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    33 results for "ABT":

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Science Communication Workshop
      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Science Communication Workshop (Blog Post)
      ...gave the workshop to a dedicated group of researchers and communicators working at UIUC. We played Conceptionary, created ABTs, and played Title Pursuit. Workshop participants playing Conceptionary. After the workshop, I walked across campus again...
    • Want to be a better science communicator? Start with the title and the abstract.
      Want to be a better science communicator? Start with the title and the abstract. (Blog Post)
      ...aner, but I did like the catchy silver bullet in the original. After we reviewed the titles, we moved on to analyzing the ABT, ‘and, but, therefore’ statements. Ever been in a situation where a person is telling you about their research and they j...
    • Wanted - Single natural system seeks industrious human system from which to couple
      Wanted - Single natural system seeks industrious human system from which to couple (Blog Post)
      ...sals were extensions of work done for a previous class activity, our elevator speeches . All of our speeches featured the ABT (And But Therefore) technique of delivering a narrative. Some of us used our knowledge of this technique for our proposal...
    • Annual retreat fuels new thinking and ideas
      Annual retreat fuels new thinking and ideas (Enewsletter Article)
      ...the future. This year's retreat consisted of several key activities that will help IAN become a better organization - the ABT phrase exercise, the Snap exercise, and the IAN Report Card project. Check out our blog to see the outcomes and outputs f...
    • Developing narrative skills with Randy Olson
      Developing narrative skills with Randy Olson (Enewsletter Article)
      ...y Olson . The Story Circles Demo Day was facilitated by Randy, Jayde Lovell (TYT Network) , and Mike Strauss (USDA) . The ABT (…and…but…therefore…) format was introduced, along with the narrative spectrum and basic story circle tools. Randy has be...
    • First science communication course of 2024
      First science communication course of 2024 (Enewsletter Article)
      ...ney Anderson, and Nathan Miller and discussed the fundamentals of communicating research through the help of visual aids, ABT (And, But, Therefore) Statements, and design principles such as color theory and layout organization techniques. The stud...
    • Science Communication Workshop at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
      Science Communication Workshop at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Enewsletter Article)
      ...nication workshop to faculty and researchers. The workshop included activities, such as Conceptionary, Title Pursuit, and ABT (And, But, Therefore), meant to sharpen participants science messaging skills through effective storytelling and visualiz...
    • Teaching summer scicomm courses
      Teaching summer scicomm courses (Enewsletter Article)
      .... Finding the narrative, and tailoring it to your audience, is the basis of good science communication. We use tools like ABT statements (And, But, Therefore) and conceptual diagrams to communicate science to a variety of audiences, and it is alwa...
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