Effective Communication Using Whole Brain Thinking

Course Overview

Effective Communication using Whole Brain Thinking helps participants understand why they communicate the way they do, and how to flex their style to communicate more effectively with others.

Based on Herrmann’s Whole Brain® Thinking Model, the workshop explores four thinking preferences and how these preferences influence communication. When participants understand their own preferences, they can step out of “default mode” and adapt their approach to suit different audiences and situations.

This leads to stronger communication across levels, clearer decision-making, improved collaboration, and better outcomes for teams. The workshop can be run with or without individual Whole Brain (HBDI) profiles, depending on your preference and budget.

What will you learn? 

After completing Effective Communication using Whole Brain Thinking, participants will be able to:

• Develop a strong understanding of their communication and thinking preferences
• Identify different thinking preferences in others
• Adapt communication style to suit different audiences
• Increase communication effectiveness with others
• Build on key communication skills in everyday workplace situations
• Improve individual and leadership effectiveness

Who is this course for?

• People leaders who want to communicate more effectively across different personalities and thinking styles
• Team members who need to collaborate, problem solve and influence stakeholders
• Customer-facing or cross-functional teams working across multiple priorities and communication needs
• Emerging leaders building confidence in communication and leadership presence
• Anyone wanting to better understand and adapt their communication style

Topics Covered

• What is Whole Brain Thinking

• The 4 thinking preferences (quadrants)

• Identifying your own communication and thinking preferences

• Adapting your style for clear, strong communication across all levels

• Pairs communication exercise (adapting to another person’s communication needs)

Course Outline

Session 1: Understanding Whole Brain Thinking

• What Whole Brain Thinking is and why it matters

• The four thinking preferences and how they show up at work

• Communication strengths and blind spots

Session 2: Your communication preferences

• Identifying your “default” communication style

• How preferences impact decision-making, problem solving and collaboration

• Recognising preferences in others

Session 3: Adapting communication across audiences

• Techniques to flex your style across different thinking preferences

• Communicating with clarity across levels (peers, leaders, teams, stakeholders)

• Pairs communication exercise and feedback

Session 4: Practical application

• Applying Whole Brain Thinking to real workplace conversations

• Personal action plan: what to do differently from tomorrow