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SUMMARY:Media training for think tankers
DESCRIPTION:Members – £295+VAT         Non-members – £495+VAT   (150 CPD points)\nEffective media skills are one of the most important skills to develop when working in think tank research or communications. Being able to tell a story\, get your message out there and effectively represent your organisation are all skills that can and should be developed. This training is designed to help you do that. \nWe don’t just tell you what you need to know but we give you the opportunity to practise in real time\, so you are ready to go for the real thing! We cover everything from explainer videos to broadcast\, radio and TV interviews as well as podcasts. In addition to the chance to practice we also cover how to build a communications strategy for your piece of work\, preparing for an interview\, handling difficult questions and staying on message. \nThroughout the day participants will receive individual feedback from both the trainer and the other attendees. \nTo make the training as practical and relevant as possible attendees will be asked to bring along a project or report they would like to be interviewed on as well as prepare a short explainer video ahead of time to start the day as we mean to go on! \nWe work hard to provide a constructive\, warm and safe environment where everyone can learn alongside their peers. As part of the training we provide lunch so the networking\, knowledge sharing and enjoyment can continue throughout the day. \nCourse outline\nIntroductions and explainer videos \n\nChanges in the media landscape\nWhat makes a good explainer video?\n\nDeveloping a communications strategy \n\nThe importance of a key message\nWhat journalists want\nWhat to include in your press release\nBuilding your own media network\n\nHow to do a media interview \n\nPlanning\, structure\, evidence\nPreparing for interviews\n\nPractice press interviews \nStaying on message \n\nThe challenges of controlling the interview\nHandling difficult questions\n\nRadio and podcasts \n\nBefore and during a radio interview\nTechnical considerations\nThe particular challenges of podcasts\n\nPractice radio interviews \n\nGroup work on preparing and answering questions\n\nTV interviews \n\nKey things to remember\nCreating soundbites\n\nPractice TV interviews \nWrap up and learnings \n\nFULLY BOOKED – register for the waitlist*\n\n*Your organisation will not be invoiced until your place is confirmed. \nThis training session is worth 150 CPD points.
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/media-training-for-think-tankers/
LOCATION:Millbank Tower\, 21-24 Millbank\, London\, SW1P 4QP
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260519T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260519T153000
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SUMMARY:Think tanks and AI - online workshop and discussion
DESCRIPTION:How think tanks are using AI\, which tools are the most useful and what guardrails each organisation puts around their use is a hot topic across all our different member networks. In May\, we will therefore be hosting an online workshop and discussion for anyone with an interest in this area to share their experiences\, suggestions and recommendations. \nBy the end of the workshop we hope that everyone will have a better understanding of how other think tanks are approaching the AI question\, some recommendations on particularly useful tools and suggestions for how to protect and encourage your teams to incorporate and manage AI use in your organisation. \nThis workshop is open to everyone in the membership – not just team leaders. We encourage those who are experimenting and using AI in their daily work to join the conversation as well as those in leadership roles who are deciding AI policy for their organisation. \nWe want to discuss AI in research\, communications and operations so the invite is open to every function in a think tank and all levels of seniority. We will not have a central presenter\, Smart Thinking will instead be facilitating a discussion\, so the workshop will be very participatory. It would be great if we could have each member think represented at the workshop to get the full range of how think tanks are working through this fast-evolving area. \nThe workshop will be split into two sections: \nPart 1 – What AI tools are you using and what for?\nTo have a clear idea of how think tanks are using AI we thought it would be helpful to gather a list of the different tools people across think tanks are using either for research\, data\, operations and communications (or anything!). We will be digging into what specific tasks people find them helpful for and compiling a list of tools that we can then share with attendees after the session. \nPart 2 – Encouraging experimentation and implementing guardrails\nAfter establishing how people are using AI in their work we will move the discussion onto how each think tank is both encouraging their teams to experiment and make the most out of AI but also what systems\, processes or guardrails they have put in place to protect both their teams and the organisation if things go wrong. \nIf you would like to join this webinar then please register for a place on the link below and you will be sent the link. \nThis webinar is worth 50 CPD points. \nRegister for your place
