Workplace conversation scripts

tonen helps you handle common workplace conversations with clear wording you can use right away.

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Which step should I start with, and when do you need it?

Could we review my priorities? I cannot complete both tasks today.

Could we talk at 11? I am finishing something that needs my full attention.

I do not have capacity for this alongside my current commitments.

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Start with 21 free scripts, Box Breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding and one free use each of Reply Helper, Perspective Helper and Debrief. Premium adds the full script library, Phone Call Mode, Body Scan, Safe Place and 50 requests per week shared across the three Helpers.

Scripts and available Calm exercises work offline. The Helpers need an internet connection. tonen supports English, German, French and Spanish.

Choose the conversation you need to have

Use these page-written examples as starting points. Add the task, date and action you need. When priorities conflict, ask the person responsible to choose what moves; wording alone cannot resolve an impossible workload.

Discuss workload

“I can complete the current task today. If this new one is urgent, which deadline should move?”

Declining extra work

Protect focus time

“I am working on the report until 11. Could you send the details in a message so I can reply afterwards?”

Preparing with ADHD

Confirm an agreement

“To check we agree: I will send the draft on Thursday, and you will review it on Friday.”

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