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Curious about Public Engagement? This session provides a good foundation for beginners to develop public engagement skills or for those with a bit of experience.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Explain what public engagement is and why we do it

• Identify audiences they would like to engage

• Know how to tailor messages to different audiences

• Describe different formats public engagement can take

About your trainer

Sarah Cosgriff (she/they) is a multi-award winning science communicator with a background in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). They have worked in a number of settings, such as education, youth sector, and public engagement. Sarah is an experienced speaker, trainer and consultant and their clients have included businesses, charities, universities, festivals, schools and museums.

Please note that there will be breakout rooms during the training session for exercises and discussions. The first breakroom room will involve working in pairs, in which you will need a pen and paper for this exercise.

For those of us working and studying in universities - whatever our roles! We need to be able to stand up and talk about our work, to each other and also to non-experts. Good speakers talk with clarity and charisma. They’re engaging and they’re accessible, even when presenting complicated ideas.

For many of us this doesn’t come easy, but the good news is that presentation skills can be learned. Nerves can be tamed, audiences won round and content shaped into delicious story-sized bites.

In this interactive workshop, you’ll have the opportunity to create, practice and refine a short presentation. You’ll learn how to craft your message, ‘own the stage’, interact with the audience and enjoy your time in the limelight. You will leave more relaxed than you walked in, with the practical skills needed to go forth and tell the world about your work.

Podcasting can be a powerful tool to engage with difficult-to-reach audiences, expand professional networks, and become established as an authority in your field. In this training, you'll learn about the tools you need to create compelling podcasts about research, to engage with different audiences, and increase your overall impact. As well as discussing the creation of an engaging narrative, this session will also teach you all the practicalities of audio production you need to get started on your own.