Noblahblah: leer presenteren mét impact, Venlo (2026)

11/02/2026

Presentation & persuasion techniques that make your ideas take off and land with a bang. Turn your expertise into messages people understand and act on.

In this training, you’ll gain tools that help you influence stakeholders, drive alignment and make your voice count in any technical or strategic setting.

Sign up now and start persuading!

👉 In English and in Dutch!
https://noblahblah.nl/en/trainings/launch-your-tech-talk/

10/02/2026

✅ 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲
Not abstract inspiration. Not theory that sounds good in the room and evaporates afterwards. But language and tools you can apply the next day.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀

✅ 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴
Finding words that sound like you, respect your audience and land with clarity. No blah blah.

✅ 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀
Simple, practical structure that helps you guide decision-makers through complex technology.

✅ 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸
The kind that improves the story, not just the delivery. Precise, constructive and immediately actionable.

As Liezelotte Rijk, 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗥 𝗮𝘁 DLL, puts it:

"𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 (𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙪𝙣!) 𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨, 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨. 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙝𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙝."

In her role at DLL, Liezelotte knows how clarity and structure help good ideas get shared.

This masterclass is led by Becky Baker and Howard Dean Lettinga Jr., trainers at Noblahblah. Together, they combine presentation craft, persuasion psychology and years of experience working with complex technology propositions.

📍 Next Nature Museum, Evoluon, Eindhoven
📅 𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵, 𝟭𝟮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆, 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼.
Sign-up here: https://noblahblah.nl/en/trainings/launch-your-tech-talk/

👉 link in Insta bio

08/02/2026

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 Canon Production Printing 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬! 🌟

Yes, because our trainers Becky Baker and Sophia Gruner worked with participants of the internal networks 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧 and 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐇𝐞𝐫 on 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘩 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘩.

Different groups, different career stages yet the same question kept resurfacing.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞? Across sessions, a few familiar patterns showed up:

👉 Impact and results were clearly there
👉 Language to express that impact often wasn’t
👉 Speaking about contribution was quickly associated with “bragging”

𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬:
👉 From achievements to learnings
👉 From tasks to customer impact
👉 From self-promotion to sharing useful insight

What stood out was how universal this challenge is.

Young professionals and experienced women voiced remarkably similar reflections.
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜, 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭.

A simple thought we left the room with: 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Thank you to Canon Production Printing and to Lucie Taysse and Laura Wijnhoven, for investing in spaces where reflection, growth and honest conversation are encouraged.

06/02/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿
✅ Investors want numbers
✅ Customers want proof
✅ Decision makers want evidence

But here’s the uncomfortable truth.

𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀
They are always interpreted. The same performance metric can signal opportunity, risk or irrelevance, depending on the story it sits in.

That’s why the strongest tech presentations don’t lead with features or data.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
A story shows:
✅ What problem your technology really solves
✅ Who it helps and how their world changes
✅ Why this matters now, not someday

Once that door is open, facts can do their real job: substantiate and quantify what the audience already understands. In our 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 at Noblahblah, we work on exactly that shift.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀:
✅ How to open the story so facts can persuade instead of overwhelm
✅ How to tap emotion that persuades
✅ How to connect your product to outcomes that matter to customers, their customers, investors and the wider world

This masterclass is led by Becky Baker and Howard Dean Lettinga Jr., both with extensive experience in communicating technology with persuasion and storytelling.

As Stéphanie Chaillaud, People Development Manager at Canon EMEA, put it after attending:

“𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙨, 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮, 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙪𝙣🤩”

Make sure your story is as strong as your tech product or service.

Join us in the Next Nature Museum, Evoluon, Eindhoven, for the next 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀.
📅 10 March Dutch, 12 March English

👉 Link in bio and at https://noblahblah.nl/en/trainings/

05/02/2026

🧠 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱?
It travels. Straight into your body. And very often… into your voice, according to Yvonne Honings, 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗲𝗱.

