MarDATA Workshop: Effective Visual Communication of Science
Marine Science Campus
Wissenschaftspark (Kiel, Germany) (external location)
Effective Visual Communication of Science - The Seyens Method Training
Learn to visualize your complex research ideas and findings so your messages stand out and are more easily understood by scientists or non-scientists.
IMPORTANT: This workshop consists of the in-person module on March 18th (08:30-16:30) and a sefl-study module (incl. optional Zoom Webinar on March 5th, 09:00-13:30).
The Seyens MethodTM is a strategic design process for visualizing scientific information. Straightforward, intuitive and easy to apply. You can immediately use it to improve your publications and presentations, make them resonate with your audiences and help your research make an impact.
You will learn the Seyens Method™—a comprehensive design philosophy, process, and set of strategies tailored specifically for scientists to visually communicate your own complex ideas so your messages are effortlessly understood by scientists or non-scientists.
It is a structured, no fluff, memorable, easy to follow, useful and fun training that will empower and enable you to create effective images, slides, posters, and grants. You will imediatelly apply the new skills to communicate your own science, draw a graphical abstract and discuss it with your peers and receive actionable feedback on your images and slides.
Content:
Self-study module—Mandatory Fundamentals, Slides, and Homework (5h)
- Fundamental Visual Communication: understand how human visual perception and psychology shape our interpretation of visual information. Discover a science-based design method to visualize your research, making it easily comprehensible. We will cover strategic use of layout, eye-flow, colors, and typography applied to all types of scientific images.
- Slides, Posters, Grants: you will learn how to apply the Seyens Method™ design philosophy and strategies introduced in the Fundamentals to slides, posters, and grants. This will give you a holistic approach that builds from the first principles, makes sense and is easy to remember and apply.
- Homework: submit your images and slides to receive personalized feedback.
--> instead of the 5h self-study module, participants can do a combination of a Zoom Webinar (March 5th, 09:00-13:30) and an additional online course (1.5h)
Live Workshop—In person (March 18th, 08:30-16:30)
- Recap and Q&A: an effective review of self-study topics and optional 1-on-1 consulting with facilitator to address your individual challenges.
- Feedback on your submitted materials: you will get actionable suggestions on how to improve your own scientific images and slides. Discussions on your own posters, grants, and other means of visual science communication encouraged.
- Graphical abstract drawing exercise: you will draw a sketch of your research
- Peer-instruction group discussion: you will give and receive informed and structured feedback to improve yours’ and other participants’ images.
IMPORTANT: Number of participants is limited! MarDATA doctoral researchers and early career scientists activly contributing to the upcoming GEOMAR evaluation have priority in the registration process.