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/think-tanks-and-ai-online-workshop-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260430T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260430T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101821
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T132041Z
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SUMMARY:Public speaking training for think tankers
DESCRIPTION:Members – £295 + VAT         Non-members – £495 +VAT   (150 CPD points)\nDo you want to speak more confidently? Do you want to understand more about nerves and how to control them? Do you want to find out more about how to craft and structure a message? Then this training is for you!\nOur all-day training session takes you\, with practical exercises and theory\, through how to become an engaging speaker\, how to structure your message to get your key points across and how to prepare for any speaking engagement. We also look in detail at how to deal with nerves. \nIt is a very practical session that will give you multiple opportunities to practise speaking in front of others. You will be asked to come prepared with a short speech on a topic you are currently working on and will then practise with this topic throughout the day\, to ensure that the course content is as useful as possible.   \nThe day will be a mixture of exercises\, group activities and theory with a heavy focus on interactive learning. You will leave the day with a clear idea of what good public speaking is and how to achieve it\, will have practised speaking in public multiple times and be well-versed in how to control your nerves. \nYou will be working with your peers from other think tanks and attendees will be encouraged to share best practice\, build networks and learn from each other. \nTraining outline:\nWhat is good public speaking?– What do we think of as good public speaking? \n– The mechanics of public speaking \n– First practice speech \nSpeaking confidently\, controlling nerves– What are nerves and why do we get nervous? \n– Voice and breathing \n– Routines to help control nerves \nBuilding your message– The importance of audience and building the structure of your speech \n– Rhetorical devices \n– Starting strong \n– Second practice speech \nPreparation and presence– Preparing for your speech – the room\, visual aids\, notes \n–Having presence and being present \n–Third and final practice speech \nLunch will be provided so you can continue the conversation throughout the day with your peers from different think tanks. \nRegister for your place* \n*Your organisation will not be invoiced until your place is confirmed. \nThis training session is worth 150 CPD points.
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/public-speaking-training/
LOCATION:2 Lord North Street\, Westminster\, SW1P 3LB
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260423T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260423T130000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101821
CREATED:20260322T135419Z
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SUMMARY:Writing for impact training - marshalling your research and building a narrative
DESCRIPTION:Members – £220 + VAT         Non-members – £395 +VAT\nBeing an effective think tank writer is about being able to marshall large amounts of information and research into a compelling narrative that will persuade key audiences. Being able to do this successfully will make your reports and writings much more impactful\, however it is a skill that is often overlooked.  \nThis half-day training session is aimed exclusively at building and honing the skills of planning your writing and how you can effectively construct complicated narratives. The training will help you to produce clear\, efficient and persuasive policy reports and briefings. We will be taking attendees through how they can build that narrative thread and how to corral large amounts of research into a report that makes sense. \nWe will also be looking at the writing process and sharing practical tips and techniques for how to effectively plan\, draft and edit your work.   \nAttendees will have the opportunity to plan out their current work in the session to apply some of the techniques and suggestions discussed.  \nCourse outline\nMarshalling your research \n\nUnderstanding your research\nHow to collate your research into a cohesive order\n\nCreating a compelling narrative thread \n\nConstructing your argument \nEnsuring your argument flows logically\nSignposting and pathways for your reader\n\nPlanning a report \n\nMapping out your ideas and research\nSection building\nKey report sections\n\nMaking the writing process work for you  \n\nOutlining\nEditing your own and other’s work effectively\n\nYou will be in a group with a mixture of different think tanks so you can learn from your peers as well as the trainer. \n\nRegister for your place*\n*Your organisation will not be invoiced until your place is confirmed.
