Q: How much theoretical physics can you condense into a 5-minute Ignite talk? A: A surprising amount! Enlighten us, but make it quick! You know the Ignite format? Five minutes, and 20 slides. That’s not much time, and rather a lot of slides. Yet it is proving to be a popular evening’s entertainment at Dublin’s [...]
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Symmetry, antimatter and the LHC
Posted in Communicating science, tagged Communicating science, communication skills on March 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »
How to influence people and win €5,000
Posted in Communicating science, tagged communication skills on December 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Update: GroupVesting, a new version of Outvesting, will take YouTube project pitches, so that might enourage better communication. 11/12/09 It’s all eyes on Kildare Street this week. And not just the budget . . . The excellent Kildare Street.com — ‘a non-partisan website which lets people keep tabs on their elected representatives” — has just [...]
Igniting science communication
Posted in Communicating science, tagged Communicating science on September 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
If you had five minutes on stage, what would you say? Allowed 20 slides, changing every 15 seconds, what images would you show? That’s the challenge for an ‘Ignite’ talk – and if you know about Ignite events, you’ll know how popular they’ve become. In communications training I’ll often ask participants to prepare a three-minute [...]
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