John Kent, B.A. Hons

Voice Dialogue UK

2 Alexandra Road
Richmond, Surrey
TW9 2BS
UK

+44 (0)7941 141377

john@voicedialogue.org.uk
www.voicedialogue.org.uk

A man is walking along a street one summer's evening. He sees an old man sitting in a rocking chair on the deck of his house. The old man is smoking a pipe and enjoying the evening. Next to him, a dog is sitting howling like it is in terrible pain. The man stops and calls over to the old man, "Hey, what's wrong with your dog?" "Oh him," the old man replies, "He's sitting on a nail. "Well why doesn't he get off it then?" the man calls back. After a pause the old man replies, "When it hurts him enough he will."

I tried all sorts of therapeutic modalities to relieve the pain of my particular nails. Finally in the late '80s I came across Voice Dialogue and gave it a try. It worked! Since then it has provided me with an amazingly effective and efficient tool for handling all sorts of issues and challenges - both personally and professionally. I have applied it in my work with team building, decision-making, conflict resolution, and cross-cultural communication. In 2006 I created Voice Dialogue UK as a vehicle for promoting Voice Dialogue here. I train facilitators, run workshops on a variety of topics, and facilitate individuals and couples. I write a regular blog called "Selves in Action" where I relate the Psychology of Selves and the Aware Ego Process to every day life. Please check it out at: http://voicedialogueuk.blogspot.com

You can see an interview of me talking about Voice Dialogue on Conscious TV: www.conscious.tv/psychology

Languages Spoken: English

Detailed information

About This Practice

Practicing Since 1990
Teaching Since 1991

Areas of Interest: Facilitator training, Individual process, Relationship work, Inner Critic work, Dream process

Degree
Title/Field	School	Date
B.A. Hons	Leeds University	1972

License
Title	State	Date
L.T.C.L.	Trinity College London	1973

Professional Background
2006-present Founder and Director of Voice Dialogue UK running Facilitator Trainings, workshops on Building Healthy Relationships, the Inner Critic, and Decoding Dreams, as well as facilitating individuals and couples. Currently organising and hosting the Convergence of worldwide senior Voice Dialogue practitioners and trainers in London, September 2010. 1995-present Axiomskills Ltd. London, England - Director and Programme Consultant. Axiomskills Ltd. is a corporate training organisation headquartered in London that develops and delivers training programmes to industry and commerce worldwide. (www.axiomskills.com) 1989-1995 Cultural Exchange Service, Inc., Tucson, AZ. USA - Freelance Cross-cultural Communication Consultant. Working with profit and nonprofit groups in USA conducting cross-cultural and diversity trainings emphasizing effective collaborative relationships. 1992-1994 Voice Dialogue Center of Tucson, Tucson, AZ. USA - Co-founder and Associate Director. Training facilitators and facilitating intra-personal and interpersonal communication. 1986-1989 Axiom Ltd., Bristol, England - Founder and Director. UK based management training consultancy specializing in intensive communication skills seminars for European business people. 1984-1986 Intercultural Training and Orientation Services Ltd., London, England - Co-founder and Director. Training a series of intensive workshops on international presentation and negotiation skills in English. 1979-1984 IBM English Language Program, Bristol, England - External Consultant. Organizing and training mid-level Eurpoean managers in international communication / business skills. Bauer International GmbH, Munich, Germany - External Consultant. Materials writer and management trainer. The Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland - External consultant. Directing intensive communication skills courses for research workers. Furudals Bruks Kursinternat, Furudal, Sweden - Teacher. Developing and teaching technical English for groups of Vietnamese engineers as for the Swedish International Development Authority. Teaching international liaison skills for Norwegian and Swedish members of parliament. 1977-1979 Japanese Foreign Ministry's Intn'l Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, Japan - Project Teacher. Preparing Japanese foreign aid workers for overseas assignments. Koiku-sha Educational Publishing Company, Tokyo, Japan - Writer and Materials Analyst. Preparing and editing English language texts for monthly publication. 1976-1977 Time-Life Business Communications Program, Tokyo, Japan - Teacher. Weekly review and follow-up of 'in-company' English language training materials. 1975-1976 Cambridge and Victoria Schools of English, London, England - Teacher. Teaching general English to mixed nationality groups. 1973-1975 Finnish British Society of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland - Senior Teacher. British Council appointed English teacher responsible for curriculum development and supervision.

