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5 days · Live with Dirk · Aug 3–7

Stop avoiding the conversation.
Start having it.

Five evenings with Dirk. Five communication tools. The skill nobody teaches — what to actually do when the conversation is happening live.

  • 5 live evenings · Mon–Fri Aug 3–7
  • 90 min per session
  • 30-day access to all replays
  • Workbook + Skool community handoff

“He'll bring out a ‘best’ you didn't know you had.”

— Charles Whitmer · Leadership Coaching

Doors close Sunday, August 2 at midnight

Dirk has trained & coached at

  • Trivago
  • Adidas
  • TEDx
  • KIT
  • Fraunhofer
  • Toastmasters International
  • Transcom
  • Vodafone
  • Horizon Europe
  • ICF
  • Lufthansa
  • Hemmersbach
  • Novelis
  • Thomas Cook
  • Ritz Carlton
  • TUI
  • Reiseland
  • Sparkasse
  • GIZ
  • HHL
  • HP

Does this sound like you?

The conversation that needs to happen.

Pick the one that hits closest.

Do you avoid the topic because you don't know how to bring it up?

Do you end up in the same fight, with the same shape, every time?

Do you go to bed wondering 'why did I say that?' — or 'why didn't I?'

Are you scared of making it worse — so you say nothing at all?

You're not bad at communication. You just don't have the navigation skills.

The skill is learnable.It's been learnable all along.

The 5-Day Communication Challenge

Five evenings. Five skills. Live, with Dirk.

This is the navigation part of communication. Not the prep — what comes next. Each evening you learn one tool, sit with it overnight, and use it in your own life the next day. By Friday you have all five — not crammed, but practiced.

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Monday

MON

Evening 01

Listen (S)kills

Listen in a way that actually changes the conversation.

By Tuesday morning, someone will say 'I feel heard by you' for the first time in a while.
  • Active listening that isn't performance listening
  • When to interrupt and when not to
  • Hearing the thing underneath the thing

Tuesday

TUE

Evening 02

The Power of Questions

Turn a fight into a conversation.

By Wednesday morning, you'll know how to ask to gain better understanding.
  • Questions that transform instead of causing unease
  • The single most useful question in any hard conversation
  • How to lead a conversation without stress and pressure

Wednesday

WED

Evening 03

Clarity & Clarification

Stop talking past each other.

By Thursday morning, you'll have stopped a fight that was about to start.
  • The power pattern that prevents most fights
  • The slow-motion technique for getting on the same page
  • When to clarify vs. when to let it go

Thursday

THU

Evening 04

Feedback

Say the hard thing — without it landing as an attack.

By Friday morning, you'll have said the thing you've been avoiding.
  • Using a suitable frame for any kind of feedback in any situation
  • When to give feedback and when to hold it
  • How to receive feedback without going defensive

Friday

FRI

Evening 05

Setting Boundaries

Hold your ground without burning the relationship.

By Friday night, you'll have said 'no' to something you used to say yes to. And you'll have all five tools — and the proof that they work.
  • The failsafe, the pause, and the walk-away
  • Standing your ground when the other person pushes
  • Saying no without explaining yourself to death

By Friday night

What changes.

Five days of live practice with Dirk turns five tools into five things you actually do. By Friday night, this is what you'll have done:

  • Said the hard thing you've been avoiding — and watched it land cleanly.
  • Held a boundary without burning the relationship.
  • Stopped a fight before it started.
  • Ended the 2am replay loop after hard conversations.
  • Asked the one question that turned a fight into a conversation.
  • Heard yourself say what you actually meant — for the first time in a while.
“After a few sessions, I became a different person.”
Viliam Masaryk · Public Speaking Coaching Client

“Confidence isn't personality. It's a skill.” — Dirk

What people say

The shift, in their words.

An inspiring session with a personal touch and incredible interaction. I can recommend Dirk to anyone looking for impulses they can actually use.
Anna Gottschalg
Organizational Development · Trivago
Before my TEDx talk I thought of myself as a good public speaker. With Dirk's support I improved significantly — he turned my talk into my best public speaking performance so far.
Andreas Bischof
TEDx Speaker
Dirk taught me to believe in myself. The greatest achievement so far: I quit smoking after just one conversation — something I never thought possible.
Franziska Thiemann
Long-term coaching client
Dirk Brueckner seated, gesturing thoughtfully during a panel

“Why struggle? Make it easier.”

— Dirk

Built on 20+ years

Communication is the most powerful tool we have.

Nineteen years of training. Twenty-one thousand people. Fifty-five hundred coaching hours. Eight TEDx events as host. The work focuses on the gap between what we mean and what comes out — and how to close it.

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What's included

Everything you need for five evenings of practice.

Live with Dirk. Real practice. Real feedback.

Standard

$199

USD · one-time, no subscription

  • 5 live evenings with Dirk — Mon–Fri, 90 min each
  • Personal feedback in real time
  • A workbook for every session
  • 30-day replay access
  • Optional Skool community handoff
  • Lifetime Conversation Prep Tool
Includes Q&A + Get-together

VIP

$249

USD · one-time, no subscription

  • 5 live evenings with Dirk — Mon–Fri, 90 min each
  • Personal feedback in real time
  • A workbook for every session
  • 30-day replay access
  • Optional Skool community handoff
  • Lifetime Conversation Prep Tool

Plus, only in VIP

  • “Ask Me Anything” Q&A after each of the 5 sessions
  • An informal get-together with Dirk

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Our guarantee

Show up. Do the work. Or get your money back.

Attend all five evenings. Complete the workbook prompts. If by Friday night you don't feel the shift — full refund, no questions, within seven days.

Conditional on doing the work, not a free trial in disguise. We both know that's the point.

Doors close Sunday, August 2 at midnight.

Dirk Brueckner — innerkeyinsights founder portrait

Dirk Brueckner

Founder, innerkeyinsights

A note from Dirk

A note from Dirk

Five days of evenings is not a small ask. I know.

Here's what I'll commit to in return: I'll be in the Zoom every night. I'll see you. I'll give you feedback in real time. I'll empower you to use the tool that night with someone who matters.

By Friday, you'll know whether this changed something — and so will the people around you.

You are ready to change for the better. Ready to make that shift. If not now, when?

Your spot's waiting.

— Dirk

Founder, innerkeyinsights

If it's right — reserve your spot