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Talking science with the public (part 2)

May 7, 2019 Liam Science for the public Storytelling

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 →

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