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 your 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 Susan Monkton (Cardiff University) 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
• Event spaces
• Accessibility and inclusivity
• Festival processes
• Evaluation

Who should attend?

• Being Human Festival organisers  
• Researchers at HEIs and research organisations who want to learn more about public engagement in the humanities and the Being Human Festival process
• Public engagement professionals 
• Cultural and community organisations involved in Being Human Festival

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

Susan Monkton

Susan works as a Public Engagement and Civic Mission Officer at Cardiff University. Her role aims to support colleagues across the University's various subjects to develop, deliver and evaluate quality engagement with public groups. The role helps researchers engaging with the public and those looking to engage with our Civic Mission. Working with brilliant colleagues, Susan has organised the Being Human Festival Hub at Cardiff for the last two years and has been proud to be a part of the incredible work from the event leads. Susan has been at the University for 5 years, and has previously worked in third sector, NHS, hospitality and the arts industries.

Joining the event

This event is free, but booking is required. It will be held online and joining details will be circulated via email to registered attendees. 

This event is part of a series of Being Human Festival training sessions exploring public engagement with research. The sessions will be led by expert facilitators with experience in their field and the Being Human Festival team. While the sessions are primarily aimed at those taking part, or thinking of taking part, in Being Human Festival, they are open to all. The sessions run from February to October 2025. Sign up to each session here. 

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 information

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.  

Being Human is the UK’s national festival of the humanities led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. For further information please see beinghumanfestival.org.