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Scientists, who want to improve their effectiveness when interviewed by the media, are invited to participate in this Media Skills workshop.

This two-day Media Skills Workshop will help you: increase your confidence in working with the media, understand factors affecting successful media outcomes and define your message.

During this Media Skills Workshop you will: learn how to prepare yourself for interviews, be interviewed on your topic by an experienced journalist, receive extensive feedback from an experienced journalist, use the feedback in subsequent workshop interviews and receive a record of your interviews.

Contributors to previous workshops include: Geraldine Mellet (radio and television broadcaster), Babs McHugh (ABC Rural - resources reporter), Miriam Borthwick (television news and current affairs journalist and media consultant), Janine MacDonald (print journalist and UWA media manager) and Danielle Barrass (ABC radio).

Maximum workshop size is 12 participants.

Cost for two-day workshop is $600 +GST and includes tuition, materials, morning and afternoon tea, lunches and CD of interviews.

The details of the workshop are as follows:
Date: 8.30am to 5.30pm on Friday 4 December and Friday 11 December 2009
Venue: UWA Crawley Campus; Centre for Learning Technology
Cost: $600+GST inclusive of tuition, workshop materials, lunches, morning and afternoon teas and CD of interviews.

For more information or to register your interest, please contact Nancy Longnecker on 6488 3926 or visit the website .