Presenting Science to the Public and Working with the Media
Online Training Programme
NITheCS – 22 March 2023
10:00 Arrival and registration
10:15 Welcome, introductions and expectations
Choose your style
10:45 Why communicate research?
Facilitated discussion about the value of research communication for
you and your institution
11:00 Think like the media: New perspectives on your work
Culture Shock: Research communication Vs mass media
Presenting research in a popular style
11:30 Choosing content
Structuring a great talk
Listening exercise
12:00 Talking the talk into existence
Public speaking made simple
12:30 BREAK (one hour)
13:30 Talking the talk into existence (cont)
Public speaking made simple
13:45 Creative approaches to research communication
Telling stories and painting pictures
Soundbites and managing jargon
14:00 Talking science and technology – Introducing FameLab
Structure and tips
What works? A case study
14:30 Putting it all together
Performance and warm ups
Eye contact and voice projection
14:45 Evaluation and close
Ends: 15h00
FameLab Regional / Institutional Heat and Final
Online Heat Programme
23 March 2023
FameLab Regional/ Institutional Heat
09:30 – 09:45 Judges briefing / Online registration
09:45 – 10:00 Welcome, background and introduction of judges
10:00 – 12:00 3 min talks (all participants)
12:00 – 12:15 Judges’ deliberation & announcement of semi-finalists
12:15 – 13:15 BREAK (1 hour)
FameLab Regional / Institutional Final
13:20 – 13:30 Sponsor/Host’s welcome and vote of support
13:30 – 13:35 Recap of rules and prizes (where applicable)
13:35 – 14:40 Final talks with comments from judges
14:40 – 14:55 Judges deliberations and announcement of finalists
Participant and audience feedback
14:55 – 15:00 Photos/closing comments