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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

What happens when your messaging is technically correct… but your audience can tell it wasn’t created by people who understand their world? The new Communications Breakdown episode explores trust, expertise, and a campaign that changed how we think about health communication. 🎧 bit.ly/3RZHBqF

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Presentations that connect don’t start with slides. They start with: Who is the audience? What do I want them to walk away understanding? In the new podcast episode, we talk storytelling, vulnerability, presentation design, and why “perfect" isn't always required. 🎧 bit.ly/4wK4Pkt

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Tracy Mehan @tracymehan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

New Communications Breakdwon episode alert! Katrina talked w/ Laura Dattner about messaging, media, and motherhood. It is real look behind-the-scenes of how a research writer approaches health comm and how lived experience changes how we communicate. Listen in now: www.buzzsprout.com/2452091/epis...

Episode 14 of the Communications Breakdown Podcast where we break down what works, and doesn't, in health and science communication. The episode is titled Messaging, Media, and Motherhood: An interview with Laura Dattner.

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

It's National Injury Prevention Day! In honor of NIPD, we kicked off our latest podcast by breaking down some things we think about for outreach campaigns: audience, messaging, visuals, partners, and more. Check it out! #BeInjuryFree communicationsbreakdown.buzzsprout.com/2452091/epis...

Graphic for Communications Breakdown Podcast Episode 9: Building Smarter Public Health Campaigns

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Come listen to our newest podcast episode, where we share how we build campaigns that start with empathy — focused on understanding the people we’re trying to reach, not just the message we want to send. You can find Communications Breakdown wherever you get your podcasts or at buff.ly/xTL0QRF

Episode 9 of the Communications Breakdown podcast. Building smarter public health campaigns

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Ever feel like you’re communicating…but no one’s really hearing you? In our latest Communications Breakdown episode, we talk about overcoming the illusion of communication—when we mistake sending a message for making a connection. Listen here: communicationsbreakdown.buzzsprout.com

Episode 8 of Communications Breakdown. Attention First, Understanding Next: Overcoming the Illusion of Communication

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

What does this donkey have to do with #healthcomm? Nothing! But we talk about it on our new podcast episode anyway, along with soft skills, virtual conferences, social media, and writing more effective messages. Find us on podcast services or here: lnkd.in/ghhPVZjw Pic: IG @sweetmerciesrescueranch

A donkey named Fuego brays into the camera

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Ever tried to pick music for a project and realized it’s way harder than it sounds? In Episode 6, we talk about everything from educational reels to our podcast launch — and what we learned along the way. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/46zxD4e #Podcast #HealthComm #SciComm

Episode 6. Finding your voice: Navigating social media, creative choices, and using AI to create music.

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Woohoo!! 🎉 Our podcast Communications Breakdown has over 250 downloads! ✅ Top 25% of podcasts in just 48 hours 🌍 Listeners in 5 countries + 55 cities Episode 6 just dropped — catch up on any you missed & let us know what you think. Listen here: communicationsbreakdown.buzzsprout.com

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Creating content used to mean writing a tweet. Now it’s Canva templates, videos, accessibility checks—on top of your actual job. In Episode 2 of Communications Breakdown, we dig into why the expectations for public health communication feel higher than ever. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3V0QRcs

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

CIRTC is excited to announce the launch of our new podcast: Communications Breakdown. 🎉 In this podcast, hosted by Tracy Mehan and Katrina Boylan, we break down what works (and doesn't) in health and science communication. Listen in at communicationsbreakdown.buzzsprout.com

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

DYK you can create two different Bitly tracking links for one URL? Keep one for yourself and give the other to partners, or put one on social media and the other in a newsletter. Compare the hits on each link and use that info to inform future dissemination strategy. youtu.be/l7dRYLYHThI

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Create Two Bitly Tracking Links for the Same URL

Did you know you can use Bitly, the free link shortening service, to generate two different links to the same web address (URL)? You can then use those Bitly...

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Last week's webinar on AI Image Generation & Editing is live! See how I use Canva and ChatGPT to create images for topics like fireplace safety and button batteries. We also discussed differences between programs and issues to consider when using AI. youtu.be/1LYQXljnXwE #HealthComm #PublicHealth

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Share-My-Screen Series: AI Image Generation & Editing

Share-My-Screen Series: AI Image Generation and EditingPresenter: Katrina Boylan, Senior Research Writer#healthcommunication #socialmedia #publichealth #rese...

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I learned this trick during COVID but still use it all the time. I noticed, though, that the slides I shared I looked fuzzy, so I figured out how to improve the resolution (2nd vid) See Your Notes While You Present: youtu.be/09-G4UdxVZ4 Share a Larger Portion of Your Screen: youtu.be/TQHF711wbtE

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See Your Notes While You Present: Using PowerPoint Presenter View on Zoom

If you've ever been frustrated that you can't see notes you've added to PowerPoint slides while presenting on Zoom, then this video is for you. We'll show yo...

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Society for the Advancement of Injury and Violence Research @thesavir.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

If you lost a job in governmental injury and violence prevention, SAVIR is here for you. Sign up for a free membership by completing this form: buff.ly/NNPYjaZ

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Transcripts: If you have Office/Word 365, you can 1. use the online version to transcribe audio/video files or 2. use this method. This also works for files you can't easily upload, like a voice memo on your phone. Use transcripts for accessibility, summaries, quotes, etc. buff.ly/HrbNtYV

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Use Word 365 to Generate Transcripts for Audio/Video Files

If you have Word 365, you can use the dictate function to generate a transcript for any audio or video file.Why transcripts are great:-provide accessibility-...

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Behavioral Scientist's weekly newsletter is always worth a read for takeaways like this one. (Screenshot from this issue mailchi.mp/behavioralsc...)

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Center for Injury Research Translation & Communication @cirtc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The Share-My-Screen Series is back! Join CIRTC on April 17 at 12pm ET to see how we're using generative AI to create and edit images we can't find. We'll do 15-20 minutes of live demonstrations followed by 10 minutes of questions and discussion. Register here: www.bit.ly/SMS-ImageGen #HealthComm

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