The Engaged Researcher: Telling Your Research Story

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Whether at a conference, a science festival or in the pub, all scientists need to be able to talk about their work in an engaging and understandable way. This practical, hands-on session will help scientists develop their communication skills, so they are confident talking to diverse audiences in a range of environments.

GSLS Researchers

Number of sessions: 1

Public Engagement

• understand what makes someone an engaging speaker
• be confident judging whether props, slides etc are appropriate, and using them thoughtfully
• have developed a range of ways to include the audience in a presentation, to make it a two-way interaction
• be able to handle some common “difficult” situations and audience interactions
• take away a short (2 min) presentation they have developed and practiced during the session

Interactive Workshop

1 half-day