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The real art of the deal: Lessons in effective science advising

... and an equal hunger for learning and communicating. Science advisers have to learn to combine their knowledge and their story-telling skills to reach a broad audience. (Image Source: Carbon Dating) References 1. Feliú-Mójer, M. (201...

Mediated realities and fish eyebrows: how we can effectively communicate science

...the reason why media is effective in bringing scientific knowledge to the public is the use of narratives and compelling storytelling. Facts aren’t just listed throughout the work; they are linked through story structure, cause and effect, t...

Practical visual literacy for science communication

...anced by mocking up a design in which text and visual elements are laid out as they will appear in the final product. A 'story-board' approach can be used to provide an overall 'look and feel' of a product, as well as identify the various visual e...

Exploring Hawaii: arid zone ecology, vog and volcanoes

...t to the Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site , where Ben Saluda , interpreter for National Park Service, told us the story of the wildfire that passed through the park and led to severe erosion after subsequent rains. We could see tree trunks...

Hawaii ecodrought workshop; trade wind invasions, ridge to reef, endemic species

...eather events, and forest fires. Elliott Parsons introduced us to the Pu'u Wa'awa'a Conservation Area . Elliott told the story of his arrival in 2010 in the midst of a severe drought and raging forest fires. He was able to show us photographs of t...

The first thing people ask: Where is Guam, anyway?

...kshop. The bigger the word, the more times participants mentioned that threat. While threats and values tell part of the story, more key messages came to the surface during the report card storyboarding on the second day. The key takeaways about c...

Meet Saipan, one of America’s forgotten territories

...fying thresholds and scoring of indicators, and drafting the layout of the report card. We also talked a lot about the history and culture of Saipan and CNMI and the effects those things have had on coral reefs. Determining values and threats for...

On the trail of iconic Parisian scientists

...ion on the streets of the Marais " provided me with an insight into the Paris of Lavoisier's time. Bill's blog tells the story of Lavoisier's encounter with an angry mob during the heated days of the French Revolution . I also visited the Musee de...

IAN Returns to Honolulu for the Hawaiian Islands and the Remote Pacific Islands Coral Reef Report Cards Workshops

...Benthic Condition, Climate, and Communities & Management. Other key objectives included identifying the overall story and messages that the report card needs to convey, and if possible, to identify the different regions that should be use...

The Chesapeake Bay and the Baltic Sea: Adapting to Changing Climates in the New World and the Old

...et al. 2014) Maybe the answer as scientists to adapt to these changing climates, literally and figuratively, is not just storytelling, but also marketing. Both HELCOM and the CBP have faced issues with budgets for monitoring3,4. Scientific marketi...

Ecodrought on the east side of the Pacific Northwest

... region. Since we held our first workshop on the west side of the Cascades, we joked that we had received the 'west side story'. Thus, we were in Boise to get the 'east side story'. This reference to the west side story inspired me to adapt the po...

Report cards aren’t just for school anymore

...tems overgrown by algae) plenty of life can be present, but it may not be the type of life we desire. At this point in history, all ecological systems are somewhat managed. Should we focus on making them productive for our means, or on returning t...

Speaking (scientific) truth to power through storytelling: using lessons from the past and examples from the present to plan for the future

Speaking (scientific) truth to power through storytelling: using lessons from the past and examples from the present to plan for the future ... Kavya Pradhan and Alterra S...

Ecological drought in the Southeast U.S.: Forest fires, supermoon and new age libraries

...cept to structure narratives, and the workshop participants quickly adapted their research concepts into this format. We storyboarded the workshop newsletter before breaking up. We were impressed with the Hill Library, but the workshop participant...

Developing scientific stories for Chesapeake Bay submerged aquatic vegetation

... we argue that we need to take immediate action. The visualizations we have begun producing help tell the Chesapeake SAV story. Researchers created a word cloud describing Chesapeake Bay submerged aquatic vegetation during dinner at the Ram's Head...

IAN attends CommOcean 2016 in Bruges, Belgium

... political backing . There were also a lot of examples of different campaigns used to raise awareness, for instance, the story of how the name Boaty McBoatface became trending in Europe. Paul Rose's keynote presentation. Credit: Vanessa Vargas One...

Science, communication, and story-telling for social change

Science, communication, and story-telling for social change ... Last weekend I attended a workshop that gave me a different perspective on communicating t...

Integrating science, message, and design

...ciences, rhetoric, art, psychology, public administration, publishing, and digital technology - each with its own rich history and strikingly different culture. We reach optimistically across the divide between research and practice, hoping to shi...

The report card game “Get the Grade!” was launched in Stockholm, New Delhi and Honolulu

...and Holly Mckinlay from WWF, I wrote the following poem: Get the Grade! 1 Sept 2016 This morning a small bit of history was made Here at World Water Week in sunny Stockholm So I felt the need to write this little poem To celebrate the launc...

Goldilocks: The Unheralded Mapping Guru

...gning a map. Don’t make the map too simple or too complex, but provide just the right amount of detail to tell the story. Bad map examples Credit: cartastrophe.wordpress.com What’s the story? Well, that’s really the first step. A...

A picture is worth a 1,000 words

...e. Sketching your conceptual diagram, from pen to paper. Image by Amanda Mueller You want to make sure that you know the story you are trying to tell, and that you find the best way to illustrate that story in a diagram, or series of diagrams if n...

Conceptual Diagrams: Turning Science into Graphic Art

... concept best illustrated in a 2D cross-section? In a 3D landscape? Choose an ecosystem that will assist in telling your story by selecting appropriate landscapes, water bodies, geographic formations, etc. Look to the PDF “ Creating Conceptu...

How to help your audience feel comfortable: Four steps in creating clean, colorful and welcoming graphs

...These symbols are very user-friendly and can be edited using Adobe Illustrator to match your local species, ecosystem or storyline. You may choose to include a symbol for all your data elements or perhaps just one single image to draw in the crowd...

Data Visualization 101: Simple changes can make a world of difference

...utious that 3D pie charts can emphasize some slices (the closer ones) over others (the furthest ones) that may skew your story. Flat pie charts are typically a better option. Slide taken from Jane Thomas’ presentation on Data Visualization....

Story telling tools - The history of communicating well

Story telling tools - The history of communicating well ... Melissa Merritt Have you ever wondered if there's a secret formula for how to speak more effec...

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