Services

Clear, human-centred communication is essential for meaningful work to have meaningful impact.

I partner with professionals and organizations to translate complex ideas into accessible stories, strengthen communication and leadership skills, and help shape public conversations with accuracy, care, and confidence.

If you work with specialized or technical information — and need support sharing it with the people who need it — you’re in the right place.

Communication & Impact

I help teams and organizations transform complex ideas into clear, resonant communication.

Through collaborative partnership, I support thinking, narrative, and influence — helping clarify strategy, strengthen public engagement, and deepen trust.

  • Research teams and labs
  • Nonprofits, public agencies, and educational institutions
  • Professionals working with technical, specialized, or complex information
  • Organizations that understand communication is central to impact, partnership, and funding
  • Clear, accessible communication that reaches the right people
  • Stronger alignment across teams
  • Narratives and messaging that feel grounded, accurate, and human to support learning, trust and connection
  • Increased clarity for funders, partners, and stakeholders

What I Can Create

WRITING & STORYTELLING

  • Blog posts and thought-leadership pieces
  • Reports, briefs, and knowledge mobilization materials
  • Grant applications
  • Website copy
  • Creative storytelling pieces (scripts, video narration, narrative design)

TRAINING & FACILITATION

  • Plain-language writing workshops
  • Storytelling and communication trainings
  • Writing retreats or team skill-building sessions
  • Workshop development and facilitation

ENGAGEMENT & EVENTS

  • Moderating and event support
  • Slide decks, speaking notes, and presentation narratives
  • Creative content for outreach and public engagement

Coaching

I offer one-on-one coaching for leaders, scholars, and professionals working toward new directions or major projects.

This is a space for reflection, clarity, and grounded support as you move ideas into action.

Impact & Project Coaching

Support for public thinkers, academics, and practitioners who want their work to reach beyond familiar circles — and into the world.

What I Can Create

  • Project visioning and narrative development
  • Book ideas, keynote outlines, blog series, or digital content
  • Storytelling strategy for research or creative work
  • Frameworks to move from idea → structure → action
  • Accountability and support throughout a project

WHO THIS IS FOR

  • Professionals with a major project underway
  • Academics aiming to reach audiences outside the academy
  • Creatives and practitioners designing new initiatives
  • Leaders shaping a message, vision, or next step

OUTCOMES

  • A clear, resonant message and/or project
  • A strong alignment between your goals and your audience
  • Confidence in sharing your work
  • A grounded, accessible communication or project strategy
  • Momentum, structure, and steady support

Professional Pivot Support

For mid-career academics and creatives at a turning point — ready to shift direction, but unsure how to articulate the next step.

What’s Included

  • Reflective conversation and narrative reframing
  • Strengths and values mapping
  • Early-stage strategic planning
  • Support translating your experience into new directions
  • A collaborative, calm space to imagine what’s possible

WHO THIS IS FOR

  • Academics exploring new professional pathways
  • Creatives and practitioners wanting a more aligned career direction
  • Professionals who feel stuck or overwhelmed by transition

OUTCOMES

  • A reframed understanding of your experience
  • A clearer, more grounded vision of what comes next
  • A narrative that reflects your strengths, values, and possibilities
  • A practical plan for moving forward

Courses & Workshops

I offer courses and workshops to help you and your team build confidence and capacity in human-centred communication.

Write with Confidence and Ease

A mini-course for professionals who want to write with clarity, ease, and impact.

I introduce The IDEAS Framework, which gives you simple, actionable prompts that you can apply right away to your writing and communication.

Using The IDEAS Framework helps you create something that resonates — while staying grounded in why your work matters in the first place.

Learn more about the mini-course →

Workshops & Training

If you or your team need specific help in targeted areas, the workshops below are available as 90 or 120 minute events.

Storytelling for Impact

Learn how to use storytelling to communicate your ideas with clarity and impact:

  • Break down what makes an effective story 
  • Surface stories that strengthen your main message
  • Link narrative elements directly to your ideas, research, or message

Writing for Non-specialists

Build the skills to translate technical or research content into communication that connects:

  • Identify and meet the needs of non-specialist readers
  • Distill core messages from dense or complex material
  • Communicate insights simply, accurately, and with impact

From Expertise to Impact

Strengthen your thought leadership by turning research and expertise into communication that moves people:

  • Clarify your unique perspective and areas of contribution
  • Shape messages that resonate with diverse, non-specialist audiences
  • Communicate in ways that inspire collaboration, inform policy, and mobilize action

How We’ll Work Together

Working with me is collaborative, grounded, and tailored to your needs.

My approach brings structure to complexity, without losing humanity or nuance.

What’s Included

  • Thoughtful questions — and space to think

  • A steady partner who understands complexity

  • Creative and research-informed approaches

  • Clear structure, momentum, and support

  • Communication rooted in accuracy, ethics, and humanity

The Process

START THE CONVERSATION

Send me an email with a little about you and your work.

CLARIFY YOUR GOALS

We’ll explore what you need, what’s possible, and where I can help.

MOVE INTO ACTION

I’ll create a tailored plan, and we’ll begin shaping work that is clear, grounded, and ready to make an impact.

Let’s Stay Connected

Fair Play is my newsletter on creative, ethical, and humanity-centred communication.

You’ll also get The Writing Roadmap, a simple guide to help you clarify your process.

Ready to Begin?

I’d love to learn more about your work and explore how I can help.

Let’s Connect

If you’re interested in working together — or simply want to explore what might be possible — I’d love to hear from you.

Please complete the form below, and I’ll respond within 2–3 business days.

Alternatively, you can email me directly at:
julia@thejuliagray.ca