What is Quiet Voice?
Quiet Voice is a relational, place-based approach designed to engage people who are typically disengaged — not because they don’t care, but because the system hasn’t listened in ways that feel safe, meaningful, or relevant. It meets people where they are: in everyday places, through everyday conversations, with deep respect for lived experience and local knowledge.
Through gentle facilitation, story-sharing, and trusted relationships, the Quiet Voice Methodology brings marginalised, quiet, and disenfranchised voices into the heart of community development and decision-making.
Animating Communities
Quiet Voice provides more than just a way to listen — it creates the conditions for communities to come alive. By building trust, opening safe spaces for conversation, and valuing quieter forms of contribution, it helps unlock the energy and insight that often sits just below the surface.
This is the starting point for community animation — the moment when people begin to see themselves as part of the story, and feel confident to step into co-design and action. When communities feel seen and heard, they’re far more likely to take part, shape solutions, and lead the changes they want to see.
How We Can Support You
As a licensed agent and delivery partner of the Quiet Voice Methodology, All About The Place offers:
Training & capacity-building for organisations who want to embed Quiet Voice principles in their work
Community-led engagement projects using Quiet Voice to reach those who are rarely heard
Insight capture and storytelling that brings lived experience into planning, design, and evaluation
Interwoven - Quiet Voice Testimonials
"A perfect amount of information to take in in the time frame. Clear concepts and techniques that we can definitely use in communities, and within our organisation to introduce sociocratic ways of thinking."
"The methodology will help us to seek out and listen to those quiet voices and respond to local community activation, working closely with communities in the creation and support of sustainable physical activity opportunities which meet their wants and needs."
“ The team really appreciated your inspirational training. Can’t wait to see how it supports our fabulous community developers.”
“Thank you for sharing your knowledge and insight around working with communities in this ‘quiet voice’ way. It was so useful, thought provoking and fun! I will definitely be looking further into how I can use this in my work.”
Let’s work together to make sure every voice counts.
Want to explore how Quiet Voice can support your work? Get in touch — we’d love to talk.