Engaged Researcher - Research Busking

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Think about all those people milling around at festivals, networking events, conferences, open days and social gatherings. Would you like to make them curious about your research? What if you could say or do something to capture their attention; make them want to engage with, understand and remember something of your research? This workshop will explore the performative skills of busking and how we may use and adapt these to engage transient audiences and make them curious to find out more about our research. Don’t worry, you don’t need to sing, play an instrument or swallow fire; just have a passion for your research, a desire to engage, and a willingness to play.

Sarah is passionate about the art and science of communication and eloquential is her rattle bag of knowledge, skills and experience which she uses to train, coach and facilitate. Sarah collects research from areas such as psychology and neuroscience, along with practitioners’ experience from the performing arts to fill her bag of tricks, tips and advice. Sarah has been involved in public engagement since 2006, working closely with the Cambridge University. She is also a peripatetic teacher of communication and performance skills in schools, and a co-host of a podcast called Gin and Topic.

• PhD students
• Post-docs
• Researchers
• Public Engagement Professionals

Number of sessions: 1

Participants of this course will: • Understand what busking is and why is it useful for public engagement • Identify the key skills for successful busking • Play with some busking techniques and practice skills for effective busking • Consider ideas for busking activities on own research

If you have any queries, please contact Engaged.Researcher@admin.cam.ac.uk

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