Short talk (11mins) giving tips and insights for a career in public engagement, media and education to life sciences graduates and undergraduates.

1. erinma ochu

3. Call for proposals: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2013/News/WTP051542.htm

7. Global Media Reach: 62.4 million
See: http://www.turingsunflowers.com/results/media

10. “A creative social catalyst
that makes a difference to
society, helps people to
achieve their social goals
and lives by those same
values”

13. Getting there
• Vision – 5 years time?
• Reality – what’s your current reality?
• What’s your journey to get there?
• Your are your roles & actions in this?
• Passion: believe in realising that vision
• Get support – coach/ mentor/ peers
• Help, engage & inspire others
• Seek opportunities:
http://www.engagement.manchester.ac.uk/re
sources/index.html

14. WORK

16. Oblique strategies
• What most recently impressed you? What can
you learn from it?
• Back up a few steps, what else could you do?
• Instead of changing the thing itself (i.e. you,
change the world around it)
• Disconnect from desire to achieve

17. Woman with 24
problems
•Failure
•Ethics & Social
responsibility
•Telling Stories
•KISS

20. 1.Connect & listen
2.Creative & fun
3.Remain open to influence
4.Be diplomatic
5.Give back >>>>>>>>>>>>

21. Thanks for listening… & good luck!
Erinma Ochu:
erinma.ochu@manchester.ac.uk