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Principal Voice

For the individual leader who needs to communicate with the full weight of their position, in every context that demands it.

Format Retainer or project-based
Scope Tailored to the leader
Delivery All work through Yasmine directly

Communications built for the specific person, the specific moment.

Senior executives, institutional heads, ministers, and policy voices carry expertise, vision, and credibility that demand the right platform. They operate in environments where the right word at the right moment shapes policy, moves institutions, and defines legacies. And in those environments, communications cannot afford to feel generic.

Principal Voice is built for the individual. Every deliverable develops in close collaboration with the principal: their thinking, their voice, their specific audiences, and the specific moments they need to command. No templates. No generics. No content that could have been written for anyone else.

We build and sustain the platform: the speeches that position you, the articles that establish your authority, the preparation that makes high-stakes communications feel authoritative and effortless when they matter most.

The full spectrum of leader communications.

  • Executive positioning and messaging strategy
  • Speechwriting for major conferences, high-stakes convenings, and institutional addresses
  • Op-eds, articles, and long-form thought leadership for international publications
  • Talking points and media preparation for interviews and press engagements
  • Thought leadership architecture and platform strategy
  • Preparation for UN, World Bank, G20, and other high-visibility multilateral forums
  • Panel and keynote preparation
  • Digital and social platform strategy for senior leaders
  • Legacy narrative development for institutional heads
  • Crisis and high-stakes messaging for individual principals

The specific scope varies by leader and moment. Some principals need a sustained thought leadership program built over 12 months. Others need intensive preparation for a single critical speech or a major forum appearance. We work to the shape of what you actually need.

"The organizations losing ground right now aren't losing because of bad work. They're losing the narrative."

Yasmine Djellal, Founder, Third Culture Comms

Leaders in high-stakes international environments.

The right leader

Senior leaders in high-stakes international environments, including institutional heads, ministers, policy voices, regional development bank executives, foundation leaders, and senior UN officials who need their communications to carry the authority their work demands.

The right moment

Preparing for a major keynote. Building a thought leadership platform. Establishing your voice on an issue that is changing geopolitically. Navigating a leadership transition. Any moment when what you say publicly carries real institutional weight.

The engagement model

Retainer for sustained platform work. Project-based for specific moments and deliverables. All work runs through Yasmine Djellal directly.

We work across languages. Yasmine advises in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish, which means Principal Voice work can be delivered directly for leaders operating in any of those language environments, without translation, without cultural approximation.

Questions about Principal Voice

How do you capture a leader's voice without it sounding written?

The process is built around listening before writing. We spend significant time in conversation with the principal, understanding not just what they think but how they think, the particular rhythms and emphases of the way they communicate. The first drafts are deliberately rough, designed to elicit reactions rather than impress. The final product reflects the principal because the process was built around them from the start.

Can you work with a leader who is a non-native English speaker?

Yes. Yasmine advises in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish. For leaders whose primary working language is one of those four, we conduct the engagement in that language. For leaders working in other languages, we work through translation partners while maintaining strategic oversight. The communications we produce are built for the principal's actual linguistic and cultural environment, not for an anglophone default.

How quickly can you work when there is an urgent speech or statement needed?

Speed is part of the work at this level. We understand that high-stakes moments often arrive faster than the calendar allows. For established principal relationships, we can move quickly on urgent deliverables. For new engagements, we recommend an initial conversation well in advance of the first major moment, so the foundational work is done and the urgent ask can be delivered at the quality it deserves.

Do you only work with leaders at the very top of institutions?

We work with senior leaders at the level where communications carries institutional weight: institutional heads, ministers, directors general, vice presidents, and policy voices in high-visibility roles. The common thread is not a title but the stakes: leaders whose words shape policy, move institutions, and carry real public consequences.

Can Principal Voice be combined with a broader organizational engagement?

Yes, and this is often the most powerful combination. An organization working with TCC on Narrative Architecture or Strategic Counsel can extend that engagement to Principal Voice work for its institutional head or senior leaders. The leader's communications are then built on the same foundational framework as the organization's, producing consistency across individual and institutional voice.

Ready to build a communications platform that matches the weight of your work?

The conversation starts with a direct discussion about what you need: the moment you are preparing for, the platform you want to build, or the voice you need to establish. We take it from there.

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