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/writing-for-impact-part-2-training/
LOCATION:57 Tufton Street\, London\, SW1P 3QL
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260324T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260324T130000
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SUMMARY:From devolution-aware to devolution-able
DESCRIPTION:Members – £295 + VAT         Non-members – £495 +VAT\nFrom devolution-aware to devolution-able: how to expand your work and impact across the devolved nations\nIt is very easy to get stuck in the Westminster bubble and focus all your efforts on trying to influence the Westminster government and parties. However\, that means you miss out on the chance to broaden the reach and impact of your work across all four nations of the UK. The devolved governments and parliaments across the UK that are looking for new ideas\, good policy research\, and the latest thinking on how to tackle the challenges facing us all. With general elections in Wales and Scotland this May\, there’s never been a more important time to engage. This training session will take you through all that you need to know about better engaging with politics outside Westminster\, from a team who are plugged in across the UK. \nFor this training session Smart Thinking is delighted to host the up and coming think tank PolicyWISE as they take attendees through how they might better engage with the devolved governments\, parliaments\, and policy. With the prospect of each devolved government being led by a nationalist First Minister this year\, the rise of Reform UK and the Greens\, and the potential collapse of the Labour and Conservative vote – there are significant think-tank opportunities and challenges to be navigated. \nPolicyWISE have developed a unique cross-nation approach to policy research and analysis and are uniquely placed to help develop your knowledge\, skills and understanding. \nIn this session we will be taking a deep dive into PolicyWISE’s latest research to get a unique view on the good\, bad\, and ugly of cross-nation working and share practical actions you can take to make your policy research\, analysis and learning truly work across the UK. \nIn this training session you will:\n• Learn the basics of devolution across the UK’s nations and the dynamics of the different parliaments and governments;• Gain practical insights into how to engage with relevant policy actors and institutions;• Learn how to avoid the common mistakes in language and terminology that can undermine effective engagement;• Discover new policy and political analysis of devolved issues and how they relate to English and UK developments\, enabling more confident and effective engagement across the UK’s diverse governance landscape. \nYou will be working with your peers from other think tanks and attendees will be encouraged to share best practice\, build networks and learn from each other. \n\nRegister for your place*\n*Your organisation will not be invoiced until your place is confirmed.
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/from-devolution-aware-to-devolution-able/
LOCATION:2 Lord North Street\, Westminster\, SW1P 3LB
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260319T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260319T120000
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SUMMARY:The real Living Wage for employers
DESCRIPTION:Are you a Living Wage accredited organisation and want to hear the latest updates in this area? Are you thinking about starting the process to becoming accredited and want to find out what it involves?\nLianna Etkind from the Living Wage Foundation is joining us in March to talk us through what all employers need to know about the Living Wage. \nThe webinar will focus on: \n• What is the real Living Wage and how is it different from the national Living Wage?• Practicalities of paying the Living Wage including important dates to know\, upcoming changes\, Living Pensions and• Living Hours and changes from the Employment Rights Act you need to be aware of;• How to become accredited;• Benefits and challenges of implementing the real Living Wage. \nWe will also be hearing from think tanks that are already accredited and seeing how they have found the process and reality of being a Living Wage employer. \nThere will be plenty of opportunity to ask Lianna questions during the webinar. \n\nSpeaker\nLianna leads the Living Wage Foundation’s work on low pay in the charity sector\, and in the creative and cultural sectors. She has a background in campaigning and engagement\, including at the Campaign for Better Transport and at the RSA.  \n​This webinar is worth 50 CPD points. \nRegister for your place
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/living-wage-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260316T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260316T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101821
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SUMMARY:People management training
DESCRIPTION:Members – £295 + VAT         Non-members – £495 +VAT\nAre you new to management? Looking forward to the day when you become a manager? Or have you been a manager in a think tank for a while but never had the chance to develop your skills with formal training? Then this training is for you!\nOur all-day training session takes you through what makes a good manager\, including a look at the peculiarities of managing in a think tank\, through to how to transition to manager\, how to successfully delegate\, how to conduct performance reviews and give effective feedback and\, finally\, how to have those difficult conversations that crop up when managing people. \nThe day will be a mixture of exercises\, group activities and theory with a heavy focus on interactive learning. Attendees will leave the day with clear actions they can implement with their teams. The training also gives everyone the chance to practice in a safe environment some of the harder skills of management such as holding difficult conversations and giving feedback. You will be working with your peers from other think tanks and attendees will be encouraged to share best practice\, build networks and share their experiences as managers. \nWorkshop outline\nManagement fundamentals \n\nWhat is management?\nManaging in a think tank\n\nTransitioning to management \n\nPlanning your first 6 months\n\nDelegation \n\nWhy you should delegate\n6 steps of effective delegation\nSetting SMART objectives\n\nFeedback and performance management \n\nFundamentals of performance management\nHow to give effective feedback\nConducting performance reviews\n\nHaving difficult conversations \n\nThe three types of difficult conversation\nPreparing for a difficult conversation\nHolding your own in a difficult conversation\n\nLunch will be provided so you can continue the conversation throughout the day with your peers from different think tanks. \n\nRegister for your place*\n*Your organisation will not be invoiced until your place is confirmed.
