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Hi Patrick, We do regular training of scientists and academics to help them engage with audiences beyond their peer group. One thing that often comes up is that they believe their work is boring, too esoteric and not really of interest to a wider audience e.g. the public. The key problem is that they haven't been able to step outside their subject or research and see it as others would, then tell their story in a simple but accessible way. We haven't found anyone yet who hasn't had a story to tell and of course your audience might be business, investors, stakeholders as well as tv, press or even critics, protestors and objectors. I do know many of our delegates who have enjoyed embracing the task of stepping onto a public platform or a big conference event once they know how to switch on the right "bits". Best wishes, Barbara www.screenhouse.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Patrick Middleton (BBSRC, SO) Sent: 23 August 2012 15:38 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [PSCI-COM] Public engagement - why bother? Hi all, Help please! I'm trying to draw together examples, anecdotes and evidence of what researchers get out of doing public engagement. If you have any examples please let me know and I'll post them on the growing list here: http://www.scoop.it/t/public-engagement-why-bother You often hear people say things like, "public engagement can make think about your research differently" or "talking to people helps you reassess your research questions". But what's the evidence for this? 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