Class Course The Starter

How to Say Hard Things at Work

By Siops Balacania
1 Session
May 30, 2026
1PM to 3PM
2F Comuna bldg, 238 Pablo Ocampo Sr. Ext, Makati City, 1203, Metro Manila

Having trouble closing deals or navigating conflict in the workplace? You can start saving yourself from these scenarios. The class aims to equip young professionals, aspiring managers, entrepreneurs, sales people, student leaders, and everyone else with the psychological framework and strategic communication skills required to navigate high-stakes conversations professionally.

This class may be taken at PHP 1000.

Siops Balacania

Maria Christina Balacania or “Siops” has been part of the Business Process Industry (BPO) since 2001. Her experiences in being a 411 operator to taking calls from US customers to responding to emails to provide customer service, to selling online yellow pages, to being a debt collector all led her to Training and Development, earning her more than 15 years of experience. She is a Toastmasters Competent Communicator Norm Achiever and a Certified Professional Facilitator of DDI (Development Dimensions International), all of which helped her teach courses in leadership and coaching. She is also an expert in creating and facilitating courses and workshops on Soft Skills (Essential Skills), Email Comms/Business Writing, Basic Grammar, Customer Service, and US, UK, AU/NZ culture and geography. When she’s not wearing her trainer hat, Siops is an introvert, she enjoys time nerding out to anything history, art, literature, and interior design.
Siops Balacania

This class is for…

  • Young professionals who are just starting out in leadership
  • Aspiring managers who are preparing to lead individuals
  • Sales people who encounter rebuttals in pitches
  • Managers and Team Leads who are eager to master conflict and other hard conversations in the workplace
  • Student leaders who plan to enter the management field in the future, or are taking internships, graduate school, and the like

How to Say Hard Things at Work

Having trouble closing deals or navigating conflict in the workplace? You can start saving yourself from these scenarios. The class aims to equip young professionals, aspiring managers, entrepreneurs, sales people, student leaders, and everyone else with the psychological framework and strategic communication skills required to navigate high-stakes conversations professionally.

This class may be taken at PHP 1000.

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