Frederik Imbo

Frederik Imbo founded Imboorling in 1999. Prior to that, he completed his theatre training at the Conservatory of Ghent and acted in numerous TV series and films. He also obtained a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and completed a two-year course in Transpersonal Coaching and Counseling. He then spent many years deepening his knowledge of Nonviolent Communication, including in the United States with Marshall Rosenberg, the founder of Nonviolent Communication. Frederik is also a certified Insights Discovery trainer. His TEDx talk ‘How not to take things personally’ is, with 20 million views, the most-watched Belgian TEDx talk ever and ranks 19th worldwide.

Key words and passions

direct – enthusiastic – driven – playful – sensitive

football referee – engaging in deep conversations – wellness – cycling – walking – listening to podcasts – good food – playing games

Favourite verb

“Talking. Spirited discussions. Being open about what you think and feel. Wearing your heart on your sleeve. Only then do you get conversations that truly matter. That make a difference. Whether I’m having dinner with friends, giving a training, or standing on the football field — interactions with people nourish me. I deeply enjoy feeling a connection with someone. Heartfelt conversations in which everyone shows their vulnerability. Magical moments.”

references

“We invited Frederik to bring an inspirational session at Skyline and he turned it into a truly memorable experience. Frederik has the ability to connect with the audience and to convey his message with clarity and impact.

His natural charm comes with a ton of useful insights and practical knowledge. The session was extremely well prepared and Frederik, like any good teacher, leaves you with more than just assignments, instead he passes on the spark of passion.”

Frederik Vandenberghe - CFO

Skyline Communications

Feedback from the participants:

nice overview of customer-oriented communication and mindset with a lot of practical examples
Most mentioned things were obvious and intuitive, but in my case these obvious things are often forgotten or not applied. So, for me it was a bit of an eye-opener.
[I liked] the way the speaker applied the competencies himself in his session.
The ten key competencies were clear and interesting. It's nice having this overview of things I can keep in mind when communicating with a customer.
The format of Frederik's presentations are always high quality. I'm a big fan of him. Good content, good interaction, good slides, good examples.
He did a good job. It was clearly not the first time he gave this presentation. He was very well prepared and did the effort to also learn a bit about Skyline to adapt the content a little bit to our business. His exercices and "call to action" was good. He encouraged us to participate, but not to a level that we felt uncomfortable.

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