Narrative Strategy for Expertise and Innovation

"The problem isn't what you do.  It's the way you talk about it."

Trained as a civil engineer, turned filmmaker, I help experts and companies build the right story to stand out.

Your situation

Your growth is held back by a problem that isn't technical.

• Your market has a reductive image of what you do and doesn't see the real value of what you offer.
• Your messaging is centred on your technical solutions instead of telling a story that rallies people and drives action.
• You're preparing a launch or a pivot and you can feel your current messaging isn't up to what comes next.

The result: your communication scatters and you miss opportunities you're objectively qualified for.

My approach

Turn your expertise into a story that connects.

• Identify the pillars of your background and your offering to surface what truly sets you apart.
• Shape them into a coherent narrative that becomes the foundation of your communication.
• Turn your story into action: how to brief your teams and set a direction for your content.

The result: the right people understand what you do and why you're the right choice.

Process

For independents and companies alike, the process unfolds in four stages:

1. Immersive Interviews
   One or more individual interviews (2h per person) with founders or key team members to explore your background and the specifics of your offering.
2. Analysis & Writing
   A two-week period during which I analyse the interviews, formulate your narrative strategy and draft the Roadmap.
3. Presentation & Roadmap
   I walk you through your narrative strategy and we discuss how to put it into practice. You receive the full Roadmap:
• red flags in your current communication,
• 3 to 5 narrative pillars,
• proposed narrative strategy,
• deployment paths and next steps,
• answers to your questions.
4. Follow-up
   Within the following month, a session to review how you've been applying the strategy, using real examples of your content.

Pricing

Testimonials

"Nicolas has a remarkable ability to quickly grasp the technical subtleties of our industry. It's rare to find communications professionals who can immerse themselves so deeply in an industrial world and bring out the value – not just of the products, but of the processes and the people who create them."

Sophie-Anne Magdeleine – General Secretary · Groupe Roxel, Defence

"What I value about Nicolas is his commitment to the project, his clarity and, above all, how quickly results take shape. You walk away with a clear vision and a clear story."

Emmanuel Piquemal – Author, Founder · MRA

Let's talk

A first meeting to see how my approach fits your situation:

What comes next

The Narrative Foundation opens the door to three complementary forms of support.

• Strategy
  A working session to deepen or deploy an aspect of your strategy with your team.
  €360 excl. VAT / 2h session.
• Public speaking
  Workshops to apply your strategy to public speaking or content production.
  Individual: €360 excl. VAT / 2h session
  Group: from €900 excl. VAT per half-day.
• Production
  Through my agency ChezFilms, I bring together the right talent to produce your strategic content in line with your story.
  Custom quote.