Virtual School of Research Communications (VSRC)
The Virtual School of Research Communications aims to educate participants on how to effectively communicate their research work to any audience and spark interest in the domain.
Why "Research Communications"?
Introduction
Overview of workshop (Read me)
Part 1 - My research career as an example of a communications journey
Part 2 - Bridging the gap between your research and the world out there
Part 3 - Tip #1 "Being creative in your storytelling"
Part 3 - Tip #2 "The power of metaphors"
Part 3 - Tip #3 "Knowing your audience"
Part 3 - Tip #4 "Practice makes perfect"
Part 4 - Q & A + Discussion
Q1 - "How do you communicate interdisciplinary research"
Q2 - How do you communicate something from the world to the world in the right way?
Q3 - How do interactions with different fields impact your communications?
Q4 - Communicating incentives?
Q5 - How do you discover the right metaphor for the right audience?
Q6 - How do you overcome the fear of public speaking?
Q7 - Knowing when to use and how to use the right metaphor?
Q8 - How do you overcome culture diversity and present authentically?
Part 5 - Quiz
Overview of workshop 2 (read me)
Part 1 - Review of last workshop
Part 2 - Introduction to speaker
Part 3a - An overview of my career for context
Part 3b - How do we communicate
Part 3c - A few examples
Part 3d - Tell a story
Part 3e - Sound of speech
Part 3f - Visual aids
Part 3f - Examples (visualisation of data)
Part 3f - Examples (simplifying statements)
Part 3g - Listener repertoire
Part 3h - Presentation examples
Part 3i - Half Life your presentation
Part 3j - Professional presentation with critique (example 1)
Part 3j - Professional presentation with critique (example 2)
Part 3k - Presentation example from presenter
Part 3l - Using examples
Part 3m - Tools to ensure your research reaches audiences
Part 3n - Final thoughts and advice
Part 4 - Q & A
Q1 "High level research from Bosnia & Herzegovina?"
Q2 "Picking a single visual aid for 3MT"
Q3 "Motivation for publicly sharing your research"
Part 5 - Quiz
Overview of workshop 3 (read me)
Part 1 - Uvod
Part 2a - Nije važno šta kažete, već šta drugi čuju
Part 2b - AMEN Princip
Part 2c - Obrazovna struktura publike
Part 2d - Ispričaj priču
Part 3 - Nastup pred kamerama
Part 3a - Trema
Part 3b - Vježbajte
Part 3c - Istražite sve okolnosti
Part 3d - Elementi komunikacije
Part 3f - Priprema za snimanje
Part 3g - Izgled
Part 3h - Oblačenje
Part 3i - Sjedenje
Part 3j - Online Intervjui
Q - Zašto predstaviti svoj rad na 3MT?
Quiz
Overview of workshop 4 (read me)
Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2a - Presentation example 1
Part 2a - Presentation Feedback
Part 2b - Presentation example 2
Part 2b - Presentation Feedback
Part 2c - Presentation example 3
Part 2c - Presentation Feedback
Part 2d - Presentation example 4
Part 2d - Presentation Feedback
Part 3 - Discussion on feedback
Part 4 - Rewarded examples
Part 5 - Conclusion
Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Why communicate with the media?
Part 3 - Media forms and audience
Part 4 - Preparation for communication with the media
Part 5 - Do's and Don'ts For Presentations
Part 6 - Relations with journalists
Part 7 - Important little things that make a big difference
Part 8 - Q&A: Fear of Camera
Part 9 - Q&A: Facial Expressions and Body Movements
Part 10 - Q&A: How to get rid of long caption when creating posts
Know your audience
Pick your battles
Script and continuity
Your accompanying slide
Summary
Seeing the bigger picture
My research journey and lessons learnt
Q & A - How do you make a novel contribution and what are the major obstacles?
Q & A - What makes a great researcher?
Q & A - How do you overcome the feeling that even after a Ph.D. you have not made such a significant contribution?
Q & A - How do you narrow research interests, especially if they are completely different fields?
Q & A - Is it a frequent occurrence to be only in the research sector without being in the real (clinical/medical) sector simultaneously?
Q & A - An example of how research has impacted patients
Q & A - How will Artificial Intelligence impact research?
Q & A - To what extent do changes in the microbiome affect our behaviour?
Q & A - Any major differences in the academic job market over the last 15 years & advice for current Ph.D. students?
Q & A - Any general tips on writing a thesis?
Introduction
My career journey before the leap
Academia was not for me / How do you decide what to do.
Extracurricular activities during your research
Can't find it? Create it!
Key tips for a career transition
Q & A - Academia and Industry co-dependence?
Q & A - Academics teaching industry practices without industry experience?
Q & A - How do you make a jump into a meaningful industry job?
Q & A - Academia to Industry vs Industry to Academia transition?
Q & A -What initial steps should one make in order to transition to industry?
Introduction
What?
Why?
How?
Things to consider
Tools
A guide to presenting
Speech, Body, Face, Dress-code
Presenting to non experts