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/people-management-training/
LOCATION:Centre for Cities\, Second Floor\, 9 Holyrood Street\, London\, SE1 2EL\, 9 Holyrood Street\, London\, SE1 2EL
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260224T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260224T120000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T103206Z
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SUMMARY:How Chatham House went from broadcasting to strategic communications
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar\, David Watson\, former Chatham House Communications Director\, will discuss how they went from output dissemination to strategic communications\, increasing website traffic by 2 million visitors and doubling media hits along the way. David will talk about how strategic planning\, relationship building and leadership helped transform the communications team from a service delivery function to decision-makers. He will also discuss the importance of purposeful and integrated communications.  \nThere will be plenty of opportunity to ask David questions during the webinar. \n\nSpeaker bio\nDavid was Chatham House Communications Director from 2022 – 2025. He has worked in the charitable and public sectors on strategy and policy development\, international negotiations\, public affairs and partnerships since 2002. Prior to joining Chatham House\, David was ODI Global’s Director of External Affairs. He was previously a UK civil servant and diplomat\, including for the Foreign\, Commonwealth and Development Office.  \nDavid is now an independent strategy adviser who works with organisations and groups who want to build a better world. He offers expertise on strategy development and planning\, communications and public affairs\, managing and motivating teams\, structural change\, policy development\, influencing and campaigns.  \nRegister for your place \nThis webinar is worth 50 CPD points.
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/broadcasting-to-strategic-communications/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260219T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260219T133000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101821
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SUMMARY:Writing for impact (part 1) training
DESCRIPTION:Members – £220+VAT         Non-members – £395+VAT   (150 CPD points)\nDo you want to make your writing more compelling? Are you interested in understanding  the fundamentals of good writing? Do you regularly work with data but want to practise and understand how to weave that into a narrative? This training session has all this and more. \nIn this half-day session we will cover the basics of good writing focusing specifically on mechanics and style. We also look at how to incorporate data into your writing – an area particularly important for think tanks. This session offers a thorough grounding in what makes good writing and forms the building block our other writing training sessions are built on. \nThe trainer will use a mix of exercises\, group activities and theory with a heavy focus on interactive learning. You will leave the training with a clear idea of ways to improve your writing that you can enact immediately. All attendees will be asked to submit an unedited and unpublished piece of writing (700 – 800 words). The trainer will review these ahead of the session so they can offer you valuable individual feedback and guidance in a short private meeting during the session. \n\nCourse outline\nUnderstanding what makes good writing \n• What is plain writing?• Writing for your audience \nThe mechanics of good writing \n• Writing concisely• Making your writing accessible• Moving from the passive to active• Sentences\, paragraphs and summarising \nStyling your writing \n• Making your writing readable• How to include background and quotes in your work• Using language effectively \nData \n• Common mistakes when writing about data• Finding the story in the dat• The two-pronged approach• Making use of infographics \nYou will be working with your peers from other think tanks and attendees will be encouraged to share best practice\, build networks and learn from each other. \n\nRegister for your place*\n\n*Your organisation will not be invoiced until your place is confirmed. \nThis training session is worth 150 CPD points.
