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1. Capturing Attention
How To Use The Research Translation Toolkit’s
Communication Products Section
March 2, 2023
While we wait for others to join, please introduce yourself in the chat by entering
your name, affiliation, country of residence, and why you joined this webinar.
RESEARCH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
2. ONE TOOLKIT, THREE SECTIONS
The Research Translation Toolkit is a comprehensive, standalone resource that can be
used by anyone who wants to bridge the gap between research production and research
utilization. It is divided into three sections:
• Stakeholder Analysis.
• Communication Products.
• Research-to-Action (R2A) Plan.
When used together, these three sections can help you craft strategies and messages to
influence decisions and achieve development impact more effectively throughout the
research process.
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3. TODAY’S OBJECTIVES
• Review the contents of the Communication Products section.
• Learn why, when, and how to use it.
• Hear from a guest speaker about designing communication products.
• Answer your questions.
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6. WHAT IS IT?
The Communication Products section helps you
choose the right format and craft main
messages to share your research insights or
technical innovations with stakeholders in a way
that motivates them to use evidence to inform
policies, programs, or practices.
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7. WHY SHOULD YOU USE IT?
Use the Communication Products section when you want to:
• Tell a story using your data and information.
• Tailor your main messages to your audience’s interests.
• Package your research results in the format that is most likely to capture your
stakeholders’ attention so the results will be used.
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8. Clearly explain research findings.
Inform budgeting decisions, policies,
and/or program design.
Share evidence-based
recommendations.
Help practitioners improve their
work.
WHAT CAN MY COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS DO?
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9. WHEN SHOULD YOU USE IT IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS?
01 02 03 04 05
It is best to use this section when
you have sufficient data to
support your claims; clear results;
and actionable, evidence-based
recommendations.
COMMUNICATIONS
PRODUCTS SECTION
Research question Concept and Study Analysis and Dissemination
development proposal write-up implementation write-up and follow-up
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10. CREATING YOUR PRODUCT STEP BY STEP
Step 1: Identify Communication Objectives.
Step 2: Identify Audiences.
Step 3: Identify Main Messages.
Step 4: Use Accessible Language.
Step 5: Identify Resources and Develop the Product.
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11. STEP 1
IDENTIFY COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES
Communication objectives describe your goal(s) for sharing your evidence.
A good objective:
• Is specific.
• Flows from the evidence/research results.
• Is directly linked to the intended audience.
Example: Share evidence with national leaders about why adolescent reproductive health
is important to help achieve Kenya Vision 2030 development goals.
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12. STEP 1 | WORKSHEET
COMMUNICATION
OBJECTIVES AND
AUDIENCES
Helps map out your main
communication objectives.
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13. STEP 2
IDENTIFY AUDIENCE(S)
• Your target audience is the intended recipient of your communication product—who
your product is directed toward.
• Identifying a specific audience helps shape your product’s content, language, and
format, making it more effective.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
See the Stakeholder Analysis section for guidance on
identifying primary and secondary audiences.
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14. STEP 2 | WORKSHEET
COMMUNICATION
OBJECTIVES AND
AUDIENCES
Helps make sure your
communication objectives are
directly linked to your audiences.
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15. STEP 3
IDENTIFY MAIN MESSAGES
• Main messages signal to the reader exactly what they are supposed to learn or take
away from your communication product.
• They should be clear and simple and capture the essential points you want to make.
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16. STEP 3
THREE PARTS OF A MAIN MESSAGE
FINDINGS
What are the relevant data or
evidence?
IMPLICATIONS
What does it matter?
RECOMMENDATIONS
What should be done?
Your audience should be able to easily understand the story
you are telling by reading the three parts of your main message.
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17. FINDINGS
In Morocco, the unemployment
rate among young people ages 15
to 25 is 28%.
Employment providers and
education institutions are not
communicating about job market
needs.
University courses are not well
tailored to prepare students for
the workforce.
IMPLICATIONS
If educational programs are not
adapted to suit the needs of the
job market:
• Universities will not fulfill
their aim to prepare
students for the real world.
• Graduates may perform
poorly in the job market or
not even be employable.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The heads of leading universities,
post-secondary training
institutions, and major
employment agencies in Morocco
should convene a workshop by
the end of this academic year to
facilitate discussion and
collaborative design of new
academic coursework curriculum
that aligns with the technical,
language, and soft skills young
people need to succeed in the
workplace.
STEP 3
EXAMPLE OF A MAIN MESSAGE
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18. STEP 3 | WORKSHEET
HOW TO CRAFT
MAIN MESSAGES
Helps you identify and refine your
main messages for each element of
your story.
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19. STEP 4
USE ACCESSIBLE LANGUAGE
• Accessible language ensures that your messages are clearly communicated, compelling,
and credible to your audience.
• Accessible language depends on your audience.
• One approach is to use a conversational writing style, which can be understood by
everyone, even those who aren’t technical experts. Conversational writing is easy to
read and remember.
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20. STEP 4 | TIP SHEET
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR WRITING ACCESSIBLY
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21. STEP 5
IDENTIFY RESOURCES AND DEVELOP THE PRODUCT
• This step outlines how to plan for the actual product development, including decisions
related to time and resources.
• Essential steps are:
• Develop a timeline and budget.
• Choose a format.
• Draft an outline.
