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Conversations worth having.

Marisa De Salvo is the founder of The Five and creator of The Communication of Being Human platform.

An invitation to explore the conversations beneath our choices, relationships and shared spaces, with curiosity, not a claim to have every answer.

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Marisa De Salvo, founder of The Five
Speaker profile

About Marisa.

In my own words

I've always been fascinated by communication.

Not just what people say, but what sits beneath the words. The beliefs, assumptions, experiences and internal conversations that influence how we interpret the world.

After more than 25 years working in business, leadership, client relationships and organisational environments, I've seen how profoundly communication influences trust, performance, relationships and human connection.

But my fascination extends far beyond the workplace.

I've also experienced what it's like to appear confident and capable on the outside while privately questioning myself, my worth and the choices I was making.

It made me curious about why intelligent, self-aware people can continue repeating patterns they genuinely want to change.

With an MBA, training as an NLP Master Practitioner and Executive Coaching Practitioner, I've continued exploring the connection between internal language, behaviour and communication.

I founded The Five to bring these interests together.

Through The Five, I help people explore repeating patterns, question the stories they've come to believe and develop more intentional ways of relating to themselves and others.

My wider platform, The Communication of Being Human, explores three conversations that fascinate me: the conversations within us, between us and beyond us.

Because I believe the way we communicate influences far more than what we say.

It influences how we live, love, work and lead.

And changing the conversation can change what becomes possible.

The philosophy behind the conversations

The Communication of Being Human.

I’ve always been fascinated by how two people can experience the same event and walk away with completely different interpretations.

I don’t believe communication can magically solve every problem. But I believe that greater awareness, curiosity and understanding can change the way we approach almost any problem.

Marisa De Salvo

This philosophy connects the proposed topics below, exploring the conversations within us, between us and beyond us.

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Proposed topics for discussion

Where could the conversation begin?

These are topics to discuss for your audience, not a record of past speaking engagements. Scope, format and availability are confirmed through an enquiry.

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The Communication of Being Human

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The Conversations We Don't Know We're Having

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The Stories We Tell Ourselves

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Why We Misunderstand Each Other

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The Human Side of Leadership

For your audience

Different settings.
Human questions.

Conferences, workplaces, podcasts, panels and community events. Each creates a different space for conversation.

Tell me who will be in the room, what matters to them and what you’d like to explore. We can discuss a talk, interview or facilitated conversation around your audience.

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