😳 When you doubt whether people truly want to hear your message, your body reacts before you do. Muscles in your throat and mouth subtly turn inward. Your sound shrinks. Your voice holds back before it even leaves your body.

🗣 But when you allow yourself to be fully present, the opposite happens. Your entire vocal system opens. Your voice becomes fuller, steadier, more confident. Because you are!

💪 Yvonne offers a simple StemGloed tip to address this:

"𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠, 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙮. 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩, 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮. 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙩. 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚. 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝, 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙. 𝘼 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚."

🎤 𝗔𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗵, 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲:
Self-doubt shows up in body language. You hunch forward. You keep your arms close to your body. You pace, fidget or make yourself smaller on stage.

All that undermines your message, no matter how good it is.

𝗦𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀:
✅ Before you speak, claim your space
✅ Plant your feet hip-width apart
✅ Let your arms hang loosely by your sides
✅ Take a calm breath and allow your chest to open
This sends a signal to your body that your message deserves room.

🧍🏽‍♀️ 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁
When your body opens, your voice opens. When your voice opens, your ideas land with more clarity, authority and ease.

🤝 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 Noblahblah with Yvonne Honings at 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗲𝗱.

If you want to know more about standing strong and presenting your ideas with a steady voice, contact Yvonne or us.

30/01/2026

🛑 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹
For our biannual live team meeting... we stop!
We bring everyone together physically in one space.
We savor. ❤

🧘 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 Fletcher Kloosterhotel Willibrordhaeghe It's a historic building with a stylish interior design that respects its monastic heritage. A place that invites reflection. 🧘

🍷🥖 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 Herberghe in de Heerlyckheid, our "stamcafé". Super food, super hosts and the kind of atmosphere where conversations flows.

🏢 Both places are in Deurne, the Netherlands, which also happens to be the official home of 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:)

🧠 𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜, 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲...
About the influence it has on how our customers and we communicate, how we present ideas and how we make sense of information.

𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁. 𝗢𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱
💪 At Noblahblah, we choose the second. By staying human. By savoring what matters.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀:

🖋 Becky:
𝙄𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙, 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮. 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡.

🖋 Mark:
𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙛 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡.

🖋 Michiel:
𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩. 𝘼 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙄 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙪𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡. 𝙐𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙮.

🖋 Sophia:
𝙏𝙤 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝘼𝙄 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝, 𝙬𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

🖋 Howard:
𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝘼𝙄, 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨: 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙮, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜.

✅ 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
These reflections sit at the heart of our in-house trainings, workshops and coaching in 2026.

No hype. No hacks. No blah blah.

𝗔𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴!

21/12/2025

𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. Precious ones. Favorite days. Many of them made special by you- and we thank you for that!

Because you showed up open. Open to learn. Open to grow. Open to challenge the usual blah blah blah and 👉 to 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Every training, workshop, or coaching reminded us that impact starts with willingness to 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵.
And we’re grateful that so many of you left our encounters feeling energized, inspired and seen. 🌟

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦.
Working in a distributed way, across customers, contexts, and countries - with one of us continuing the mission from Málaga this year- reminded us of something essential: connection doesn’t happen by accident. Y𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭. Online, yes. But especially offline.
𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬.

2025 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡.
Personal growth. New partnerships and assignments. Moments that excited and shaped us. And throughout it all, one thing stayed constant: 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘺.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 2026.
A year of new beginnings, the Chinese year of the horse- a year calling vitality, speed, and perseverance.
But most importantly, it is a year where 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱. 𝘐𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘩

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
Time to disconnect. Time to laugh. Time for a little bit of well-deserved blah blah blah too. Do what makes you happy.

𝐖𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 2026.
With fresh insights, practical tips, and more impact from the .

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐡-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬

20/12/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝟭𝟵, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 Howard Lettinga, 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦𝗔, 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

💖 He had met an exchange student, fallen in love, and suddenly needed money for a plane ticket to the Netherlands. So he quit his English Language and Literature studies and took the best-paying job he could find in a hot, dirty iron foundry in Michigan.

