The Art of Listening Workshop

Het Goethe-Institut is de wereldwijd actieve culturele instelling van de Duitse Bondsrepubliek. Wij bevorderen de kennis van de Duitse taal in het buitenland en de internationale culturele samenwerking.

Goethe-Institut Niederlande

An interactive  workshop with stories, video reflections, and practical exercises to transform conversations into authentic connection.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Unfortunately, the workshop is fully booked, but you can send an email to bibliothek-amsterdam to be placed on a waiting list.

When listening, are we truly hearing what is being said?Most of us believe we already know how to listen. Yet research shows that miscommunication is the leading cause of relationship breakdowns, major business losses, and as we know, a fuel in escalating conflicts. Listening is not passive — it’s an active skill that begins even before we meet one another. Join the Goethe-Institut in collaboration with NEWConnective for The Art of Listening, an interactive 1.5-hour workshop. Expect stories, video reflections, and practical exercises that help you move beyond bias and filter bubbles into more genuine connections.

Nthabiseng ShongweWorkshop ConceptAs an intersectional communication strategist and narrative therapist, Nthabiseng Shongwe has spent over a decade in dialogue, community development, and multi-sector social impact work. Hand-in-hand with individuals and organisational teams, she collaborates to bring clarity to complexity and story to the problem-solving of society’s ever-changing landscape.Miranda van HollandWorkshop HostMiranda van Holland works as coordinator and programme maker at 3D, the dialogue centre at VU University Amsterdam. As team lead, she manages the interfaith programme team NEWConnective, which offers programmes for students on topics such as meaning, life questions and coping with loss.

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