Making complex information appealing and accessible

When you need to communicate with people who don’t happen share your area of expertise, your key points can easily get lost in translation — if you can get their attention at all.

I can bridge the gap. Equipped with graduate-level journalism training and over a decade of full-time experience, I engage non-expert or multidisciplinary audiences with academic, scientific, medical and technological topics.

Nearly everything is interesting under the right lens. Some stories practically tell themselves, which is always a pleasure, but I’ll gladly use my advanced writing skills to turn something complex or dry into an appealing and accessible read. As a resourceful researcher and a proven quick study, I’ll make sure to do so without sacrificing accuracy.

As a second line of defense on the accuracy front, I have formal fact-checking training and I verify my completed work with appropriate human or recorded sources.

My national and international clients have included the Canadian Cancer Society, McGill University, Reader’s Digest magazine, the International Labour Organization, Concordia University, Best Health magazine, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Kids Brain Health Network, the Trans Canada Trail, Broadview Magazine, the Ontario Blue Cross and Ubisoft, among others.

I believe in lifelong learning and am always training myself in new communications skills. (Currently, I’m updating my SEO-writing knowledge.) Besides a journalism graduate diploma from Concordia University in Montreal, I also have a Bachelor of Arts in World Religions from the University of Ottawa and a Master of Arts in Medieval Literature from the University of Iceland in Reykjavík. This last degree required learning to read Old Norse within less than a year, which I mention to demonstrate that I really am a quick study who can rise to a challenge!

Otherwise, I sing and play musical instruments for fun, grow vegetables and watch my toddler discover life as a human. I live in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, meaning that even though I see cows whenever I go on a run, I can easily drive into Montreal for meetings or interviews when needed.

Please feel free to explore some of my projects or get in touch!

Photo by Nicolas Turgeon-Morin.