🔥 ”𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹,” 𝗛𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀. “Rivers of steaming molten iron that would burn your skin to the bone if you got too close. Dirt, noise, monotony, gruelling physical work eight to ten hours a day. But I didn’t care. I needed the money.”

𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀
Howard is back in the States, sitting at Christmas dinner across from his niece Destiny Duell. She's one of the few journeywomen electricians in the entire country. A woman who crawls under 1,000-ton presses and works with 480 volts to build a life for herself and her daughter.

Howard realised: This story belongs in our 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 series. Created by our dear colleagues Becky Baker and Sophia Gruner, the series spotlights women who inspire.

𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝟰𝟱𝟬 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘁𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗗𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗹
A woman building her life one circuit at a time. Destiny’s story teaches us:
💪 Quiet wins build confidence when no one’s watching
💪 Strength isn’t loud. It's often the quiet, daily refusal to give up
💪 Stories matter. When women see other women in tough, technical roles, possibility expands

We invite you to read, share and help her story reach others, especially 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻: https://noblahblah.nl/en/destiny-duell/

17/12/2025

Another glittering night in the ✨
And yes. IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE was the theme. Mission very much accomplished.

In Eindhoven, the Fe+male Tech Heroes Awards 2025 reminded us what visibility with purpose really looks like. Not just sparkle in what people wore (though that was everywhere), but brilliance in ideas, courage, and impact across the high-tech equity and space.

One moment that truly stopped us in our tracks: seeing Angelique Balguid PhD, Sr. Dir. Global Portfolio Leader Neurovascular at Philips on that big stage. Our trainers Becky and Howard had the privilege of coaching Angélique on the talk she’s now sharing around the world. And Becky, together with Rob Verhaeren, proudly nominated her for this award.

Watching her recognized by the high-tech community was deeply emotional. This spotlight reflects Angélique’s powerful work as a stroke advocate in expanding access to stroke care globally: a journey driven by passion, perseverance, and a belief in what’s possible when innovation and collaboration meet. Seeing that impact honored was one of those moments you don’t forget.

And the winners? Absolute heroes. Still glowing. I mean, these finalists ❤️
Let’s give it up for them 🙌

𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫: 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘭𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯
MedTech badass, breaking barriers in engineering and lifting others as she rises
𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐦 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘻𝘪𝘦𝘩 (𝘍𝘰𝘻𝘪𝘺𝘦𝘩) 𝘚𝘰𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪 (SMART Photonics)
Turning resilience into innovation and inspiring young women along the way
𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝘈𝘑 𝘑𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘢𝘱 (ASML)
For allyship with real impact and creating genuinely safe spaces
𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝘛𝘕𝘖
For weaving inclusion into everything they do. And reaching 34% female representation in a field where women are still vastly underrepresented

And a huge shout-out to founders Hilde de Vocht and Ingelou Stol. Their tireless energy, infectious enthusiasm and unmistakable sparkle have turned a bold idea seven years ago into a movement that truly cannot be ignored.✨

This is why we do what we do at 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐡: helping professionals and leaders become impossible to ignore. Not for ego, but for impact.

Still glowing. Still inspired. And already looking forward to what’s next 💛

16/12/2025

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀
We do it without realising it. We hear something we don’t agree with and we instinctively meet it with resistance.

𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘂𝗽. 𝗪𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸. 𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲:
🥊 “That’s not how it works.”
🥊 “No, you’re wrong.”
🥊 “Let me stop you right there…”

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀
That rarely works. Force meets force. Walls go up. Nothing moves.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁
There are always many sides to a story, many ways to frame a point. Use that flexibility. Research by Nyhan & Reifler (2010) shows that attacking an argument head-on often backfires.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘽𝙮𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜
Guiding someone toward a better truth instead of battling their point. Example:
❌ “Remote workers are lazy.”
✔️ “Remote work helps teams attract talent from anywhere.”

