Communication Strategy & Self-Advocacy Coach | UCSF EARS
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Communication Strategy & Self-Advocacy Coach

Turn your real-world situations and feelings into a concrete plan for clearer conversations. This is a skills-based coaching sheet: it helps you pick a focus, choose a few strategies, and leave with ready-to-use wording.

5–7 minutes Adults with hearing loss & partners Built to print
Educational only. This tool can’t diagnose conditions, decide which devices you should use, or replace conversations with your healthcare, mental health, or legal professionals.

Tell us a bit about your communication world

Answer a few short questions. The panel on the right will build a personalized plan — including “start here this week” steps and scripts you can copy.

Who’s using this coach today?

This changes the tone of scripts and “teamwork” language — not the core strategies.

Where are conversations hardest right now?

Check all settings that apply. You’ll choose a “main focus” next.

Pick ONE “main focus” setting for this plan

Tip: choose from the settings you checked above. If you skip this, we’ll use the first setting you checked.

What feels most challenging about communication?

Check all that apply. You can also pick a “top challenge” next.

Optional: Pick ONE “top challenge” to tackle first

Tip: choose from challenges you checked above. If you skip this, we’ll pick a reasonable default.

Emotion-wise, which words fit most right now?

Optional — this helps set the tone of your suggested scripts.

How comfortable do you feel speaking up about your hearing needs?

This sets how gentle or direct your suggested scripts will sound.

What kind of support feels most helpful right now?

We’ll still give you a mix, but we’ll highlight what you asked for first.