Posted: November 29, 2017
We talked with Cognitive Scientist Lisa Fazio about her experience at frank 2017 and what it was like winning the $10k frank prize.
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Tagged as: cognitive science, Fake news, frank 2017, frank Prize for Research in Public Interest Communications, Lisa Fazio, memory, misinformation, Research prize
Posted: June 5, 2017
The frank academy team spent one week in June helping 80 program officers and scientists at the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) find their stories.
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Tagged as: Climate change communication, communication science, communication training, frank academy, science, science communication, stem communication, storytelling, storytelling training, strategic communication, training
Posted: February 24, 2017
We sat down with frank 2017 speaker Shanelle Matthews, director of communications for Black Lives Matters Global Network, and talked about the crucial role of strategic communications in the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Tagged as: blacklivesmatter, communication, frank2017, politics, race, strategy
Posted: January 19, 2017
The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications will award two $1,500 prizes and one $10,000 prize to published academic research that informs the growing discipline of Public Interest Communications. Next month, three finalists will present their work at frank, a gathering of communications professionals, academics, researchers, artists, philanthropists, business leaders and advocates who use strategic communication to drive social change, and frank (scholar), a novel academic conference for researchers whose work adds to the discipline of Public Interest Communications in Gainesville, Florida. Both audiences will vote for the $10,000 winner. This year saw the greatest number of submissions for the prize. The…
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Posted: September 14, 2016
By Brandon Telg and Jaron Jones One of the biggest hurdles to overcome when writing one’s story is knowing where to start. For this reason, it is helpful to start with parameters. So we challenge you to write your story within this parameter: one sentence. What is your story in one sentence? Take some time and think about this. You may be saying to yourself “one sentence? I’ve had way too many life experiences for one sentence.” Certainly you can’t share every detail about your life in one sentence, but limiting yourself to one sentence helps you identify the essence.…
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Tagged as: best practices, frank, narrative, socialchange, storytelling
Posted: September 11, 2016
By Brandon Telg and Jaron Jones Over the next week, Self Narrate, a Gainesville-based nonprofit run by two franksters, will be taking over frank’s social media presence. To kick off the week, we wanted to introduce ourselves and what we do to the frank community. Self Narrate is a nonprofit organization dedicated to personal story development. The co-founders, Brandon Telg and Dr. Jaron Jones, empower their community by helping people craft and share their personal stories. Storytelling is a powerful tool for developing self-efficacy, building relationships and gaining perspective. Self Narrate started with a simple challenge: “Tell me your story.”…
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Tagged as: empowerment, narrative, social change, storytelling
Posted: August 1, 2016
How to make more people see your digital content.
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Posted: May 4, 2016
Dr. Natalie Tindall, associate professor in the Department of Communication at Lamar University, tells us about her experience at frank (scholar), the launch of the first ever frank (scholar) project and her efforts to build a new future for public relations.
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Tagged as: academia, frank, gender, inspiration, public relations, race, students, work
Posted: April 14, 2016
What happens when a science prodigy loves literature and people? Troy Campbell, the frank 2016 $10k research prize winner. We talked with Campbell about his research, winning the prize and what it was like to attend frank for the first time.
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Tagged as: framing, frank, information avoidance, messaging, politics, Research, science, sevenminutesinheavenwithascientist
Posted: March 29, 2016
In this frank playlist, we hear from speakers using technology to connect users and tell stories that will incite empathy and drive change.
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Tagged as: frank, storytelling, video
