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How can people break into #scicomm during COVID?
In some ways, it’s easier to do scicomm now bc everything’s online, so you don’t have to be in A PLACE to do scicomm there
Below is a thread with ideas of paths you can take
In some ways, it’s easier to do scicomm now bc everything’s online, so you don’t have to be in A PLACE to do scicomm there
Below is a thread with ideas of paths you can take
1. Reach out to podcast hosts and ask to be a guest. It’s scary, but I’ve done it and it works
2. Reach out to live-streaming event organizers (Astro on Tap is an example in my field)
3. Start your own blog/video series/podcast. Ppl need new content now more than ever
2. Reach out to live-streaming event organizers (Astro on Tap is an example in my field)
3. Start your own blog/video series/podcast. Ppl need new content now more than ever
4. If you want to learn more skills so you can hit the ground running when Covid is over, attend webinars!
@ComSciCon is still happening. @ScienceTalkOrg is putting together skills workshops.
Btw if you’re hosting your own skills webinar, let me know and I’ll RT you
@ComSciCon is still happening. @ScienceTalkOrg is putting together skills workshops.
Btw if you’re hosting your own skills webinar, let me know and I’ll RT you
Basically, live in-person events may have stopped, but writing, podcasting, and already-online events are still happening. And a lot of in-person organizers are figuring out how to switch to online
It might seem like there’s less scicomm happening, but in some ways there’s more
It might seem like there’s less scicomm happening, but in some ways there’s more
