Communicating Research

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Does sitting down to write your dissertation lead to hours wasted online? Or do you spend so much time planning your writing schedule that you don’t actually start writing?

Now that you know your audience – their interests and motivations – what message do you want to communicate to them? In this session we will learn how to determine your own goals and find the best medium through which to achieve that goal. We will use the Message Tool to frame your messages in ways that connect with your target audience.   

Humans make sense of their world through stories. By using story structure to communicate your research, you can engage your audience’s curiosity and emotions, taking them along with you on your journey of discovery.

"Plain language" is a way of communicating information simply and efficiently to your audiences. By using plain language, you relieve your reader (or listener) of the extra effort required to interpret jargon or process long sentences.  

Have you ever heard anyone say, "know your audience"? That's great advice, but how do you do it? In this session, we will explore a variety of ways of getting to know your audience, even if you don’t know who your audience may be at this point. 

Session 5 of our Writing Op-Eds series is a hands-on opportunity. Participants pre-submit a short 150-250 word pitch or lede for a potential op-ed. Dr.