Being,Human : Clarity, Confidence & Connection Under Pressure
For the latest edition of Being,Human the signature series by Arcc Spaces, we bring you an interactive leadership conversation for business owners, leaders, professionals and CHROs navigating the increasingly complex workplace.
Overview
The modern workplace asks us to navigate increasing complexity: different personalities, cultures and generations; competing priorities; uncertainty; difficult decisions; and conversations where the stakes can feel high.
In these moments, communication is rarely just about knowing the right words.
It is about how we respond under pressure.
Being, Human: Clarity, Confidence & Connection Under Pressure is an intimate, highly interactive facilitated experience led by Dr. Damini Chawla, founder of Speaking Human.
Rather than a traditional workshop or networking event, participants will be invited to take apart the communication and leadership patterns that emerge when work gets difficult - and explore how they can respond with greater intention.
Together, we will explore three dimensions of human communication:
CLARITY
Can I say what actually needs to be said?
How do we communicate clearly when there is ambiguity, disagreement, competing priorities or something important at stake?
CONFIDENCE
Can I hold my position without over-performing it?
What happens to our communication when hierarchy, authority, visibility and uncertainty enter the room? How do we remain grounded without becoming passive, defensive or overly forceful?
CONNECTION
Can I stay human when the conversation gets hard?
How do we listen, remain curious, navigate difference and maintain trust — even when we do not agree?
Format
This will be a 50-60 minute facilitated leadership conversation, designed for an intimate group of approximately 15–20 participants.
Rather than relying heavily on presentation slides, Damini will use provocative questions, real workplace scenarios, individual reflection, facilitated dialogue and practical communication tools to create a conversation in which participants learn not only from the facilitator, but from one another.
The experience will move between:
Provocation → Reflection → Conversation → Facilitation → Practical Application
Participants will be encouraged to examine their own patterns under pressure and leave with a clearer understanding of how they want to show up in the conversations that matter.
The facilitated experience will flow naturally into informal networking, giving participants an opportunity to continue conversations and build relationships beyond traditional professional introductions.
Who It's For
Leaders, founders, business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals navigating increasingly complex, multicultural and fast-moving workplaces.
Particularly those interested in becoming more intentional about how they communicate, lead, influence and build relationships when the stakes are high.
Participants Will Leave With
- Greater awareness of their own communication patterns under pressure
- Practical ways to bring more clarity to difficult conversations
- A stronger understanding of the relationship between confidence, authority and communication
- Tools for staying curious and connected across disagreement and difference
- One real workplace conversation they are prepared to approach differently
Event Schedule
5-5.30PM: Arrival and registration
Guests receive conversation prompt cards that facilitate soft conversations
5.30-6.30PM: Main session
5.30-5.40PM
Opening address and context setting by Damini using real-life examples from corporate clients
5.40-5.42PM
Each guest gets a purple card for reflection and writes down responses to questions:
My biggest communication challenge at the workplace is…
One thing I would change about my communication in the workplace is…
A recent example of a communication win I had is…
5.42-5.45PM
In pairs, guests share their leadership wins
5.45-5.55PM
In fours, guests re-tell each others’ stories
5.55-6.05PM
Group debrief led by Damini bringing to light what is lost when we communicate under pressure, some guests are invited to share with the room
6.05-6.15PM
Sharing of the Speaking Human framework and practical tools
6.15-6.30PM
Q&A
Invited to read out conversation prompts for the room to participate
6.30-7.00PM: Networking