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// THE ACTION

FACTS OVER FEAR

How to keep moving forward when your head wants to hold you back.

Cedric De Vlieger delivering the Facts Over Fear keynote on decision-making under pressure

// SOUND FAMILIAR?

Everyone knows that moment.

  • 01 The decision that has been sitting on your desk for weeks.
  • 02 The pace that suddenly shoots up.
  • 03 The conversation where your mind suddenly goes blank.
  • 04 The choice where no good option is left.

Not because you do not know what to do. Something in your head hits the brakes, exactly when it matters.

And that brake rarely stays with one person: more tools and more meetings than ever, and yet everything slows down, because no one dares to decide without permission.

// WHAT CEDRIC BRINGS

Twenty years in the Special Forces. First as an assaulter, the first man through the door. Later as team leader, with final responsibility in operations where every decision touched lives.

A world where postponing does not exist and the price of a wrong call is not paid in euros.

He translates that world to yours: the boardroom that goes quiet, the sales conversation postponed once again, the presentation where no one names the elephant.

// Every story he tells, he lived through himself.

// WHAT THE AUDIENCE TAKES AWAY

  • 01 They tackle the decision that has been sitting in an inbox for weeks.
  • 02 They have the feedback conversation they postponed three times.
  • 03 They raise the idea in the next meeting, without waiting for the perfect moment.

// FOR WHOM

Leadership & sales teams at high tempoDepartments in growth or transformationPeriods of heightened uncertaintyWhere decisions keep stallingKickoffs & strategy days

“The power went out right before the presentation. Cedric faced the challenge of delivering 80 minutes without any visual support. Without hesitation or stumble, he captivated the group with stories and examples we still use every single day.”

Joop Antheunis Sales Manager Oral-B BNL · Procter & Gamble

// PRACTICAL

THREE FORMATS. ONE METHOD.

Every keynote is tailored to audience, sector and objectives. Each booking includes at least one preparation call to lock in emphasis, examples and language.

01

KEYNOTE WITH Q&A

Duration
45–60 min keynote
Includes
Q&A in the room
Ideal for
Broad room, broad audience
02

KEYNOTE WITH BOOK

Duration
45–60 min keynote
Includes
Q&A + book with signing
Ideal for
Event where the book goes home
03

KEYNOTE WITH DEEP DIVE

Duration
60 min keynote + Q&A + 1.5h deep dive
Includes
Q&A + casework and exercises
Ideal for
A team that wants to push on after the session
Languages

Dutch · English. Bilingual on request.

Location

On location across Europe. Online only exceptionally.

Preparation

Briefing call included. Sector-specific cases.

Sector tailoring

On request. Examples aligned in advance.

// NEXT STEP

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