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Business Live: for curious entrepreneurs and social entrepreneursWhy Jane Eyre helps Jane Austin in businessThe word went out: tell me about a book which helped you in business. And Jane Austin of Persuasion Communications got in touch with an intriguing choice: not "Persuasion" by her near namesake Jane Austen, but Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.Jane explains how re-reading Jane Eyre gave comfort through the difficulties of the pandemic – and how great novels like this offer lessons we can all benefit from in terms of communicating with others with more empathy and understanding.The Brontës and Thomas Hardy are immersive and as relevant as ever, says Jane, and the...2020-08-2048 min
Business Live: for curious entrepreneurs and social entrepreneursPowerful tips to make online events and workshops better - Mihaela Gruia and Jill WhiteIf you run online workshops, meetings or events this episode is a must-listen: it's crammed with practical tips to ensure your events are interactive and effective from two brilliant guests.Mihaela Gruia is founder and chief executive of Research Retold. Her business works with researchers to help them communicate their findings in effective ways.One of Research Retold's activities is to run workshops with Universities. Mihaela has found the experience of moving her workshops online to be positive – mainly because she did a lot of planning to ensure they continued to be highly interactive....2020-05-2149 min
Business Live: for curious entrepreneurs and social entrepreneursHow to communicate your research more effectively with Mihaela GruiaMihaela is a data scientist and the founder and MD of Research Retold, an award-winning research communication agency.Her business helps researchers present their findings to stakeholders and the public in creative ways and make a positive impact in society.In this episode Mihaela covers:Why researchers need to communicate their work - and why should they try to do this more effectively. Several salient points here.Specific, clear guidance and advice about how to communicate complicated research findings – or complicated policy or business messages, more effectively.Some examples of Universities Research Retold has wo...2019-02-1551 min