Thread by @andreaprinzi

1/ Dr. Stephen Ekker (@scekker) is speaking my language in his talk about the importance of #scicomm and how effective @Twitter can be for scientists.
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2/ Good science communication IS good science ethics!
Effectively communicating our science literally has life-saving implications, and it is VERY important.
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#phdlife #PhD @CCTSI

3/ Making your own "Scientist Oath" using social media:
If you were making your own platform, what rules would YOU write?
-Be deliberate in thinking about what you share and how you share it

4/ Dr. Windebank touched on key communication concepts as well. Important things to consider when communicating our science include:
1. Who is your audience?
We scientists tend to live very much in our own world, but we have to think about how to communicate to non-scientists.

5/ Dr. Windebank:
*Learning to communicate our science to non-scientists is one of the most important things we can learn as researchers. Consider that this may include community groups, the press, family, friends, funders, lobbyists.
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6/ Dr. Windebank:
*MAKE SURE YOU GIVE THE BIG PICTURE!
-We can be bad about getting lost in the details
-pick the top 2-4 things you want to communicate first
-Adjust the way you deliver information based on your audience and your intent
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7/ Karen Weaver, M.Ed gives us 7 tips for how to give a good talk, #sciencetwitter :
1. Organize your slides
-Avoid excess animation, images, words
-You know what's next...leave people wanting to know more (and keep listening) by not putting everything on the slide

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2. Be succinct. GOOD LORD we have all seen those slides that are completely full of text...they are no good! You lose the audience's attention immediately.
*Listen > read
*Segment long text
*Rule of 7's = no more than 7 bullets on a slide, no more than 7 words per bullet

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3. Focus your audience on the portion of the slide you want them to look at.
*Highlighting
*Boxes
*Animations (but tread lightly here...)
*Avoid giving the audience "mouse nauseousness"

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4. Use multimedia
5. Know your audience

6. Be personal and engaging!
*Most of the time, people are most comfortable with comfortable conversation. Conversational >formal
*Eye contact
*Energy is contagious
*It's a great accomplishment to be presenting!

7. Practice!
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