Hi, I’m Nick Praulins.
I design and shape communication, narrative and learning for organisations.
What I do
Communication shapes how people understand priorities, collaborate, and make decisions.
Learning helps people build on that understanding and carry it forward over time.
Together, they support shared understanding, trust, and momentum, especially in complex organisations and uncertain conditions.
I work with organisations on communication, narrative and learning to support credible leadership, clear thinking, and thoughtful action.
Where this work shows up
Let’s work together if you are:
working across markets and roles, and want communication that connects rather than simplifies
supporting teams through change, growth or uncertainty with care and clarity
creating space to explore complex ideas together through dialogue, facilitation and learning
shaping narratives that feel coherent, credible and human both internally and externally
This work typically takes the form of communication and narrative design, facilitated workshops, short-term projects or ongoing advisory support, depending on what’s most useful.
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Areas of work
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I work with organisations to shape narrative and communication that help people understand direction, identity and change, both internally and externally.
This can include writing and scripting content, internal communication projects, developing messaging and language, shaping brand or strategy narratives, and supporting how communication shows up across channels, formats and touchpoints.
The focus is on coherence: helping ideas hold together across people, platforms and moments.
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I design and facilitate spaces where complex ideas can be explored together and shared understanding can take form.
This work often combines dialogue, writing and making, using workshops, learning sessions and collaborative formats to test language, surface assumptions and develop ideas people can carry forward in practice.
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I work with leaders and organisations on communication that supports credibility, trust and alignment, especially in moments of growth, transition or uncertainty.
This can include shaping key messages, writing or refining speeches and communications, supporting narrative clarity during change, and helping leaders develop language that reflects both intent and lived culture.
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As a certified Mental Health First Aid trainer, I deliver mental health workshops that create space for thoughtful, evidence-informed conversations about well-being at work.
These sessions focus on language, awareness and responsibility, supporting teams and leaders in approaching mental health in ways that are human, careful and grounded in real organisational contexts.
How I work
I work collaboratively and iteratively, in close dialogue with the people communication needs to land with — whether that’s teams, leaders or external audiences.
The focus is on tone, experience, and context, and on creating communication and learning that people actually want to engage with and recognise as their own.
Clarity rarely comes from simplifying the work. It’s about making complexity approachable.
AI, language & judgement
Large language models are becoming powerful partners in thinking and drafting, and used well, they can meaningfully support communication work. They surface patterns, accelerate iteration, and help teams explore ideas more efficiently.
At the same time, organisational communication and learning depends on nuance that current AI systems can’t reliably discern: shifting sentiment, unspoken context, tone, timing, and power dynamics.
I use AI as a thought partner, not a substitute for human judgement, combining its strengths with editorial care and contextual awareness to ensure communication and learning remains accurate, appropriate, trustworthy, and human.
About me
I’ve worked across communication, leadership, facilitation, and education for over 15 years, supporting organisations across multiple countries and contexts.
Having lived and worked across Europe, Australia, and Southern Africa, I bring a strong sensitivity to culture, context, and how communication actually lands.
My work spans both advisory and in-house contexts: from shaping communication with teams to owning internal narratives over time.
Recent & current clients
Examples from practice
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European Digital Platform
ContextThe organisation was navigating a period of brand and organisational development that required a change in narrative, language and tone internally as much as externally. The challenge was not creating a new story from scratch, but shaping one that felt coherent, credible and usable across teams, channels and moments.
My role
I worked across narrative and communication design, closely involved in shaping language and story at multiple levels. This included writing and scripting, contributing voice and tone, and supporting how communication and narrative were carried through internal and external touchpoints.
Working closely with external agencies, the work sat between strategy and execution, translating intent into language people could recognise and use.
How the work shows up
The work included scripting and voice work for film, developing messaging and short-form language, supporting internal communication around narrative shifts, and contributing to physical and digital brand touchpoints as part of a broader rollout.
Across formats, the focus was on authorship, tone and coherence, ensuring the organisation spoke with a recognisable and human voice in line with newly defined tonalities.
What this supports
The work helped create greater clarity and alignment around narrative and direction, giving teams language they could stand behind and carry forward. It supported confidence and consistency in how the organisation communicated - internally and externally - during a period of change.
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Europass Teacher Academy - Copenhagen, Denmark & Stockholm, Sweden
Context
Europass Teacher Academy works with educators from across Europe who are navigating increasingly complex classrooms, systems, and expectations. Participants often arrive with deep expertise, but limited space to pause, reflect, and make sense of how they lead, communicate, and support learning in practice.My role
I work as a facilitator and course designer, creating learning experiences that support clarity, reflection, and practical change. The focus is on creating structured spaces where educators can think together, explore real challenges, and translate insight into action.How the work shows up
The work combines facilitation, learning design, and communication. Sessions balance structure with openness, using dialogue, reflection, and real scenarios to explore leadership, communication, and wellbeing in educational settings. Mental-health-informed practice is woven throughout as a way of holding the learning, rather than as a separate topic.What this supports
Educators leave with clearer language for what they’re experiencing, greater confidence in how they communicate, and practical shifts they can apply immediately in their own contexts. The emphasis is on building judgment, awareness, and shared understanding in complex, human systems.
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Get in touch
If you’re navigating complexity and want to work with communication and learning more thoughtfully, you’re welcome to get in touch.
A note on related work
Are you looking for my youth-focussed mental health and well-being work?
Click here to visit the Let’s Be Real website.
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