NVC Resources on Giraffe & Jackal

Speaking Classical Giraffe

with Jeff Brown

Trainer Tip • 3 - 5 minutes •

Trainer Tip
3 - 5 minutes

Ask the Trainer: "At one point in my practice, it was brought to my attention that some people find the use of 'formal NVC' off-putting, or mechanical. Do you have any input or insight into this?"

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Four Ways to Respond to a "Jackal" Message

with Liv Monroe

Video • 13 minutes •

Video
13 minutes

In this lively video, veteran trainer, Liv Monroe, introduces the NVC mascots of jackal and giraffe by detailing what they represent and how they are used to teach NVC dialogue to others. Many examples of jackal expression are used throughout the video.

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Embracing Jackal Thoughts

with Liv Larsson and Miki Kashtan

Trainer Tip • 2 - 3 minutes •

Trainer Tip
2 - 3 minutes

Ask the Trainer: "In trainings I say our jackals are thoughts and now I've come to wonder if all thoughts are jackals...?"

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Parenting Series: When Your Child Only Has “No” for an Answer

with Inbal Kashtan

Video • 8 minutes •

Video
8 minutes

In this video download, expert parent trainer and author of Parenting From Your Heart, Inbal Kashtan responds to the age-old question: "Why do children do things to annoy parents?"

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Living NVC

with Carol Chase and Mair Alight

Video • 1 hour •

Video
1 hour

Mair Alight and Carol Chase show, through their interaction with each other, a living model of how NVC deepens friendships. They also provide information on why giraffes and jackals were originally chosen as the NVC mascots.

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Navigating Polarizing Conversations

with Jim & Jori Manske

Video • 53 minutes •

Video
53 minutes

This video with Jim and Jori Manske explores how to navigate polarizing conversations.

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Honest Expression: Expressing Needs Clearly, Honestly and Compassionately

with Mary Mackenzie and Mark Schultz

Video • 29 minutes •

Video
29 minutes

Mary explains the value of expressing ourselves honestly. Watch as Mary uses the 4-step Nonviolent Communication process to express needs clearly, honestly and compassionately. She follows with concrete examples to help you anchor your learning process to deepen your authenticity and honest expression skills.

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Beyond Right and Wrong

with Bridget Belgrave

Video • 1 hour, 4 minutes •

Video
1 hour, 4 minutes

In this vintage NVC video, Bridget Belgrave, CNVC Certified Trainer from the United Kingdom, uses a Powerpoint presentation to demonstrate the key principles of Nonviolent Communication. Starting with needs at the center, Bridget builds a visual structure of the NVC process. This resource has been newly remastered to a larger, higher quality video.

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On Self-Empathy: An Exploration of Connecting to our Needs

with Mary Mackenzie and Mark Schultz

Video • 8 minutes •

Video
8 minutes

What is self-empathy? Mary Mackenzie leads you on an exploration of self-empathy through an exercise that will show you how you can easily connect more deeply with your needs.

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Introduction to Using NVC in Parenting

with Inbal Kashtan

Video • 38 minutes •

Video
38 minutes

In this brief video, CNVC Certified Trainer and founder of the CNVC Parenting Project, Inbal Kashtan, offers a succinct and insightful overview for using Nonviolent Communication in your parenting role.

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Empathy: An In-depth Study

with Sylvia Haskvitz

Audio • 23 minutes •

Audio
23 minutes

In this audio recording, Sylvia Haskvitz, veteran CNVC Certified Trainer, offers an in-depth discussion of the Nonviolent Communication process of empathy.

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Connected Parenting: Everyone's Needs Matter

with Inbal Kashtan

Audio • 4 minutes •

Audio
4 minutes

In this brief audio snippet, CNVC Certified Trainer and founder of the CNVC Parenting Project, Inbal Kashtan, offers a profound insight that can change how we see and relate to our children.

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Looking at Anger from an NVC Perspective

with Wes Taylor

Video • 11 minutes •

Video
11 minutes

In this vintage 1999 video, CNVC Certified Trainer, Wes Taylor leads a group of young people in a lively discussion on working with anger.

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Conflict Improv: Mom Won’t Stop Bugging Me

with Christine King, Jean Morrison and Kelly Bryson

Video • 22 minutes •

Video
22 minutes

In this poignant video, Jean Morrison and Christine King enact a role play that is posed by a participant. Christine plays the mother who asks, "Are you dating anyone?"

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Conflict Improv: A Mother and Son Negotiation

with Jean Morrison and Kelly Bryson

Video • 15 minutes •

Video
15 minutes

In this role play, Jean Morrison plays a mother who is asking her son to vacuum the house and he is objecting. She enacts the role first using "jackal" language and then again using Nonviolent Communication.

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Conflict Improv: Connecting with Kids

with Christine King, Jean Morrison and Kelly Bryson

Video • 9 minutes •

Video
9 minutes

In this upbeat video, CNVC Certified Trainers Kelly Bryson, Christine King and Jean Morrison enact two role plays that involve a triggered adult interacting with a young student and a teacher who has just witnessed an unpleasant interaction between two students.

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Conflict Improv: Returning the Flaky Olive Oil

with Christine King, Jean Morrison and Kelly Bryson

Video • 15 minutes •

Video
15 minutes

Using an example from a participant, the trainers engage in a role play to explore how to stay in your heart even when being perceived as a difficult customer by store employees.

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Conflict Improv: “I’m Bored”

with Christine King and Kelly Bryson

Video • 11 minutes •

Video
11 minutes

In this amusing and inspiring video, CNVC Certified Trainers Kelly Bryson and Christine King engage in a role play about a parent talking to a seven year old daughter who is feeling bored.

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Key Differentiations in Nonviolent Communication

with Sylvia Haskvitz

Audio • 1 hour •

Audio
1 hour

Veteran CNVC Certified Trainer, Sylvia Haskvitz, reviews the key distinctions (sometimes referred to as the key differentiations) in Nonviolent Communication.

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Group Feedback

with Sylvia Haskvitz

Trainer Tip • 2 - 3 minutes •

Trainer Tip
2 - 3 minutes

Ask the Trainer: "I'm part of a small, self-led NVC group that's been working together for almost two years. We are experiencing some growing pains in that we're still not certain how and under what circumstances to make requests, especially negative ones."

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