Research Meets Policy: Connecting With Your Audience

This explainer document is the second in a four part series based on Research Meets Policy at SFU 2021 - a virtual summer institute hosted by the SFU Knowledge Mobilization Hub.In this explainer, we build on some of the concepts described in our first explainer document by focusing on skills for connecting with stakeholders. The more you listen to your audience, the better your communication and contribution to policy will be. To do this, we must first consider how our own beliefs and experiences influence how we perceive or hear others.