FOR THOSE WHO KNOW THE PYRAMID PRINCIPLE BASICS
The Pyramid Principle reference library you’ll reach for every time a message gets hard
120 recorded coaching sessions, 14 masterclasses, 10 exercises and a full toolkit built on 30 years of structured communication practice.
One-time payment. Lifetime access.
“I know the theory. Why can’t I make this message work?”
You’ve done the course. You understand the Pyramid Principle. But when you sit down to prepare a real board update or a genuinely complex recommendation, the blank page still beats you.
That’s not a gap in your knowledge. It’s a gap in practice. Seeing the technique applied to dozens of real situations – finance, HR, IT, stakeholder management, career cases – is what moves understanding into instinct.
That’s what the Clarity Hub is for.
WHAT’S INSIDE
Years of learning, all in one place
120
Coaching session recordings
See how real people solve real messages and real problems. Organised by profession and communication challenge so you can find what’s relevant to you.
10
Structured exercises
Targeted practice on the aspects of Pyramid Principle communication that most people find hardest to nail. Solutions included.
14
30-minute masterclasses
Deep dives on specific topics: board communication, business cases, stakeholder management, engaging decision-makers you never meet, and more.
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Communication toolkits
A communication toolkit and a leaders’ toolkit including frameworks, planners, templates and tools built from 30 years of executive communication work.
THE DETAIL
Everything is organised so you can go straight to what you need
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Masterclasses
14 recorded sessions on practical communication challenges. Includes: preparing better business cases, what boards actually want to know, how to engage decision-makers you never meet, structuring interesting updates, and more. Notes included so you can apply the learning immediately.
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Coaching session recordings – by profession and by structure
120 recordings of real coaching sessions, each anchored in a specific communication challenge. Browse by profession (eg Finance, IT, HR, and others) or by structural challenge (eg handling background, building the right argument, dealing with a complex situation). Watch how the technique gets applied to a real message – not a textbook example.
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Exercises
10 targeted practice exercises addressing the hardest parts of structured communication – synthesising complex ideas, choosing the right structure, writing the so what. Do them once to sharpen your skills, come back to them when a particular challenge comes up again.
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Topical bundles
Material grouped by theme – board communication, career management, leadership, stakeholder management, storytelling, and writing. Go deep on the area most relevant to what you’re working on right now.
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Communication and leaders’ toolkits
The communication toolkit includes a communication planner, one-page designs, email signatures, sample board papers and more. The leaders’ toolkit has the slides and frameworks you need to run your own communication workshops with your team.
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Interview library
Episodes from the Cutting Through podcast and episodes featuring Davina as a guest, covering structured communication, executive presence, and how to get heard at the top.
FEATURED TOOL
The Pattern Picker
Not sure how to structure your message? The Pattern Picker walks you through a short decision process and points you to the right pattern for your situation – then gives you a template to use. It’s the fastest way to move from a blank page to a clear structure, and Hub members consistently call it out as one of the most useful things in the vault.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
The Clarity Hub is for you if you’ve learnt the Pyramid Principle already and want to keep building.
You might have completed one of my ‘So What Strategy’ or ‘Engage’ courses, read one of my books or learnt elsewhere.
You work in a complex organisation
And you’re regularly asked to present, write up or brief senior people on things that are genuinely hard to distil.
You want to see real examples
Not textbook cases. Actual coaching sessions where real people work through real communication problems.
You want a reference vault
Not something to work through linearly, but a library to dip into when a specific challenge comes up.
You lead a team
And you want to use the toolkits and frameworks to help your people communicate more clearly too.
WHAT OTHERS SAY
From the people already inside.
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I love being able to come back to the Pattern Picker when I’m not sure what structure to use.
Madeline
General Manager, Product and Partnerships
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Undertaking the Clarity First Course and engaging in the Clarity Hub have been invaluable. There is a great range of content – exercises, case studies, recorded workshops – that support my continued skill development.
Carla Mileo
Architect
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Having a clear structure for navigating complex problems – whether to influence outcomes, drive decisions or guide executives through recommendations – has been invaluable.
Hub member
Verified
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A useful source of knowledge that helps to reinforce my Clarity First learnings.
Jack
Senior Procurement Specialist, Glencore
Davina Stanley
McKinsey trained.
30 years’ helping others communicate better.
Davina’s training was approved by Barbara Minto, the creator of the Pyramid Principle. She has spent 30 years helping senior leaders and their teams communicate more clearly with boards, executives and stakeholders across Australia, the US and Europe. The Clarity Hub is the accumulated material from that work.
PRICING
One payment. Everything included.
CLARITY HUB
$149
One-time payment, lifetime access
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120 coaching session recordings
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14 x 30-minute masterclasses
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Pattern Picker tool
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10 structured exercises
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Communication and leaders’ toolkits
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Board, career, stakeholder and leadership bundles
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Interview library
Secure checkout.
Instant access. No subscription.
QUESTIONS
What people usually ask.
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I’ve completed a structured communication course but still struggle with complex messages — will the Clarity Hub help?
Yes, the Hub is specifically designed for this. Seeing the technique applied to 120 real coaching sessions across finance, HR, IT and stakeholder management is what moves theoretical knowledge into practical application.
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Can I find real examples of the Pyramid Principle applied to board papers and executive communication?
The Clarity Hub contains 120 recorded coaching sessions anchored in real communication challenges, organised by profession and structural challenge — including board communication, business cases and stakeholder management. In most cases, you can download the storyline to use as inspiration for your work.
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How is the Clarity Hub different from the Clarity First courses?
The courses build the structured communication foundation; the Clarity Hub is what you reach for afterwards when a specific real-world message gets hard.
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Does my access expire?
No, one payment gives you lifetime access to everything in the Hub including future updates.
Have a question we haven’t answered? Email us at contact@clarityfirstprogram.com
The hardest messages get easier when you’ve seen them solved before.
120 recordings of real coaching sessions. 14 masterclasses. 30 years of structured communication material in one place.
One-time payment. No subscription. No expiry.