Academy · LEAD · VERBINDENDE COMMUNICATIE

Connecting communication - even when it is uncomfortable.

Saying clearly what needs to be said, with respect for the other person — in conflict situations, under pressure, across hierarchies. This programme is grounded in Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication and the behavioural science behind effective conversations.

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WHAT YOU GAIN

Conflicts are resolved more quickly and constructively

Collaboration and trust strengthen — including in difficult conversations

Leaders communicate with clarity without damaging the relationship

WHY COMMUNICATION SO OFTEN GOES WRONG

The problem is not what is said. It is how the brain hears it.

Communication rarely fails due to bad intentions. It fails because the brain interprets words, tone and context at lightning speed — automatically detecting threats the speaker never intended. One sentence can open a conversation or definitively close it.

Connecting communication is not a soft skill — it is a precision instrument for anyone who wants to move, persuade or motivate people without generating resistance.

Judgement vs. observation — most tensions begin with confusing facts with interpretations
Needs vs. demands — people respond fundamentally differently to a request than to a demand
Empathy as a skill — actively understanding another person is a learnable behaviour, not an innate trait

Three levels of connecting communication

01 - Observing without judging

Separating facts from observations

Participants learn the distinction between what factually happened and what the brain automatically makes of it. This skill is the foundation of every constructive conversation.

02 — Naming needs

Saying what you actually want

We practise formulating needs and requests in ways that open the other person rather than put them on the defensive.

03 — Difficult conversations

Combining directness with respect

Participants conduct practice conversations based on their own real situations — with direct feedback on tone, structure and effect.

"One of Satya Nadella’s first acts after becoming CEO of Microsoft was to ask the company’s top executives to read Marshall Rosenberg’s "Nonviolent Communication", a treatise on empathic collaboration."

- FastCompany.com

Format

⏱ 2 days or modular I 👥 Leaders · HR · Change agents · All employees I 🏢 In-company or virtual I 📐 Tailored to your context I 🌐 NL, EN & FR

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Feedback

NVC communication and feedback skills reinforce each other - together they form the core of psychologically safe leadership.

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Inclusief leiderschap

Inclusive leaders communicate in ways that invite and value every voice in the room.

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Reviews

"I thoroughly enjoyed Peter and the Introduction to Connecting Communication training. His drive, energy, creativity and the empathy with which he conveys the information clearly and distinctly have fully recharged my batteries."

Liesbeth F