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25.01.2022 Reflections from the keyboard: After 25 years with Charles Sturt University, I finished up at CSU Media in June. I witnessed much change in the comms sector, but much stays the same #sciencecommunication #csuresearch #communicatingresearch #socialmedia #broadcastmedia Read more at http://thecommsdoctor.com.au//reflections-from-the-keyboa/
23.01.2022 2020 is a busy year for #epidemiology with #pandemic, and media seeking #science wisdom, expertise and to help interpret data on #COVID. Time for scientists and other researchers to talk! Read more https://thecommsdoctor.com.au//researchers-should-have-op/
23.01.2022 The latest series of podcasts at Charles Sturt Stories https://soundcloud.com/user-83287832-705182774 includes interviews I recorded with leading ILWS CSU ecological researchers. This included Professor Lee Baumgartner on the massive native fish kills in the lower Darling River in 2018/2019 > https://soundcloud.com/user-83287832/ep-5-bonus-content-lee and and how to preserve ‘at risk’ animals on ‘islands’ on sea and on land with Dr Melannie Massaro. https://soundcloud.co...m/user-832/ep-7-melanie-massaro-how-to These environment interviews were extremely interesting and fun to record and produce. I think the researchers enjoyed it too!
23.01.2022 Throughout my career in science communication, I’ve regularly been asked what makes a good research story? Read more here https://thecommsdoctor.com.au//what-makes-a-good-research/
23.01.2022 Collaboration is complex, needs time, resources to nurture. Collaboration is made or broken through relationships good relations rely on communication that meet the needs of collaborators. Read more https://thecommsdoctor.com.au//communication-needs-for-sc/ @ilwscsu #auscicomms #researchcommunication
22.01.2022 Radio, TV, internet, various social media, print, magazines, video blog, podcast researchers and communicators now have a plethora of communication media that they can use to tell their story. But which one is best? And what do we mean by ‘best’? Read more here > https://thecommsdoctor.com.au//how-to-tell-your-research-/
22.01.2022 Winton Wetlands: nature education and bush kinder Bush kinder uses Nature and the outdoors as a setting for intensive learning by young children, particularly those attending pre-school. Listen to how Nature and children come together at Winton. > https://thecommsdoctor.com.au//winton-wetlands-bush-kinde/
21.01.2022 The magic of television: Television holds a special place in broadcast media. TV stimulates the sound and sight senses so much that it invokes very emotional responses it really grabs the viewer’s attention, it can really tell a story. Read more on how television helps tell research stories here > https://thecommsdoctor.com.au/stor/the-magic-of-television/ #tellastory Institute for Land, Water & Society Australian Science Communicators (ASC)
20.01.2022 Collaboration is vital for research in regional Australia: As a social researcher, I investigate the barriers to collaborative research in regional Australia between landholders, government agents, researchers and their institutions. Collaboration really is vital for natural resource management in Australia, as we don't have all the skills and expertise in one place, in one organization, or in one agency. I am part of an ILWS team that is investigating how to improve this co...llaboration between people to address the incredibly complex environmental problems facing Australia. We're looking at how and how well people work together and if they don’t work together, why not. We're working at the grassroots: we're looking at people, we're looking at organizations, and we're looking at community groups, and what helps them collaborate, particularly in regional Australia. What have we found so far? Have a look at my presentation on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7eWK6PW5iI to find out more. Presented on 9 September 2020, this was part of 2020 National Social Science Week #nssw2020 organised @ilwscsu @CharlesSturtUni See more
19.01.2022 It’s in print, so it must be right right? #Print is a very powerful medium for communication. It informs, ignites and explains ideas and information. So why isn’t all communication in print? Read more https://thecommsdoctor.com.au//its-in-print-so-it-must-be/ #researchers #communicators #tellastory
19.01.2022 Ever got to the end of a research project and thought, I really wish I had got that photo (or video, or interview)! Read more at The Comms Doctor https://thecommsdoctor.com.au//hunting-and-gathering-for-/
09.01.2022 Why plan communication about research? You are a researcher that gets a gig to do an interview for the local news about your upcoming research project... Read more @TheCommsDoctorAU https://thecommsdoctor.com.au//why-plan-communication-abo/
09.01.2022 How many times have you heard the saying, a picture is worth a thousand words or seeing is believing? #Images can show #shapes, #colours, locations, symptoms, actions, results, plants and animals, objects and people. They can depict the unusual, the quirky, the different. They can evoke happiness, sadness, humour, seriousness, anger, fear. They show. @ilwscsu #storytelling #scicomm #tellyourstory #sciencecommunication #researchcommunication Read more here https://thecommsdoctor.com.au/stories/seeing-is-believing/
09.01.2022 A podcast on the Winton Wetlands - 'Connecting people, wetlands and health' The close link between healthy wetlands and healthy people has been known since times before the British colonisation of Australia. The Yorta Yorta and other Aboriginal nations met regularly to grow, gather and trade foods and other resources on the banks of what is now the Winton Wetlands. Listen to more here https://thecommsdoctor.com.au//winton-wetlands-connecting/
08.01.2022 Social media are important tools in a modern researcher’s box of communication tricks. Since the advent of Facebook in 2004, social media has been used to promote research stories locally, nationally and worldwide, at the touch of a button. So how can we use them better? Read on > https://thecommsdoctor.com.au//weaving-your-story-using-s/
07.01.2022 You’re driving on the open road, you turn on your favourite device, and you listen to a great story on the radio. Those first sounds and words in an audio story can transport the listener to a new place, another time, a different situation, and immerse them in a story. Read more here > https://thecommsdoctor.com.au/stories/that-sounds-good/
07.01.2022 Can agencies of different feathers click together? NRM research needs collaborations, but there are many barriers to overcome to improve these collaborations and research outcomes for natural resource management in Australia. Read more here > https://www.csu.edu.au//Ward-Vanvderzee-ILWS-Report-125.pdf #sciencecommunication #researchcommunication #ilwscsu
07.01.2022 An interesting piece of science communication - two years ahead of its time! This should be compulsory viewing for why we need to do what we can to minimise social contact where possible. Thank you SBS! https://www.sbs.com.au/ondema/video/1714220611540/contagion
06.01.2022 Never let it be said that The Comms Doctor shies away from a challenge bushfires, blue-green algae outbreaks and a global pandemic have provided ‘unique’ work circumstances in 2020. #auscicomm @ilwscsu #sciencecommunication Read more > https ://thecommsdoctor.com.au/stories/science-communication-addresses-major-challenges-in-2020/
05.01.2022 Radio is alive and kicking: You turn on a radio and the connection starts it’s very personal. Anger, sadness, joy and wonder can all roll in the next 20 minutes as announcers capture listeners attention, imaginations and emotions. Read more > https://lnkd.in/gJhaEM7 #communicatingresearch #podcast #tellastory #sciencecommunication ... #researchers See more
05.01.2022 How to tell your research story ... You have a story to tell about your research. A question often posed by researchers is how do I best tell my research story? Read how here https://thecommsdoctor.com.au//how-to-tell-your-research-/
04.01.2022 Ever seen a movie about making movies, and the director says to the actor standing in front of the camera, Now do it again, this time with feeling! This statement highlights the impact of video and television. It is great for telling stories with emotion. It makes the messages short, sharp, and snappy. It emphasises impact. Read more https://thecommsdoctor.com.au/stories/its-a-moving-feast/ ... #scicomm #sciencecommunication #researchcommunication #tellastory See more
