About me
Welcome to my website. I am Laurens Heinen, an independent soft skills trainer. I work in English and Dutch, and am based in Brussels.
My training topics all relate to convincing communication, management, and democracy support. They include public speaking, influencing and argumentation, negotiation, time and stress management, team dynamics, and feedback and assertiveness.
My training experience goes back to 2003, when I started training young people in a political youth organization in public speaking and debating. Since then I have trained active and aspiring politicians, including in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. For 10 years my training activities were alongside a full-time private sector management career working for a large Dutch telecommunications company.
In 2019 I made a career switch, and since then training people is my profession. I train people in a variety of topics and a variety of settings, often completely tailored to the situation. I have extensive experience developing customized training programs.I work for companies, government agencies, political parties, and NGOs, online as well as in Belgium, the Netherlands, and beyond.
If you would like to discuss a training possibility with me, drop me an e-mail on lh (at) laurensheinen.com or connect with me on Linkedin.