01562nam a22002417a 4500 20260602153812.0 260602s2024 |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9783031570292 PK-LaUMT 808.51 DAN-A Dannenfelser, David 12179 The art of effective science communication : a performer's guide to public speaking / David Dannenfelser Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2024 xiii, 114 p. Palgrave practical guides in communication Includes bibliographical references and index. This book shows readers how the arts of improvisational theater and acting can help scientists and other experts speak about technical research to lay audiences. Focused on public speaking, this book translates the principles and processes used by actors and other theater professionals into a method for communicating science to the general public. The book is structured as a step-by-step examination of how to write an effective speech and then a guide to carefully analyzing that speech as an actor does in rehearsal before finally sharing it with an audience as a performance. In other words, the book helps science communicators identify what to say and how to say it. This book also includes prompts and exercises that the author has used in classes and workshops with scientists Eng Science-public relations 12180 Public speaking 10786 Oral communication 12181 BK 140930 140930 0 0 0 0 01 01 2026-06-02 0 808.51 DAN-A 152696 2026-06-02 15:38:24 2026-06-02 BK