Public engagement guides

Guidance and templates written by members and the Society's Communications team to give you practical advice to help plan and deliver your public engagement activities.

Working with the media

Our Media Ambassadors are members who handle media enquiries that come to the Society for Endocrinology. Find out more about how they contribute to improve science and health media reporting in our Media Ambassador guide.

Read advice from our Media Ambassadors on how to get your points across effectively to journalists.

Watch our ‘Working with the Media’ presentations from SfE BES 2017 on YouTube:

• Science Vs the media, Jane Dreaper
• To engage or not to engage, Giles Yeo
• How to react to the media, Helen Simpson 

Presenting science on TV

Read Society member, Giles Yeo's, experience with broadcasting in The Endocrinologist.

Running a science stand

From tailoring your language without underestimating your audience, to not being scared to say 'I don't know', this guide will help you get the most of out of volunteering at a public engagement event. 

You and Your Hormones activity resources

Free, tried-and-tested resources to support teaching about hormones:

• Testing blood sugar levels
• Make your own body clock

Other recommended guides

• National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) resources for engaging the public
• NHS Language Matters, guide to the language used by healthcare professionals
• Guide to media work, Science Media Centre
• The Art of Relevance by Nina Simon, FREE online book about making your content relevant to different communities

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