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  1. Listen to Miki discuss two strategies for bringing NVC into the workplace in ways most likely to be well received. First Miki explains why it's best to focus more on needs than feelings in business environments. Second, she talks about unpacking needs into phrases as a way of enhancing workplace connection.

  2. Winning the Blame Game

    Winning the Blame Game

    Jim & Jori Manske

    Audio · 47 minutes · 5/28/2013

    Jim and Jori Manske offer insight into blame, how it arises and how do we handle being blamed and our own blame of others.

  3. Feedback without Criticism

    Feedback without Criticism

    (5 Session Course)

    Miki Kashtan

    Multi-session Course · 8 - 11 hours · 9/17/2019

    This 5-session telecourse recording is designed to support you in learning what makes giving and receiving feedback challenging and how you can turn these experiences into opportunities for learning, connection, and effective functioning.

  4. Dialogue within Communities

    Dialogue within Communities

    (4 Session Course)

    Miki Kashtan

    Multi-session Course · 5 - 7 hours · 12/7/2021

    Dialogue is a life-changing, heart-opening experience. It’s collaboration instead of compromise. Join Miki Kashtan for a practical, step-by-step framework to help you understand how a community develops, how to maintain or repair a community, and how this unique process creatively supports you and each member of your community in getting things done.

  5. The Future of Love

    The Future of Love

    (6 Session Course)

    Kelly Bryson

    Multi-session Course · 8 - 10 hours · 8/15/2022

    If you are tired of feeling dissatisfied, frustrated and hopeless about experiencing ease and joy in your intimate relationships, this course is for you! Please join CNVC Certified Trainer and long-time relationship expert, Kelly Bryson, in this course to rethink and relive your perception of love so you can actually feel love, let love in and be love.

  6. Effective Collaboration

    Effective Collaboration

    Jim & Jori Manske

    Video · 43 minutes · 12/27/2022

    Watch Jim and Jori Manske in this video as they share three key learnings about collaborating effectively.

  7. Using Images in Your Empathy Guessing

    Using Images in Your Empathy Guessing

    Dian Killian

    Video · 4 minutes · 10/10/2024

    Join Dian Killian and discover the power of imagery and metaphor in deepening your empathy practice. This segment from her 6 session course explores how visualizing sensations, emotions, and needs through metaphorical language can enhance the connection during empathy guessing, particularly in somatic-based approaches.
  8. Jim Manske Remembrance & Memorial Session

    Jim Manske Remembrance & Memorial Session

    Jim & Jori Manske

    Video · 1 hour 29 minutes · 06/05/2025

    This heartfelt memorial session honors the life and legacy of beloved CNVC trainer Jim Manske (1955–2024). Led by his wife Jori Manske and close friend River Dunavin, the gathering brought together friends, colleagues, and members of the NVC community to share memories, mourn, and celebrate Jim’s enduring impact. Jim passed away peacefully on December 22, surrounded by family and love.
  9. Oren J. Sofer offers an NVC approach to navigating tough moments—balancing honest self-expression with deep listening. Discover how centering yourself, naming your intentions, and hearing the other person first can create the understanding needed for true connection.
  10. The Gift of Understanding

    The Gift of Understanding

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 9/10/2017

    Trainer Tip: All people long for understanding. It is such an easy thing to give, yet rarely do we see its importance in creating peace of mind.

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