Telling stories that move people

You’ve heard about our mission. We think good communication changes the world. So, how can we help?

Heard works a lot with the media and content makers. We know your whole world is about telling stories in ways that connect with people. We also know that’s not always easy. 

Perhaps you’re a reporter, a researcher, an editor, script writer, commissioner, filmmaker, podcaster, presenter, agent or journalist. Or maybe you’re an actor, musician, sportsperson, poet, writer, performer, influencer or organiser. This is a flavour of the media people we work with. People who create, and communicate. 

Think of Heard as a connector – or a helping hand

We run networks – they’re each different so check them out – in areas such as poverty, climate change, sexual violence and domestic abuse, transgender experiences, children’s palliative care and migration.

These networks bring people with direct experience together in healthy, supported interactions with people in the creative and media community. These are spaces for sharing, questions and connection. 

Our work is to centre and support people whose stories need to be heard at scale – and create spaces where common ground can be found on big, important issues.

We feel that’s important work, and we support our members to understand and navigate the media. (Sound useful? > This way to get in touch). 

It really works, and makes a huge difference.

Just ask our previous collaborators like the teams at Eastenders to Emmerdale, and outlets ranging from BBC to ITV, Netflix and Amazon Prime. 96% of the hundreds of media professionals who’ve joined us in the last 15 years would recommend them. 

Cutting through complexity

That’s not all. Back to those effective stories we all want to tell. Some are more complex to communicate than others. The climate crisis, for example. Alongside our networks, we’re also experts in finding pathways through that complexity – bringing up-to-date narrative expertise that makes the difference between engaging and moving audiences, and not.

We’ve done this with the major broadcasters, with programmes like the One Show and outlets such as Attitude Magazine.

With all these issues, it’s the way the story is told that makes the difference.

How does this all work? Well, Heard work flexibly. It depends on what you need. 

We can arrange interactions – informal, behind-the-scenes meet-ups – with our network members. We can run mini workshops and brainstorm sessions. Or we can simply chat through a tricky storyline or piece of coverage. 

The key thing is to get in touch. Let’s start a conversation about collaborating – if you want to move people with your work or your platform, we can do that together.