Testimonials

Oh, it’s so good! Thank you Cinden. When will I ever write like this? And thanks for turning it around so quickly.
Private sector client, editing project

Looks spot on—thank you—can’t believe you nailed it after only having a day or so with the background! Brilliant.
Government client, writing project

Thanks for doing a fabulous job transforming it. I learnt a lot from your work about tailoring reports for the public. Very impressive.
Government client, substantive editing 

It was a pleasure working with you—the marketing plan is excellent.
Government client, marketing plan 

I had another look today (after not looking at it for a while) and thought how great it was all over again!
Peak body national secretary, communications toolkit 

Thanks so much for sending this through. We think it’s just lovely, very beautifully written and the client area is so very happy with how it’s looking!
Government client, writing project

I think what you’re doing so far is great Cinden! Love the more energetic and conversational tone you’re moving the content into!
Government client, newsletter writing and editing

Thank you for all your hard work on this…it’s very much appreciated. All the changes make sense and it looks/reads really well. It has been wonderful working with you, your professionalism is refreshing and I think we have a much better document now. Thanks again.
Government client, editing project

Just closing the loop to say a big thank you for your support on this bid. We were informed last Friday that we are the preferred tenderer!
Private sector client (not-for-profit), tender bid 

Really appreciate your work throughout this process. You’ve been really reliable and it’s certainly made my life much easier.
Tertiary education sector client, editing project

I’ve enjoyed working with you over the last couple of months. The [guides] have been finalised and printed. The feedback we have is very positive.
Government client, writing project

Cinden—thank you for editing our Corporate Plan. By approaching the document as a whole, rather than just reviewing the text we had, you helped to clarify the content and produce a much clearer and more accessible document. We look forward to working with you again in the future.
Government client, substantive editing project

Thanks for your input—it really helped to tighten up the document and addressed some key issues that we needed to resolve…really appreciated your effort to turn this around so quickly. I’ll keep you at front of mind for future work.
Government client, editing project

Thank you for all your assistance Cinden. It has been a pleasure to be able to provide high level editing to our internal clients and we have appreciated the opportunity to work with you.
Government client, editing project

Everything’s on track—your strategy provided a very clear, concise path!
Government client, communications strategy

Cinden Lester Communications has provided writing and editing services to Defence Housing Australia (DHA) on an ad hoc basis for over five years. Throughout this time Cinden has delivered high quality products delivered to deadline and considered by DHA management to be good value for money. Cinden’s reliable service delivery and capacity to grasp concepts and an understanding of our organisation has resulted in DHA utilising Cinden for specific communication tasks… I highly recommend Cinden’s services to any organisation.
National Manager, Marketing Communication, Defence Housing Australia, writing and editing

It’s been really brilliant having you on board to work with the branch over the last 6 months or so. All the feedback has been extremely positive. We would love to work with you again.
Branch Manager, writing coaching 

Thanks so much for all your wonderful work! I’ve enjoyed your flexible approach and friendly guidance along the way!
Government client, annual report 

Cinden is highly professional, a delight to work with, and very responsive to a client’s needs. She value adds to every phase of a project, providing balanced advice to enable sound judgements to be made. Cinden’s ability to distil a complex issue into succinct, plain English is impressive.
Elizabeth Courtney-Frost, Public Affairs and Outreach Director, Commonwealth Ombudsman, edit and strategy development

Wow! I’m really happy with these suggestions. It just lifts the article up to that next level.
Private sector client, fashion article

It has been wonderful working with you. Love your quick turnaround and the strategy was really good.
Government client, communications strategy and materials

The success of this project is testimony to your quality work and highly effective project management skills. A particular feature of the work you undertook for the Taskforce was your ability to systematically manage multiple and diverse sub-projects, while maintaining excellent relationships with key stakeholders. Your knowledge of how the Australian Government works was another benefit for the Taskforce—particularly when developing written content and adhering to Government style. You operated with a high degree of autonomy throughout this project, which was possible due to your sound judgement and extensive Australian Government public affairs experience.
Jackie Gleeson, Communications Manager, M2006 Commonwealth Games Taskforce, editorial publications schedule

Thanks again for helping us develop our website. You turned our thoughts and background information into high quality web content that effectively represents our business and quickly explains what we do, who we work with and how we deliver sustainable, profitable outcomes for our clients and their communities. We’ve also been able to re-use sections of the content for other business purposes, which is great.
Kieran Fordham, Director 

I sought Cinden Lester’s help to finalise the wording of a new brochure and manage it through the design and printing stage. Cinden is a great communicator. I knew what was going on every step of the way and the whole process was completed within a short timeframe, exactly as she predicted. The end result is a fabulous looking brochure that has people asking where it I got it done. Most importantly for me, was the fact that although the project was urgent and critical, because of Cinden’s communication skills and her professionalism, I was confident enough to ‘let go’ of it and in a seamless process the project was completed with a high level of satisfaction. I have no hesitation in recommending Cinden Lester’s services to anyone.
Tess Graham, Buteyko Health Solution Breathing Centre, brochure

Thank you for your progress on the descriptors and the toolkit—this has been great, fabulously quick and great to work with.
Government client, communications toolkit

Thanks for all the work you have done for us including writing our brochures and organising design and printing at short notice. The brochures came together exactly as we had visualised. Thank you for a great job again.
Graham Wauchop, General Manager, MAXimusSolutions Australia, brochure