When: April 28, 2016
9:30am to 3:00pm
Where: Estuarine Research Center, University of Texas Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373
Why attend?
Participants in this workshop will learn how to:
- Identify key messages arising from your research and professional activities, with an emphasis on explaining, "So what?" using the 'Message Box.'
- Understand the day-to-day pressures, constraints, and needs of different audiences (such as journalists or policymakers), and be able to refine and reframe your messages accordingly.
- Recognize and refine your use of technical jargon.
- Provide support and feedback for peers in order to build a community of practice.
This training will be led by COMPASS. Read the COMPASS Blog to see what past participants in the Gulf of Mexico say about this training. COMPASS trainers are pioneers in the practice of science communication, with formal training in the sciences and professional experience in journalism and policy. Since 2000, COMPASS has trained thousands of scientists from a range of career stages in North America and around the world.
Who should attend?
Scientists and researchers interested in improving their communication skills to engage in public discourse.
Register online here. Click here to view the event flyer.
Workshop Materials and Resources:
Remember that great slide with alternative terminology to use? Get it here.
If you want to download the speaker and panelist bios, click here.
Wasn't Heather Mannix fantastic? Here is her presentation.
Thank you to our sponsors!
