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Top researchers can find it challenging to explain their work to non-scientists. But knowing how to communicate clearly can provide an advantage, whether it\u2019s one-on-one with a potential funder or while answering questions during a media interview.<\/p>\n
Ready to earn your communication \u201cseal of approval\u201d? News Services will offer a series of lunch-time workshops this fall to help you sharpen your communication skills.<\/p>\n
Complete the series, and we\u2019ll note that you\u2019re media-ready in our experts guide, along with sharing your accomplishment with leaders in your college.<\/p>\n
Workshops are free but participants must register<\/a> <\/strong>as workshop size is limited to allow time for practice and feedback during the sessions. Need a different time slot? Let us know so we can arrange future training sessions.<\/p>\n OCTOBER NOVEMBER TBA This training is appropriate for faculty, postdocs, grad students, research associates and lab staff. If you are not included in the above list, please email D\u2019Lyn Ford (dcford@ncsu.edu) to learn about other training opportunities.<\/p>\n Ready to earn your communication “seal of approval”? News Services will offer a series of lunch-time workshops this fall to help you sharpen your communication skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2917,"featured_media":14103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-news"],"displayCategory":null,"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2917"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14100"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14136,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14100\/revisions\/14136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cCommunicating Science to the Public\u201d<\/strong>
\nGain hands-on practice in explaining your research without using jargon. You\u2019ll learn how to craft an elevator pitch to help you get the attention of people outside your field \u2013 including potential supporters of your work.
\nThursday, Oct.17, 12-1 p.m., Jeter Room, Butler Communications Building
\nTuesday, Oct. 22, 12-1 p.m., Jeter Room, Butler Communications Building<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMedia Relations Basics\u201d<\/strong>
\nGet ready to publicize your work. You\u2019ll learn how to build relationships with reporters, prepare for interviews and handle difficult questions.
\nTuesday, Nov. 12, 12-1 p.m., Jeter Room, Butler Communications Building
\nThursday, Nov. 21, 12-1 p.m., Jeter Room, Butler Communications Building<\/p>\n
\n\u201cOn-Camera Training\u201d
\nLights, camera, action! Take part in practice interviews in the Butler Communications Building TV studio.<\/p>\nRegister now: go.ncsu.edu\/MediaReady<\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"Top researchers can find it challenging to explain their work to non-scientists. But knowing how to communicate clearly can provide an advantage, whether it\u2019s one-on-one with a potential funder or while answering questions during a media interview.\r\n\r\nReady to earn your communication \u201cseal of approval\u201d? News Services will offer a series of lunch-time workshops this fall to help you sharpen your communication skills.\r\n\r\nComplete the series, and we\u2019ll note that you\u2019re media-ready in our experts guide, along with sharing your accomplishment with leaders in your college.\r\n\r\nWorkshops are free but participants must register<\/a> <\/strong>as workshop size is limited to allow time for practice and feedback during the sessions. Need a different time slot? Let us know so we can arrange future training sessions.\r\n\r\nOCTOBER\r\n\u201cCommunicating Science to the Public\u201d<\/strong>\r\nGain hands-on practice in explaining your research without using jargon. You\u2019ll learn how to craft an elevator pitch to help you get the attention of people outside your field \u2013 including potential supporters of your work.\r\nThursday, Oct.17, 12-1 p.m., Jeter Room, Butler Communications Building\r\nTuesday, Oct. 22, 12-1 p.m., Jeter Room, Butler Communications Building\r\n\r\nNOVEMBER\r\n\u201cMedia Relations Basics\u201d<\/strong>\r\nGet ready to publicize your work. You\u2019ll learn how to build relationships with reporters, prepare for interviews and handle difficult questions.\r\nTuesday, Nov. 12, 12-1 p.m., Jeter Room, Butler Communications Building\r\nThursday, Nov. 21, 12-1 p.m., Jeter Room, Butler Communications Building\r\n\r\nTBA\r\n\u201cOn-Camera Training\u201d\r\nLights, camera, action! Take part in practice interviews in the Butler Communications Building TV studio.\r\n\r\nThis training is appropriate for faculty, postdocs, grad students, research associates and lab staff. If you are not included in the above list, please email D\u2019Lyn Ford (dcford@ncsu.edu) to learn about other training opportunities.\r\nRegister now: go.ncsu.edu\/MediaReady<\/a><\/h3>\r\n
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