Jacob Lister

Head of Training

Calm, encouraging training lead who empowers others

Jacob listens to clients’ needs and creates workshop experiences that help people feel confident in their thinking and writing. He helps people gain skills to connect with their audiences and make things happen in the world.

Trained as a secondary school teacher, Jacob’s role at Write is a blend of his passions: facilitation and communication. Whether at a business or back at our office, his approach is relaxed and open-minded, which helps build people’s confidence. He believes that comfortable, confident people are happier to try new things and push their boundaries.

Helping people communicate their ideas

Jacob has worked with a vast variety of people and skillsets, from consent skills with teens to corporate documents with adults.

He recognises that writing can be daunting for some people. Leading by example, he aims to dispel the pressure and put people at ease. His calm persona also translates to online workshops, offering flexible training to workplaces anywhere.

Jacob appreciates working in a B Corp where he can empower others to use words for good. He brings his values-based skillset from previous roles to this one.

All our consultants have the skills and smarts to make any workshop a success. But they each have special passions too. These are Jacob’s specialty areas.

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Jacob’s presentation style is as per the writing style we have been taught to do: interesting, succinct, with impact! Well done Jacob.

Julie Y
ACC

Thanks to Jacob, who facilitated today’s course expertly. Good pacing, ensuring everyone had a chance to participate, kept it engaging, and strong content knowledge.

Neil M
Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People

Jacob is an extremely charismatic teacher. He communicated in a very engaging style, and the workshop was very interactive and enjoyable.

Adam W
Ministry of Justice

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