Professional Background

2006-present
Founder and Director of Voice Dialogue UK running Facilitator Trainings, workshops on Building Healthy Relationships, the Inner Critic, and Decoding Dreams, as well as facilitating individuals and couples. Currently organising and hosting the Convergence of worldwide senior Voice Dialogue practitioners and trainers in London, September 2010.

1995-present
Axiomskills Ltd. London, England - Director and Programme Consultant. Axiomskills Ltd. is a corporate training organisation headquartered in London that develops and delivers training programmes to industry and commerce worldwide. (www.axiomskills.com)

1989-1995
Cultural Exchange Service, Inc., Tucson, AZ. USA - Freelance Cross-cultural Communication Consultant. Working with profit and nonprofit groups in USA conducting cross-cultural and diversity trainings emphasizing effective collaborative relationships.

1992-1994
Voice Dialogue Center of Tucson, Tucson, AZ. USA - Co-founder and Associate Director. Training facilitators and facilitating intra-personal and interpersonal communication.

1986-1989
Axiom Ltd., Bristol, England - Founder and Director. UK based management training consultancy specializing in intensive communication skills seminars for European business people.

1984-1986
Intercultural Training and Orientation Services Ltd., London, England - Co-founder and Director. Training a series of intensive workshops on international presentation and negotiation skills in English.

1979-1984
IBM English Language Program, Bristol, England - External Consultant. Organizing and training mid-level Eurpoean managers in international communication / business skills.

Bauer International GmbH, Munich, Germany - External Consultant. Materials writer and management trainer.

The Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland - External consultant. Directing intensive communication skills courses for research workers.

Furudals Bruks Kursinternat, Furudal, Sweden - Teacher. Developing and teaching technical English for groups of Vietnamese engineers as for the Swedish International Development Authority.

Teaching international liaison skills for Norwegian and Swedish members of parliament.

1977-1979
Japanese Foreign Ministry's Intn'l Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, Japan - Project Teacher. Preparing Japanese foreign aid workers for overseas assignments.

Koiku-sha Educational Publishing Company, Tokyo, Japan - Writer and Materials Analyst. Preparing and editing English language texts for monthly publication.

1976-1977
Time-Life Business Communications Program, Tokyo, Japan - Teacher. Weekly review and follow-up of 'in-company' English language training materials.

1975-1976
Cambridge and Victoria Schools of English, London, England - Teacher. Teaching general English to mixed nationality groups.

1973-1975
Finnish British Society of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland - Senior Teacher. British Council appointed English teacher responsible for curriculum development and supervision.

Basic Voice Dialogue Training(s)
Title	Where	When	Hours / Days	Teacher(s)
Voice Dialogue Facilitator Training	Tucson, AZ, USA	04/1990 - 10/1991	10 weekend workshops + supervision	Gail Steuart
Voice Dialogue and the Psychology of Selves, Levels I & II	Thera, Albion, USA	11/1993	One week	Hal & Sidra Stone

Continuing Voice Dialogue Education^*
Title	Where	When	Hours / Days	Teacher(s)
Voice Dialogue and the Psychology of Selves, Level III	Thera, Albion, USA	08/2003	one week	Hal & Sidra Stone
International Voice Dialogue Conference	Gwatt, Switzerland	06/2005	one week	Hal & Sidra Stone, Robert Stamboliev and others
Voice Dialogue and the Psychology of Selves, Level III	Thera, Albion, USA	04/2007	one week	Hal & Sidra Stone
Voice Dialogue and the Psychology of Selves	Thera, Albion, USA	04/2008	one week	Hal & Sidra Stone
International Voice Dialogue Convergence	New York, USA	09/2008	one week	peer group sharing

* The most recent workshops.