Most communication doesn't fail because people don't care.
It fails in what goes unsaid.

Speak with Persuasion works with managers and young professionals on the gap between what they think they're communicating and what actually lands. Then we close it.

Trusted by teams at KLM  ·  Comedy Central  ·  Orange Valley  ·  Zilveren Kruis  ·  InHolland
15+Years coaching & training
8Organizations trained
3Ways to start, today
0Generic frameworks. Everything starts with your situation.

Three patterns. Recognizable. Fixable.

The Delivery Gap

You gave the feedback. Three months later, nothing changed.

The message was delivered. It wasn't received. There's a difference. It shows up in the same way, every time.

The Visibility Gap

You had the most important thing to say. You said it in the corridor after the meeting.

The room decided without it. This keeps happening for a reason.

The Perception Gap

You felt confident walking out. The other person had a completely different experience.

You had no way of knowing. That's exactly the problem.

How to start

Three ways to start

1

Individual Coaching

You recognize a recurring pattern in your own communication. You don't need generic advice. You need someone to look at the specific situation and show you what's actually happening.

Start with a conversation
2

Team Workshop

Your team keeps running into the same communication breakdown. Feedback that doesn't land. Expertise that stays silent. Meetings where the same things go undiscussed.

Bring this to your team
3

Tools and Self-Assessment

Not ready to commit? Use the Confrontation Tool first. Ten questions, five minutes, no registration. You'll recognize yourself in at least three of them.

Try the free tool

What people say

"What Bas offers is something of great value to the whole team and made us all interact and learn more about ourselves. Bas did an excellent job in teaching, listening and guiding us through the day. Everyone in my team enjoyed the day!"

Sara Clifton
Founder & CEO, Search Integration

"Working with Bas has really helped me understand how I can be a better speaker. He noticed things I would have never thought of. Since working with Bas I've noticed a huge improvement in how I present, as well as how the audience engages with my presentations."

Ashley Segura (formerly Ward)
Professional Speaker

"Bas spent a day with our London team to run through how we can improve our public speaking. The team got a lot out of the event. I would strongly recommend you chat with Bas if you want your team to perform better when presenting."

David Iwanow
Blueglass

"During a full day training session, Bas van den Beld from Speak with Persuasion helped me become better at public speaking. He showed me how to be the best presenter with my own style. He built on my personal experience and strengths. I feel way more confident."

Fernando Angulo
Semrush
Bas van den Beld, communication coach Bas van den Beld · Communication coach

About

Fifteen years of watching the same pattern.

Bas van den Beld has spent fifteen years watching communication go wrong in the same predictable ways. In coaching sessions, boardrooms, workshops, MBA programs. The pattern is always the same: the gap between what someone thinks they communicated and what actually landed.

That's what he works on.

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