Strategic Presentation Design
Turn complex ideas into intuitive, beautiful decks that make people say “ohhhh—I get it now.” Whether it's for funders, teams, or stakeholders, I help your message land.
You've done the work. Now let’s make sure it’s received the way it deserves.
When your research is complex, your presentation keeps growing, or you want to tell everyone everything—it’s hard to know what to keep, what to say, and how to make it resonate.
That’s where I come in.
I help you shape what’s already there—refining the message, structuring the story, and designing intuitive visuals that turn complexity into clarity. It won’t just make sense. It’ll look great too. Clean, professional, and aligned with your story.
So your audience gets it.
So you stop over-explaining.
So the people you're trying to reach don’t just get it—they remember it.
Perfect for
Research teams, funding proposals, strategy presentations—anything that needs to connect clearly and land with lasting impact.
Pricing
Most projects land between $1,500–2,000 NZD, depending on scope.
This usually includes:
Strategic story shaping (not just slide cleanup)
Visual design that brings clarity and resonance
10–15 thoughtfully structured slides
One round of refinements (if needed)
For smaller builds (5–7 slides or light redesigns), projects typically start around $750 NZD.
Your systems shouldn't slow you down.
If your team is duplicating effort, struggling to find what they need, or relying on side spreadsheets to stay afloat—it’s not your fault. The tools are probably “fine.” But the structure? Not so much.
I help untangle the mess, simplify the pathways, and build systems that actually support how you work.
No extra complexity. No new apps unless we need them. Just clearer flow, cleaner communication, and fewer “where do I find that again?” moments.
Perfect for
Small teams or founders drowning in spreadsheets, tasks, or tools that don’t talk to each other
Anyone who’s said “We’ve outgrown the way we’ve been doing things”—but isn’t sure what comes next
Startups and solo operators who need simple, scalable processes that actually fit how they work
Pricing
Systems clarity starts at $125 NZD/hour, or we can scope as a full project.
Most projects fall in the $1,000–2,000 NZD range, and typically include:
A walkthrough of your current system or workflow
A clarity session to uncover what’s really not working
A revised structure or setup (in the tools you already use—or want to use better)
Light training or documentation so the system sticks
Not sure what’s broken? That’s okay. We’ll figure it out together.
You’re deep in it. A project that won’t move. A plan that makes sense to you but no one else. A process no one’s using. A story you’ve tried to tell—but it keeps slipping through your fingers.
Sometimes what you need isn’t another task—it’s a space to slow down, hear yourself say it out loud, and actually figure out what’s really going on.
You’re probably too close to it. You’ve been staring at it for weeks—maybe months. You can feel what’s missing, but you can’t quite name it.
That’s what these workshops are for.
I help you untangle what’s stuck and shape what’s already there—so it finally makes sense.
These sessions are co-created. Structured, but flexible. A little bit strategic, a little bit therapeutic (without the couch).
Perfect for
People doing meaningful work but struggling to explain it.
Founders, project leads, or researchers who know they’re onto something—but can’t quite get it out of their head
Anyone holding a fuzzy idea, a messy outline, or a presentation that just keeps tangling the more they try to shape it
People who want a thinking partner who gets it and asks the right questions
Structure & Pricing
These sessions are collaborative, focused, and designed to meet you exactly where you are—mess and all.
90-Minute Session – $300 NZD
Perfect for sorting through one big tangle. We map it, talk it out, and shape the next steps—whether that’s a presentation, a process, or just what to do next.
Half-Day Intensive – $750 NZD
Great if you’re wrangling something meatier. We take the time to fully unpack what’s stuck and work together to shape what’s emerging. Can include prep material or light follow-up if needed.
Custom Workshop or Series – Let's talk
For when you want to build clarity into something bigger—launching a new program, reshaping a strategy, or finally getting that story straight. We shape it together so it actually fits you—and what’s next.
What You Might Expect
These sessions are relaxed and practical—come with what you have, and we’ll work from there. You don’t need to prepare a slide deck or have perfect answers. We start where you are.
Depending on your needs, you might leave with:
A clearer way to say what you’ve been trying to say
A mapped outline of your story, presentation, or process
A shift in how you're thinking about the problem
A sense of relief, direction, or “ahh—there it is”
Sometimes we sketch. Sometimes we talk it through. Sometimes we sit in the fog for a minute before the path shows up. That’s part of it.
We begin in the mess.
You bring the swirl, the stuckness, the too-muchness. I bring structure and sense-making. It’s collaborative, not plug-and-play.
We talk it through.
Clarity often shows up mid-sentence, in a scribbled note, or a quiet sigh. We find the thread together—conversation is part of the process.
We shape as we go.
This isn’t about polish for its own sake. It’s about resonance, alignment, and making it work—for your audience, your context, and your voice. You stay involved the whole way through.
I help people shape what matters—so it makes sense and lands clearly.
With a background in science and years spent in operations, storytelling, and design, I’ve built a career turning complex, meaningful work into communication that makes sense. I’m the one you call when the presentation’s a mess, the system’s unclear, or the idea’s brilliant but buried.
I’m not here to tidy things up—I’m here to make them land.
Creative Sense is my way of doing things differently. It’s not about hustle or over-polish. It’s about clarity that resonates—internally and externally.
What I Bring
Strategic clarity that cuts through the noise
Intuitive insight that makes things click
Systems thinking that simplifies without flattening
Design that makes it look as good as it feels
A little bit of mama bear energy—fierce care, fierce clarity
I’ve worked inside purpose-driven organizations, led projects
no one else could untangle, and quietly helped senior leaders
say the thing they’d been trying to say for years.
I love working with people doing real work—big, meaningful,
and sometimes hard to explain.
If that’s you, we’ll work well together.
Let’s make it make sense.
Jessica Somerton
Founder, Creative Sense
Start with a free clarity call
Not sure what you need? That’s okay. I offer a short, no-cost call to talk things through. You bring the swirl—I’ll help make sense of it.
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