Writing for Non-Specialist Audiences
24th Apr 2023 10:00am-12:00pm
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There are many reasons to share your research outside your discipline,
but it can be challenging to communicate complex ideas concisely and coherently
to non-specialists. This practical workshop helps you develop a pitch for ONE
non-specialist publication (which you identify before the workshop). After the
session you will be better able to:
- understand the needs of the publication and the target
audience
- decide how to frame your research story for
non-specialists
- draft an idea to pitch to the publication
- identify other publications to target
Anne Wilson has a background in journalism (features) and corporate communication (scripts, speeches, screen media copy), combining her writing with facilitating writing workshops in HE. She was Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Brunel University for three years, and now runs workshops on academic writing and professional communication for postgraduates and staff at Brunel and other universities. She also coaches students for the 3MT competition (won by Brunel in 2017). She has recently collaborated with the Brunel Occupational Therapy department to investigate what kind of feedback helps students to improve their academic writing.
