Creative communication skills training for scientists and researchers: visual and digital
Want to engage with policy makers and the media, get your message across at a science communication event, or simply engage in more outreach? You’ll definitely need to be able to talk about your science, and you may well need some practical “creative communication” skills, too.
We offer hands-on training and workshops that focus on the visual communication and digital communication of science and research.
Learn more below, or get in touch to talk about a workshop or training session that you have in mind.
Visual Communication Training for Scientists, Researchers & Communicators
Visualise science & research effectively
Learn the principles of effective visual communication and apply transferrable design skills to create and receive feedback on your visual communication.
Infographics and Visual Communication
Learn how to communicate complex information quick and powerfully by creating visual communication tools that are clear, memorable, and perhaps even motivating.
Standout slides
Learn a simple process for planning, designing, and refining slides to ensure that your visual aids are clear, consistent and helpful in reinforcing your message.
Poster Design & Delivery Skills for Researchers
Share your research and start a conversation with a thoughtfully-designed poster and engaging exchanges that make you memorable for all the right reasons.
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Digital Communication Training for Scientists, Researchers & Communicators
Social Media for Researchers
Does your heart sink when you hear "social media"? Or do your eyes light up? Either way, we can help you learn all you need to know to use social media to share your research effectively.
Podcasting Skills to Share Research and Communicate Science
Podcasts are immensely popular and they are a great way to get your science communication message into the ears (and minds!) of your audience. Learn how to create and run your own podcast in this workshop.
Website Design Skills for Researchers
Do you want to create a website or blog for your research group or yourself to talk about your research? Have you been given the task of keeping an existing WordPress website up-to-date? This is the workshop for you.
Where do you want to go now?
In-person or live online, multi-day workshops or bite-sized sessions: we offer a range of delivery options and formats to meet your needs
We offer:
- in-person workshops, training sessions and learning events across Europe
- online sessions in Europe and internationally using collaborative tools, via Zoom (or Webex, Butter, Teams - we're flexible)
- blended learning approaches that combine in-person, live online, and asynchronous learning
Our learning comes in a range of formats, including:
- Interactive learning and participatory workshops that span anything from 4 hours to several days for groups of 6-20 (large group workshops possible)
- Bite-sized practical learning modules that last 2-4 hours - ideal for teams and research groups
- Webinars and talks filled with actionable tips and ideas
- Short sessions for department meetings, retreats, or conferences.
- Engaging webinars for remote participants and large groups.
- Keynote presentations that inspire and inform larger audiences.
Want to know more? Get in touch!
You may also find these courses useful:
Key Messaging Workshop for Researchers
Whether you want to inform, educate, motivate or persuade, knowing your audience and getting your message right are critical. That's what we focus on in this workshop.
Storytelling, Story Structures and Narrative Techniques for Researchers
Stories and narrative are the secret sauce of creating engaging science and research communication that connects with non-expert audiences. Learn how to harness the power of this age-old (and still relevant) technique.
Science Communication in Practice
Equip students and researchers with a toolbox of practical science and research communication skills that they can use to share their, and their groups', research.
Overview of all training and coaching
Interested in something else? Here is an overview of all of our training and coaching for scientists, researchers and communicators.
It's been a long time since I have enjoyed a training workshop as much as I did this one! Suzanne took a lot of time to get to know each of our group during the training, quickly spotting where our strengths lay and helping us develop skills in new areas. She struck a good balance between theory and discussion, and I particularly appreciated the time she gave us for group work and time to try out new skills alone. She was full of energy and positivity, and made me feel welcome and valued throughout, even when she put me on the spot in role plays. Highly recommended!
It was useful to think more strategically about elevator pitches and how I could create something generic for "everyday" use as well as something tailored for different situations like meetings. The opportunity to plan and share elevator pitches was good, as it gave me an idea of other styles and approaches. The detailed individual feedback was unexpected, but great.
I have just completed SciComm Success' Poster Design Workshop. It was full of interesting tips and tools, some of which I have already built into my poster planning. Although we had a big group and I expected a lecture/webinar format, Suzanne constantly invited us to provide feedback and our own experiences, and I enjoyed hearing what fellow biologists like and don't. I liked that the group was international and enjoyed the flexible and informal discussions - some via chat, some using whiteboards, some simple audio discussion. It felt as if we could all contribute, wherever we were. I would recommend this workshop for anyone new to creating posters for conferences. It would probably be a good refresher for poster presenters, too. Thank you, SEB, for the opportunity.
This was a fascinating workshop! I learned so much about how I come across and how powerful it is to become more conscious about how I "show up", so that I can make the right impression. Loved the tips about reading other people's non-verbal cues, too. This has made me think twice about the best time to approach people with difficult subject. Thank you, Suzanne, for an inspiring morning!
Loved this. So much information and still time for some good discussions with fellow students. I look forward to being able to use some of the ideas when I create my first poster.
This was a good refresher on best practice planning and design for posters. I particularly enjoyed the sessions on tools for choosing colour palettes, which I have since used in other communication materials, and the discussion about online and virtual conferences, which was an eye-opener for me during COVID. Thank you, Suzanne!
This workshop was great fun. I learned loads about perspective and how I tend to communicate, and hope to be able to use this knowledge to communicate better with our international students.
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Our most popular programmes
Our most popular communication skills training and science communication workshops for scientists, researchers, universities and research organisations. Available in person and online, in a variety of lengths and formats.
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SciComm events - 360º support
If you want to offer science communication training and end with an interactive outreach event, using a 3MT, FameLab, Science Slam or similar format, we can help you with planning, training, coaching & moderation.
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Facilitation & moderation
Do you have a meeting coming up that might benefit from a clear process and professional facilitation? Or are you looking for a native English-speaking moderator or facilitator for your panel, conference or event? We'd love to help.
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