• Draft the content.
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22. STEP 5
IDENTIFY RESOURCES AND DEVELOP THE PRODUCT
• Consider working with communications professionals to develop and disseminate your
product. Communications professionals include:
• Developmental editors.
• Copy editors.
• Graphic designers.
• Communications specialists.
• Communications professionals may use templates or custom design the product.
Working with a template will usually be less expensive.
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25. GETTING THE WORD OUT
DISSEMINATION AND TRACKING
Plan: A dissemination strategy is a plan for how to share information or specific
communication products.
Track: Following up after you disseminate your communication product is important for
learning how your target audience used it and whether they took any of your
recommended actions.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
See the Research-to-Action Plan section for a step-
by-step guide to reaching audiences of interest,
including tips for creating a dissemination strategy.
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28. GATHERING PROJECT INFORMATION
KICKOFF MEETING DISCUSSIONS
• What is your communication objective for this product?
• As a result of the communication, what will the audience know? What will they
believe? What will they do?
• Who are your primary and secondary audiences?
• What product format would you like to use?
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30. GATHERING DESIGN INFORMATION
KICKOFF MEETING DISCUSSIONS
Basics
• Number of pages
• Page size
• Professional printed (Y/N)
• Languages
Look & feel
• Style Guide
• Tone
• Academic • Informative
• Approachable • Innovative
• Bold • Modern
• Bright • Trusted
• Confident
• Fun
Assets
• Imagery
• Graphics
• Logos
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31. DESIGNING THE PRODUCT
STEP 1: WIREFRAMING
Photo placeholders
Length of acknowledgments,
references, logos, etc.
Word
count
limit
Data visualization idea
Final product after wireframing 31
32. DESIGNING THE PRODUCT
STEP 2: FIRST DRAFT
• Text layout – Figuring out how all the text provided will fit together on the page.
• Custom graphics – Includes identifying, creating, and/or downloading small design accents to
creating icons for a data visualization.
• Photo selection and editing – Often need to sort through photos to see what will work best
with the layout of the document, includes editing photos in Photoshop and searching for photos on
Stock websites like Getty and Alamy.
• Data visualizations – Help a reader visualize the content and can act as a complement to the
text or even replace text. Can range from pulling out big statistics with descriptions to tables to
line charts to even more custom visualizations.
• Choosing and applying style/tone – Includes font and color selection, photo editing, styling,
pulling quotes, identifying what text needs to be more important.
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35. DESIGNING THE PRODUCT
STEP 3: REVISIONS
ROUND1
REVIEW
Designed
draft is
ready!
Designer
revises
ROUND 2
REVIEW
ROUND 3
REVIEW
Designer
revises
Designer
finalizes
FINAL
36. DESIGNING THE PRODUCT
STEP 3: REVISIONS
• Have a designated manager of feedback.
• Be clear and concise!
• Try to avoid making unnecessary requests where possible (especially towards the end of
the process).
38. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A DESIGNER
• Use a designer when you can.
• Bring them into the process as early as possible.
• Share information with them that they might not know.
• Background on target audiences
• Symbology/graphics to use or avoid (and why)
• Imagery to use or avoid (and why)
• Don’t feel like you have to know what you want.
• But if you do, tell us why
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39. A FEW MORE LESSONS LEARNED FROM DEVELOPING
COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS
• People don’t read - they skim.
• Put the bottom line up front (“BLUF”).
• Ensure main messages stand out (bold text, bullets, etc.).
• Share your products where your audience is already consuming information.
• Ensure your audience knows how to follow up / whom to contact.
• Translation into different languages can be challenging! (But is important).
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41. AUDIENCE ACTIVITY RESULTS
HOW WILL YOU USE THIS SECTION IN YOUR OWN WORK?
• Follow the process enumerated in the toolkit and apply it practically, expecting feedback from our stakeholders
and even our colleagues. Make the outcome of our study is easy to understand.
• Get primary feedback on communication products.
• Involve all stakeholders early.
• More focused communication
• Help researchers clarify the who, what, why questions about their work/research.
• Train more folks on how to use Canva, in case our one designer is busy!
• Ask our audiences about which format is most accessible for them.
• Ask my grandma or kid to read communication products :)
• Look into ways to track use/application of evidence products.
• Share some of this information with the technical team so everyone is aware of the communications
needs to deliver great products!
• Figure out where policy-makers get their information to begin with.
• Help researchers clarify up front who they think can use their evidence.
• Use a team to create communication products.
• Involve designer early in the process.
• Start the product design process earlier.
42. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Share your story about how using
the Research Translation Toolkit
has influenced uptake of your
research by emailing us at
itr.researchfeedback@usaid.gov.
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43. UPCOMING WEBINAR
● March 9: Transforming Research Into Programs and Policies: How to Use the
Research-to-Action Section
9:30 - 11:00 am (Eastern Time)
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44. THANK YOU!
Register for the last webinar and access post-event resources via the webinar website:
https://www.rtachesn.org/stories-and-news/research-translation-toolkit-webinars/
45. Acknowledgements
This presentation was produced by Population Reference
Bureau under the Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC)
project. RTAC is made possible by the generous support of the
American people through the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) under the terms of
contract no. 7200AA18C00057. The contents are the sole
responsibility of RTAC and NORC at the University of Chicago
and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the
United States government.
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