> List members may be interested in the following courses offered by the
> Royal Society....
>
> Course profiles
>
> Media Training Course (1 day course) - 21 November, 29 January 2003 (in
> Edinburgh), 21 February
> Tutors - Stephen White and Peter Evans
> The media - print and broadcast - is a powerful, readily available vehicle
> for scientists to reach a wide audience. This is an excellent introduction
> to working with the media with lots of information and practical sessions
> built in. Participants will enjoy being a reporter for an hour, find out
> what makes news "news", write and review their own press release and learn
> and practice interview techniques with a BBC broadcast journalist. The
> course builds both knowledge of the media and confidence in interacting
> with it.
>
> Communication Skills Training (2 day course) - 9 and 10 December, 30 and
> 31 January 2003 (in Edinburgh), 27 and 28 February
> Tutors - Bernard Dixon and Peter Evans
> Good communication - to other scientists as well as to the lay audience -
> is an essential professional competence. This is a course to sharpen
> writing and editing skills and to polish presentation techniques. Day one
> of the course will focus on written communication with many practical
> sessions built in. Participants will find out what constitutes "good
> writing" and common pitfalls when writing about science. There will be an
> opportunity to draft written pieces for differing audiences ranging from a
> woman's magazine to a feature for a national daily newspaper as well as an
> introduction to editing. Day two will concentrate on spoken communication:
> how to structure a talk, why the visual aspects of communication are so
> important and how to prepare visual aids. Much of the second day will be
> devoted to coaching participants in presentation skills - with the
> emphasis on adequate rehearsal, clear, jargon free delivery and a telling
> performance.
>
> Cost of courses
> The courses cost £200 for the one-day Media Training course and £500 for
> the two-day Communication Skills training course.
>
> Registration
> To register for these courses first check availability by contacting Suzi
> White at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. You
> will then need to fill in the online form at
> <http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/funding/>.
>
>
> Suzi White
> Events Officer
>
> Tel: +44 (0)20 7451 2581
> Fax: +44 (0)20 7451 2693
>
> The Royal Society
> 6-9 Carlton House Terrace
> London SW1Y 5AG
>
> www.royalsoc.ac.uk
> Registered Charity No 207043
>
> The Royal Society - excellence in science
>
>
>
> Suzi White
> Events Officer
>
> Tel: +44 (0)20 7451 2581
> Fax: +44 (0)20 7451 2693
>
> The Royal Society
> 6-9 Carlton House Terrace
> London SW1Y 5AG
>
> www.royalsoc.ac.uk
> Registered Charity No 207043
>
> The Royal Society - excellence in science
>
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