Honeyguide was founded on the belief that good science needs to be understood and used. Like the honeyguide bird that leads others to what matters, our team guides scientists and organisations to communicate with strategy, clarity and purpose.
Dr Tali Hoffman, Founder and Director
Honeyguide’s Director, Dr Tali Hoffman, is driven by an unwavering passion for effecting positive change. Her experience as both a scientist and science communicator, and her rich and multifaceted skill set, position her well to bridge the gaps that exist between science, policy, and practice.
With a PhD in Zoology Tali is able to understand and interpret the technical complexity of a wide range of scientific disciplines. Through a decade of working as a science communicator she has honed her ability to make that science more relatable and accessible to diverse audiences.
Tali focuses on both the big picture and the finer detail, developing and implementing science communication strategies that target key audiences, and boosting the impact, use, and value of research. This paired with her natural teaching abilities further allows her to effectively strengthen the science communication capacities of others.
Brendon Bosworth
Brendon Bosworth, Director of Human Element Communications, believes that academic research needs to be paired with a softer, more human approach that relies on the power of storytelling to bring science to life. Brendon has over 10 years experience as a journalist, editor, and communicator with a focus on urbanisation, climate change, and development. His work inside and outside of research institutions, locally and abroad, has allowed him to identify the challenges and opportunities for creating better synergies between researchers and non-specialist audiences.
We partner with Brendon to design and facilitate online science communication training for individuals, groups and organisations.
Zoë Boshoff
As a fundraising coach and project development specialist, Zoë Boshoff from Flametree Fundraising supports teams and individuals to become better at fundraising by helping them to articulate their impact strategy, and to design stronger projects and programmes.
We combine our skills to help clients achieve impact by focusing inward, on their organisational effectiveness and sustainability, and outward, on their communication strategies. This integrated approach sets teams up for effective fundraising that is linked to clearly-articulated impacts.
Rebecca Cullis
Rebecca Cullis is a freelance researcher, writer and communications specialist, with experience working for environmental and development projects in southern Africa, including climate change related projects. We work together on projects involving content synthesis, writing and design work.