Talking about weight with confidence

The session aims to improve your skills in having conversation with people about weight. 

Note: Delegates are recommended to attend the Obesity awareness session prior to registering to this training. The obesity training will give you a better understanding of the complexities of overweight and obesity, essential to understand when intending to communicate about weight.

Achieving a healthy weight is important for overall health and can give people more energy to enjoy life. Yet, talking about weight is not something we routinely do.

We all meet with people every day at home, at work or in the community and having the confidence to talk about this subject might lead to significant positive outcomes. This training session aims to increase your confidence in having conversations about weight whatever your position, professional or personal.  This is a practical session that will offer you a safe space to practice these conversations. 

Target audience

Anyone who lives and works in Medway and wishes to talk freely about weight enabling them to contribute towards improving health and wellbeing of Medway community.

Objectives:

• Understanding the role of language when communicating about weight
• Learn some guiding principles when having the conversation
• Gain practical tips on how to start the conversation.