Agenda for the Training Course
Agenda for the Training Course
Agenda for the Training Course
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<strong>Training</strong> Program<br />
Communicating Research to Policymakers<br />
Research Coordination Unit (RCU)<br />
National AID Council Secretariat<br />
Holiday Inn: 17 th – 20 th October, 2011<br />
Facilitator: Sidney B Westley. East West Centre, University of Hawaii<br />
Monday 17 th October:<br />
Day One : <strong>Course</strong> Introductions and Strategies<br />
8.00 am – 8.30 am_ Registration of participants<br />
8.30 – 8.45 am – Welcome to facilitator & participants<br />
8.45 am. <strong>Course</strong> begins<br />
Introductions: Individuals and groups<br />
Lecture on communication <strong>the</strong>ories<br />
Background reading in groups<br />
Developing a communication strategy, Part one:<br />
Each group presents key findings from <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
background reading<br />
Developing a communication strategy, Part two:<br />
Each group describes policy audience <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir key<br />
findings<br />
Evening: Read notes on how to write a news<br />
release<br />
Tuesday 18 th October<br />
Day Two: How to work with <strong>the</strong> media<br />
Lecture on how to reach policymakers through <strong>the</strong><br />
media<br />
Lecture on how to write a news release<br />
Groups write news releases based on <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
background reading<br />
Lecture on how to answer questions from<br />
policymakers or <strong>the</strong> media<br />
Groups practice being interviewed by a journalist<br />
Evening: Read notes on how to write a factsheet<br />
and prepare a policy presentation<br />
• Media personnel invited to media session
Wednesday 19 th October<br />
Day Three: How to write a fact sheets and prepare policy<br />
presentations<br />
Lecture on how to write a factsheet<br />
Groups write factsheets based on <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
background reading<br />
Lecture on how to prepare a policy presentation<br />
Groups begin preparing PowerPoint presentations<br />
based on <strong>the</strong>ir background reading<br />
Evening: Prepare policy presentations<br />
Thursday 20 th October<br />
Friday 21 st October<br />
Day Four: Give a policy presentation<br />
Morning session<br />
Lecture on how to deliver a policy presentation<br />
Groups complete factsheets and presentations and<br />
practice delivery<br />
Afternoon session<br />
Policy makers invited to group presentations<br />
Introduction of workshop to policy audience<br />
Groups give presentations to a policy audience<br />
Wep Kanawi to give farewell speech<br />
Dinner <strong>for</strong> Participants and Facilitator plus PNG<br />
Australia HIV & AIDS program<br />
End of program<br />
Evening: Relax after a job well done<br />
Participants go home<br />
*Note <strong>the</strong> program will start at 8.00am sharp every day<br />
*Lunch hour is from 12.00 pm – 1.00 pm<br />
*Tea breaks: 10.00 – 10.15 am & 3.00pm – 3.15 pm
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