Part 1 of this blog described a few simple things that you can do to make your talk more engaging for the general public, mainly just keeping it simple. That is really all you need, but if you would like to think about it a little more, there are also some techniques you can use to improve it even further. Continue reading
Science for the public
Talking science with the public (part 1)
I have had the pleasure of helping organize the Pint of Science NL festival over the last 2 years. The festival takes place from May 20th to 22nd this year, and we will have at least 85 scientists talking about their work across 8 cities in the Netherlands. All the information can be found via this link.
As part of a speaker’s package we put together for the festival, I wrote a few things about how people can make their presentations more engaging for the public. Explaining complex science is sometimes a difficult thing to do, so below are a few suggestions to help scientists make their public talks as good as their scientific ones! Continue reading
