How to present science

Learn how to craft science stories that truly resonate with your audience and align with your goals. You'll cover four essential steps: defining the purpose of your story, ensuring it has a clear key message, finding the right narrative flow, and drawing inspiration from real-life experiences. Through practical guidelines and examples, you'll learn to create compelling and educational narratives that achieve your communication objectives. Whether you're looking to engage the public, educate, or convince people of a certain message, this episode provides the tools you need to make your science stories impactful. More information: www.scientificstorytelling.org

Delve into the art of storytelling to make science more relatable by choosing the right main character. Discover how to choose the perfect main hero for your narrative. You will learn about the fun side and the potential pitfalls of using non-human entities, such as talking protons, opinionated plants or emotional machines. You may opt to portray yourself as the star of the show. Or go for the viewpoint of someone impacted by your research. Each option has different effects on your audience. Explore techniques for ensuring your science communication captivates and resonates with your audience.Audio examples:Once upon a time... Comet landing by European Space Agency (ESA): https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2015/03/Once_upon_a_time_Comet_landing LHC Noir - Symmetry presents: https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/lhc-noir 

A good summary is a very valuable part of every presentation. However, many (even seasoned) speakers provide summaries that are ineffective. In this episode, you will discover a common pitfall observed not only in presentations but also in many reports. Learn a simple technique to create high-quality summaries that serve your audience and make sure they retain the most important information. Using this technique can even enhance the overall quality and flow of your entire presentation.

As a scientist or science communicator it can be hard to explain your knowledge in a way everyone understands. Storytelling is a great tool to bridge this gap and connect with your audience. It allows you to make your research more accessible and relatable. But what exactly is storytelling? And how does it work when applied in science communication? This episode serves as an introduction to storytelling and offers you techniques that you can apply in your own communication.

It may sound like weird advice, but a great presentation actually starts with the end. The end of a talk usually is the conclusion or take-home message. By sharing that part already at the start, you are able to create a comprehensible narrative for your audience. In this episode, you will experience the difference it makes. Additionally, you will acquire a specific technique for crafting an effective opening, which can be applied to written communication as well. Not only does this method enhance comprehensibility and logical flow, but it also streamlines the preparation process, ultimately saving you valuable time when preparing a talk.

Before crafting your talk or writing, consider two questions first: What is there to gain for you? What is there to gain for your audience? There are multiple ways to think about this. Doing so will serve as a great guideline for you in designing your communication to achieve the desired results. Even taking just a few minutes to contemplate this will have a significant impact!More information: www.takethestage.nl