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[Day3: Creating & Sustaining Spaces of Practice]
Q: Have you created or been part of initiatives for #Science #STEM #STEAM #SciComm practice? Are you considering creating one yourself?

Today we'll discuss "safe spaces to fail" and scaffolded experiences to build up your skills!
Why do I care?
As a former academic & now in my work to spread adaptable skills in #scicomm through #comedy, it strikes me how little prep we get to teach or give strategic talks as we make the shift from undergrad to grad levels

How many bad habits do we accumulate b/c of this?
What are some bad communication habits in #Science #STEM you've seen, experienced, or are still working to overcome?

Here's where I used to struggle:
- preparing talks the night before
- going over time
- imagining the audience wasn't even there
- bad PPTs
- STAGE FRIGHT
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[Day1: Strategic SciComm Through Play]
Often times, when talking #SciComm #SciOut #PubEng #SciEng #SciEdu #SciArt, we spend a lot of discussions on the idea of play + joy + fun for target audiences.

As a practitioner, do use "play" to get better in your practice? If not, why?
Do opportunities & spaces to "PLAY" with your craft/skills in communicating #science even exist for you?

For academics, the lack of opportunity to learn+practice+play w/ public speaking significantly impacts careers, like favoritism of "charismatic ppl" to bad teaching habits.
In the #Arts + #SciArt, rehearsals + practice time is crucial in honing your craft.
In #MuseumEd & #projectdevelopment, there are stages for prototyping, focus grouping, beta-testing to "play".

In #Academia, prof dev workshops exist, but do you have a space for practice?
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After a jam-packed 2 days at #SciOut18๐ŸŒช(thx @ASBMB & @rockedu_!) it was time to reflect! ๐Ÿค” Reflection is so important, but it can be hard to find โฐ to really just think! ๐Ÿ’ญ Some of my thoughts ๐Ÿ‘‰ instagram.com/p/BokNO_NhihF/
#365DaysOfScience #biochemistry #scicomm #sciout #science person looking thoughtful in front of mirrornotebook pagenotebook pagenotebook page
Whatโ€™s inside? ๐Ÿง Itโ€™s FORMAMIDE! ๐Ÿค— Formally removing RNAโ€™s form with formamide! ๐Ÿค“ FORMAMIDE in loading buffer breaks up & replaces the bonds between bases holding RNA's shape together ๐Ÿ‘‡
instagram.com/p/BomwR32B4MX/
#365DaysOfScience #biochemistry #scicomm #lifeinthelab #science person looking through safety goggles with formamide drawn on themformamide RNA denaturant explanation
Bring on the heat! ๐Ÿ”ฅ To help denaturants get to the huddling hydrophobic bases, we add heat โ™จ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘‰ gives molecules more energy so they can โ€œpull apartโ€ more easily โฉ easier access ๐Ÿ‘ More ๐Ÿ‘‡
instagram.com/p/Boo2yazBDDi/
#365DaysOfScience #biochemistry #scicomm #lifeinthelab #science person putting tube in heating block
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