{"id":761,"date":"2015-08-10T09:33:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T09:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancingecocomm.wordpress.com\/?p=761"},"modified":"2015-08-10T09:33:04","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T09:33:04","slug":"advancing-ecology-scicomm-a-resource-guide-from-esas-scicomm-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/2015\/08\/10\/advancing-ecology-scicomm-a-resource-guide-from-esas-scicomm-section\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing Ecology SciComm: A Resource Guide from ESA&#8217;s SciComm Section"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-387 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2014\/08\/beyond-the-written-word_resource-guide_button.jpg?w=648\" alt=\"Bison ecologists, Saskatchewan; copyright 2011, Bethann G. Merkle\" width=\"648\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2014\/08\/beyond-the-written-word_resource-guide_button.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2014\/08\/beyond-the-written-word_resource-guide_button-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2014\/08\/beyond-the-written-word_resource-guide_button-1024x914.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2014\/08\/beyond-the-written-word_resource-guide_button-768x686.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2014\/08\/beyond-the-written-word_resource-guide_button-1536x1372.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2014\/08\/beyond-the-written-word_resource-guide_button-2048x1829.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2014\/08\/beyond-the-written-word_resource-guide_button-1200x1072.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2014\/08\/beyond-the-written-word_resource-guide_button-1980x1768.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Looking to expand your toolbox? Curious to test the waters of science communication for the first time?<\/h3>\n<p>Either way, you\u2019ll want to tap into the <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2014\/08\/scicomm-resource-guide_final_forweb.pdf\">wide-ranging SciComm Resource Guide<\/a> curated by us \u2013 the ESA Communication &amp; Engagement Section.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2014, we hosted an ambitious multimedia workshop at the annual meeting. That half-day workshop offered a crash course in writing, photography, sketching, and audio-video SciComm. Knowing the material was wide-ranging and complex,\u00a0we bundled our favorite articles, tools, software and apps \u2013 most of which you already carry around in your pocket or could download for free \u2013 into a resource guide which provided greater depth on these media and a range of topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/tag\/resource\/\">General SciComm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/?s=graphic+design\">Graphic Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/?s=science+journalism\">Science Journalism<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/?s=audio+video\">Audio\/video<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/?s=%23sciart\">SciArt<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/?s=sketching\">Drawing &amp; Sketching<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/?s=photography\">Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/?s=writing\">Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The resources we curated address SciComm and Engagement challenges<\/strong> such as the \u2018self-promotion dilemma,\u2019 getting started, public speaking, producing more compelling presentations, and dealing with social media. There are lots of suggestions for free design software and articles on graphic design basics. An entire section deals with journalism-related topics, such as dealing with reporters, making data (numbers) accessible, freelance journalism resources, and great information on science communication\/journalism ethics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting media-specific<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among the many we included, there are valuable resources detailing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to use other people\u2019s images appropriately (citing visual materials is just as important as citing written\u00a0sources)<\/li>\n<li>Using images on social media in ways that maintain your intellectual property rights<\/li>\n<li>Incorporating drawing into research and education<\/li>\n<li>Improving your photography skills<\/li>\n<li>Terms that have different meanings for scientists &amp; the public<\/li>\n<li>Examples of great science writing<\/li>\n<li>Tips from award-winning science writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you don\u2019t find what you\u2019re looking for in the rich-text online version, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/advancingecocomm.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/09\/multimedia-scicomm-resource-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the PDF guide <\/a>we printed and distributed at that 2014 workshop. The PDF version includes narrative explanations for audio-video, our top picks if you\u2019re looking for a book on SciComm, and a handful of relevant conferences and fellowships.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our aim \u2013 with <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/annual-meeting\/\">workshops<\/a>, special sessions, and with these resources \u2013 is to empower ecologists to better communicate the stories of our science (including stories about the people doing the science) in creative and compelling ways.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We hope you\u2019ll find the resources we\u2019ve curated provide a useful starting or building point for your own personal and professional SciComm development. If you know of other \u2018right on the money\u2019 SciComm resources we should add to the online version, do <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">let us know<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to expand your toolbox? Curious to test the waters of science communication for the first time? 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