Members Workshop Seven: Drafting a Communications Plan – Americas

27th October 2026 3:30pm – 5.00pm CLST / 2:30pm – 4.00pm EST

This capstone session brings together the insights and skills you have learnt in the Communications for Influence workshop series. It sets out an approach to communication plans that can be used by individuals and research teams. This course requires participants to have completed at least three prior workshops. You will apply your communications skills and goals to start a coherent, realistic six-month communications plan. You will also explore how your individual plan connects to RESET’s collective voice, and how the network can amplify your work.

You will come away with…

• A starting point for a one-page communications plan for your own work over the next six months
• A clear goal, articulated priority audiences, and approaches to different channels and formats
• An understanding of how your plan connects to RESET’s network-level communications
• More confidence in planning communications strategies and putting them into action

This workshop is one of seven in RESET’s Communications for Influence programme, running May–October 2026. We intend to repeat these courses in 2027. The programme was developed from research with MCET members identifying the skills that matter most for building research influence.

Each session is practical and immediately applicable. You will work with your own research and leave with something you can act on. After each workshop, participants join a shared peer community for ongoing feedback and collaboration. Complete any four workshops, including the capstone, to earn a RESET Communications Certificate. The workshops are free to all RESET members.