From Podcasting to Dealing with the Press: How to Better Speak and Write about Your Science

You have three minutes to tell us about your research on mic. That’s just one of the experiences we offer on this one-day course in science communication. You’ll be in our podcast studio. Interviewing you from the other side of the mic will be a longstanding journalist and presenter with 25 years’ BBC experience. No curved balls, nothing scary, just a safe space to tell your listener what you do and why it matters.   

Away from the studio, we’ll sharpen up your writing with our five ‘easy wins’ for clearer, punchier prose. And, how does science get from the lab bench to the living room? You’ll discover what happens when scientists meet journalists. What are the opportunities and what are the potential pitfalls of dealing with the media?  

Along the way, we’ll touch on social media, and how to tackle nerves when you’re delivering that paper at your next conference.  

This course is open to Postdocs, Research Fellows & Research Degree Students.

Aims

• To give an awareness of some of the key forms of contemporary science communication
• To discuss the opportunities and difficulties that arise when scientists engage with the media 
• To help you find your ‘voice’ when discussing your work
• To learn some tricks and ‘insider secrets’ about how to capture your audience’s attention whether speaking or writing or broadcasting
• To familiarise you with media structures (how science gets from the lab bench to the living room and people’s handsets) 

How to book

Book via Inkpath using your Imperial Single-Sign-On.

Please ensure you have read and understood ECRI’s attendance & cancellation policy before booking.