- Multi-audience stakeholder engagement
- Plain language message development
- Visual communication techniques
- Ethical and cultural considerations
Brian Ruddle, Managing Director
September 2025
Issued to
Dr Caroline Rosello
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Credential Verification
Issue date: September 15, 2025
ID: 4ca59029-a27b-4efe-906a-198f3529d0b4
Issued by
Impact Innovation Group Pty Ltd
We’re a well-established strategic partner to researchers and innovation investors. We offer the strategy, structure, training and support needed to take the best ideas and transform them into real-world products, services and processes.
Type
Training
Format
Hybrid
Duration
10 hours
Description
Amplify Your Impact: key comms skills for research teams is designed to solve a common challenge in research: translating complex, technical work into compelling messages that resonate. It equips researchers with the skills and knowledge to communicate their work effectively to diverse audiences. Its practical elements are directly applicable to any research project’s outputs and stakeholder engagement plans. Over 10 weeks, participants gain tools and techniques to communicate research impact clearly, credibly and confidently across a range of formats. Through a combination of live online sessions, interactive activities, and real-world assessments, participants learn to craft impactful communication strategies; develop compelling messages; and tailor their approaches to different stakeholders. The course emphasises practical applications, such as writing in plain English, leveraging visual tools, and addressing cultural and ethical considerations, enabling participants to bridge the gap between research and its societal impact. These are transferable skills that benefit research careers, collaborative partnerships, and ongoing professional development. This microcredential aligns with multiple R&D communication standards including ISO 56002:2019 Innovation Management Systems, Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2018) communication requirements, and international best practices outlined in the OECD Frascati Manual for research communication and stakeholder engagement. The program addresses critical gaps in translating complex research into accessible formats for diverse stakeholders, which is a requirement across ARC funding applications, research impact frameworks, and innovation management systems.
Skills
Strategic research communication planning; Multi-audience stakeholder engagement; Plain language message development; Coherent and compelling structures; Visual communication techniques; Ethical and cultural considerations
Earning Criteria
Assignment
To gain this competency*-based microcredential, participants must: Attend 60% of the live sessions. Deliver (or provide evidence of contributing to the delivery of) a 10-minute oral presentation for a non-academic audience. Craft an effective 30-second ‘elevator pitch’. Prepare a comprehensive communications plan. Create a fact sheet. Write a relevant 500-word/2000-character LinkedIn post, including a visual element.
Other
Framework Compliance: Australian National Microcredentials Framework Industry Standards: ISO 56002:2019 Innovation Management Systems Mastery Level: Competent (Dreyfus Model) RPL Potential: Available at receiving institution discretion