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You Know You're Communicating Clearly... So Why Aren't Stakeholders Excited About Your Research?
You've got a handle on the basics of knowledge mobilization (KMb).
You can find your way around a high-level KMb framework, and you're familiar with the principles of Plain Language.
But somehow the knowledge products you create keep falling short of what you envision. They don't quite bridge the gap between you and the stakeholders you need to influence so you can move your research forward and drive change.
You're ready to take your KMb practice to the next level so you can express your research with the clarity, creativity, and polish it takes to stand out in today's noisy world.
If You’re Disappointed
in the Results of your KMb Efforts, You’re Not Alone
It takes a bunch of multidimensional skills to create persuasive communication products,
and no one is born with all of them. Nor can you just “pick them up” through your daily workflow.
Like fine woodwork or weaving, sharing research with nonexperts is a craft, and
the best way to learn it is through hands-on experience, working with an expert craftsperson.
That’s why most courses in knowledge mobilization, which tend to emphasize content over practice,
can leave you feeling like you know more than you did before but can’t really do more.
Fresh Inspiration and Personal Feedback to Increase Your Impact
Group coaching flips conventional training on its head.
Rather than learning about frameworks and theories and then trying to apply those to your situation (hoping they'll fit!), you'll focus on YOUR research and YOUR KMb goals.
With the other participants in the program, you'll co-create a learning journey to achieve your personal objectives. You'll gain access to the specific strategies and tools you need to bring your research to life for your audience and get their buy-in.
You'll also have ample opportunity to get feedback on work-in-progress, both from others in the program and from your program coach, Dr. Dawn Henwood.
What You'll Learn
By the end of the six-week coaching program, you'll be able to:
Cut through the noise to grab the attention of YOUR key stakeholders
Choose the best form to communicate YOUR message to your intended audience
Engage YOUR audience emotionally and get them excited about your research
Adapt YOUR message to different kinds of knowledge products and different media
Streamline YOUR personal or organizational communication style to make it inviting and distinct
Develop a personal KMb practice that cultivates creativity and the ability to critique your own knowledge products
TESTIMONIALS
TESTIMONIALS
What It's Like to Learn with Dawn
The comments below relate to another group coaching program, which has been offered as Communicating with Government and Industry and as Communication for Health Research & Innovation.
What It's Like to Learn with Dawn
The comments below relate to another group coaching program, which has been offered as Communicating with Government and Industry and as Communication for Health Research & Innovation.
How You'll Learn
How You'll Learn
Get ready to dive into six weeks of collaborative learning with other knowledge mobilizers who share your passion for sharing research to drive change. To allow for plenty of personal feedback, we keep the coaching group small: no more than 12 people total.
Get ready to dive into six weeks of collaborative learning with other knowledge mobilizers who share your passion for sharing research to drive change. To allow for plenty of personal feedback, we keep the coaching group small: no more than 12 people total.
Each week, we'll meet on Zoom for a 90-minute live session, which will be recorded and made available to you.
In between live sessions, you'll have access to Dawn by email. Feel free to ask Dawn questions about topics covered during the live sessions or to ask her for quick feedback on a draft. Over the course of the program, Dawn will also hold two office hours, during which she'll be available for 15-minute personal coaching sessions.
Throughout the six weeks, you'll also have access to all the online modules in the self-paced course, Creative Research Translation. These cover core principles for KMb communication as well as recommended practices for creating grant applications, blog articles, training materials, infographics, videos, and presentations.
Schedule
Week 1
Kick-off, including self-assessment & goal-setting for the program. Information gathered through this discussion will shape the mini training sessions for the following weeks.
Weeks 2 through 5
Each 90-minute online session includes:
- Brief check-in on work-in-progress
- Mini training (20 to 30 minutes) on a theme tailored to the group's needs and interests
- Open Q&A and sharing of work-in-progress; participants who share work will receive feedback from other participants and from Dawn
- Closing reflection and personal goal-setting for the next week
Week 6
KMb Showcase. You'll share the knowledge product you've been working on and reflect on what you've learned through the program. During the online session, you'll receive brief feedback from other participants and from Dawn. Following the Showcase, you'll receive additional feedback from Dawn (a short video and written comments).
YOUR PROGRAM COACH
Hi, I’m Dr. Dawn Henwood!
I help research teams make their findings heard.
When I first stepped from academia into the corporate world, I entered straight into the boardroom of a Big Four consulting firm, where I found myself pitching senior leaders.
I felt like a deer in headlights.
