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Learn to captivate your audience with these 5 essential acting skills. From body language all the way to vocal inflection!
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Dr. Khatora Opperman
- Dec 6, 2022
- 8 min
How to pitch to your target audience in research
Communicating your research effectively means tailoring your message to your target audience. One size doesn't fit all!
Cintya Dharmayanti
- Nov 21, 2022
- 9 min
How to write a winning 3MT script
Communicate 80,000 words of research brilliance with a concise script that captivates and engages the audience in the 3MT competition.
Dr. Miguel Balbin
- Nov 7, 2022
- 7 min
How to write effective analogies for communicating research
Analogies are all about making the unfamiliar more familiar. So how do you create an analogy for communicating research?
Dr. Tullio Rossi
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
Introducing the mobile science communication magazine: SWIPE SciComm
With just a flick of the finger, simply SWIPE along to read our new mobile SciComm magazine! Learn more in this post.
Dr. Khatora Opperman
- Oct 11, 2022
- 5 min
5 Best FREE SciComm Tools
Looking for some handy tools to level-up your SciComm game? You have come to the right place. Check out our 5 favourite FREE SciComm tools!
Dr. Miguel Balbin
- Sep 26, 2022
- 6 min
5 tips for improving your public speaking skills as a researcher
Developing your public speaking skills is a vital part of disseminating your research effectively. So, how could you work on your delivery?
Dr. Khatora Opperman
- Sep 13, 2022
- 8 min
A road map to scientific illustrations: 6 step graphic design process
As a scientist we love a good method. But what is the method for design? Here we discuss the 6 steps for designing a scientific graphic.
Dr. Miguel Balbin
- May 10, 2022
- 7 min
What does it mean to be a science communicator?
What is a science communicator? Where do they work? How do you become one? Let's unpack this one topic at a time!
Dr. Karl Gruber
- Feb 15, 2022
- 10 min
How to publish your first science news article (and get paid for it)
Writing your first scientific news article is quite different from publishing a manuscript. Here's our top pointers for budding writers!
Dr. Miguel Balbin
- Dec 6, 2021
- 7 min
Top 5 Science Communication Blogs
Science communication blogs are great for getting some light reading done on the topic. We've made our picks for the best blogs on the net!
Dr. Miguel Balbin
- Nov 23, 2021
- 8 min
Top 5 Science Communication Podcasts
Podcasts about science communication are all about practicing what you preach. Check out our top 5 picks for the best SciComm podcasts!
Dr. Miguel Balbin
- Aug 2, 2021
- 1 min
How to gauge your research impact: the SciComm Checklist
Looking to raise the impact of your scientific research? Test how well you're communicating yourself to the world with our SciComm Checklist
Dr. Miguel Balbin
- Jun 8, 2021
- 8 min
How to draw your research with simple scientific illustrations
Science is to be seen just as much as it is to be heard. Read about some handy tips on making scientific illustrations.
Dr. Tullio Rossi
- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
How to Add a Customised QR Code to Your Scientific Poster
Direct your reader to the ‘next step’ with a QR code.
What’s more: making a customised, permanent QR is free and easy.
Dr Flynn Slattery
- Feb 25, 2021
- 5 min
Nothing Beats Video Abstracts for Summarising Research
For academics, it’s tough to be seen, even by your peers. With over 7000 papers published every day, who has the time to read every new...
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Dr. Tullio Rossi
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
Forget Publish or Perish - It's #VisibleOrVanish [VIDEO]
You may be familiar with the saying 'Publish or Perish' but have you heard about 'Visible or Vanish'?
Dr. Echo Rivera
- Jul 13, 2020
- 5 min
From Stale to Stellar: The Truth Behind How to Create an Engaging Scientific Webinar
How do I design effective webinar slides? Do I use less or more slides? Do I use less or more visuals? Animations? It's all right here.
Dr. Tullio Rossi
- Apr 1, 2020
- 5 min
10 Online Tools to Up Your Science Communication Game
Let's face it, scientific progress relies, in part, on effective science communication and increasingly, this requires an online...
Dr. Tullio Rossi
- Jan 28, 2020
- 6 min
The Story of Frank the Coral: a Case Study for Science Animation Impact
It was a warm and tranquil summer day back in 2016 when the news broke. The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing mass coral bleaching. My...
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