Increase the impact of Science Communication
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Science Communication:Increase the impact ofyour work
Alexandra Colón-Rodríguez, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the B3 LabDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology and BehaviorUniversity of California Davis
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Communicating science...
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Scientists in action fighting COVID-19
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Pandemic + misinformation = catastrophe
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Importance of communicating science
Currently, help save lives.
Effect change.
Encourage the next generation of scientistsand leaders.
Share the importance of your work.
Help the scientific enterprise become strongerwith our diverse perspectives.
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American's confidence in scientists
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Many platforms for SciComm
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“The goal ofcommunication is not
about output;it’s about impact”
– The MasterCommunicator’s Handbook
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Image from Force for Science Workshophttps://www.aaas.org/pes/mini-workshops
Important steps to get started
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Communicating to engage
From: https://www.rri-tools.eu/-/the-aaas-communication-toolkit-communicating-to-engage
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Concise1.Get to the core of your message usingsimple, easy-to-grasp words and shortsentences
2. ConcreteUse strong, concrete words one canvisualize
3. ConnectedCommunicators are pretty goodexplaining their idea, why it matters tothem, but not so good at explainingwhy it should matter to others
Crafting strong messages (4 C's)
4. CatchyRepetable
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What platform would you choose?
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Goal
Identify your goal.When getting started is good to see/identify what others do that works well.
Concise
Twitter message has to be 280 characters max but you can write longer posts as threads. Write it and revise before posting.
Use hashtags #
To increase visibility and impact.
Time of post is important
Identify when is "prime time" in your country (in CA I post from 9am - 3pm). Keepconsistency in topics and postings.
Follow, like and comment
Having followers is important for impact.
Social media_Twitter
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Followers are important for impact?
Coté IM, Darling ES, FACETS, 2018.
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Viral Feedback
https://viralfeedback.org/Fight COVID-19 misinformation
Science writing opportunities
@SoapboxscienceNational Association of Science Writers@MassivesciScience/Science careers
covid19sci.org
Communications teamBlogsSocial media
Opportunities to get started
SpeakingScience CaféScience PubsNerd Nite
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https://www.aaas.org/resources/communication-toolkithttp://blogs.nature.com/naturejobs/2015/08/21/science-communication-know-your-audience/https://blogs.plos.org/scicomm/2019/10/15/scicomm-at-school/https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscentsci.9b01273?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social-media-organic&utm_campaign=solvingtogether&utm_content=100001098436498#.XhkKfA_SX6I.twitter
https://www.aldacenter.org/workshopshttps://www.aaas.org/pes/mini-workshops
Resources and references1.2.
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Workshops1.2.