MALARIA CONSORTIUM FIELD COMMUNICATIONS TOOLKIT CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 SECTION ONE: INFORMATION GATHERING 4 - Build story gathering into planned visits 4 - Recognise a story 5 - Working with partners and capacity building 6 - Use your community contacts as researchers 6 - What makes a good interview? 7 - Capture quotes accurately 8 - Handle difficult situations 9 SECTION TWO: PHOTOGRAPHY 10 - Tips 10 - Portraits 11 - Activity shots 11 - Context shots 12 - Telling stories with photographs 12 - Examples of common mistakes to look out for 13 SECTION THREE: PRODUCING YOUR CASE STUDIES 14 - Always check 14 - Writing up 15 - Templates 16 - Finally 19 COVER SHEET 20 SECTION FOUR: SECURING CONSENT 21 - Permission form 22 SECTION FIVE: FIELD TRIP TOOLKIT 23 - Project and story information form 23 - Interview form 26 - Photo caption form 29 © 2013 This toolkit was produced by Malaria Consortium and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution No-Derivs 3.0 Unported Licence. Edited by Michelle Davis. For more information contact the External Communications team:
[email protected] Photography: Pedro Sa Da Bandiera, Benoist Carpentier, Kevin Coles, William Daniels, Tine Frank, Mimi Mollica and Jenn Warren. 2 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION This toolkit will help to illustrate the successful impact of your projects with both donors and partners. Real life stories and pictures can be used in public information posters and leaflets, provide valuable examples to use in national workshops, and support a project’s advocacy activities. As field and project staff, you are most likely already documenting the progress of the work you do. This handbook will provide you with the tools you need to add an extra dimension to that documentation by giving you some simple ideas and techniques for gathering interesting stories, photographs and interviews, which can also be used to help achieve so much more.