53 interesting ways to communicate your research / Edited by Irenee Daly and Aoife Brophy Haney.

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TextSeries: Professional and Higher Education ; 5Publication details: Suffolk : Professional and Higher Partnership, 2014.Description: xvi, 117 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9781907076633

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Fifty-three interesting ways to communicate your research

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DDC classification:

808.06

Contents:

Ch. 1. Communicating within academia -- 1. Posters – graphical research connection -- 2. Abstracts – more than a final thought -- 3. Academic interviews -- 4. Key terms – make them work for you -- 5. Twitter as conferencing tools -- 6. Conference networking – building a net that works -- 7. Responding to peer reviewers -- 8. Turn your thesis into a book -- 9. Copyright – know where you stand -- 10. Webinars -- 11. Share a conference paper using YouTube -- 12. Share your research process via social media -- 13. Open access publishing -- 14. How to use your research in a lecture -- 15. Turn your thesis into something other than a book -- 16. How to teach project management using your research -- Ch. 2. Communicating beyond academia -- 17. Writing op-eds -- 18. Radio interviews -- 19. Public engagement -- 20. Writing press releases -- 21. Writing engaging lay summaries -- 22. Non-academic interviews -- 23. Information sheets – what research participants need to know -- 24. Public engagement – drama meets research -- 25. Recruiting research participants through social media -- 26. Turn research outputs into stakeholder tools -- 27. Stand-up comedy for researchers -- 28. Marketing your research -- 29. Engaging with think tanks -- Ch. 3. General techniques -- 30. CVs – conversation vitae? -- 31. Podcasting -- 32. Vocal exercises for presenting – speak up! -- 33. Social media strategy -- 34. Storytelling – present your research in three acts -- 35. Blogging -- 36. Online networking -- 37. Professional personal profiles -- 38. Multi-author blogs -- 39. Presenting – know your audience -- 40. Images in presentations -- 41. Cover letters that do the job -- 42. Objects – making your presentations -- 43. Taking the stress out of preserving -- 44. Lights, camera, conference! Using video to communicate your research -- 45. Slides – rehearse the transitions -- 46. Infographics – worth more than a thousand words? -- 47. Twitter – your research in 140 characters -- 48. Guest blogging -- 49. Crowdsourcing -- 50. Digital curation – collecting and sharing -- 51. Demonstrating how your research makes you employable -- 52. Body language -- 53. Mastering Q sessions.

Summary: To maximize the value of your research, you need to communicate it to others. There are many ways to do so: examples include applications and bids, conference presentations, gray literature, journal papers, media (old and new), public talks, and teaching. This book provides fresh, creative, ways of making the most of these and other opportunities. It provides 53 practical suggestions, each based on ideas tried and tested by the contributors. Key terms:communication; impact; presenting; publication; public engagement; research; social media; writing.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Communicating within academia --
1. Posters – graphical research connection --
2. Abstracts – more than a final thought --
3. Academic interviews --
4. Key terms – make them work for you --
5. Twitter as conferencing tools --
6. Conference networking – building a net that works --
7. Responding to peer reviewers --
8. Turn your thesis into a book --
9. Copyright – know where you stand --
10. Webinars --
11. Share a conference paper using YouTube --
12. Share your research process via social media --
13. Open access publishing --
14. How to use your research in a lecture --
15. Turn your thesis into something other than a book --
16. How to teach project management using your research --
Ch. 2. Communicating beyond academia --
17. Writing op-eds --
18. Radio interviews --
19. Public engagement --
20. Writing press releases --
21. Writing engaging lay summaries --
22. Non-academic interviews --
23. Information sheets – what research participants need to know --
24. Public engagement – drama meets research --
25. Recruiting research participants through social media --
26. Turn research outputs into stakeholder tools --
27. Stand-up comedy for researchers --
28. Marketing your research --
29. Engaging with think tanks --
Ch. 3. General techniques --
30. CVs – conversation vitae? --
31. Podcasting --
32. Vocal exercises for presenting – speak up! --
33. Social media strategy --
34. Storytelling – present your research in three acts --
35. Blogging --
36. Online networking --
37. Professional personal profiles --
38. Multi-author blogs --
39. Presenting – know your audience --
40. Images in presentations --
41. Cover letters that do the job --
42. Objects – making your presentations --
43. Taking the stress out of preserving --
44. Lights, camera, conference! Using video to communicate your research --
45. Slides – rehearse the transitions --
46. Infographics – worth more than a thousand words? --
47. Twitter – your research in 140 characters --
48. Guest blogging --
49. Crowdsourcing --
50. Digital curation – collecting and sharing --
51. Demonstrating how your research makes you employable --
52. Body language --
53. Mastering Q sessions.

To maximize the value of your research, you need to communicate it to others. There are many ways to do so: examples include applications and bids, conference presentations, gray literature, journal papers, media (old and new), public talks, and teaching. This book provides fresh, creative, ways of making the most of these and other opportunities. It provides 53 practical suggestions, each based on ideas tried and tested by the contributors. Key terms:communication; impact; presenting; publication; public engagement; research; social media; writing.

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