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We invite faculty and staff at the School of Public Health to bolster their communications skills—including design, writing, and media outreach—via our virtual tutorial series.

Building a Social Media Following: Q&A with Craig Spencer

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | 1:00 PM

Craig Spencer Led by Craig Spencer M.D., MPH, Associate Professor of the Practice of HSPP

How did Professor Spencer build an audience of 250,000 followers on Twitter? Join him for a presentation and conversation to learn the foundational skills he uses to engage his social media following, and how SPH faculty and researchers can do the same.

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Best Practices for Managing Your School of Public Health Events

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | 1 PM - 2 PM

headshot Led by Karen Scanlan, Director of Dean's Events and Communications

Join Karen Scanlan, Director of Dean's Events and Communications, and Communication and Events Specialist Meg Lackie on best practices for managing your School of Public Health events. Essential tools discussed will range from scheduling the best location for your event to ordering catering and facilities, managing AV and more!

Download Slides   Watch Recording

Making Effective Presentations with the School of Public Health PowerPoint Template

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | 3 PM - 4 PM

Colin Murphy Colin Murphy, Special Communications Initiatives Manager

Learn to use the Brown School of Public Health PowerPoint Template to quickly create flexible presentations that fit the School’s and Brown graphic guidelines. Learn about templates and themes and how to change a slide layout, images, charts, and to format slides for consistency. Get your message out, make it clear, and make it yours using the available template.

Download Slides   Watch Recording

University News: Partnering with OUC to Amplify Your Research

Wednesday, February 15 | 3:00-4:00 pm

Corrie Pikul  Corrie Pikul, Senior Communications Manager and Writer for the Life Sciences, OUC

Caroline Claflin  Caroline Claflin, SPH Director of Communications

Have a paper coming out? Want to promote it?

Learn to collaborate with the Office of University Communications (OUC) and Brown School of Public Health Office of Communications to amplify your upcoming research publication.

Corrie Pikul, Senior Communications Manager and Writer for the Life Sciences, OUC, illuminates the University news process, including evaluating story ideas, preparing news stories, coordinating with other communicators and pitching to the media. Caroline Claflin, SPH Director of Communications, explains other communication opportunities for Brown SPH researchers, including one-on-one interviews, digital Continuum articles, and podcasts.

Learn more about resources available to get your news out of the lab and into the world.

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In the News: Getting Ready

Wednesday December 7 | 2:00-3:00 pm

Marla headshot  Led by Marla Romash, Communications Strategist

Learn how to prepare for and then succeed in communicating with journalists to help ensure your story is reported accurately and effectively. In this presentation we will explore how to define and deliver your message, advancing key points and avoiding pitfalls, to keep your story clear, accessible, and relevant.

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Communicating science in the age of misinformation

Tuesday, November 22, 2022 | 4 PM - 5 PM

Claire Wardle  Led by Claire Wardle, Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice

The information ecosystem looks very different today, yet we tend to communicate using techniques that were effective in 1996, but less so today! In this talk, I will explain the dynamics of the contemporary networked information ecosystem and provide concrete ideas about ways to communicate new research or public health campaigns in this adversarial environment.

Op-ed Writing

October 25, 2022 | 4 PM

headshot  Led by Andrew Iliff, dean's senior writer

A good op-ed is informative and compelling. It can be an essential tool in an academic's communications toolkit. Brush up on your writing skills with Andrew Iliff, as he walks you through best practices for crafting an op-ed.

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Communicating for Impact

September 27, 2022 | 4 PM

Marla headshot  Led by Marla Romash, Communications Strategist

We invite our public health faculty to participate in an online tutorial with strategic communications expert Marla Romash to learn new ways to effectively communicate your work to key and broader audiences.

Romash covers essential communications practices to help you explain your research across platforms and formats for maximum impact and reach, and to develop your social media presence to create, strengthen and expand your engagement.

Watch Recording View slide deck

Developing Your Unit's Social Media Presence

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | 1:30 – 2:30 PM

 Laura Joyce Laura Joyce, Editorial Manager

Join Laura Joyce, Editorial Manager to learn about using social media for promoting your department or center’s events, activities, research and more. Learn to optimize your profile, schedule smartly, and create compelling social content for high-yield professional channels like Linkedin and Twitter. 

Watch Recording

 

Best Practices for Managing Your School of Public Health Events

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | 1 PM - 2 PM

headshot Led by Karen Scanlan, Director of Dean's Events and Communications

Join Karen Scanlan, Director of Dean's Events and Communications, and Communication and Events Specialist Meg Lackie on best practices for managing your School of Public Health events. Essential tools discussed will range from scheduling the best location for your event to ordering catering and facilities, managing AV and more!

Download Slides   Watch Recording

 

Making Effective Presentations with the School of Public Health PowerPoint Template

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | 3 PM - 4 PM

Colin Murphy Colin Murphy, Special Communications Initiatives Manager

Learn to use the Brown School of Public Health PowerPoint Template to quickly create flexible presentations that fit the School’s and Brown graphic guidelines. Learn about templates and themes and how to change a slide layout, images, charts, and to format slides for consistency. Get your message out, make it clear, and make it yours using the available template.

Download Slides   Watch Recording

Designing Promotional Images: Best Practices & ADA Compliance

Tuesday, December 6 | 4:00-5:00 pm 

Claflin headshot  Led by Caroline Claflin, SPH Director of Communications

Design artwork that pops! Learn how to use Canva to create promotional images for Events@Brown, email announcements, and printed flyers. Learn how to format and submit images to display on the digital screens at 121 S Main. We’ll review ADA requirements and teach you how to ensure imagery is fully accessible to all audiences. 

Presentation Slides PDF

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Your Website’s Journey to Drupal Cloud &
An Introduction to Drupal Cloud

Thursday, November 17, 2022 | 2 PM - 3 PM

Colin Murphy Colin Murphy, Special Communications Initiatives Manager

Ken Zirkel, Web Production and Content SpecialistKen Zirkel, Web Production and Content Specialist

Migrating or building a new website is a tour through ideas, content, structure, and code. With many people, skills, and processes needed to navigate the path, getting familiar with a typical map can ease the journey. Come learn about this process while also getting an introduction to Drupal Cloud, the new and exciting web platform. 

Notes on Using Drupal

Presentation Slides PDF

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Promoting Events@SPH

October 14, 2022 | 10 AM

headshot Led by Karen Scanlan, Director of Dean's Events and Communications

Join Karen Scanlan and Communication and Events Specialist to the Dean Meg Lackie for a virtual session on best practices to promote your events at Brown University. Our motto is work smart - not hard!  We will cover all the essentials to create a practical toolbox, including how to use Events@Brown, Today@Brown, Featured Events, and more!

Download slide deck (PDF)

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Design: Canva 101

September 29, 2022 | 3 PM

Claflin headshot  Led by Caroline Claflin, SPH Director of Communications

Join us for an introduction to using the design platform Canva. Learn how to create artwork for social media and event promotion using Canva’s library of templates, branded assets and stock imagery.

Staff members at the School of Public Health with communications responsibilities—whether that be social media, event promotion, or research outreach and engagement—may apply to receive a free Canva membership through Brown SPH, sponsored by the Office of Communications.

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