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Target Audience: Staff involved in research who want to know how to effectively communicate their research to a lay audience in an engaging but simple video format. Please note priority will be given to IAA award holders.
Being able to communicate the impact of your research to a wide public audience is an increasingly important part of being a researcher, and now crucial to securing funding. A highly engaging way to communicate your research is through a digital story – a simple, short-form video comprised of still images and narration.
This workshop will equip you with the knowledge and skills to create your own digital story based on your research. Your course leader will guide you through how to create a compelling narrative that will keep your audience’s attention, how to plan and acquire images to illustrate your narrative (including copyright and subject consent considerations), and instruction on how to create your video using the free WeVideo software.
Course Outcomes/ Objectives
By the end of this course, you will understand how to:
- Write a good narrative: key to getting the important information across to your audience and keeping them engaged until the end of your video.
- Plan your video through storyboarding: key to saving you time in the long-run!
- Source free and legal images: illustrate your research story with compelling imagery and keep yourself on the right side of the law.
- Create your video: with our easy-to-use software, you’ll be able to create an eye-catching and professional-looking video quickly with little or no previous experience.
Delivered By: Janine Capaldi