Offered at selected conferences, our SAVVY Express programme offers free, 15 minute, one-on-one media training. Apply below.
It’s an opportunity for researchers to practise communicating about their work in a compelling way for a general audience.
Participants in SAVVY Express receive individual coaching to help them speak on camera about their research, and receive a polished 90-second video edited from their best takes during the session as an added bonus (depending on availability).
For examples of these 90-second videos, watch Warren Gumbley talking about his research on Māori horticulture, Stephanie Galla speaking about her matchmaking of Kakī to reduce inbreeding, or check out the full playlist here. We’ve also compiled some of our most important advice into a short video.
Since our pilot in 2015, over 250 researchers have come through the SAVVY Express video booth at conferences large and small.
We work hard to create a supportive, confidence-building environment for participants, and find the conference setting provides an ideal opportunity for busy researchers to try their hand at new skills.
SAVVY Express is also great for experienced researchers seeking a quick refresher of prior media training.
We partner with scientific societies, research associations, Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs), National Science Challenges and conferences to offer these training sessions to their researchers.
Apply for SAVVY Express
If you are attending a conference where we are offering SAVVY Express, please apply for a spot by using the form below.
If you would like to offer SAVVY Express training at an upcoming conference, please use our tailored training request form to provide details and we will follow up to discuss availability.
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