The Arts and Humanities Research Council is offering another chance for AHRC award holders to undertake some free media training.

We are arranging media training for AHRC-funded award holders as they frequently tell us that these are skills that they feel will benefit them. It is important for the AHRC that our award holders feel confident in communicating with the media and with the general public about their research. To this effect, we are organising three media training events – to take place as follows:
• Friday 05 June 2009 – Bristol (AHRC head office)
• Friday 16 October – Central London
• Monday 19 October – Central London

Final details on location and directions will be sent out to the successful applicants.
 
These will be an all-day event, running from 10am - 4pm, and involve media interview practice for TV and radio, tips for tailoring messages to non-academic audiences, identifying key messages, writing a press releases etc... Past delegates have found the training to be interesting and useful. Comments include:

‘I found the media training to be a solid platform from which to move forward’.

‘Pitched at the just the right level and has helped build my confidence’.

These media training sessions are aimed at early career award holders, perhaps people who have had limited, or no, experience in dealing with the media up to now.
 
The AHRC will pay for the course, but participants will have to pay their own travel to Bristol / London.
 
Spaces are very limited. Places will be allocated on first-come-first served basis.  In the first instance please email AHRC Communications Officer, Emi Spinner  with your full name and contact details, including email and phone number, along with a short paragraph detailing the AHRC research project you are working on.  Please RSVP directly to me ASAP.

If you require any further information at all, please don't hesitate to get in touch on 0117 9876 770.