I will present principles and practices from NVC  and key insights from neuroscience towards  supporting you in understanding and getting proficient in communicating more in alignment with your values. Some topics we'll be covering:

Emotional intelligence and literacy

• learning to tap into and identify your emotions and needs

• becoming more compassionate with yourself

• transforming self-violence or negative self-talk into self-empathy

• deep empathy skills (the great advantage of a quiet leader or those leaders who want to be quieter and more compassionate)

More connected and efficient conversations and meetings

• true honesty that connects and supports growth

• the art of giving and receiving empathic feedback in a way that creates alignment

• appreciations and evaluations that support people's growth and development

• avoiding the things that block communication or tend to "trigger" people

• the deliberate use of verbal and nonverbal communication to serve your purpose

• interrupting skills

• hearing strong messages and translating them into life-serving language

• aligning the work of the organisation with its values

• empathic and convergent facilitation skills (inclussion of all information and points of view)

Creating a new culture at work

• inspiring and motivating people to collaborate, to be authentic through creating a culture of being radically honest while being caring

• using your influence to create change that aligns with your values

• true collaboration and inclusion (away from competition or exclusion)

• deescalating violence or tension and redirecting conversations towards collaboration (away from separatedness)

• valuing and balancing individual needs with organisational needs and aims

• using conflict as a learning and development strategy

• meeting structure to support participation and efficiency (while holding people in their wholeness)

Course structure

• Reading and audio/ video materials for reflection 

• Practice materials to integrate the information 

• One 90 min. live Zoom call weekly - Fridays, from at 15:00 pm - 16:30 (UK) starting on October 13th 2023 til January 12th.

• Recordings of each call- coming to the calls is expected and an important part of this course, but no worries if you need to miss the odd one, as they will be recorded.

• Opportunity to engage with other participants as practice buddies or in small groups (outside of class, in your own schedule, a one hour call weekly tends to work well for people).

• Practice community on Slack, Whatsapp or similar platform to keep in touch with me daily during the course. Ask me anything you want at any time (I do sleep).

• 3 individualised one-to-one coaching calls with me. This will help you integrate the material and apply it to your specific situation. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your learning.

Time Commitment

This training is an intensive experience designed to maximise your learning. For the 12 weeks we are together, I will suggest that you participate in:

• 12 x 90 min. live sessions (9 training, 3 practice)

• 3 x 1-hour coaching calls with Nati

• about 30 min to 1 hour of reading and/or exercises per week

• daily time to reflect on your progress in a journal and to practice mindfulness exercises

• 1x 1hour practice buddy call a week (optional but strongly suggested)

Your engagement and practice will have a huge impact on your understanding and integration of the material- and on how the positive changes you will see. Some people only manage to come to the live calls, and that it beneficial too. 

I will invite you to make this course work for you, and I will help you do just that. This is the type of course that you can take lightly to get some basic concepts and tips, or you can take very seriously and immerse yourself in the material and practice beyond the suggestions. It is up to you, your needs in this moment and your availability.