Growth Talk: Brief Conversations, Big Impact

Conversation is at the heart of learning and leading.

In this highly interactive workshop, Chris Munro, co-author of Growth Talk, will bring to life the key concepts and field-tested frameworks presented in this ground-breaking new book. The central premise of the book is that every interaction between members of a school community are potential opportunities to enhance learning, growth, and progress.

In these moments, no matter how fleeting or informal, Growth Talk is about intentionally bringing the key elements of coaching into play to best support the thinking and progress of our conversation partner. Over the two days, we will explore the skills and techniques that underpin these conversations and demonstrate coaching as a way of leading.

Growth Talk
Key Outcomes
  • Develop an understanding of ‘coaching as a way of leading’ in human-intensive organisations like schools
  • Build awareness of the ‘Learning Conversations Map’ as a framework for being a more intentional conversation leader in less-formal contexts
  • Apply immediately implementable strategies to make every conversation count
  • Develop enhanced skills and confidence to lead Growth Talk conversations with teachers, administrators, parents and students
Price

$890 (+ GST)

This price is for an individual registering on an open-enrolment course.


Savings are available for organisations who wish to run this course for an in-house group.

Please email info@growthcoaching.com.au to request a quote or discuss this further.

About Growth Talk: Brief Conversations, Big Impact

Specifically, we will explore: how to bring shape to conversations; the key skills that fuel learning conversations; and how to show up in ways that best support the thinking and progress of our colleagues. Drawing on a range of practical and immediately implementable strategies, you will explore how to bring a coaching approach to a range of conversational contexts that would not normally be deemed formal coaching conversations. These, often brief, interactions are unplanned and occur in informal contexts and can be described as other-initiated “have you got a minute?” conversations and leader-initiated “can we chat?” conversations.

You will leave the two days with the skills and confidence to adopt a coaching-infused way of leading and in turn foster a culture of growth in your educational setting – one conversation at a time. 

Structure
  • The Learning Conversations Map – conversational contexts of a leader
  • Coaching versus a coaching approach
  • The key skills: listening to encourage thinking, asking powerful questions, paraphrasing and summarising, noticing
  • “Got a minute? – leading in-the-moment conversations
  • Dancing around the GROWTH framework
  • Purposes of leader-initiated conversations
  • Checking-in and maintaining progress
  • Nudge and stretch conversations
  • When more than a nudge is needed
Pricing

$890 (+ GST)

This price is for an individual registering on an open-enrolment course.


Savings are available for organisations who wish to run this course for an in-house group.

Please email info@growthcoaching.com.au to request a quote or discuss this further.

Register for upcoming Growth Talk: Brief Conversations, Big Impact workshops
Bangkok

2 x 1 day workshop


31 Oct 2025 08:30 - 15:30
01 Nov 2025 08:30 - 15:30


Venue:

Bangkok Patana School

Khwaeng Bang Na, Khet Bang Na

Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10260


Day 1: 31 October 2025, 08.30 - 15.30

Day 2: 01 November 2025, 08.30 - 15.30