by Econnect | Jan 9, 2015 | Top Tips
Have you ever left a meeting worried that it was not really as productive as you had hoped? Perhaps some of the quieter people had insightful things to say, but they never said them? Maybe decisions seemed to be unanimous, but you were not sure if everyone or only the...
by Econnect | Nov 19, 2014 | Writing science simply
By Mary O’Callaghan The Managing Climate Variability (MCV) Climate Champion program was named a finalist in the 2014 Banksia Sustainability Awards, held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, on 11 November. To be eligible, “your initiative must have recent...
by Econnect | Jul 21, 2014 | Telling stories
Matthew McConnaughey’s been taking notes… A graduate of one of our Presenting Science workshops tipped us off after reading a LinkedIn article about McConnaughey’s Oscar-win acceptance speech. Sherri Hsu, who took part in our presenting science...
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...