{"id":11710,"date":"2026-04-30T19:43:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/past-event-winning-the-room-the-neuroscience-of-effective-advocacy-and-leadershiptest\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T21:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:01:21","slug":"past-event-winning-the-room-the-neuroscience-of-effective-advocacy-and-leadershiptest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/past-event-winning-the-room-the-neuroscience-of-effective-advocacy-and-leadershiptest\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning the Room \u2013 The Neuroscience of Effective Advocacy and Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9hdHRhY2htZW50Iiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjExNjk1In19@&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Nervous System in the Room &#8211; Cheat Sheet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;button_url&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_on_hover=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ADR-Wellbeing-FLYER_with-_registration.pdf.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;ADR Wellbeing &#8211; FLYER_with _registration.pdf&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>During Paris Arbitration Week 2026, we were pleased to organise \u201cWinning the Room: The Neuroscience of Effective Advocacy and Leadership\u201d \u2014 a session that invited participants to explore advocacy and leadership through the lens of the nervous system. Thanks to the openness and engagement of those in the room, the session became a shared and deeply reflective experience, thoughtfully captured in the Kluwer Arbtiration Blog, available here: <a aria-label=\"Link 2026 PAW: Winning the Room - How Do We Influence the Room Before We Even Speak? | Kluwer Arbitratio\u2026\" id=\"menur21s\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com\/arbitration-blog\/2026-paw-winning-the-room-how-do-we-influence-the-room-before-we-even-speak\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com\/arbitration-blog\/2026-paw-winning-the-room-how-do-we-influence-the-room-before-we-even-speak\/\">2026 PAW: Winning the Room &#8211; How Do We Influence the Room Before We Even Speak? | Kluwer Arbitratio\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our expert, Yulia Polyakina, <span>Counsel at Laborde Law and a licensed Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner (trained by Gabor Mat\u00e9), a somatic therapist, and a conscious connected breathwork coach<\/span> presented on the topic and guided the lively discussion during the event.<\/p>\n<p>For those who were unable to attend, or who wish to revisit the themes discussed, a one\u2011page cheat sheet summarising the three nervous system states and nine regulation tools is available. Participants also requested further reading; while no single book yet brings together neuroscience and advocacy in this way, the session drew on the following influential works:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deb Dana, <i>Anchored<\/i> \u2014 A practical, accessible guide to understanding and working with the nervous system through polyvagal theory.<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Porges, <i>The Polyvagal Theory<\/i> \u2014 A foundational and more technical exploration of the science of safety and social engagement.<\/li>\n<li>Peter Levine, <i>Waking the Tiger<\/i> \u2014 On how the body holds stress and how it can be released, including the animal recovery examples referenced in the session.<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Siegel, <i>Parenting from the Inside Out<\/i> \u2014 An exploration of how early relationships shape nervous system responses in adulthood.<\/li>\n<li>Gabor Mat\u00e9, <i>The Myth of Normal<\/i> \u2014 A key influence on the session, examining how chronic stress and disconnection are normalised and how these patterns can be unlearned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We look forward to continuing these conversations and to welcoming you at future VIAC and ADR Wellbeing Toolbox events.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Paris Arbitration Week 2026, we were pleased to organise \u201cWinning the Room: The Neuroscience of Effective Advocacy and Leadership\u201d \u2014 a session that invited participants to explore advocacy and leadership through the lens of the nervous system. Thanks to the openness and engagement of those in the room, the session became a shared and deeply reflective experience, thoughtfully captured in the Kluwer Arbtiration Blog, available here: 2026 PAW: Winning the Room &#8211; How Do We Influence the Room Before We Even Speak? | Kluwer Arbitratio\u2026 Our expert, Yulia Polyakina, Counsel at Laborde Law and a licensed Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner (trained by Gabor Mat\u00e9), a somatic therapist, and a conscious connected breathwork coach presented on the topic and guided the lively discussion during the event. For those who were unable to attend, or who wish to revisit the themes discussed, a one\u2011page cheat sheet summarising the three nervous system states and nine regulation tools is available. Participants also requested further reading; while no single book yet brings together neuroscience and advocacy in this way, the session drew on the following influential works: Deb Dana, Anchored \u2014 A practical, accessible guide to understanding and working with the nervous system through polyvagal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":11711,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adr-wellbeing-toolbox"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11710"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11713,"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11710\/revisions\/11713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}