Workshops
Build a shared foundation
Get all your experts on the same page by introducing them to key communication principles they can start applying right away.
Our group training sessions range in length from a 60-minute webinar to a one- to two-day onsite workshop. Whatever the format, these aren’t lectures. They’re guided conversations anchored in simple frameworks and tools your people can put into practice as soon as they get back to their desk.
All our workshops include examples tailored to your industry and the specific communication challenges your experts are wrestling with.
Services
Let’s move your research knowledge into action!
We provide training and consulting services tailored to your situation.
Services
Let’s move your research knowledge into action!
We provide training and consulting services tailored to your situation.
Interactive webinar
(60 to 90 minutes)
$2,000 to $2,500
Quickly align a team or unit around common practices you want to embed in your organizational culture. Includes a link to the video recording and a digital (PDF) handout for participants.
Half-day workshop
(3 hours, virtual or onsite)
$5,000
An efficient way to introduce key concepts and allow for some hands-on practice implementing them. Includes a paper handout package for each participant. Additional travel costs may apply.
Full-day workshop
(7 hours, onsite)
$10,000
An intense day of hands-on activities, built around key concepts, frameworks, and tools. Includes a paper toolkit for each participant. A group coaching session or feedback on assignments may be added for an extra cost. Additional travel costs may also apply.
“I had the pleasure to work with Dawn and her team on a strategic plan for the business program at Mount Allison University. Dawn provided great insights into the planning process and navigated the various phases of the plan in a professional manner. Her facilitation skills were an important contributor to developing a plan that had wide ownership and buy-in from the community.”
Packages
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Smart Start Strategy Session. Get the clarity you need to develop a cohesive, doable communication plan for the next 6 to 12 months. In this three-hour virtual session, we’ll articulate your strategic goals, analyze your intended audience, and identify key pillars for your communication strategy. $1,500 plus HST.
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Outputs Audit. Wondering why the communication products you’ve crafted with so much care aren’t delivering the results you’d hoped for?
The first step toward fixing the problem is to accurately diagnose the issues. The Outputs Audit gives you a detailed review of a broad sample of your current communication products, evaluated against your intended audience and strategic purpose. It also includes recommendations to help you analyze your audience in greater depth and fine-tune your core messaging and communication strategy. Starting at $5,000 plus HST.
Fractional Chief Research Communication Officer. You need expert help with your research communication but not a full-time hire. Engage Dr. Dawn Henwood as your part-time Research Communication Officer. You and your team will get hands-on help with communication strategy and content creation for a fixed number of hours a month. Use the hours for strategic planning, content review or creation, coaching, or preparation for high-stakes situations, such as funder meetings. You’ll have high-calibre support when you need it, without the overhead of a full-time position. Starting at $3,500/month plus HST.
Packages
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Smart Start Strategy Session. Get the clarity you need to develop a cohesive, doable communication plan for the next 6 to 12 months. In this three-hour virtual session, we’ll articulate your strategic goals, analyze your intended audience, and identify key pillars for your communication strategy. $1,500 plus HST.
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Outputs Audit. Wondering why the communication products you’ve crafted with so much care aren’t delivering the results you’d hoped for?
The first step toward fixing the problem is to accurately diagnose the issues. The Outputs Audit gives you a detailed review of a broad sample of your current communication products, evaluated against your intended audience and strategic purpose. It also includes recommendations to help you analyze your audience in greater depth and fine-tune your core messaging and communication strategy. Starting at $5,000 plus HST.
Fractional Chief Research Communication Officer. You need expert help with your research communication but not a full-time hire. Engage Dr. Dawn Henwood as your part-time Research Communication Officer. You and your team will get hands-on help with communication strategy and content creation for a fixed number of hours a month. Use the hours for strategic planning, content review or creation, coaching, or preparation for high-stakes situations, such as funder meetings. You’ll have high-calibre support when you need it, without the overhead of a full-time position. Starting at $3,500/month plus HST.
Popular topics include:
- Bridging the knowledge gap: translating science- or technology-speak into business speak, turning research into a compelling business case, finding your professional voice outside the research world
- Persuasion: make your data talk, storytelling for scientists, visual design for non-designers, crafting winning pitches and proposals, creative knowledge translation
- Interpersonal communication: leading productive meetings, networking success, conscious communication
- Writing productivity: how to integrate AI into your writing process, tips for collaborative writing projects, giving effective feedback on communication
- Specific types of communication: reports, proposals, emails, thought leadership articles, briefing notes, web copy, training materials, infographics, slide presentations
- We can also build a workshop on a topic of your choice.
