Communication practice · not medical advice
Rehearse the appointmentbefore you're in it.
Real appointments are short and dismissal is fast. Get Heard gives you a private room to practise holding your ground against a simulated clinician who rushes, minimises and doubts — then tells you exactly what to say differently.
The frame you'll be graded on
Four things a clinician can act on.
Frequency
“3–4 times a week,” not “sometimes.”
Intensity
“7/10 — worse than childbirth.”
Duration
“Six months, and getting worse.”
Outcome ask
“I'd like a referral — or note the refusal.”
What the simulation will throw at you
The rewrite engine
Same symptom. Different sentence.
What you'd normally say
“It hurts sometimes, but I can usually push through it.”
“Sometimes” and “push through” invite a wait-and-see. Nothing here can be charted or acted on.
Try this instead
“It's 7/10 for four days of every cycle, six months running, and I've missed three days of work.”
How a run works
Fifteen minutes, start to takeaway card. Nothing you write is shared with a clinician.
Average run: 12–16 minutes
Set the scene
Name the one thing you need taken seriously — and what you want to walk out with.
Rehearse it
A 15-minute appointment with a clinician who rushes, interrupts and minimises — on purpose.
Get the rewrites
“You said ___. Try ___.” Every line pulled from your own words, scored on the F·I·D·O frame.
Walk in ready
A one-page takeaway card: your named ask, your three questions, your line if you're refused.
Before you start
Get Heard is a practice tool for communication only. The “doctor” here is a simulation, not a real person, and is sometimes dismissive on purpose so you can practise. Get Heard does not give medical advice and cannot diagnose or treat anything. If you're worried about your health, please contact a real, licensed healthcare professional. If this is an emergency, call your local emergency number.