Amplifying Research episodes [[bpstrwcotob]]
Popular topics:
- Public engagement
- Storytelling
- Career development
- Team alignment
- Your pitch
- Making your work relatable
- Talks and presentations
- Mentorship
- Collaborating with professional staff
- Strategic comms
- Communicating in different formats/mediums
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Stakeholder/audience mapping
- Community engagement
- Listening
- DEI
- Strategy
- CALD/multicultural communities
- Comedy
- Failure
18. Geoff Paine on creating interactive experiences for impactful engagement
Today's episode is a deep dive with Geoff Paine, senior content curator at BehaviourWorks Australia.
In this episode, Geoff shares insights on how to design interactive experiences for impactful engagement. Drawing on his extensive background in storytelling and performance, he discusses the importance of making research communication engaging, interactive, and memorable. Geoff provides practical tips and innovative strategies for researchers to enhance their presentations and public engagements.
17. Bonnie Johnson & Anna Dennis on strategic comms for research orgs
Today's episode is a deep dive with Bonnie Johnson and Anna Dennis from the Academy of Social Sciences.
Over the last four years, Bonnie and Anna have achieved incredible things for the Academy, including the Seriously Social podcast reaching more than 100,000 downloads in three years and increasing the Academy's newsletter open rate from 12% to 47%.
In this episode, we use these initiatives as case studies to explore how Bonnie and Anna transformed the comms and engagement approach at the Academy of Social Sciences.
16. Prof Greg O'Grady on moving from academia to startups
Today’s episode is a deep dive with Prof Greg O’Grady, a professor of surgery at the University of Auckland who has successfully made the transition from academia to the world of startups.
Greg is the co-founder and CEO of Allimetry. Greg gives us a first-person account of what it was like to make the move, and shares invaluable insights about navigating the unique challenges and opportunities that come with bringing academic innovations to the commercial market.
15. Elizabeth Davie on unlocking the power of play for researchers
Today’s episode is a deep dive with Elizabeth Davie, the coordinator of the University of Melbourne’s Complex Human Data Hub and an accomplished comedy performer, director, and teacher.
Elizabeth shares her insights on the critical role of playfulness in research communication and engagement. She brings unique perspectives from her experience in clowning, improv, and stand-up comedy, emphasising how these art forms can transform workplace culture and enhance researchers’ communication skills.
Popular topics:
- Public engagement
- Storytelling
- Career development
- Team alignment
- Your pitch
- Making your work relatable
- Talks and presentations
- Mentorship
- Collaborating with professional staff
- Strategic comms
- Communicating in different formats/mediums
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Stakeholder/audience mapping
- Community engagement
- Listening
- DEI
- Strategy
- CALD/multicultural communities
- Comedy
- Failure