Public Engagement Project
Registration Now Open
Virtual Workshop
“Preparing for Media Interviews”
Monday, April 26, 2021
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Presenters:
Amy T. Schalet, PhD, Associate Professor,
Department of Sociology, UMass Amherst
Miliann Kang, PhD, Associate Professor,
Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, UMass Amherst
from the
UMass Amherst Public Engagement Project
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This workshop will provide practical advice and hands-on exercises to speak with reporters, have your views represented accurately and bring your expertise to the public. Getting rid of jargon is only the first step. We’ll help you figure out your talking points, tell a story with your research, and build relationships with reporters. You’ll have a plan at the end of the workshop. Bring a study that you’d like to be quoted on in the media. |
Past PEP Workshops
“Developing messages that movenon-academic audiences”
Presenters:
Lisa M. Troy, PhD, Associate Professor,
School of Public Health & Health Sciences, UMass Amherst
M.V. Lee Badgett, PhD, Professor,
Department of Economics, UMass Amherst
This workshop will provide practical advice and hands-on exercises to turn your idea into a powerful message. Getting rid of jargon is only the first step. We’ll help you frame your message, tailor it to your audience, and choose the right way to communicate it. You’ll walk out the door with a plan!
“Developing Your Message: How to Interest and Engage Stakeholders”
Presenters:
Linda Tropp, PhD and Ezra Markowitz, PhD
from the UMass Amherst Public Engagement Project
Friday, October 30, 2020, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
In this interactive workshop, UMCCTS affiliates will participate in a series of hands-on exercises to help them develop clear messages intended for specified audiences, in order to promote audience interest and engagement. Participants will work with the workshop instructors and in small groups to clarify what they have to say, why their message matters, and why it is important for the audiences they wish to engage.