{"id":1133,"date":"2022-02-14T18:20:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T18:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/women-in-climate\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2023-10-11T15:20:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T15:20:52","slug":"from-blogging-to-broadcasting-how-i-found-my-feet-in-science-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/womeninclimate\/2022\/02\/14\/from-blogging-to-broadcasting-how-i-found-my-feet-in-science-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"From Blogging to broadcasting: How I found my feet in science communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month we were happy to be joined by Dr Rosie Oakes who is a Senior Scientist in the International Climate Services team at the Met Office. Rosie has a wealth of science communication expertise from having her postdoctoral work exhibited in the Academy of Natural Science in Philadelphia and being featured in a film by hit Youtuber <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HvFDndiZOAw&amp;list=PLCz4fqxNcuDkYWH0A83DRQXBKJ4Ww2OO1&amp;index=4&amp;t=133s\">Jack Harries<\/a>\u00a0and on ITV news during COP26. Rosie is passionate about communicating climate change science to a wide range of audiences and making science accessible and open to all.<\/p>\n<p>To begin, we had a short discussion of why we should bother with science communication? Some of conclusions reached were;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Science only has an impact if it reaches people, and the decision makers aren\u2019t scientists. We want governments to be able to make evidence-based decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Science is funded by public money<\/li>\n<li>The questions received by non-specialists can often help refine research questions and how we communicate our research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the session, Rosie discussed some way that we can build our confidence when doing science communication. The phrase \u2018safe space to fail\u2019 was often used, and below is a list of possible communication scenarios, listed from least to highest risk. You can check out the slides here. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/womeninclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2022\/02\/WomenInClimate_ROakes_Feb2022.pdf\">WomenInClimate_ROakes_Feb2022<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personal blog<\/li>\n<li>Outreach within a team<\/li>\n<li>Internal videos and blogs<\/li>\n<li>Live seminars<\/li>\n<li>Solo classroom and community outreach<\/li>\n<li>Podcasts<\/li>\n<li>TikTok<\/li>\n<li>Live event with a big audience<\/li>\n<li>You tube documentary<\/li>\n<li>Live Regional TV<\/li>\n<li>Live National TV<\/li>\n<li>Political Q&amp;A<\/li>\n<li>Live event with potentially hostile audience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this list it is noticeable some certain changes as we move to more high risk events. For example, the change in audience size, whether it is a solo or team project, if there is a friendly audience, and if there is any oversight before publication. Some final tips on how to prepare;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Know your audience<\/li>\n<li>Know your topic (and know what you don\u2019t know!)<\/li>\n<li>Make accessible materials<\/li>\n<li>Practice with a friend<\/li>\n<li>You got this! \u2013Fake it \u2018til you make it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, a word cloud of some of the barriers faced;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1135\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/womeninclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2022\/02\/menti_sci_comm_barriers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/womeninclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2022\/02\/menti_sci_comm_barriers.jpg 961w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/womeninclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2022\/02\/menti_sci_comm_barriers-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/womeninclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2022\/02\/menti_sci_comm_barriers-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of links and resources that were gather in the session from Roise and members which will hopefully be helpful in taking some first steps and connecting with other.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/metofficepodcasts\">Met office podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/climate-scientists\">Climate scientists podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/research\/doctoralcollege\/researcherdevelopment\/training\/teaching\/brillantclub\/\">Brilliant Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skypeascientist.com\/get-involved.html\">Skype a scientist<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imascientist.org.uk\/\">I&#8217;m a scientist<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pintofscience.com\/\">Pint of Science<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@metoffice\/video\/7023472804557360389?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\">Met Office Tik Tok<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lhDpAkXgxds\">Rosie&#8217;s Penn state Museum exhibit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HvFDndiZOAw\">Jack harries documentary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Freya and Rosie have kindly produced a document of FAQ&#8217;s for outreach events, with some suggestions of answers that people could use when asked common climate science questions. See the full document here: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/womeninclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2022\/02\/Freya_and_Rosie_Public_FAQs_Climate_Outreach.pdf\">Freya_and_Rosie&#8217;s_Public_FAQs_Climate_Outreach<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month we were happy to be joined by Dr Rosie Oakes who is a Senior Scientist in the International Climate Services team at the Met Office. 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