Turn your ideas into stories people remember.
Tailored storytelling workshops & consulting for organizations.
About KT Storytelling
Hi, I’m Renira. I founded KT (Knowledge Translation) Storytelling to help people and organizations tell better stories. Why? Because I believe storytelling is one of the most powerful tools we have to connect with others and share knowledge, yet many of us have never been trained in it.
If you work in research, health, or academia, you may know there is often a gap between what we know works and what happens in practice. The KT field emerged to help bridge that gap. Check out my episode, Why We All Need a Knowledge Broker, on the Healthcare Change Makers podcast by Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada to learn more about KT.
Storytelling helps us communicate in ways people can understand, remember, and connect with—all common goals of KT. Whether you’re a researcher who wants to tell the story of your work, a patient advisor who wants to promote change, or anyone with an idea to share, storytelling can help you get your message across. Interested in learning how to tell better stories? Get in touch to book a virtual or in-person storytelling workshop.
Click HERE to register for the March 31, 2027 online workshop!
About the founder:
Renira Narrandes, MA, MSc(OT), MPH
I’m a South African Canadian storyteller, spoken word poet, and knowledge translation (KT) professional with a clinical and research background. I’ve trained over 100 organizations around the world in storytelling, including research centres, hospitals, universities, school boards, and corporations. My work focuses on helping people communicate ideas with clarity, creativity, and humanity.
When I was a little girl, I dreamt of doing something where I could write and perform. But, like many children of immigrants, I was encouraged to pursue medicine. This tension between art and science pulled me in different directions, and I didn’t always know where my path was going. My journey included three master’s degrees (journalism, occupational therapy, and public health), as well as diverse roles at hospitals and health care organizations.
In 2016, I discovered the KT field and realized that art and science could come together. Since then, I’ve held lead KT positions at two of Canada’s largest academic hospitals. I’m currently a Knowledge Translation Program Manager at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.
I’ve done all kinds of KT work—from developing evidence-based clinical tools to implementing care pathways to marketing resources to working with partners in hospitals and communities. Through it all, I’ve used storytelling to engage others and exchange knowledge.
In 2018, I started facilitating storytelling workshops for fun. As word spread and demand grew, I founded KT Storytelling to bring this training to more people and organizations. Check out my gallery to see some of this work in action.
You can read more on LinkedIn, but all I really want you to know about me is that I love stories and can’t wait to hear yours.
Organizations Renira has worked with:
