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The SciComm Toolkit Podcast Soph talks science
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The SciComm Toolkit podcast is the show for researchers and science communicators to get all the tools they need to communicate their science with confidence. Whether you are just starting out, want to learn a new skill or level up your scicomm confidence, this show will give you all you need to bring science stories to life. You will get insights and advice from award-winning science communicator Dr Soph from Soph talks science, as well as hearing from other expert communicators to help you build up all those tools in your own scicomm toolkit. Each episode will have actionable tips, resources or exercises that you can act on straight away. Tune in to learn how to educate, entertain and empower with your science communication.
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S2E9: Evaluating success of your engagement with Dr Jamie Gallagher
No matter what our scicomm or engagement project might look like, we ideally need to know how successful or impactful it was. This is where evaluation comes in. In this episode, we talk to Dr Jamie Gallagher about how to get started with evaluation and how you can apply it to your own projects.
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S2E8: 3 common mistakes to avoid when doing science communication
There are lots of articles and tips out there for scientists taking their first foray into scicomm, but what about researchers or science communicators who are also creators. Here are three mistakes I made as a self-taught scientific creator and how you can avoid doing the same.
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S2E7: How to share your science without ‘dumbing it down‘
A common excuse I get from some scientists that they don't want to do science communication because it is oversimplifying their research too much. Well, in this episode I am sharing some top tips on how you can make your research translatable for any audience without 'dumbing it down'.
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S2E6: How to nail any presentation with Duncan Yellowlees
Presentations. Something we all end up doing. So it is a skill that we all need. In this episode, we talk to Duncan Yellowlees who has been training presenters for over a decade within academia and research. He answers what makes a great presentation. We talk about what techniques you can use to make your next presentation even better. Plus - the best tip for making presentations I have ever heard!
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S2E5: 5 ways to help you save time when creating scicomm content
Doing science communication is a time investment and can be a barrier to many when getting started when there are so many other things to balance it with. In this episode, I share five ways that I routinely use to help me balance scicomm with a side hustle and a full time job.
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S2E4: 5 tips for starting to share science on Instagram
Instagram is one of the largest social media platforms and it is a really useful and fun way to do science communication online. But how do you start? I get asked this question so often and people give me so many reasons why they are reluctant to start. In this episode, I have taken five of the most common reasons I hear and share my tips and advice on how you can get started doing scicomm on Instagram.
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Listen to the SciCom Accelerator podcast featuring Soph here for more Instagram chat