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Monster Seminar Jam – Going Beyond Jargon and Elevator Speeches: Strategies for Communicating Science to the Public.
Dana Vukajlovich- Portal to the Public Program Manager, Pacific Science Center. The Northwest Fisheries Science Center “Monster Seminar JAM” is part of the OneNOAA Science Discussion Seminar Series.
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At @NOAAFish_NWFSC #MonsterJam seminar series. Going beyond jargon and elevator speeches- Dana Vukajlovich from @PacSci– ready to start! -
Weekly Monster Seminar Jam – Events – Northwest Fisheries Science Center
List seminar event for the quarter. – NWFSC -
Dana Vukajlovich one thing I love about my job at portal to the public is to meet scientist. Great to see familiar faces at #MonsterJam!
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The speaker started asking questions to the audience: Why do you think that communicating science to the public is important? Do you think that public audiences are interested in hearing about current science? Audience started to engage immediately.
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Dana V. – lots of people in non-scientific community passionate about science #MonsterJam
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Creating fun, engaging experiences leads to plenty of self-directed learning. Dana Vukajlovich at #MonsterJam
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A quick look at the hashtag stream shown me there was a problem with #MosterJam. Live concert with same name same day. Changed hashtag to #BeyondJargon
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Dana Vukajlovich at #BeyondJargon you can only learn something new if you first address previous misconceptions.
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Misconception: cavemen and dinosaurs, polar bears and penguins. Time and space distinction difficult to change after childhood #BeyondJargon
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What is wrong with this picture? Penguins and Polar Bears (hint: it has nothing to do with the soda)
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Why did she title this talk: Beyond Jargon and Elevator Speeches?
Effective Science communication involves more than
speaking in words that people understand and more than a nice 1-minute
summary of what you do and why it matters… It also requires ENGAGEMENT -
Why does engagement matters? You keep interest and get feedback about how your message comes across #BeyondJargon
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For effective communication: get to the punch line first. Learn what your audience is most interested in hearing about. #BeyondJargon
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Engagement: invite access, invite prior knowledge, listen, and value their expertise – Dana Vukajlovich #BeyondJargon
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Useful References:
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Portal To The Public Implementation Manual – Pacific Science CenterThe Implementation Manual shares the most important results from the development and dissemination phases of the original Portal To The…
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Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments
Practitioners in informal science settings–museums, after-school programs, science and technology centers, media enterprises, libraries,… -
Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits
Informal science is a burgeoning field that operates across a broad range of venues and envisages learning outcomes for individuals, scho… -
“Communicating the science of climate change” by R. Somerville and S. Hssol in Physics Today, October 2011
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