy behind motivational interviewing.
• Understanding motivational interviewing concepts
• The role of empathy and collaboration
• Difference between directing and guiding conversations
• Building trust and psychological safety
Module 2: Active Listening & Reflective Communication
Info: Learn listening techniques that strengthen understanding, trust, and emotional connection.
• Active listening techniques
• Reflective listening and paraphrasing
• Understanding emotional signals and responses
• Building meaningful conversational engagement
Module 3: Asking Effective Questions
Info: Develop questioning techniques that encourage self-reflection, openness, and motivation.
• Open-ended questioning techniques
• Encouraging self-exploration and awareness
• Avoiding judgmental or leading communication
• Improving conversational flow and engagement
Module 4: Understanding Resistance & Behavioral Change
Info: Explore how to manage resistance and support positive behavioral conversations constructively.
• Understanding resistance and hesitation
• Responding without confrontation or pressure
• Supporting self-motivation and accountability
• Encouraging positive behavioral thinking
Module 5: Emotional Intelligence & Communication Awareness
Info: Improve emotional understanding and communication sensitivity during difficult or emotional conversations.
• Emotional intelligence in conversations
• Managing emotional reactions professionally
• Building awareness of communication triggers
• Creating emotionally safe conversations
Module 6: Coaching Conversations & Professional Applications
Info: Learn how motivational interviewing techniques support leadership, coaching, mentoring, healthcare, and workplace communication.
• Coaching-oriented communication approaches
• Motivational interviewing in workplace environments
• Supporting constructive performance conversations
• Strengthening communication during guidance and mentoring
Module 7: Difficult Conversations & Trust-Building
Info: Develop professional communication approaches for emotionally sensitive and challenging discussions.
• Managing emotionally difficult conversations
• Building trust during challenging discussions
• Improving communication patience and understanding
• Maintaining professionalism and empathy under pressure
Module 8: Toolkit – 30-Day Motivational Interviewing Action Plan
Info: Consolidate learning into a structured roadmap for improving communication and coaching effectiveness.
• Creating a personalized motivational interviewing roadmap
• Identifying communication improvement priorities
• Applying reflective communication frameworks daily
• Building sustainable empathetic communication habits
Post-Training Resource Pack (1 Credit)
Info: Participants will receive a structured implementation guide designed to reinforce learning and support long-term communication and coaching improvement. The resource pack includes a 30-day communication challenge, reflection exercises, active listening frameworks, conversation planning templates, trust-building activities, emotional awareness trackers, and practical motivational interviewing development exercises.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 660.33 to USD 770.25
