WaterLeadership is a professional development program offered by the Water Institute that helps students and faculty develop applied research impact skills to catalyze knowledge into action.
Curated, developed, and presented by our Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, Nancy Goucher, the training sessions cover a range of topics related to Knowledge Mobilization and leadership development. At this time, all Winter 2022 sessions are being planned as virtual events.
This semester’s WaterLeadership program begins with a session on “Media 101: Engaging with the Media”. Join guest speaker, Pamela Smyth, University of Waterloo Media Relations Manager, to learn about the benefits of engaging with the media, as well as how to get and hold a journalist’s attention, develop key messages, and handle tricky questions.
The session will offer insider tips that will help researchers highlight their expertise, enhance their reputation and amplify messages. Participants will leave the session with a better understanding of how to leverage the media to inspire positive change.
Please visit the WaterLeadership page to register and learn more about any of the following sessions:
Tuesday,
January
25,
1:00
–
2:30
pm
Media
101:
Tips
for
Engaging
with
the
Media
Guest
speaker:
Pamela
Smyth,
University
of
Waterloo
Media
Relations
Manager
Tuesday,
February
22,
1:00
–
2:00
pm
Write
a
policy
brief:
Tips
from
the
Experts
Presented
by:
Nancy
Goucher,
Knowledge
Mobilization
Specialist
Tuesday,
March
29,
1:00
–
2:00
pm
Canadian
Water
Policy
101
for
Researchers
Who
Want
to
Get
Engaged
Guest
speaker:
Anastasia
Lintner,
Co-founder
&
Chief
Operations
Officer,
Backloop
Institute
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