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/writing-for-impact-part-1-training/
LOCATION:57 Tufton Street\, London\, SW1P 3QL
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260130T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260130T133000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101821
CREATED:20260105T121001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T171300Z
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SUMMARY:Strategic communications training (part 2)
DESCRIPTION:Members – £220+VAT         Non-members – £395+VAT   (150 CPD points)\nDo you work in think tank communications? Do you want to become more strategic in your work? Are you looking for some ideas on how to professionalise and boost the impact of your work? This two-part training session has been designed to give think tank comms people a space to think more broadly about building their communications strategy and becoming more effective in their work.  \nThink tank communications teams play a crucial role in successfully disseminating the research\, events and policy ideas of their think tank. But in a fast-paced role there is often little time to think more broadly about whether the current way of doing things is the most effective. These two half-day training sessions are to give comms staff at all different levels of experience the chance to think more strategically\, to check in with new ways to approach media and comms and to learn from other professionals in the sector. \nIn part 1 we looked at how to build a successful communications strategy both internally and externally\, its purpose and core components. Part 2 follows on from this by looking in more detail at the different elements to consider when building out your strategy and working towards your communications objectives. \nThroughout the session attendees will be taking part in exercises and use their own draft plans and organisation objectives to build out a comprehensive communications strategy. There will also be time and space for sharing learnings from your own work with each other and seeing what other think tanks have had success with. \nAttendance at Strategic Communications Training Part 1 is not required to attend Part 2 but it is recommended. \nCourse outline\n\nRecap from Part 1\n\n\nAligning your tone of voice\n\n– With organisational values and audience expectations \n– Tone of voice in different communication outputs \n\nUnderstanding the purpose of a channel strategy\n\n– Choosing the right channels for the right audiences \n\nEffectively using different channels\n\n– Identifying channels that amplify your story \n– Matching your message to the right outlet \n– Press releases and pitching publications \n\nCampaign planning\n\n– Mapping key organisational moments \n– Creating internal communications systems \n– Anticipating big announcements \n\nMeasuring impact and refining\n\n– Evaluating your strategy against goals and audiences \n– Learning loops \n\nBringing it all together\n\n\nRegister for your place*\n\n*Your organisation will not be invoiced until your place is confirmed. \nThis training session is worth 150 CPD points.
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/strategic-communications-training-part-2/
LOCATION:Centre for Cities\, Second Floor\, 9 Holyrood Street\, London\, SE1 2EL\, 9 Holyrood Street\, London\, SE1 2EL
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260128T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260128T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101821
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SUMMARY:Fundraising fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:Members – £295+VAT         Non-members – £495+VAT   (150 CPD points)\nDo you have to undertake fundraising in your role? Are you likely to have to start fundraising for your work in the future? Do you want to be confident pitching and asking for money? Then this training is for you! \nOur all-day training session takes you through the fundamentals of fundraising in a UK think tank from why and how donors like to fund and where to find them through to how to plan your approach and make the ask as well as how to maintain your donor relationship to ensure repeat funding.  \nThe day will be a mixture of exercises\, group activities and theory with a heavy focus on interactive learning. Attendees will leave the day with clear actions they can implement in their day-to-day job. All attendees will be asked to submit beforehand a project / event / report they either need to raise funding for or that they can use as an example to make the training as practical as possible. You will be working with your peers from other think tanks and attendees will be encouraged to share best practice\, build networks and share their previous fundraising experiences. \nCourse outline\n\nThe basics of fundraising\n\n– Who funds think tanks?– Why do they fund think tanks?– What do donors fund? \n\nFinding donors\n\n– Tactics for searching and finding new donors– How to use your network \n\nMaking an approach\n\n– Preparing for a donor meeting– Costing up your proposal– Preparing the correct fundraising documents \n\nMaking the ask\n\n– The importance of storytelling and spontaneity– Roleplaying making the ask– Potential pitfalls and how to prepare for them \n\nMaintaining the relationship\n\n– The road to repeat donations– Donor communications– Database management and other practicalities– Embedding fundraising relationships into your think tank \nLunch will also be provided so attendees can continue the conversation throughout the day with peers across different think tanks. \n\nSOLD OUT – register for waiting list*\n\n*Your organisation will not be invoiced until your place is confirmed. \nThis training session is worth 150 CPD points.
