Identifying Key Research Findings and Policy/Program Implications ...

Workshop on Communicating Population and Health Research to PolicymakersEast-West Center, 29 May – 19 June 2010Identifying Key Research Findings and Policy/Program Implications(Participant Research Exercise)Now that you have identified some key research findings and policy/programimplications from the Philippines case study, you are ready to identify key findings andimplications from your own research data. The purpose of this exercise is threefold:1. To begin analyzing your data from a policy perspective and to practice pickingout what findings are likely to have practical implications for policy2. To introduce your research findings to our group of workshop participants andcoordinators and to obtain constructive feedback3. To practice making a short presentationGuidelines for presenting key research findings and policy implications1. Prepare a short oral presentation that tells us: (1) what your study is about; (2) whatare your key findings; and (3) what are the important program/policy implications ofyour key findings. Maximum time is 5 minutes.2. Use fewer than 10 PowerPoint slides (a lot fewer than 10 would be best). The firstslide should give a policy-relevant title for your study, your name, and yourinstitution. The others should give short statements of findings and implicationsarranged to show the linkages.3. After introducing your study, give a little background information (verbally, not on aslide) so that your audience can understand the context and why the research wasconducted—the importance of the problem.4. Focus the presentation on one issue area.5. State clearly three findings: (1) that are relevant for policy; (2) that fall clearly withinyour issue area; and (3) that you can support with appropriate data (no need to presentactual data yet).6. State clearly three policy/program implications that are clearly linked to your findingsand are realistic and feasible in terms of financial and human resources. You maywish to depict the links graphically.7. Limit or eliminate technical terms (jargon) that a policy audience would havedifficultly understanding.8. Stay within 5 minutes time allowed.

Workshop on Communicating Population and Health Research to PolicymakersEast-West Center, 29 May – 19 June 2010Identifying Key Research Findings and Policy/Program Implications(Guidelines for Discussant)Name of presenter: ____________________Your name: _____________________Did the presentation (Yes? No? Comment?):1. Tell us what the study is about?______________________________________________________________________2. Provide a very short description of the study’s background and the importance of theproblem being addressed?______________________________________________________________________3. Focus on one issue area?______________________________________________________________________4. State clearly three key findings?______________________________________________________________________5. State clearly three program/policy implications that are linked to the findings and arepractical and feasible in terms of financial and human resources?______________________________________________________________________6. Show clearly the relationship between the findings and the implications?______________________________________________________________________7. Use a small number of attractive, readable overheads?______________________________________________________________________8. Avoid technical jargon?______________________________________________________________________9. Stay within the maximum time of 5 minutes?______________________________________________________________________