The research you do today or in the future, potentially has the power to change people’s lives – but only if they know about it and understand how it applies to them.
Communicating successfully can help attract participants to clinical trials, promote and publicise findings, and even secure funding.
Understanding how to develop messages that are interesting and relatable to any and all audiences is a valuable tool that can help you get your research out into the world.
Join experienced communications consultant Kristen Connell for a one hour workshop focused on utilising clear, simple language – both in written and verbal presentations – to share complex information with the general public and non-peer audiences.
Facilitator: Kristen Connell
Kristen is an experienced media professional who has provided strategic media advice to senior executives of major organisations, Ministers and politicians.
She started her career as a journalist including nearly a decade in the Press Gallery at Parliament House, during which time she interviewed CEOs, Ministers and union officials and attended hundreds of doorstops and press conferences.
She now utilises this experience in delivery of training to provide participants with a strong understanding of the mechanics of the media interview and how to maximise performance and outcomes.
Kristen has also worked as a political press officer for a Federal Senator. This included speechwriting, public relations and media liaison. As part of this position, Kristen provided media advice and assistance to Federal and State politicians during two election campaigns.
In addition, Kristen has spent nearly a decade undertaking public relations, media management, strategic planning, workshop facilitation, lobbying, policy development and project management for high profile national organisations and government departments, including the Australian Medical Association.
Her long history in media relations has made Kristen a respected advisor to organisations seeking to increase their media profile, deliver positive key messages about their achievements and manage their public image during times of intense scrutiny.
Since joining Talkforce Media and Communications Strategists as a Partner, Kristen has provided media and communication training to organisations, developed and implemented media strategies to raise client’s public profiles, composed marketing plans, written winning submissions and undertaken facilitation of strategic planning workshops.
Kristen holds a BA in Journalism and tertiary qualifications in business management.
