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Resources for Science communication

Resources on General Science Communication

The first pillar of our scicomm journey: General science communication

Articles

How to get started in science communication

How to tell an engaging science story from your research project

Using Emotions to Convey Scientific Knowledge

How To Identify And Talk To Your Target Audience

Guides

The guide to engaging different audiences with your research

The guide on using storytelling in science communication

Tools

Canva (make graphics)

Notion (organize everything and be more productive – check out Sarah’s post on how to use Notion for your SciComm projects)

Books

Alan Alda: If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?

Craig Cormick: The Science of Communicating Science: The Ultimate Guide

John Besley and Anthony Dudo: Strategic Science Communication

Will Storr: The Science of Storytelling

Randy Olson: Houston, We Have a Narrative

Roger D. Aines and Amy L. Aines: Championing Science

Geoffrey Beattie, Andrew Ellis: The Psychology of Language and Communication

Podcasts

Let’s Talk SciComm

The SciComm Toolkit

Resources on Science Writing

The second pillar of our scicomm journey: Science Writing

Articles

Bringing Your Science Story to Life with Powerful Action Verbs

Guides

The guide to effectively write about science

Tools

Grammarly (enhance your grammar and simplify your sentences)

Books

William Strunk Jr., E. B. White: The Elements of Style

Kindra Hall: Stories That Stick

Sol Stein: Stein on Writing

Benjamin Dreyer: Dreyer's English

Ann Handley: Everybody Writes

William Zinsser: On Writing Well

Stephen King: On Writing

Matthew Dicks: Storyworthy

Anne Lamott: Bird by Bird

Anne E. Greene: Writing Science in Plain English

The writers of SciLance: The Science Writers' Handbook

Siri Carpenter: The Craft of Science Writing

Podcasts

The Writers’ Co-op

Freelance Writing Coach

Resources on Science Blogging

The second pillar of our scicomm journey: Science Blogging

Articles

How to start your own science website

Books

Christie Wilcox, Bethany Brookshire, et al.: Science Blogging

Podcasts

Do You Even Blog

Resources on starting a Science Communication Business

The third pillar of our scicomm journey: Starting a scicomm business

Tools

Mailerlite (start your mailing list)

Books

Peter Bowerman: The Well-Fed Writer

Mark W. Schaefer: Marketing Rebellion

Emma Hitt Nichols, PhD: Freelance Medical Writing

Robert W. Bly: The Copywriter's Handbook

Joe Pulizzi: Epic Content Marketing

Seth Godin: This Is Marketing

Damon Brown, Jeanette Hurt, Bec Loss: The Passive Writer: 5 Steps to Earning Money in Your Sleep

Jennifer Goforth Gregory: The Freelance Content Marketing Writer

Mark Schaefer: Belonging to the Brand

Podcasts

Life Science Marketing Radio (Listen to the episode Justine was on!)

Deliberate Freelancer

Webinars

Transition into science communication and writing from academia

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Science Communication Journey

  • General Science Communication
  • Science Writing
  • Science Marketing
  • Science Blogging
  • Transitioning into SciComm Careers
  • Starting a SciComm Business

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