The Conversation Training

Are you an academic, researcher or PhD candidate who would like to build a media profile and take your research to a global public audience by writing for The Conversation?

The Conversation is a news analysis and opinion website with content written by academics working with professional journalists. It is an open access, independent media charity funded by more than 80 UK and European universities.

In this interactive 2-hour online session on 12 December from 10.30am, we'll take you through what The Conversation is - our origins and aims; what we do and why.

We’ll look at why you should communicate your research to the public and take you through The Conversation’s unique, collaborative editorial process.

We’ll give you tips on style, tone and structure (with examples), look at how to pitch (with examples) and look at different approaches and article types.

You will have the opportunity to discuss your research with a Conversation editor and pitch potential story ideas.

*Note the session takes place on Zoom and we expect you to turn your camera on.

Benefits of attending

• Find out how to join a community of academic authors taking their expertise outside the institution
• Understand what makes a good story and the types of articles your expertise could generate
• Learn the skills of journalistic writing and how to make your writing accessible and engaging to a diverse general audience
• Meet one of The Conversation’s editors and learn how we commission articles

To get the most out of your time with the editor, come prepared:

• Read some articles on The Conversation to get a sense of what we publish
• The Conversation: Who we are and how we work with academics will give you an overview of how we work. Key sections: 2 - 4.
• How to write for The Conversation will help you generate ideas for articles to discuss with the editor. Key sections: 3 - 8.