“Improving Together: Better Science Writing Through Peer Learning”
How do you motivate early-career researchers to improve their communication skills? Mathew Stiller-Reeve from the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research in Bergen, Norway, and colleagues reveal how they were able to develop their writing and communication skills through the development of the ClimateSnack project, described in this journal article in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. […]
Book review: Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
October 9, 2015 Filed under Blog, Featured, Publishing, Writing
When I wrote Eloquent Science, the most difficult chapter to write was the one for non-native English speakers. Growing up a native English speaker, I felt that I couldn’t offer much about how to help non-native speakers write better. But, I strongly felt that the book needed to say something to this audience. The books […]
Book review: Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More
August 26, 2015 Filed under Blog, Featured, Posters, Potpourri, Presentations, Publishing, Reviewing, Uncategorized, Writing
Here is another in my series of reviews for books that I read a while ago and were sitting on my desk waiting for the time to write the review. This review is of Matt Carter’s Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More. Outside of my own book, I’ve […]
Book Review: Science Communication: A Practical Guide for Scientists
Bowater and Yeoman’s Science Communication: A Practical Guide for Scientists provides a nice overview of the topic. If you’re starting out with public engagement or outreach to the public through the media, schools, or science festivals – or if you are planning your own event – I would recommend this book. The book was written […]
Book Review: Trees, maps, and theorems: Effective communication for rational minds by Jean-luc Duomont
I got a copy of Jean-luc Doumont’s Trees, Maps, and Theorems Effective Communication for Rational Minds a long time ago, and read it almost immediately. I’ve been meaning to write a review for a long time. With the annual office clean before the new semester starts, this gives me a perfect opportunity to do so. […]
