Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication

A donkey named Fuego brays into the camera

What does this donkey have to do with #healthcomm? Nothing! But we talk about it on our new podcast episode anyway, along with soft skills, virtual conferences, social media, and writing more effective messages.

Find us on podcast services or here: lnkd.in/ghhPVZjw

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Episode 6. Finding your voice: Navigating social media, creative choices, and using AI to create music.

Ever tried to pick music for a project and realized it’s way harder than it sounds?
In Episode 6, we talk about everything from educational reels to our podcast launch — and what we learned along the way.
🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/46zxD4e
#Podcast #HealthComm #SciComm

250 podcast downloads celebration

Woohoo!! 🎉 Our podcast Communications Breakdown has over 250 downloads!

✅ Top 25% of podcasts in just 48 hours
🌍 Listeners in 5 countries + 55 cities

Episode 6 just dropped — catch up on any you missed & let us know what you think.

Listen here: communicationsbreakdown.buzzsprout.com

Creating content used to mean writing a tweet.
Now it’s Canva templates, videos, accessibility checks—on top of your actual job.

In Episode 2 of Communications Breakdown, we dig into why the expectations for public health communication feel higher than ever.

🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3V0QRcs

The graphic shows a play on the words "prone" and "supine." Two photos presented side by side. On the left is a man falling face-first down a flight of brick steps with "accident prone" under the photo. On the right is a woman who's fallen on her back down the stairs in a home with "accident supine" under the photo.

Yes I'm still laughing at this 😂

Logo for the Communications Breakdown podcast. Breaking down what works, and doesn't, in health and science communication. There are two women wearing headphones sitting at a table that has a microphone in the middle. Behind the table is a whiteboard that has an X's and O's diagram and #SciComm at the top

CIRTC is excited to announce the launch of our new podcast: Communications Breakdown. 🎉

In this podcast, hosted by Tracy Mehan and Katrina Boylan, we break down what works (and doesn't) in health and science communication.

Listen in at communicationsbreakdown.buzzsprout.com

Did you know you can use Bitly, the free link shortening service, to generate two different links to the same web address (URL)? You can then use those Bitly... Create Two Bitly Tracking Links for the Same URL

DYK you can create two different Bitly tracking links for one URL? Keep one for yourself and give the other to partners, or put one on social media and the other in a newsletter. Compare the hits on each link and use that info to inform future dissemination strategy. youtu.be/l7dRYLYHThI

Share-My-Screen Series: AI Image Generation and EditingPresenter: Katrina Boylan, Senior Research Writer#healthcommunication #socialmedia #publichealth #rese... Share-My-Screen Series: AI Image Generation & Editing

Last week's webinar on AI Image Generation & Editing is live! See how I use Canva and ChatGPT to create images for topics like fireplace safety and button batteries. We also discussed differences between programs and issues to consider when using AI. youtu.be/1LYQXljnXwE
#HealthComm #PublicHealth

If you've ever been frustrated that you can't see notes you've added to PowerPoint slides while presenting on Zoom, then this video is for you. We'll show yo... See Your Notes While You Present: Using PowerPoint Presenter View on Zoom

I learned this trick during COVID but still use it all the time. I noticed, though, that the slides I shared I looked fuzzy, so I figured out how to improve the resolution (2nd vid)

See Your Notes While You Present: youtu.be/09-G4UdxVZ4

Share a Larger Portion of Your Screen: youtu.be/TQHF711wbtE

If you lost a job in governmental injury and violence prevention, SAVIR is here for you. Sign up for a free membership by completing this form: buff.ly/NNPYjaZ

Use Word 365 to Generate Transcripts for Audio/Video Files If you have Word 365, you can use the dictate function to generate a transcript for any audio or video file.Why transcripts are great:-provide accessibility-...

Transcripts: If you have Office/Word 365, you can 1. use the online version to transcribe audio/video files or 2. use this method. This also works for files you can't easily upload, like a voice memo on your phone. Use transcripts for accessibility, summaries, quotes, etc.
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Screenshot of Behavioral Scientist newsletter that reads: "A little bit of communication advice, from the archive: This week, revisit Jonah Berger's piece on the magic of knowing when to use abtract vs. concrete language. 'Want to help people understand a complex idea, feel heard, or remember what was said? Using concrete language is going to be more effective,' he writes. 'But if we want to people to think our idea has potential, or that we're a forward-thinking visionary, abstract language is more effective.'"

Behavioral Scientist's weekly newsletter is always worth a read for takeaways like this one.

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CIRTC: Center for Injury Research Translation and Communication CIRTC connects injury researchers and public health professionals with health communication trainings, tools, and resources.

The Share-My-Screen Series is just one of the ways we're here to help researchers and #PublicHealth professionals learn the communications skills they need to optimize their posters, presentations, social media, visual abstracts, etc. Check out www.cirtc.org for all of our trainings and resources.

The Share-My-Screen Series is back! Join CIRTC on April 17 at 12pm ET to see how we're using generative AI to create and edit images we can't find. We'll do 15-20 minutes of live demonstrations followed by 10 minutes of questions and discussion. Register here: www.bit.ly/SMS-ImageGen

#HealthComm