Students are gearing up to present their work at a seminar this week and Michelle Paulsen and Byron Stewart Northwestern’s Ready Set Go (RSG) program that trains students in science communication visited Argonne to work with NAISE undergraduate researchers.
Students considered key elements of presentation preparation including knowing your audience, avoiding jargon, and framing the problem. They worked through some improvisations such as explaining to a partner, who posed as a time traveler, how and why to get through airport security. This exercise relates to explaining your research to a non-expert. 
They considered how to be persuasive as they convinced their cohorts to join them at a favorite lunch spot. And they practiced delivering their presentations one. word. at. a. time. They also received feedback on their upcoming presentations. We’re grateful to RSG for the visit and great insights and looking forward to student presentations this week at Argonne and early September at Northwestern. Students have the opportunity to showcase their valuable contributions and build bridges to collaborations between Argonne and Northwestern.
