* Communicate their work simply and effectively
* Understand what the media wants
* Avoid career-damaging mistakes
The media have never been more interested in scientists and their work – from high profile science documentaries, to TV programmes that name and shame; from considered articles in broadsheet newspapers that try to explain the science clearly, to broadcast news reporters who want you to sum up ten years of research in less than thirty seconds.
Many research grants now require recipients to communicate their research to the public. But can you explain your work in one minute, without using any technical terms?
This one-day course will prepare you to deal with the media with confidence and skill – from writing your own press release, to answering live questions on the news, to presenting your work in a full length feature documentary.
Using training exercises, role-plays, and real-life examples, delivered by award winning science TV professionals, this course will equip you with a range of techniques to use when interacting with the media.
We can run these courses in a number of ways to suit you. A standard format would be one course for a company, university department or faculty. We'd specify a minimum and maximum number of participants. It will be more cost effective if we come to you, and you provide a venue - a standard AV equipped seminar or lecture room is fine. If you can't find a room, we will. Individuals may also wish to book courses, and we aim to cater for them - probably in Leeds (our base). Please let us know if you are interested. Finally, if this course isn't what you are looking for, we may be able to tailor a course for your organisation.
"The speakers were fantastic. The course was great at keeping attention and was generally fun and relevant. All in all a great success."NEXT COURSE FOR INDIVIDUALS: TBA
PhD Biology Student, York University
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| email for details or booking | To book a course or ask a question email Barbara Govan by clicking the link on the left or phoning 0113 266 8881. |
