Delivering Science: Effective Communications Skills to Become a Successful Scientist

DELIVERINGSCIENCE:Effec0veCommunica0onSkillstoBecomeaSuccessfulScien0st

#SACNAS2015

Whydoweneedeffec0vecommunica0onskills?

• Transmitideasclearly

• Obtainfundingandresources

• Educate

• Persuadedecisionmakers

PanelEffec0veCommunica0onPrinciples

Prac0calStrategies

Hands-OnAc0vity

MónicaFeliú-Mójer@moefeliu

LizNeeley@lizneeley

AmyVashlishan-Murray@GeneGnome

KNOWYOURAUDIENCEYOURGOAL

www.ibiology.org/young-scien0st.html

www.cienciapr.org/yca

•  ProfessionalDevelopment

•  CareerAdvancement•  Mentoring•  ScienceOutreach

Otherresources• Professionalsocie0es• AcademicProjects• Co-curricularopportuni0es• Non-profits

SCIENCEsmalltalk

h`p://COMPASSonline.org/COMPASSresources

h`p://www.ScienceNeedsStory.com

ANDBUTTHEREFORE

INTERESTINGIMPORTANT

THEME

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IMPORTANT

REPRESENTATIONAge

Gender

Race

Socioeconomic

Sexuality

Ability

EMOTIONALCONNECTION

Neuroscience

Mo@vatedreasoning

Transporta@on

Perspec@ve-taking

HUMANIZINGSCIENCE

CombaHngStereotypes

SharingProcess

Demys@fying

SOCIALLEGITIMACY

Inspira@on/RoleModels

Par@cipa@on

Access

ARTEpistemology

Aesthe@cs

StagecraN

Audiences

IMPORTANT2mins

INTERESTING2mins

WRITINGTIME10minsGoal:30secs–1min

FEEDBACK20mins

Groupsof45minutesperperson

“Whatareyouworkingonthesedays?”

STARTWHEREYOUARE.USEWHATYOUHAVE.DOWHATYOUCAN.

-ARTHURASHE