Training Courses
Dr Elizabeth Mills / MarineMumbles
My training courses are centred around building confidence, introducing new skills and raising impact – with the aim of boosting employability, increasing career flexibility and having fun whilst doing so!
To discuss and book training services please either email me – [email protected] – or get in touch via my contact form.
Dr Elizabeth Mills has has over 6 years of experience writing, filming, illustrating and presenting science. With a YouTube Channel, website and social media with 400K combined views her enthusiastic and engaging style has helped people connect with science and nature around the world. This has led to opportunities to appear on TV (CBeebies), create science shows for festivals, deliver inspirational talks and science standup at the Edinburgh Fringe! In 2021 she was awarded Royal Society of Biology New Researcher Outreach and Engagement Award. Elizabeth now wants to share the communication skills she has learned to help others to gain new skills, increase their confidence and open up new career opportunities.
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Training Courses
How To Make Videos For Researchers
Learn to plan, script, film, edit and share videos all in one day! Perfect for researchers, students or anyone looking to learn skills for communicating their work through video.
In Person or Online
Half Day or Full Day
Simple Science Graphics
Learn to make graphics in 5 mins! Time is often tight but sharing your work can build networks, boost impact and engagement. This training is focused on how you can make great graphics quickly – includes a Canva tutorial.
In Person or Online
Half Day or Full Day
Simple Social Media for Scientists
There can be so many benefits to sharing your science online – increasing your impact, networking, having a creative outlet and increasing your employability. Learn how best to navigate communicating your science online!
In Person or Online
Half Day or Full Day
Build Your Communication Portfolio
There can be lots of ways to share your work – from videos, podcasts, articles, presentation, show and more! In this training work out how best to focus and build your communication portfolio to the skills you will find most fun, impactful and beneficial for your career.
In Person or Online
Half Day or Full Day
Science Communication Alongside Your PhD
Communicating your research can be incredibly rewarding, teach you new skills and lead to exciting career opportunities. This training will work through the best ways to manage the time you have alongside your PhD and start your science communication journey.
In Person or Online
Half Day or Full Day
How to be Confident and Enjoy Public Speaking
This course is for anyone who wants to make the fun overtake the fear! Using tools from stand-up comedy, storytelling and conference talks – you will have new ways to reimagine your next pitch, presentation or meeting.
In Person or Online
Half Day or Full Day
Testimonials
“The presenter was really interesting and enthusiastic and we learned a lot about things I’ve never done before.”
PhD Student
“Elizabeth was very knowledgeable and friendly. I found the training engaging, thorough and accessible, and I feel motivated to start my own science videos now!”
Video Training – PhD Student
“The course was great and taught us how to make posters more fun and attractive by adding graphics It was helpful and improved our design skills.”
Graphics Training – PhD Student
“Learned so many things about how to build a video and film it to a professional level
Absolutely loved this!”
Video Training – PhD Student
“Elizabeths training on scripting, shooting and editing video content was really clear and set out in a very easy to understand format. Our team is now confident enough to make our own videos – thank you so much for this training!”
Video Training – Scottish Wildlife Trust, Living Seas Team
“Marine Mumbles does anything but mumble! Elizabeth is an amazing science communicator, she is knowledgeable, inspiring and engaging. Her contribution to our Swansea University Employability workshop was really informative. Sci comm is more important now than ever, given our climate emergency and biodiversity crisis. The ability to effectively communicate is key to advancing science and knowledge as we tackle current and future global challenges. Elizabeth’s approach to this blends facts with fun and she can engage everyone from young children to academics. If you are looking for an amazing Science Communicator, you won’t grumble if you choose Marine Mumbles’.
Dr Penny Neyland – Swansea University
“ This was excellent training – I went in knowing nothing about how to make science communication videos and came out feeling ready to give it a go! It was a great introduction to the relevant skills, from scripting to editing to navigating media and felt both realistic and very positive! I really liked that we had a chance to make our own script and video in the class”
Video Training – PhD Student
“Really useful crash course in video making with lots of examples of good and bad points in example videos”
Video Training – PhD Student
“Really helpful and interesting”
Graphics Training – PhD Student
“Very beneficial for project work and professional development”
Graphics Training – PhD Student
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