17–24 Jul 2024
Prague
Europe/Prague timezone

Presenting to the public and media: some hits and tips

19 Jul 2024, 15:45
15m
Club D

Club D

Parallel session talk 15. Education and Outreach Education and Outreach

Speaker

David Barney (CERN)

Description

Outreach to non-HEP audiences is becoming increasingly important and cannot only be done by the few trained professionals in our field. Indeed the authenticity of good outreach relies on active physicists/engineers speaking to external audiences, including students, educators, general public and the media. And although some people are interested in taking part, they are often apprehensive as they fear that talking to non-expert audiences in an effective way is very different from talking to peers. In this brief talk we give some hints and tips that can be the basis of good public outreach, including clear messaging, anecdotes/stories, simplifying plots and customizing the talk for the particular audience. It is crucial to note that many of these skills are also beneficial for talking to audiences within our field!

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