Testimonials

Jannica Swieringa

Communications adviser, Top Sector Life Sciences & Health, (Health~Holland)

“With their expertise in the Life Sciences & Health sector, The Golden Thread has given us great advice on professionalising our communication, from news items to calls.”

Peter Loenen

Communication Manager, Topigs Norsvin

“The Golden Thread has edited our texts for many years. They understand the language used in our business. Their service is fast and accurate, and they provide valuable feedback. The Golden Thread delivers on time even when the deadlines are tight.”

Rosemarie van der Veen-Oei

Head Research Department, KB, National Library of the Netherlands

“Dave from The Golden Thread was very helpful in editing our NWO research grant proposal, which we were developing. He was very cooperative and provided valuable input regarding the process. Also, he was very accurate in focusing our research grant proposal in accordance with the grant conditions. Although he stepped in the middle of the timeline, Dave picked up the content easily and was able to join the discussion during the consortium meetings.”

Linda den Boef-Dorsman

Coordinator Corporate Positioning and Corporate Communication, Dorcas

“Dave from The Golden Thread is an extraordinary professional who has proven his worth by assessing, writing, and summarising corporate and strategic documents for external publications. His ability to transform complex business information into understandable and engaging texts for the corporate target audience is commendable. Besides his impressive skills, he has a pleasant and easy-going demeanour, which makes working with him a genuine pleasure. Dave adapts to changing circumstances and approaches every challenge with a positive attitude. He also has a keen eye for detail, which contributes to the consistency and reliability of his work. The strategic documents he has authored have resulted in valuable insights and positive outcomes for our organisation.”

Jacobine den Hertog

Bruisst

“The Golden Thread conveys the strategic direction of an organisation in clear language that the target group understands. They play a well-considered advisory role and clarify things with the right questions. The final objective must be achieved to the client’s complete satisfaction. The Golden Thread ensures that happens.”

Dr Florence Metz

Assistant professor of Governance Resilience at University of Twente

“A very positive experience of collaborating with a highly professional, quick (weekends included), reliable and polite editor who improves the style of the language without twisting the content. Just what you need when submitting an ERC research grant proposal.”

Carlien Megens

Video Producer, MegensVeenstra, videomakers

“The Golden Thread regularly writes voice-over texts for us, and they are a pleasure to work with. They always convey the essence of the story with the right tone of voice.”

David van Walderveen  

Project-/Policy Officer, DIFFER

“Dave from The Golden Thread has edited many different strategic documents for DIFFER. He is a reliable and accurate partner who really understands science and the academic world. Therefore the revisions he makes are always spot on. You can definitely trust The Golden Thread to edit your strategic documents.”

Product Manager Virtual Gateway, NLinBusiness

“I am delighted to share my satisfaction about the scientific copy produced by Dave from The Golden Thread. He played a pivotal role in shaping the success of The Carbon Challenge’ VR film we made. His ability to translate intricate scientific concepts into an engaging script while maintaining accuracy and creativity truly stood out. Dave’s research and his collaborative and professional approach made working with him a pleasure.”

Steffie Sprengers

Communication officer, Netspar | Tilburg University

“The Golden Thread gets to the bottom of complex papers that focus on pensions, ageing and retirement provisions. These papers cover a very wide range of subjects but The Golden Thread always writes clear and well-organised one pagers about them. I like working with The Golden Thread due to the constant quality of their work and their professional approach.”

David Redeker

interim communication adviser at Dutch research institutes

“Dave from the Golden Thread responds quickly, is knowledgeable and always delivers on time. He is calm and confident, switches effortlessly between short and long texts, and always find the right tone.”

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Mariette Huisjes

Huisjes&co

“Dave from The Golden Thread is an ace in his field and always goes the extra mile for his clients. He is loyal, a pleasure to work with and gingers up each project with his sense of humour.”

Jerry van den Broeke

Senior Communication Strategist, Top Sector ChemistryNL

“I have worked with Dave many times in the last couple of years and with great pleasure. He is the person who immediately pops up in my mind when I want to translate complex issues like technical innovations or abstract challenges such as the circular economy into multilingual concepts, storylines, formats, visuals, animations, headings, etc. Then Dave is an awesome sparring partner. He is always open to improvements and has a high level of respect for the input and ideas of others. If you add to this his warm personality and great smile (even visible on a small Teams screen) then Dave is the man to have on board to give your communication a heart and soul and turn complex ideas into clear stories.”

Roos Breukers

Project Leader Study Choice Check, University of Twente

Michaella Schepers

Project Officer Centre for Educational Support, University of Twente

“We are very happy with the coaching that we received while writing our policy document. Dave Thomas from The Golden Thread coached us really well, from defining a clear problem statement through to formulating concrete policy recommendations. As a result of this, we could confidently set to work and we wrote a well-substantiated policy document.
Dave was able to fluently translate our ideas into clear and effective texts. In addition, he helped us to structure the policy document and give it a logical composition. That created a well-organised and easy to read policy document.
Dave focuses not just on the content, but also on the writing style and use of language. Dave provided valuable feedback and tips to improve the texts so that the message was conveyed clearly and powerfully. Thanks to his great coaching we learned a lot, and we are proud of the policy document we finally produced.”

Prof. A. Suda

Head of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, AUVA Hospital, Salzburg, Austria

“I have worked with The Golden Thread since 2008 and have used their services many times. Over the years, I have recommended their work to many of my colleagues because they not only improve the quality of the English but also ask questions about anything that is not clear in the content of my papers. This approach helps to improve the chances of my papers being published.

I look forward to many more years of successful cooperation with The Golden Thread.”