STRATEGY & LEARNING EXPERIENCES

🚨 In the age of exposure, brands can’t afford to sound vague, performative or disconnected.

Audiences are savvier than ever – and they see right through empty mission statements, copy-paste campaigns, and one-size-fits-all “values.” If your messaging doesn’t align with what you actually do, trust breaks down.

And when pressure hits – whether its a reputation challenge, organisational change or unexpected crisis, clear communication becomes critical.

That’s where I come in.

I help brands, founders and comms teams navigate uncertainty with clarity through tailored strategy sessions and learning experiences. From sharpening your messaging to building crisis readiness, I help you communicate with credibility, confidence and purpose – without the fluff or the performative ick.

💡 STRATEGY SESSIONS

🔹 Light Touch (90 mins)

The Brand Clarity Power Hour
Fix your messaging gaps in 90 minutes—or walk away with a strategy that pays for itself.
💰 Price: £600

You’re this close to a brand that truly connects- but something’s still off. Maybe your audience thinks you’re performative, or your latest launch landed with crickets. In just 90 minutes, we will:

✅ Diagnose why your messaging isn’t sticking
✅ Give you a clear step-by-step plan to align your values with your audience
✅ Spot hidden credibility gaps before they cost you visibility or sales

Pulls from the Say Less, Prove More™ messaging audit – to diagnose what’s holding your comms back and realign your voice with your value. This isn’t a chat-it’s a surgical strike on what’s holding your brand back.

Testimonial: Ebony quickly spotted an opportunity we’d missed—her input helped shape a core feature that stood out in our investor meetings. – Tech client

Perfect if you’re:

  • Launching a new product or offer
  • Struggling to express your values authentically
  • Worried your brand sounds “off” or gives performative

Includes:

  • 90-minute 1:1 strategy session via Zoom
  • Pre-call questionnaire
  • Summary wrap-up
  • 1 follow-up Q via DM/email

💬 Half-Day Deep Dive (Messaging Edition)

Name: The Say Less Strategy Session
Headline: If your message isn’t landing, it’s losing you leads.
Price: £2,000

Description:
Your brand is saying a lot, but is it saying the right things? If your audience is confused, disengaged, or doesn’t trust your voice, this half-day session will help you:

✅ Audit your current messaging using the Say Less, Prove More™ Framework
✅ Identify gaps between your brand’s intention and perception
✅ Replace buzzwords with real, resonant language that converts

Includes:

  • 3-hour messaging workshop (with break)
  • Post-session messaging clarity checklist
  • Optional: Add a custom content tone guide (priced separately)

Perfect for founders rebranding, launching, or just ready to finally sound like themselves.

💡 CRISIS READINESS EXPERIENCES

🔸 Half-Day – Crisis Comms Learning Experience Edition

Name: Mean More: Crisis-Proof Intensive
Headline: £2,500 today- or £25,000 in damage control later?
Price: £2,500
A crisis is not the time to discover how your organisation communicates.

Description:
Reputation takes years to build and moments to damage. This practical crisis communications learning experience helps leaders and teams prepare for high-pressure situations before they happen.

Through real-world scenarios, live simulation and hands-on exercises, you’ll build the confidence and judgement to communicate clearly, protect trust and make better decisions when scrutiny arrives.

Powered by my signature ACT™ Framework – a human-first approach to navigating uncertainty with clarity, credibility and trust.

You’ll experience:

✅ A tailored crisis simulation based on your organisation’s risk profile

✅ Real-world statement analysis and messaging exercises

✅ Reflection activities to uncover communication blind spots

✅ Practical tools to strengthen crisis readiness

Includes:

  • 3-hour intensive session (with break)
  • Tailored crisis readiness summary
  • Practical recommendations and next steps

🔥 Full-Day Crisis Communications Learning Experience (6 hours)

Name: Trust Under Pressure: Executive Crisis Readiness Experience
Headline: For leaders who understand reputation is built before the crisis hits.
Price: £5000

Description:
When trust is tested, leadership communication matters.

This full-day experience takes leaders and teams through realistic crisis scenarios, decision-making exercises and messaging challenges designed to strengthen confidence before pressure arrives.

You’ll stress-test your approach, uncover vulnerabilities and leave with practical tools to protect trust with customers, employees and stakeholders.

Built around my signature ACT™ Framework, incorporating my Trust Test™ and So What? Test™ tools for navigating reputation, messaging and decision-making under pressure.

You’ll experience:

✅ Sector-relevant crisis simulations
✅ Real-world response analysis and message rewrites
✅ Leadership decision-making under pressure

✅ Stakeholder communication planning
✅ Reputation risk reflection and action planning

Includes:

  • Pre-session discovery and risk discussion
  • Full-day facilitated experience (virtual or in-person)
  • Crisis response toolkit and messaging resources
  • Follow-up review call (30 mins)

Do you prefer a bespoke solution or need support for a larger team? Book a discovery call to chat through your need

THIS IS NOT….

❌ A PowerPoint-heavy training session ❌ A generic crisis checklist ❌ A theoretical communications lecture

“This is…”

✅ Real scenarios ✅ Tough decisions ✅ Practical communication skills ✅ A safe space to test your response before the real thing

👥 WHO THIS IS FOR

You’re a founder, comms lead or part of a:

  • Communications or PR team
  • Leadership or executive team
  • Resilience, business continuity or disaster recovery team
  • Purpose-led brand navigating change or growth

Who:

  • Wants to communicate impact without giving the ick
  • Needs help translating values into credible messaging
  • Knows your audience expects more than buzzwords
  • Has faced (or wants to avoid) backlash, misalignment, reputation risk or communication challenges during periods of change and uncertainty

Whether you’re in wellbeing, tech, entertainment, or the purpose space, I help you bridge the gap between what you mean, what you say and what people believe.


Resilience isn’t just about systems. It’s about communication. During a disaster recovery simulation, I discovered the risk folder had operational plans – but no crisis communications plan.

It was a reminder that recovering systems is only part of resilience. Organisations also need to know how they will communicate with employees, customers and stakeholders when trust is under pressure.

-Ebony Gayle

💬 WHAT CLIENTS SAY

“Ebony used her expertise to support the soft launch of our app, UOME, which empowers businesses to take control of their finances. She quickly got to grips with the project, worked closely with the team, and handled challenges head-on. Ebony developed a comprehensive go-to-market strategy, briefed investors on our launch activities, and brought a strong mix of professionalism, diligence and humour. A pleasure to work with – I’d absolutely recommend her services.”
– Jason Halstead, Tech Founder [Go-to-market Strategy, media relations & founder advisory]

“Ebony joined our project just over a month before launch and quickly immersed herself in the business, developing a clear strategy and working closely with the team to bring everything together. She managed our press launch, secured strong media coverage and was instrumental in developing our crisis communications plan and wider marketing activity across our sister sites. Ebony is dynamic, creative and hardworking, and a pleasure to work with.” – Emily Frost, Head of Marketing, ZAPspace, Curious Fox, Old Town Bistro & Pitch [Launch strategy, media relations & crisis communications planning]

📩 READY TO BOOK?

I currently take bookings directly – to schedule a session or request more info, just drop me a message:
📧 info@ebonygaylecommunications.com

PS: Wondering if your messaging gives the ick?

📥 My free checklist is coming soon – but if you’d like to be the first to get it:
📩 Email me with “ICK CHECKLIST” in the subject line and I’ll send it your way once it’s live.