by Econnect | Jun 5, 2013 | Training to communicate
By Sarah Cole A graduate of our Presenting science course Caroline Le, from the Cancer Therapeutics Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), was recognised as the top talent among young career researchers at the annual CRC’s conference held in Melbourne in mid-May 2013. The...
by Jenni Metcalfe | Jun 4, 2013 | Training to communicate
By Toss Gascoigne The Crawford Fund commissioned us to run a 5-day Master Class last month in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This follows a previous Master Class in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in November 2011. 20 African scientists and science communicators from 9 African nations...
by Econnect | Oct 26, 2012 | Training to communicate
By Toss Gascoigne I’ve been running media skills workshops with Econnect for 20 years now, but our recent workshop in Beijing was a new challenge. Our workshop began as an internal CSIRO course, but grew and spread as other science groups in Australia heard about it...
by Econnect | Jun 9, 2012 | Top Tips
To give your media release every chance of being picked up by the media, you need to consider when and how to distribute it. When to distribute it Early in the week is best as it tends to be a quiet news time. Weekends can also be good for getting onto Sunday night TV...
