32. Making Sci Comm Training Stick: Brendon Bosworth on finding the right training approach for your team

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Looking to implement communication training that creates lasting change? Communication specialist Brendon Bosworth shares practical insights on choosing the right trainer, designing effective programs, and embedding communication skills in your research team.

Brendon Bosworth is a science communication trainer and principal consultant at Human Element Communications. He works with leading international organisations, research institutes, and universities including the UN Environment Program, FAO, and the University of Cape Town to make research on topics of global concern more accessible to non-specialists.

"My encouragement here is to really make science communication part of your mandate and your vision so that it's woven into the institutional way of doing things right from the start." -- Brendon Bosworth

Whether you're a research leader looking to build your team's communication capacity or an individual researcher seeking to develop your skills, this episode offers practical advice on making training work for the long term.

Our conversation covers:

• How to choose the right trainer and training approach for your needs
• The four S's framework: Strategy, Simplicity, Storytelling, and Solutions
• Why most one-off workshops don't create lasting change
• Tailoring communication training to your organization's goals
• The importance of practice and ongoing support
• Building science communication into organizational culture
• Creating internal networks to maintain momentum
• Practical ways to keep developing skills after training
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Find Brendon Bosworth online:

• Linked In — https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendonbosworth/

• Human Element Communications — https://www.humanelementcommunications.com