Our workshops are designed to help you turn complex information into accessible, understandable communication.
All our workshops are delivered online as half or full-day sessions. For larger groups, they can be run as private sessions online or in person. All workshops come with a certificate of completion and comprehensive take-home notes.
Writing and editing complex content
Turn complex information into clear communication. Perfect for writing about science, health, medicine, environment, data and policy.
Introduction to making accessible documents
Create and style text, images and tables in Word so that your information is available to as many audiences as possible.
Introduction to technical editing
Meet the extra demands of preparing technical and scientific material, including presenting tables, figures, equations, references and more.
Introduction to data visualisation
Present data visually with influence and integrity – learn how to choose the right graph, table or map for your data story, and to design it well.
Creating effective infographics
Create infographics that help audiences grasp key messages and bring complex concepts to life.
Data literacy – understanding data
Select, understand and present data in reports, presentations, recommendations and evidence-based policy.
Writing and editing complex content
Duration: 1 day face to face or 2 half-days online
Learn how to turn complex information into clear communication. This workshop can help if you’re writing about science, health, medicine, the environment, data or policy.
Workshop topics
- Common problems Examples of typical complex writing from a variety of sources
- Where to start Questions to ask when first working on a document
- Writing clearly and succinctly Avoiding pitfalls such as long sentences, overuse of jargon and passive voice
- Improving documents through editing The stages of editing, from substantive editing through to proofreading
- 'Bare bones approach' How to use a simple checklist to determine what level of editing a document requires. The checklist is useful in assessing your own work and in giving feedback to others
Check Humanitix for open courses. If you want more information or can’t find a date that works for you, email us and we’ll be in touch.
Introduction to making accessible documents
Duration: half a day
Learn how to create and style text, images and tables to make them accessible for everyone.
Workshop topics
- Why accessibility matters What accessibility means and how it benefits everyone
- Choosing accessible language How to write to suit your audiences
- Styling for consistency and usability Using templates and styles to make your work accessible
- Making accessible tables Creating and styling tables so they can be read by a screen reader
- Visuals Using alt text to make visuals accessible
Check Humanitix for open courses. If you want more information or can’t find a date that works for you, email us and we’ll be in touch.
Introduction to technical editing
Duration: half a day
Learn about the extra demands inherent in preparing technical and scientific material. Most writing advice focuses on words but often we’re presenting diagrams, tables, plots of data, references and mathematics (including statistics). In these cases, the text must describe a nuanced chain of reasoning or a series of comparisons clearly and accurately. This workshop looks at these aspects of writing and editing, which have become even more important now that many first drafts are written with the help of AI.
Workshop topics
- Surveying the field The need for technical editing skills; what we're trying to achieve and how
- Editing tables Shaping tables to best effect; presenting the data correctly; getting the details right
- Reviewing visuals Identifying good and poor figures; reviewing figures and diagrams
- Presenting mathematics and statistics Knowing the conventions and how to implement them; reviewing material
- Comparing, concluding and confusing Using precise language; identifying ambiguity; writing clearly and directly
- Finding the best advice Finding reliable subject-specific advice
Check Humanitix for open courses. If you want more information or can’t find a date that works for you, email us and we’ll be in touch.
Introduction to data visualisation
Duration: 1 full day face to face or 2 half-days online
Learn how to present data visually with influence and integrity. Match your type of data to the correct graph, table or map, and design these visuals to give your ‘data story’ maximum effect.
Workshop topics
- Defining audience and message Be clear about who you're talking to and what you want to say
- Understanding the data Present data in a way that suits its type and avoids misrepresenting it
- Choosing the visual Match the visual to the message
- Avoiding common errors Practical advice
- Designing the visuals, including colour, accessibility and font choices
Check Humanitix for open courses. If you want more information or can’t find a date that works for you, email us and we’ll be in touch.
Creating effective infographics
Duration: 1 full day face to face or 2 half-days online
Learn how to create infographics that help audiences understand key messages or processes and bring complex concepts to life.
Workshop topics
- Types of infographics Understanding the different types (data, process and message) and their uses
- When to use an infographic Making sure the effort has the highest impact
- Effective infographics How to avoid infographic pitfalls
- Identifying the story Creating a clear story and messaging
- Visual structure and design Using compelling images to support and explain the story
- Putting it all together and production Working with a designer to create and produce the final design
Check Humanitix for open courses. If you want more information or can’t find a date that works for you, email us and we’ll be in touch.
Data literacy – understanding data
Duration: 1 full day face to face or 2 half-days online
Learn how to select, understand and present data in reports, presentations, recommendations and evidence-based policy.
Workshop topics
- Defining data What data are and what types of data we might encounter Where we can find data and how it might be licensed
- What data are and what types of data we might encounter
- Where we can find data and how it might be licensed
- What data are and what types of data we might encounter
- Where we can find data and how it might be licensed
- Key statistics Measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and when to use them Percentages, rates, ratios, probabilities Significance, error, correlation and causation
- Measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and when to use them
- Percentages, rates, ratios, probabilities
- Significance, error, correlation and causation
- Measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and when to use them
- Percentages, rates, ratios, probabilities
- Significance, error, correlation and causation
- Describing your data Language of evidence, risk and causation Biased language
- Language of evidence, risk and causation
- Biased language
- Language of evidence, risk and causation
- Biased language
Check Humanitix for open courses. If you want more information or can’t find a date that works for you, email us and we’ll be in touch.
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Contact us to discuss a custom workshop to meet the specific needs of your team. We’ll work with you to curate the right workshop for your team or develop a new one from scratch.