The art of communicating your research orally at a conference: launch of three fact sheets to help you prepare.
Discover 3 summary sheets to help you communicate better with your audience, capture and maintain their attention, and make your presentation easier to understand and remember.
Knowledge transfer: from theory to implementation
This post aims to highlight the elements of the process leading to the use of knowledge. They are taken from the MOOC in Knowledge Transfer – Knowledge Brokering developed by the RENARD research team.
Best practices for podcast production
Best practices for podcast production OR First and foremost, as with any project, there is a very important question to consider: is there an audience for my message?
How to improve an organization’s environmental performance
How can managers be brought to understand the importance of psychological factors in encouraging employees to adopt environmentally responsible behaviors in order to improve the environmental performance of organizations? This is the research goal of Virginie Francoeur, assistant professor in social sciences at Polytechnique Montréal. In a research project she conducted with Pascal Paillé, tenured […]
Key principles of graphic design
This blog post is intended for research and academic staff interested in developing basic graphic design skills to improve the visual appearance of their documents. The material discussed is a summary of graphic designer Robin Williams’ (not the actor!), The Non-Designer’s Design Book. This book is written for people who are new to design and […]
PhDesign : a new communications agency dedicated to the research community
PhDesign inc. officially launches its activities. A new player in the scientific ecosystem in Quebec and the rest of Canada, its aim is to support and accompany researchers.
Science podcast: Deciphering
Podcasts are exploding and have become the new way of communicating. From large media platforms to smaller content creators, many have embraced this audio-based format. Today, podcasts can even be found on YouTube, broadcast live or as replays. What is a podcast?
The 6Cs of science popularization
What should you consider when preparing to do science outreach to a non-scientific audience? The French agency Agent Majeur had the idea of gathering good practices in a model entitled “the 6Cs of science popularization”, which is very useful to have on hand when you start preparing your material. Clarity It cannot be repeated often […]
Videos from video banks – what are they?
There are many types of videos and many ways to categorize them. Here, we discuss videos from video banks. What are they? When and how to use them? What do we need to know before we start? Video capsule from video banks: definition and function Video banks work have the same basic principle as image […]
Preparing for a media interview
Ten tips and a hint for the research community to best prepare for a media interview.
