SLAC Science Communication Events
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SICSFLAGS March 12, 2021 – Daniel Quintana — U. Oslo
How to build an online presence for science communication
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Why you need to be active on social media
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How building an online presence gets you past gatekeepers
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Pros and cons of different platforms for science communication (Twitter, Blogs/Substack, podcasts, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Youtube, Tiktok, Clubhouse)
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Why Twitter and audio is currently providing the biggest returns on the time you put in for science communication
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Why you should complement every blogpost with a twitter thread
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How to build your platform
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The tools you need to start your own podcast
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SICSFLAGS – Developing an Elevator Pitch
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SLAC 2021 J Term ‘Science Communication’ speakers
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Perfecting your Elevator Pitch by Spitfire Strategies, December, 2019
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Julie Sedivy on writing for general audiences, November 2019
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Science and Imagination, inspiring public interest in inquiry and discovery, November, 2019
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Spitfire Strategies – using strategic communication to achieve program goals, September, 2019
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May Symposium – Presenting Science to the public in a post-truth era, May 2019
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Tim Miller on Science Communication, October, 2018
SLAC Science Communication Resources & Potential Speakers
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UConn Today: ‘Scientists Need to Become Better Communicators, But It’s Hard to Measure Whether Training Works’
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NIH Training and Education YouTube video on Social Media for Scientists
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NIH Training and Education YouTube video on creating and presenting virtual posters
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Margaret Rubega-UConn Today
- Data Story Telling – Capital Storytelling, Dr. Lisa Cantrell
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The Art of Story Telling in the Sciences
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Making Science more Accessible: Science Communication Careers
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Ken Noll (who helps prepare 3MT finalist videos – here is one – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4X0PS6muyI) and from this promotional it looks like he did another one the year before with a guest from the sea tea improv group. kenneth.noll@uconn.edu
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Representative Gregg Haddad – science communication and its impact on policy – create connection/collaboration