How to Rehearse a Difficult Career Conversation

Career Coaching with Fexingo: Professional Coaches, Career Counselors, and Guidance for Workers · Aug 25, 2026 · 8m · transcript

Difficult career conversations—asking for a raise, pushing back on a promotion, or setting boundaries with a boss—are high-stakes and easy to mess up. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the power of rehearsal, not as a script, but as a way to build confidence and flexibility. They break down a real-world example: a project manager preparing to tell her boss she can't take on more work. Lucas shares a three-step rehearsal framework—drafting, simulating, and stress-testing—and explains why recording yourself changes the game. Luna challenges the idea of memorizing lines, and they…