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I am one of the most experienced engagement trainers in the UK. I have helped thousands of people around the world achieve their engagement ambitions through inclusive, interactive and informative workshops.
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Help your staff and students unlock their full communication and engagement potential with expert training.
I am one of the most experienced Public Engagement trainers in the UK and have delivered hundreds of workshops around the world. Specialising in impact and evaluation I work with universities, charities and professional bodies to help them achieve their engagement aspirations.
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Most of my workshops are half day or full day sessions but I work with clients to ensure a bespoke approach. Some of my most popular sessions can be found below.
Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about how I could support your organisation,
"I have to say, it was the most useful, and best organised, training session I have ever attended!"
Selection of most popular training
Start your Engagement journey
Covering the most common routes to public engagement. Taking you through step-by-step how to plan successful engagement and communication. This interactive workshop is designed for those looking to get started with public engagement.
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Making and measuring change
Demonstrating the impact of research has never been more important, but what does successful impact through engagement look like? This workshop guides you step-by-step through the processes to maximise the chances of your work fostering real and long lasting change outside of academia.
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Demonstrating Impact
Evaluating your engagement needn't be stressful or difficult. This workshop will take you through the simple questions to ask yourself and the public to ensure you can not only demonstrate the success of your intervention but capture the long term impact of it. This course will allow you you to plan effective evaluation for reporting.
Make your presentation stand out
Take your communication to the next level and uncover how to deliver an award-winning talk. Turn your research into the most interesting, engaging and memorable presentation possible. Discover the hints and tips that will make your talk stand out from the crowd and how to banish nerves to give a confident performance.
BlueSky, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok
Getting your work on social media may be easy - but making it popular is more challenging. This workshop takes you through the main social media channels and looks at how to create short, sharp, sharable messages. Discover how to use social media to foster meaningful interactions and share your work with as many people as possible.
Influencing policy & policy makers
Through this interactive workshop you will explore the legislative process and how you can work to influence both policy and policy makers. You will discover how to engage with the parliamentary processes from contributing to a committee meeting to preparing briefing notes for MPs
Virtual Engagement
Immerse yourself in the world of online engagement with this session packed full of examples and tips to to create events that go well beyond the average Zoom quiz. Learn how to reach communities online and make the very most of the virtual environment. Make the most of your at-home set up. and tips to run professional events.
Stand out at conferences
In this half day interactive workshop Dr Jamie Gallagher (winner of multiple Best Poster prizes) will take you through all you need to know to design and share an award-winning poster. Discover tips and tricks to put your work in the spotlight and maximise your conference experience.
Creating talks, events & activities
This workshop will spark ideas, set out key planning stages and help you to create truly engaging experiences. Ideal for researchers taking part in festivals or planning public events, you will explore the planning of public events from idea to advertising. The interactive session is packed with examples and tools to help events run smoothly.
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Evaluation
Meaningful data & reporting
This course takes an in-depth look at evaluation. Participants will explore data capture, analysis and reporting. Discover how to develop evaluation plans for even the most complex topics and how to write evaluation reports for funders or for REF. From surveys to focus groups format powerful questions and report meaningful data. Workshop requires good base knowledge
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Create something bespoke
Perhaps you'd like something else, or a medley of other courses. I'm always happy to discuss new ideas.
Get in touch to discuss what would help your institution weather is a one off seminar or a year long program I have lots of ideas and content ready to roll.
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Can't find what you're looking for? Get in touch to discuss your ideas!
Hosting a workshop
Perhaps you have a very clear idea of what you are looking for, or perhaps you just have a couple of ideas as to what your staff or students are interested in. Either way the first thing to do is get in touch.
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Drop me an email and we can discuss the perfect content, duration and format for your workplace.
Once we agree on the content I will send you a course description, objectives and promotional copy to make sharing and advertising your workshop as easy as possible.
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Following the workshop you will be emailed a copy of the slides along with any additional guides I have written.
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Costing (2025-26 booking):
One hour seminar:
£375 +VAT
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Half day workshop:
£675 +VAT
Full day workshop:
£950 +VAT
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Great course, great presenter. I've attended some other presentation courses, so was afraid that it would be very standard advice, but Jamie really made me think about presenting in new ways
University of Manchester Postgraduate student
It was practical rather than just listening to theory. I was involved in all the activities
University of Manchester Postgraduate student
Testimonials
I felt included in the development of the training as Jamie listened to our requirements for the training and suggested options for various structures and contents that might work for the group. On the day, Jamie’s passion for evaluation definitely came across and there was a great mixture of listening to theories and hands-on activities.
Babraham Institute
Jamie is one of the first external facilitators I reach out to for public engagement work as he has a good understanding of engaged research, is able to motivate researchers and make the area relevant to them, is well organised, approachable and flexible in his approach. I have received excellent feedback from researcher participants and have sat in on some of the training Jamie has delivered which was of a high standard.
Coordinator, Edinburgh Napier University
Great session, huge fun and transformative of my understanding
University of Glasgow Postgraduate student
Really great workshop. Energetic and enthusiastic presenting made it interesting and enjoyable.
University of Aberdeen student
The best training course I have attended across the whole of my PhD
University of Manchester Postgraduate student
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