Being Human Festival Training: Event Delivery and Top Tips

This free online training session will provide an overview of the practicalities of delivering a public engagement event. Come along to explore the key elements to consider in the run up to the event and on the day itself to ensure your event runs smoothly.

The session will be led by the Being Human Festival team and will cover topics such as coordinating your team, key things to think about when preparing your event space, accessibility and inclusivity, and the audience experience.

We will be joined by past festival organiser Dr Milly Williamson, who will provide real-life examples and top tips to consider when delivering an event as part of Being Human Festival

What will be covered?

• Audience experience at events
• Working with your partners
• Communicating with your audience
• Event spaces
• Accessibility and inclusivity
• Festival processes
• Evaluation 

Who should attend?

• Being Human Festival organisers, and those thinking of applying in the future
• ​Researchers at HEIs and research organisations who want to learn more about public engagement
• Public engagement professionals 
  
• Cultural and community organisations involved in Being Human Festival 
  
  

This session is primarily aimed at those taking part, or thinking of taking part, in Being Human Festival, but is open to all. 

Dr Milly Williamson 

Dr Milly Williamson is a Senior Lecturer in Media Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths University of London. She is author of 30+ publications including Celebrity Capitalism and the Making of Fame (2016 Polity Press). Dr Williamson's expertise includes forms of public prominence and the construction of race, which come together in the monograph she is currently writing entitled What Are Statues For (Bristol University Press), which was also the name of her event for Being Human Festival 2023. Dr Williamson is also collaborating on a film on the Bristol Colston Statue.

Joining the event

This event is free, but booking is required. It will be held online and details about how to join the event will be circulated to registered attendees via email. This event is part of a series of Being Human Festival training sessions exploring public engagement with research.  

This session will be recorded. If you would like to receive a link to the recording, please sign up for the session to receive the recording link once it is available.

Accessibility

This session will be held on Zoom and closed captioning will be available. Any resources referred to during the session will be circulated afterwards via email. Please make a note of any accessibility requirements in the booking form.