Presenting a Talk to the General Public
Scientists are increasingly aware of the importance of communicating their findings to the general public. Giles Yeo, professor at the University of Cambridge, BBC science program presenter, and science communication expert, answers our questions about how to talk about science with the public.
Topics
- information sharing
- accessible
- explain
- research
- talk
- talking
- scientific talk
- presentation
- description
- talk about science
- general public
- audience
- answer questions
- summary
- summarize
- storytelling
- story
- narrative
- message
- conversation
- communicate
- describe
- non-scientists
- layman
- jargon
- language-use
- expertise
- expert
- understanding
- mistrust
- truth
- impact
- communicating complexity
- discoveries
- advice