What Our Clients Say
Testimonials about our Training Services
“I worked with Clarity Studio to facilitate a seminar for early career researchers on effectively communicating their expertise to industry partners. Dawn consistently delivered high-quality work that surpassed my expectations. Her attention to detail, innovative ideas, and flawless execution were evident in every aspect of her work. It was clear that she possesses a profound passion for what she does. We saw positive results within weeks of the seminar!”
Ben Goldberg, Managing Director, Industry Engagement and Customer Experience, Office for Commercialization and Industry Engagement, Dalhousie University
“Dawn helps R&D folks to communicate complex information and ideas in ways that are compelling, strategic, and easy to understand. She is a skilled presenter who shows clients how to navigate between academic and business mindsets.”
Kyle Murray-Zelmer, PhD Program Manager, Venn Innovation
“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.”
Paul Thornton, PhD Senior Commercialization Officer, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
“Venn Innovation has benefitted several times from Dawn's expertise, including the insights that she has brought to the flow of information, the language necessary to bring understanding to the reader, and the identification of the type of information that various stakeholders will need to allow decisions to be made.”
Barb Ells, Venn Innovation
“We were fortunate to work with Dawn to develop a CBCL Limited customized technical writing course. She took time to understand our needs and develop a full-day workshop for our staff. The mix of discussion and in-class exercises was well received. The feedback from the participants was positive and included statements such as "engaging speaker, "relevant material," "easy tips to improve my writing."
Amy Winchester, P.Eng., CBCL Limited
“Dawn is a writing mentor who leverages her background as a professor to provide detailed, structured feedback. I had expected her feedback to be general points about strengths and weaknesses. Instead, Dawn went above and beyond to provide a scorecard and piece-by-piece comments on my writing. That level of objective feedback helped me overcome blind spots that I wouldn't have caught otherwise.”
Hayden Cole, Sales Professional
"I really enjoyed your workshop Dawn. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise. I left feeling inspired to think and engage more in the creative process. To seek more collaboration to spark new ideas and new ways of sharing the stories of impact."
Tracy Underwood, Director, Therapeutic Services
"Thank you Dawn Henwood, PhD for an insightful and informationally-packed webinar! Incredible amount of information fit into 60-minutes. It was a pleasure to attend and expand my understanding and knowledge on how to create an a learner-centered webinar. Looking forward to the next one!"
Tatiana Dunnett, M.S. CCC-SLP, Speak For Joy LLC
“I first worked with Dawn in 2020, where she led a virtual session for Memorial University’s students and faculty on transforming lab language into easy-to-understand ideas for broad audiences. The session was very well received, and Dawn made it engaging and interactive, which can be difficult in a virtual setting. In 2022, I reached out to Dawn again. This time she led an in-person workshop on how to network for success. Graduate students participated in a simulated networking environment and left with useful tips for attending academic and industry events. The workshop was exceptional and clearly indicated that Dawn paid attention to every detail, ensuring that students felt cared for and valued. I highly recommend Dawn if you are looking for more than the typical event facilitator – she is engaging, well-prepared, genuine, and understands how to bring people of different backgrounds together.
I am looking forward to collaborating with Dawn again on future training initiatives.”
Paula Mendonca, PhD, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Testimonials about our Consulting Services
“As an academic, I have found knowledge translation to be an invaluable tool in disseminating my research to a wider audience. Leveraging her years of experience in knowledge translation, Dawn helped me communicate the significance and relevance of my work to individuals outside of my field, including policymakers, community leaders, and members of the general public. Working with Dawn has really enhanced my ability to impact the world through my research. Thanks again, Dawn!”
Dr. Ethan Pancer, Sobey Professor of Marketing, Saint Mary's University
“The NB Business Council and the CENB engaged Dawn at Clarity Studio to help us create tools and resources to help both students and employers get ready for a successful and productive Experiential Learning experience. At every turn – from stakeholder research to delivery of video content – Dawn exceeded our expectations of what we expected her to deliver. She was professional, idea-oriented and easy to work with and kept the project moving even when we were busy working on other things. The project was a breeze with Dawn in the lead!”
Adrienne Oldford, Former President and CEO of the New Brunswick Business Council
“We reached out to Dawn to get expert support in disseminating the details of the research projects we were funding and the impact of the researcher's work. The way we had been telling them was too broad, and we weren't getting to the meat and potatoes.
Dawn helped us get to the "why does this matter" and the "what is that we're trying to tell people?" of the stories by using an interview approach; she was also able to capture the voice of our team so that we created a consistent story and a consistent voice.
It's great having a connection with Dawn because she understands our business and what we're trying to achieve. I can pick up the phone and say, 'I want to write this story. Here's the information I have. How do I get this out on paper?' Dawn has become an extension of my team.”
Angela Pyne, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
Testimonials about our Coaching
“Dawn took time to individually look at our pitch deck and our one-pager and offer substantial and insightful comments.... It was 10X more than we had bargained for. Dawn brings this wealth of knowledge and experience that is unparalleled. Usually, the feedback we get is a mile wide and an inch thick. With Dawn, it's a mile wide and a mile deep.”
Harrison Smith, DearLife
“Dawn is a writing mentor who leverages her background as a professor to provide detailed, structured feedback. I had expected her feedback to be general points about strengths and weaknesses. Instead, Dawn went above and beyond to provide a scorecard and piece-by-piece comments on my writing. That level of objective feedback helped me overcome blind spots that I wouldn't have caught otherwise.”
Hayden Cole, Sales Professional
“We engaged Dawn and the team of Clarity Studio to provide coaching and support to new Stiletto team members as we refined our focus on productization and process improvement as a key priority for 2021. Dawn assisted our team in putting process into action and getting the results we were looking for to streamline our internal process.
We were thrilled with our experience with Dawn and Clarity Studio and highly recommend them for their ability to easily mesh with a team, to become an extension of that team and assist where and when needed the most. Clarity Studio takes a flexible, positive approach, which was a key factor in the success of this work. Dawn is knowledgeable, strategic, thoughtful in her approach, and an excellent mentor. She is an exceptional writer and facilitator and draws out the very best in individuals to enable a team and organization to shine. With Dawn’s guidance, we were able to synthesize and find common threads to knit together the consistent approach we were taking. This is now embedded into our ongoing process improvement and project work with clients. As a strategic planning firm, we value the input from a third-party to validate our work and help us think bigger and bolder. Thank you to Dawn and Clarity for enabling our firm to reach the next level.”
Laura O'Blenis, CEO of Stiletto
“I was working on a grant application and was up against a tight timeline. Dawn helped to clarify my value proposition and express the great progress my company had made, using language that government officials (people without a health care background) could understand.
When my timeline changed, Dawn was flexible and adaptable, and we came up with a Plan B that worked. She helped create a logical structure for the document, which enabled me to focus on the technical details and the company story. Since working with Dawn, I feel I can explain my innovation a lot more clearly to someone who’s not in health care, and I’m able to tell the story behind the product in a way I hadn’t thought of before.”
Deanne McCarthy, Swiftsure Innovations