School of Physical Sciences
Research Communications Program
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Individualized Faculty Coaching and Resources
Would you like to...
- Receive feedback on your presentation for a nontechnical audience?
- Manage stage fright or presentation anxiety?
- Build rapport with an audience by being more authentic and in the moment?
- Practice responding to interview questions clearly, concisely and compellingly?
- Try out your pitch to donors or venture capitalists?
- Optimize your camera, microphone, lighting and Zoom settings?
- Discuss how to tailor your graphics, data displays and other visuals for specific audiences?
- Get support with vocal aspects of communication, such as articulation, projection and effective use of pauses?
- Develop a short media-friendly, student-friendly video about your research for your website?
- Work with a writer who can help you develop non-technical entry points for your website (and lay-language abstracts)?
The Research Communications Program offers a variety of workshops as well as individualized feedback and coaching for faculty. We can also create a tailored small group session for you and your colleagues/mentees. We offer these supports at no charge thanks to a generous grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Project Mini-grants
The three images on this page are the product of an art-meets-math collaboration to promote an intuitive understanding of complex concepts. Would you like support for a creative communication project?
Research Website Tips
A good research website simultaneously provides the information needed by disciplinary colleagues and an entry point for students and others outside your discipline. Could we help you improve your content?
Sharing your Work
Many programs connect researchers with the community in formal or informal settings. Inspire learners of all ages by sharing your work and your journey. Could we help you prepare?
Team Training Plans
Consider working with us to incorporate a tailored training component in your next grant proposal. Adaptable communication skills advance your team's diversity and inclusion efforts and broaden your impact. Sustain our work. Impress your reviewers.
Sign up
Please reach out to us (communicateresearch@ucsd.edu) or sign up for an upcoming office hour. Let us know what you would like to work on, so that we can assemble the right coaching team for your needs. If you would like to do a small group tailored workshop, please share your goals and the names of the colleagues or mentees who would participate.