Workplace English
Contextualised training and coaching using authentic emails, reports, meetings, presentations and stakeholder interactions from the workplace.
Explore this service →CLARITY CONNECTION IMPACT
Understand more.
Communicate better.
I help professionals and organisations communicate clearly and confidently in specialist, regulated and technical environments.
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Melbourne, Australia
Online & in person
PRECISEWorkplaceLANGUAGE
Science & EnvironmentFinance & RegulationEducation & Professional PracticePublic Health
The proposition
Complex work.
Clearer communication.
In specialist and regulated environments, communication problems are operational problems. Unclear language can create rework, slow decisions, complicate onboarding and increase the risk of misunderstanding where precision matters.
I address those problems by analysing the real language demands of the work — technical vocabulary, professional genres, institutional expectations and high-stakes interactions — then designing support around them.
Services
Practical engagements with clear outputs, built around what people genuinely need to understand, produce and use at work.
Sector-specific literacy
Targeted programs and resources built around the terminology, genres, interactions and performance expectations of a profession or industry.
Explore this service →Language audits
A diagnostic review of workplace communication demands and bottlenecks, with prioritised findings and practical recommendations for documentation, onboarding and high-stakes communication.
Explore this service →Learning-resource design
Plain-English and contextualised learning resources that make specialist content more usable without stripping away technical meaning.
Explore this service →Where I can help
Two ways to work with me.
The same principle applies in both settings: start with the real work, identify the language and learning demands, then design support that fits the context.
Workplace & professional communication
For organisations where precision, clarity and confident communication affect operations, risk, onboarding or stakeholder outcomes.
Workplace English • language audits • professional writing • technical communicationDiscuss this need →Vocational language, literacy & learning
For VET and education teams that need language, literacy and learning support embedded in authentic vocational content and tasks.
Embedded LLN/LND • language-demand analysis • contextualised resources • learner supportDiscuss this need →Sector experience
Domain fluency
without the jargon.
I work with technical specialists to identify the language demands of their field, preserve integrity and make professional communication more learnable and usable.
Health & Forensic Mental Health ✓
Finance & Regulation ✓
Education & Professional Practice ✓
Public Health ✓
Legal & Community Services ✓
Government & Public Policy ✓
Science & Environment ✓
Telecommunications & Regulated Services ✓
The approach
Start with the work.
Then design the language support.
Discover
Clarify the objective, people, context and constraints.
Analyse
Examine authentic tasks, texts, terminology and interactions.
Design
Create targeted learning, coaching, resources or recommendations.
Deliver
Use modelling, guided practice, authentic scenarios and feedback.
Refine
Evaluate application, confidence and progress.
Selected examples
Evidence in practice.
Vocational language supportMaking vocational community services content easier to understand
Task analysis • glossaries • sentence scaffolds • targeted mini-lessons
Professional writingDesigning a repeatable process for high-stakes workplace emails
Audience • purpose • structure • tone • review
Technical translationTurning regulated information into usable professional guidance
Finance • health • education • government • science
About David
Where specialist communication meets adult learning.
I am a Melbourne-based adult literacy practitioner, adult educator, learning designer and senior professional communicator.
My experience spans health, financial regulation, education, public health, legal and community services, government, telecommunications, science and the environment.
Start a conversation
What does the work
need people to do?
Tell me about the context, the people involved and the communication challenge. I’ll suggest a practical starting point.
davidmgrant@me.com →