SELFpaced, with or without a coach

Empowering Language

This is a practical, reflective course for anyone who writes or speaks to inspire change. In six concise lessons, you’ll learn how small shifts in tone, focus, and framing turn information into invitation – writing with empathy and clarity while refining texts to build trust and motivation.
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Who is this for?

If your work is focused on bringing about long-term behaviour change, and if it includes writing text to support that ambition, this course will help you. No matter whether you are composing original text (book, scripts, flyers…) or translating and adapting existing text, you will find hints to help you make your text a more effective tool.

Your hosts

Marilyn Mehlmann, Legacy17

Sneak peek

Bring your own draft text, in your own language. The instructions are in English but you can choose your own language for the text you work on.

Format

Study time: 1 hour per module; spread the work across a week. You will have a fully revised and powerful text.

Three short videos are included.

Takeaways

You will have a fully revised and powerful text.

When and where

This can be entirely self-paced.
Or, you can request coaching: available in English, French, Russian, Swedish and Ukrainian. Once you have started the course there is an opportunity to request a coach and we'll put you in touch with one or more coaches, who will let you know how they work and how much they charge.

Investment

February 2026: FREE!
If you retain a coach, you and they will make a separate agreement concerning the type of coaching and the fee.