Developing Researchers: Personal Development/Skills

Need help developing your pitch? Whether it’s a conference, a fundraiser or a meeting with a program manager, your opportunity to make an impression may be just around the corner. Join your fellow faculty members for an interactive workshop to develop your speaking points as they relate to your research, and perfect your pitch, [...]

Regardless of their field, all academics have phrases, jargon, and modes of expression. How we talk among ourselves rarely translates into an easily understood message for the layperson. Indeed, we may not even recognize the specialized forms of communication we use in our ‘tribe’. However, federal and state funding agencies increasingly require a layperson [...]