Insights
Practical tips to help you improve your communication impact.
Benefits of science communication training
4 key benefits of science communication training.
Three questions to ask clients for feedback as a freelancer or consultant
Client feedback is invaluable for freelancers and consultants.
Why communication skills are important for climate change researchers
We need climate change researchers who can communicate about their work, which can often seem abstract, in a way that is accessible for the public, government, and media.
Partnering for transformative SDG-oriented urban development
Brendon Bosworth was lead author for a UN-Habitat report about designing and running multi-partner urban development initiatives that accelerate the SDGs.
Climate change photography supporting climate literacy
Brendon Bosworth’s climate change photography featured by EU climate literacy project.
Triangle breathing to calm the nerves
Triangle breathing is a simple and quick way to ground yourself. Learn how to use it to calm the nerves before public speaking or any other anxiety-including event.
University of Saskatchewan launches science communication microcredential
Brendon Bosworth and Dr. Tali Hoffman partner with University of Saskatchewan to offer first microcredential in science communication.
Can you keep it simple with your science communication?
A fun exercise to practice writing in simple terms for science communication.
Science communication training at the University of Saskatchewan
New science communication microcredential at the University of Saskatchewan open for registration.
What Brené Brown can teach you about effective communication
Four tips for powerful communication as demonstrated by Dr. Brené Brown.
Why knowing yourself is key for effective communication
When it comes to developing an authentic communication style, there are elements about who you are and how you engage with the world that are important to reflect on.
Celebrating one year of Communicating Science for Impact
Reflections on the first year of running Communicating Science for Impact with close to 50 researchers.
We need communication grounded in empathy and facts to counter Covid vaccine resistance
In this op-ed for Daily Maverick, I explain why an empathetic, fact-based approach to communicating about vaccination is crucial as South Africa rolls out its Covid-19 vaccine strategy.
How art can create a connection to place that’s key for understanding climate change
Photography fosters a type of paying attention that helps us to see what is happening around us over time, and can help us to see how the environment changes with climate impacts. It plays a valuable role in climate change awareness.
Listening without doing: toward a deeper understanding of empathy
What I learned about empathy from studying Nonviolent Communication.
How I launched my first online course without freaking out
How finding value in the process, close collaboration, and letting go of expectations helped me launch an online training course without freaking out.
Observation: a therapeutic gesture
The simple act of going for a walk, clearing the mind, and observing the gentle flow of life is a powerful, therapeutic gesture, which I explore with the short film Intersections.
Humanizing climate change with Theatre of the Oppressed
Theatre of the Oppressed is a powerful tool for challenging top-down approaches to climate change adaptation.