Professional development opportunity: public engagement masterclass, 12 July

Communicating your research is a challenging task in the increasingly noisy marketplace for ideas.

The Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education has partnered with The Conversation to run a public engagement masterclass.

The class will be headed by Liz Minchin, Senior Editor of The Conversation. The Conversation achieves an average audience of 35 million article views a month through affiliated sites and via global republication in news outlets.

In small groups, participants will pick up practical tips and skills to apply towards 

· how to put your audience first; 

· how to get better at strategically identifying a target audience, such as politicians, other potential new funders, or the general public; and 

· how to get better at adapting your language and story to your target audience.

Monash staff are entitled to a reduced registration fee as the University is a founding partner of The Conversation. More information can be found in the attached flyer here.

A complete list of all University ECR events can be found here http://intranet.monash.edu.au/research/ecr/events/index.html