2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting

February 11-16

Communicating science to the friends, policymakers, students, and even scientists outside your discipline can be challenging. But the importance of communicating beyond our peers is increasing. Therefore, scientists are learning the art of storytelling! Storytelling has been fundamental to the development of societies, used to share knowledge and ideas for thousands of years. In this workshop, you will learn 1) the basic elements of storytelling, 2) get ideas on how to structure your science into a story, 3) how to spot common science communication mistakes when telling a good story, like jargon or long sentences, and 4) how (and where) to share your science stories. Participants should bring their conference abstract to the workshop and plan to use it to create your science story.