The SciComm Toolkit podcast is the show for researchers and science communicators to get all the tools they need to communicate their science with confidence. Whether you are just starting out, want to learn a new skill or level up your scicomm confidence, this show will give you all you need to bring science stories to life. You will get insights and advice from award-winning science communicator Dr Soph from Soph talks science, as well as hearing from other expert communicators to help you build up all those tools in your own scicomm toolkit. Each episode will have actionable tips, resources or exercises that you can act on straight away. Tune in to learn how to educate, entertain and empower with your science communication.
No matter what our scicomm or engagement project might look like, we ideally need to know how successful or impactful it was. This is where evaluation comes in. In this episode, we talk to Dr Jamie Gallagher about how to get started with evaluation and how you can apply it to your own projects. Check out Jamie's website for more training and resources, and find him online.
There are lots of articles and tips out there for scientists taking their first foray into scicomm, but what about researchers or science communicators who are also creators. Here are three mistakes I made as a self-taught scientific creator and how you can avoid doing the same. Find out more about the podcast and get all the links and resources here. Follow Soph for more scicomm tips and advice.
A common excuse I get from some scientists that they don't want to do science communication because it is oversimplifying their research too much. Well, in this episode I am sharing some top tips on how you can make your research translatable for any audience without 'dumbing it down'. Find out more about the podcast and get all the links and resources here. Follow Soph for more scicomm tips and advice.
Presentations. Something we all end up doing. So it is a skill that we all need. In this episode, we talk to Duncan Yellowlees who has been training presenters for over a decade within academia and research. He answers what makes a great presentation. We talk about what techniques you can use to make your next presentation even better. Plus - the best tip for making presentations I have ever heard! Check out Duncan's presenting training and courses, and find him online.
Doing science communication is a time investment and can be a barrier to many when getting started when there are so many other things to balance it with. In this episode, I share five ways that I routinely use to help me balance scicomm with a side hustle and a full time job.
Instagram is one of the largest social media platforms and it is a really useful and fun way to do science communication online. But how do you start? I get asked this question so often and people give me so many reasons why they are reluctant to start. In this episode, I have taken five of the most common reasons I hear and share my tips and advice on how you can get started doing scicomm on Instagram. All resources from this episode can be found here Follow Soph online here Listen to the SciCom Accelerator podcast featuring Soph here for more Instagram chat
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful Maren Hunsberger - microbiologist and science communicator extraordinaire. We chat about her journey into science, finding the narrative in science and some incredible advice for writing scripts - just to name a little bit. Get all the resources for this episode and all others on my website. Find Maren online here. Find Soph online here.
One of my favourite communication tips for scientists: start a blog! In this episode, I'll explain why blogging is one of the most powerful for you, your science and your career. It is not just for influencers and creative writers. Let me tell you just 3 reasons why! For more information about anything mentioned in this episode, visit www.sophtalksscience.com/scicommtoolkit or get in touch on social media (@soph.talks.science)
We are back for Season 2 and kicking everything off by sharing just five of the hundreds of things I wish I had known before starting science communication! Get transcripts and show notes from this and all the other episodes on The SciComm Toolkit website.
For the Season 1 finale, we talk to science communicator Julia Ravey about managing time and multiple scicomm projects, how performing arts has influenced her career, science presenting and more.
In this episode we talk to journalist turned blog and podcast content coach Michelle Gately about two ways you can improve your digital scicomm content right now. They are scroll stopping headlines and a brief introduction to search engine optimisation so you can get discovered and get more people onto your site. Find show notes, transcripts and resources here Michelle's FREE SEO checklist here Michelle's headline writing workshop Find Michelle online
In this episode we talk to Dr George Chan who is a science filmmaker and videographer. From his career in TV and now as an independent and working with Sir David Attenborough, to some top tips for interviewing for videos and the best classroom for growing as a filmmaker Transcripts and shownotes available on my website Follow me on Instagram Latest info on George's filmmaking courses
In this episode, we talk to Erin Winick about her current role as a SciComm Specialist for the International Space Station, but also the previous science writing roles she has had. We talk to her about scicomm internships, using fashion for scicomm and also a few insights into TikTok for science communication. Follow Erin on Twitter, Instagram or TikTok Link to Erin's list of science communication internship opportunities Get the episode transcripts and show notes from my website Follow me on Instagram
It can be tricky to get started in science communication and find your confidence. That's why I've pulled together a list of 7 tools that are free but will help you to find your feet and grow in the world of science communication. Get the show notes and transcripts here Follow me on Instagram
We all want our science communication to be successful, so make sure yours has this one thing that will help with that. In this episode I reveal all and share how to create yours too
Even if you have the coolest, most epic science story ever - spoiler alert! - no one has to listen to you. So, how do we capture our audience's attention? In this episode, we explore how to create the hooks for our science stories.
Take a whistle stop tour to explore some of the ways you can do science communication, and I share 4 questions to ask yourself to work out which flavour of scicomm is for you. This is the final installment of the SciComm Foundation mini series.
No matter what kind of science communication you do, you need to have an audience in mind. This episode is going to help you tailor your project to your ideal audience so your scicomm is more impactful.
This episode is the first in a mini series to kickstart the show called the SciComm Foundations. Here, we talk about what science communication is, 9 reasons why you should bother doing science communication and a little bit of DIY to find your the first tool for your scicomm toolkit. Show notes, transcripts and resources can all be found at https://sophtalksscience.com/scicommtoolkit/. You can find me at @soph.talks.science on Instagram and follow the pod for news and updates @scicommtoolkit
The SciComm Toolkit is a show for researchers and science communicators to get all the tools they need to communicate their science with confidence. Whether you are just starting out, want to learn a new skill or level up your scicomm confidence, this show will give you all you need to bring science stories to life. But before we get stuck in, let me tell you a little bit more about me and why on earth you might want to listen to what I have to say, why I wanted to start this podcast idea and some more about what to expect from the show.
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