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 online session to a one- to two-day onsite intensive. 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 Online Session
(60 to 90 minutes)
Quickly align a team or unit around common communication principles and practices you want to embed in your organizational culture. Includes a link to the video recording and a digital (PDF) handout for participants.
Onsite Introductory Session (Half-day)
An efficient way to establish key concepts and performa expectations while allowing for some hands-on practice implementing them. Includes a paper handout package for each participant. Additional travel costs may apply.
Onsite Intensive (1 to 2 days)
$10,000
A focused agenda 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.
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.
Book a free brainstorm session with Dawn to explore different possibilities.
Paula Mendonca, PhD
Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Memorial University of Newfoundland
“We wanted to get a series of examples to showcase experiential learning in the arts. Dawn took a series of 45-minute interviews that I had with practitioners from across the country and turned them into punchy, 500-word exemplars.
Experiential learning is a heavily term-filled area. Dawn understood the content but also understood how important it was to position it in a way that would appeal to all our stakeholders. She asked really insightful questions, which was extremely helpful. I can't think of one other person that could provide the service that she did.
We wouldn't have been able to create the output Dawn provided, even with a lot of time. I would encourage people to read examples of what Dawn writes and think about how it makes them feel, how clear it is. When we sent the examples for review, many of the interviewees said how energizing it was to read them.”
Paul Thornton, PhD
Innovation Partnerships Manager at New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
“Dawn Henwood is an amazing coach and an engaging presenter. NBIF has worked with Dawn to offer a series of writing workshops that empower academic researchers to improve their writing for broader audiences. Each of these online workshop sessions have been extremely informative and much more of an active discussion than merely a webinar with questions at the end. Dawn is a fantastic resource for the innovation ecosystem.”
Wondering how our approach works in practice?
Explore real-world examples of how we've helped researchers
and organizations transform their communication.
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.