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁
It redirects. It builds a bridge.

Check out our 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘆𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 for inspiration you can use in presentations, meetings and tough conversations.

👉 R𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: https://noblahblah.nl/en/blog/persuasion-tip-bypassing/

14/12/2025

“𝐄𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐤𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧.”
Een toepasselijke metafoor voor de Noblahblah 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘦𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 van afgelopen dinsdag. Met een groep gedreven leidinggevenden dook onze verhalenfreak Mark Hoogewerf in de fascinerende wereld van strategisch(e) verhalen vertellen.

𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘶𝘯 𝘫𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘵 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯, 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘸𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘸𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘦 𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯.

Dat leverde openhartige discussies en scherpe inzichten. Inzet van handige modellen en tools. En verhalen die nog lang blijven resoneren.
What happens in the …

Hier zijn drie leringen die jij ongetwijfeld in je eigen praktijk kunt toepassen…

1. 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐞 𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐞
Leiderschap gaat om mensen raken en meenemen, om samen dingen voor elkaar krijgen. Dus versterk je heldere visie met persoonlijke verhalen en gemeenschappelijke waarde. Zodat mensen niet alleen begrijpen wat je zegt, maar het ook voelen en volgen. Dat helpt om van storytelling naar storydoing te bewegen.

2. 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐰𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐧
Een verhaal hoeft niet perfect of gepolijst te zijn – het moet oprecht zijn. Leiders die hun eigen uitdagingen, twijfels en overtuigingen durven uitspreken, winnen aan geloofwaardigheid. Kwetsbaarheden kunnen juist de brug slaan naar vertrouwen.

3. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐣𝐥 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭
Een goed verhaal volgt een herkenbaar patroon (opzet – confrontatie – ontknoping) én is afgestemd op je publiek. Pas daarin beproefde overtuigingstechnieken toe, en je vergroot je effectiviteit exponentieel. Slimme tweaks maken je communicatie impactvoller. En een verhaal dat uitnodigt in plaats van opdraagt, creëert betrokkenheid en actie.

Dank aan alle deelnemers voor jullie energie en verhalen!

Blijf op de hoodge en schrijf je in voor onze nieuwsbrief: https://noblahblah.nl/en/newsletter/

12/12/2025

When the first notes of Bowie’s Space Oddity filled the room, you could feel it. This week’s Bits&Chips 2025 Event in Eindhoven was going to spark fresh ideas, sharp discussions, and the kind of conversations that make you sit up a little straighter. 🎉

This exhibition and conference dove into the challenges of 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡, and 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, the perfect backdrop for exploring where technology is heading.
And for 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐡, this year was something special.

We were there as an official partner, soaking up the atmosphere and supporting speakers as they stepped into the spotlight.

Our brilliant International Moderator & Communication Trainer Sophia Gruner set the tone from the start. As the event host, she opened the day with her signature mix of courage, curiosity, and a touch of Bowie-inspired boldness. She invited the audience to consider:
“𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐫?”

Behind the scenes, our coaching team was hard at work.
✨ Howard Dean Lettinga Jr. had the honor of coaching the two keynote speakers:

Tanja E.J. Vos, professor of software engineering at the Open University of the Netherlands and the Universitat Politècnica de València. Her keynote challenged us to rethink software testing. She leads the Software Testing group across both institutions, developing advanced technologies.

𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐊𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫, Head of Product Systems Engineering, ZEISS Group, delivered the closing keynote: “On multicultural systems engineering.”
With 25 years of deep involvement in the ASML–ZEISS partnership on EUV lithography. His stories about Dutch–German collaboration were insightful, funny, and beautifully human.
His final piece of wisdom? “𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞.”

✨ Meanwhile Becky Baker coached Pepijn Noltes from Thales Nederland, who offered a rare glimpse behind the closed doors of the defense world.

Huge thanks to Nieke Roos and the entire Bits & Chips team at Techwatch for another fantastic day full of learning, curiosity and connection.

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