{"id":523,"date":"2020-09-15T16:36:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T23:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biol420ocean\/?page_id=523"},"modified":"2021-01-04T22:55:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T05:55:42","slug":"communications-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biol420ocean\/communications-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Communications toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Here we will post some tools\/guides for you to add to your communications toolkit.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Know your message.\u00a0 Know your audience.\u00a0 Keep it clear.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Explaining your research<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nationalgeographic.com\/wpf\/media-content\/file\/OCEDMessageBox-cb1325007760.pdf\">Explaining your research: using the Message Box to communicate complex ideas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Using Social media<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ILd67q02T5g&amp;x-yt-ts=1421914688&amp;x-yt-cl=84503534\">SciFund Voices: Using social media without blowing up your scientific career<\/a> (YouTube video)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Preparing for interviews<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>You can find clear and comprehensive information on how to prepare for an interview at these two sites:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Prepare-For-A-Press-Interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Prepare-For-A-Press-Interview<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/news.ubc.ca\/services-for-ubc\/media-training-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/news.ubc.ca\/services-for-ubc\/media-training-services\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Creating your own blog.\u00a0 It\u2019s easy!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on CWL login button \u2013\u00a0Login<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u201cmy sites\u201d<\/li>\n<li>At the top of the page hover over \u201cmy sites\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Dropdown menu appears<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u201ccreate new site\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Give it a name and away you go\u2026<\/li>\n<li>For more help go to <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.ubc.ca\/Documentation:UBC_Blogs\/FAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/wiki.ubc.ca\/Documentation:UBC_Blogs\/FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong><br \/>\nWriting OpEd pieces \u2013 Informed Opinions.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpEd\u201d is an abbreviation of \u201copposite the editorial\u201d; the term refers to the page of a newspaper placed immediately adjacent to the page on which the paper\u2019s unsigned editorials appear. (It\u2019s also widely understood as meaning \u201copinion editorial\u201d, or guest commentary.) A good OpEd is a concise, timely, well-supported and accessible argument. \u00a0For details see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.informedopinions.org\/get-published\/our-resources\/op-ed-elements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.informedopinions.org\/get-published\/our-resources\/op-ed-elements<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><br \/>\nWriting Policy Briefs<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Policy briefs are aimed at government policymakers and others who are interested in formulating or influencing policy.<\/p>\n<p>You can find clear and comprehensive information on how to write a policy brief at these two sites:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idrc.ca\/EN\/Resources\/Tools_and_Training\/Documents\/how-to-write-a-policy-brief.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.idrc.ca\/EN\/Resources\/Tools_and_Training\/Documents\/how-to-write-a-policy-brief.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/docrep\/014\/i2195e\/i2195e03.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.fao.org\/docrep\/014\/i2195e\/i2195e03.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Science advice to governments \u2013 An emerging network of practitioners <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalscienceadvice.org\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.globalscienceadvice.org\/resources\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-excerpt\">Here we will post some tools\/guides for you to add to your communications toolkit. 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