Communicate to Connect
Inspire action and grow your enterprise by finding your authentic voice. We can help.
Communications is a mindset, not a task
Wainger Group builds your communications strategies with leadership and talent development – so what you’re saying comes to life, internally and externally.
We offer bespoke communications consulting:
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When people don’t get you, you don’t get what you want and they don’t get what they want. We’ll help you hone in on the messages that matter most.
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A clear, compelling message can help your enterprise grow. We’ll help you find the words that will give you a competitive advantage.
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Arm your team with the tools they need to tap into new audiences, build relationships and increase visibility.
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Effective communication is an essential leadership skill and a key part of inspiring a team toward a common purpose.
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What Our Clients Say About Us
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“Liz played a pivotal role in supporting our organization in clarifying our message and enhancing our communication strategies. She conducted an outstanding workshop that delved deep into the intricacies of message development. Through her expert guidance, structured approach presented, she empowered our employees to craft compelling and effective messaging tailored to our organizational goals. The workshop was informative and she made the learning process engaging and enjoyable.”
Kate Yuan, Chief People and Culture Officer, Significance
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” Liz and her team’s insights, strategy and counsel coupled with a keen understanding of housing, real estate and community-based nonprofits made Wainger Group invaluable trusted advisors as they guided our internal internal communications and project teams, facilitated strategy sessions and supported us as we amplified our presence.”
Catherine Buell, Former Director of the Amazon Housing Equity Fund
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“The leadership team of our firm spent a day with Liz Wainger focused on being an effective spokesperson. Liz engaged us from start to finish empowering our team with the best techniques to manage and respond in high-pressure situations. Through role-playing, critiqued short presentations, and small group scenario problem-solving, Liz used many techniques to build confidence and skills that are sure to be invaluable for our firm going forward in client meetings and interviews.”
Kristen M. Hess, CEO, HH Architecture
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“The research and analysis that Liz and her team produced was thorough, creative and exceeded all of our goals, giving us clear, honest and actionable recommendations so that we can more effectively engage our members and our industry.
She ranks as one of the best consultants we’ve ever hired.”
Steve Campbell, COO, AAMI
Wainger Wisdom Blog
Don’t Become Anyone’s Raw Meat: A Lesson in Defensive Communication
This is inspired by an experience facilitating a board of directors’ retreat for an association undergoing a rebranding. While the board was excited about the new direction the organization was taking, the changes were met with swift and fierce negative reactions from longstanding members, who felt excluded from the decision-making process. In the end, the issue wasn’t so much the new name or logo, but how the changes were implemented. This incident exposed several rifts between the board and the membership.
The Clueless Messenger: 5 Communication Mistakes To Avoid
Ever feel like your messages are getting lost in translation? Learn 5 communication mistakes to avoid and become a clear, concise, and confident communicator.
How the Lack of Clear Messaging Hurts Your Business (and How to Fix It!)
You may be losing clients, job opportunities or supporters because you don’t have clear messaging. So you confuse, you bore or you turn your audience off. Here are some tips to get your messages out of the fog so the audiences who matter most to you can see and appreciate your value.