As a professor, I was used to communicating with captive audiences, either students in the classroom or other scholars reading academic journals.
Suddenly, I could no longer take my authority as an “expert” for granted. I had to learn how to grab my audience’s attention, earn their trust, and motivate them to take action.
Like a stranger in a strange land, I had to learn a new language and culture. That also meant unlearning some of the academic habits I’d spent years mastering.
Fortunately, I brought to the business world a background in literary and cultural studies, persuasive communication, and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL). This toolkit enabled me to adapt and thrive in various contexts, in both the private and public sectors.
Now I use this same toolkit, expanded through years of experience, to enable research teams to find their “business” voice, connect with stakeholders at a deep level, and drive change.
TESTIMONIALS
TESTIMONIALS
What Our Clients Are Saying
What Our Clients Are Saying
You’ll benefit from this program if you are:
Actively engaged in conducting or mobilizing research
Willing to provide thoughtful, constructive feedback to other program participants
Looking for creative ways to share your research with the world
Open to receiving feedback on your work from other participants
Ready to get to work on a concrete knowledge mobilization project and make progress on it over a four-week period
This program probably won't work well for you if you:
Aren't currently engaged in conducting or mobilizing research
Aren't able to share with others the knowledge product you're working on
Are more interested in strategic planning for KMb than in creating KMb products
Are you ready to grab the attention of your stakeholders and get their buy-in?
FAQ
FAQ
Still Have Questions?
Still Have Questions?
If you don't find the answer you looking for below, please email Dawn: dawn@clarityconnect.ca.
If you would like a certificate, then you will need to attend at least four live sessions (for the entire duration). You will also need to earn a score of at least 70% on the knowledge product you submit for review at the end of the program.
Because the sessions will be discussion-based, we highly recommend that you attend all of them. However, life does happen, so recordings will be available for any sessions that you miss.
If you want to earn a program certificate, you will need to attend at least four live sessions.
The program fee is nonrefundable.
You can still benefit from the peer review and from Dawn’s feedback. Just “sanitize” your project by removing any confidential information.
You’ll have access to the module content for the duration of the program
(six weeks).
Training isn’t magic, so, no, we don't offer a money-back guarantee. You’ll get out of the program what you put into it.
If you take advantage of all the learning opportunities the program offers, then you should leave the program with stronger skills and greater confidence than you had when you began.
We DO promise wraparound support to help you achieve your learning goals:
- Throughout the program, you’ll have access to Dawn via the live sessions, email, and office hours.
- At the beginning of the program, you’ll complete a self-assessment and set personal learning goals, with optional input from Dawn.
- After each live session, you’ll receive follow-up notes and a tool to help you apply what you’ve learned to your own knowledge mobilization work.
- At the end of the program, you’ll receive in-depth feedback on a knowledge product,
and you’ll make a plan for continuing to develop your knowledge mobilization practice.
Grab Your Seat in the Coaching Circle
If group coaching is a mode of learning you haven’t yet experienced, it may
help to compare it with other modes you may be more familiar with.
Self-Study
$400
Our proven program in Creative Research Translation* will soon be available in a self-directed version.
Great if you want time to explore materials at your own pace and are working with a tight budget.
Online modules, including tools:
- Core Principles for Sharing Research with Non-experts
- Grant Applications
- Video Scripts
- Infographics
- Blog Articles
- Web Copy
- Presentations
- Training Materials
Rapid Video Review of a knowledge product you've created (a 3- to 5-minute video from Dawn giving a high-level view of the product's strengths and opportunities for improvement)
BEST VALUE
Group Coaching
$1,000
Combines the flexibility of self-directed learning with personalized guidance and feedback.
Ideal if you learn best with the structure of weekly meetings and the camaraderie of like-minded peers. Available to individuals and small teams.
Weekly structure that combines learning with doing:
- Detailed self-assessment to help you set learning goals
- Six 90-minute live sessions (30 minutes of training + 60 minutes for Q&A and feedback)
- Tool following each live session
- Email access to Dawn between live sessions
- Office hours
- Guided reflection and plan for ongoing learning
In-depth written feedback on the final version of your knowledge product, including a Knowledge Product Scorecard.
Individual Coaching
$2,000
One-on-one support to help you make rapid progress on a high-stakes knowledge mobilization project.
Perfect if you’re working solo and are looking for an intensive learning experience that’s 100% focused on your personal needs and interests.
- Each online coaching session is 45 minutes long
- Follow-up notes after each session
- Email access to Dawn between sessions
To explore what coaching could enable you to do better, book a 15-minute call using the button below.