Authentic communication (NVC) for professionals
Thu 20 Mar 2025 9:00 AM - Fri 21 Mar 2025 4:30 PM PDT
 Prince George, V8J 4N1
 
Authentic communication (NVC) for professionals

2 days to improve communication and conflict resolution at work based on Nonviolent Communication

March 20 to 21 from 9am to 4:30pm in Prince George

WHY TAKE THIS PROGRAM

Workplace conflict costs Canadian businesses over two billion dollars a year
The success of any organization depends highly on the team’s ability to communicate clearly and constructively.
Burn out due to relationships challenges and stress are having a negative organizations
65% of start-ups fail because of relationship difficulties among the founders.
Empathy is now the number one leadership skill required in the workplace
It is logical and smart to choose to put energy, time and money in learning good communication skills at work.

Reconnect can help you and your organization achieve its goals by improving communication, relationship intelligence and conflict resolution.

This workshop series is designed to:

help team members to be more clear and efficient in their communications and establish trust
learn to successfully address challenging conversations and situations.
learn new skills to engage in conflicts rather than avoiding them
improve meetings by transforming never-ending conversations into meaningful interactions.
Myriam Verzat is a CNVC certified trainer in Nonviolent Communication, an approach that is known internationally to help human system learn and grow from conflict, and build trust.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND DESIGN

The program is designed 12 training hours that lead to a certificate of completion.

OBJECTIVES:

DAY 1:

1: Understanding my own reactivity at work

learn to identify feelings and needs and discover the NVC model
discover what language helps build understanding and what language creates disconnection and triggers
learn to listen to your own needs to avoid burn out

2: Hearing my colleagues and clients

develop better listening skills so you can hear the needs and wants of colleagues and clients
practice empathy in real life scenarios at work
DAY 2:

3: Engaging in challenging conversations at work with curiosity and honesty

learn how to better express yourself with authenticity, clarity and compassion
discover better meeting practices that allow everyone to be heard efficiently
learn to successfully address challenging conversations and situations with colleagues and clients

4: Feedback and requests

make clear requests to coworkers
offer feedback that contributes to growth and connection

FORMAT AND FEES

The training is a highly interactive and experiential workshop delivered over two days in person. Lunch is included.

The venue is the Coast Hotel in Prince George.

Working professional: Select this option if you register as a working professional and the fees are paid by your employer.
Early bird (until Feb 1st): $550
Regular: 625

Individual or self-employed: Select this option if you register as self-employed or are taking the course for your personal interest
Early bird: $420
Regular: $495

Early Bird Group registration (4 people): $1980
Save 10% by registering four employees or more at the same time. 

Lunch is included in the registration cost. Please indicate any allergies when you register.

MORE ABOUT AUTHENTIC AND COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION (NVC)

Compassionate Communication is not only a language or a set of tools, but an invitation to:

It is now widely used in organizations around the world such as Microsoft:

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-satya-nadella-nonviolent-communication-2018-10

https://firstround.com/review/power-up-your-team-with-nonviolent-communication-principles/

THE TRAINER

Myriam is a CNVC (cnvc.org) certified trainer in NonViolent Communication based in Nanaimo, BC, Canada. She has a Master’s degree in communication, a certificate in environmental education and five years of training and sharing NonViolent Communication. She shares her passion for NVC with individuals, schools and organizations around British Columbia and beyond. Her dream is to empower organizations and individuals to build a more compassionate and sustainable world. She is also a dancer and a nature lover.

See Myriam's website and her work with organizations.

TESTIMONIALS

"Myriam Verzat offered an online Effective and Compassionate Communication workshop for our faculty members. We are very pleased with the skilled facilitation and relevant content that is helping our faculty navigate difficult conversations and new ways of working together using online tools. The sessions were interactive, engaging and have been well attended and received. I have been very happy to be able to offer this type of professional development for my faculty and staff during this challenging transition for post-secondary institutions."
Rachel Moll, PHD, Associate Dean, Faculty of Education at Vancouver Island University

"Myriam’s workshop promoted an environment where no input was wrong, everyone was encouraged and felt heard."
Shelby Reesor, Business Services Manager at Fisheries and Oceans Canada 

"The Compassionate Communication training provided concrete frameworks to use in difficult situations not only in the office but in life generally. I hope that I can continue to use the skills I’ve learned here to be an effective and kind communicator moving forward."
Rainforest Trust employee (US)