2026 Summer Workshop
This summer, RELATE invites you to participate in an intensive, interactive communication training workshop on Thursdays between June 4th - July 30th (4:00 - 6:30 pm). The workshop will be held in person in the Rackham Building. The workshop is designed for STEM graduate students, postdocs, and researchers who are interested in developing their communication skills and preparing to discuss their work with any audience.
If you participate in the STEM Communication Fundamentals Workshop, you will:
Learn effective lay-audience communication fundamentals, including how to adapt to any audience and use storytelling tools when presenting research
Build a polished talk, aimed at a lay-audience, on your research project or an area of interest in your field
Put your developing communication skills into practice through public engagement and outreach opportunities
Complete workshop details, including a workshop schedule and how to apply, are outlined in our 2026 Summer Workshop Information Packet. To access the Information Packet as well as the online workshop application, visit https://www.learntorelate.org/workshop-application.
Applications are due on Monday, May 4th by 11:59 pm.
Please contact RELATE leadership at RELATE.coordinators@umich.edu with any questions or concerns you may have! We look forward to reviewing your application!
Below is the tentative schedule for our 2026 Summer Workshop
Date Content
June 4 Logistics and Audience
June 11 Central Message
June 18 Narrative
June 25 Language
July 9 Peer check-in
July 16 Sticky Messaging
July 22 Audience Engagement
July 30 Panels: Final deliverable