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/fundraising-training/
LOCATION:Kings Building\, 16 Smith Square\, Westminster\, SW1P 3HQ\, 16 Smith Square\, London\, SW1P 3HQ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260122T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260122T120000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101821
CREATED:20230123T203922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T110107Z
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SUMMARY:How think tanks can use Big Data for research
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite you and your colleagues to our next member-only webinar. There is no limit on places per think tank for this webinar so please feel free to share widely. All spaces are included in your membership subscription!\nBig data has changed what’s possible for think tanks. With the right tools\, research teams can now go deeper\, move faster\, and deliver more detailed analysis – even on fast-moving sectors that SIC codes still miss. \nBut more data doesn’t always mean better data. \nIn this webinar\, Paul Swinney\, Chief Economist at The Data City\, will explore how big data is changing policy research and how to make the most of it. You’ll learn how leading think tanks are using real-time company data to uncover emerging sectors\, map local economies\, and publish sharper\, faster insights. \nThis is a practical session for researchers and analysts who want to do more. \n\nSpeaker bio\nPaul is Chief Economist at The Data City\, where he oversees the production of and research undertaken using the company’s data. \nBefore this he spent 16 years at Centre for Cities. Here he authored a long list of data driven reports whose research was cited in Budgets\, white papers\, select committees and national print and broadcast media. \nThis webinar is worth 50 CPD points.\nRegister for your place
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/using-big-data-for-research/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250625T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250625T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101821
CREATED:20230503T120223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T082943Z
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SUMMARY:Writing for impact
DESCRIPTION:Members – £295+VAT         Non-members – £495+VAT\nDo you want to make your writing more compelling? Do you want to understand what makes good writing? Do you want to feel more confident in the entire writing process? Then this training is for you! \nOur all-day training session takes you through how to better write for impact with a specific focus on writing in the think tank sector. It is a practical\, tailored session that will take you through the mechanics of writing and style\, how to incorporate data and plan your work as well as adapting your work for different mediums and to more effectively tell a story. You will be editing your own writing during the session to make sure that the course content is practical and actionable.  \nThe day will be a mixture of exercises\, group activities and theory with a heavy focus on interactive learning. You will leave the training with a clear idea of ways to improve your writing. All attendees will be asked to submit an unedited and unpublished piece of writing (700 – 800 words) and a plan or idea for a report. The trainer will review these ahead of the session so they can offer you individual feedback and guidance in a short private meeting at lunchtime. \nItinerary\nWriting mechanics and style\n\nWriting for your audience\nThe mechanics of good writing\nIncorporating good writing into your writing process\nStyling your writing\n\nData\n\nCommon mistakes when using data\nUsing infographics\nWriting data\n\nPlanning of reports\n\nThe structure of a report \nMapping out your ideas and research\nAttendees then plan out their own report\n\nStorytelling\n\nWhat is it and how to bring it into your work\n\nOp eds and blogs\n\nOp eds – analysing the difference in style and looking at how you can adapt your own writing style\nWriting a blog – shorter vs longer form blogs and drawing out a blog from your own report or research\n\nLunch will be provided so you can continue the conversation throughout the day with your peers from different think tanks. You will be working with your peers from other think tanks and attendees will be encouraged to share best practice\, build networks and learn from each other. \nThis training is worth 150 CPD points. \n\nRegister for your place*\n\n*Your organisation will not be invoiced until your place is confirmed.
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/writing-for-impact/
LOCATION:57 Tufton Street\, London\, SW1P 3QL
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