Including a demo as part of your talk or video is a brilliant way to bring a science concept to life. In this ‘Talking Science’ course video I explore how to perform an engaging science demo. // To grab the free worksheet & top tips head to www.gregfoot.com/youtubecourse
I’m Greg Foot, a Science Presenter on BBC TV & Radio plus various channels here on KZfaq, and this is the first ever KZfaq Course on Science Communication.
Over a series of 10 videos I introduce tips & techniques to help you talk with the public about anything from the world of science, technology, engineering and maths. The course has a focus on helping practising scientists communicate their work with non-experts, but I’ve written it to also be useful to anyone interested in science communication.
To watch an outline of the Course: • ‘Talking Science: An I...
To see the playlist of all Course videos: www.bit.ly/TalkingScienceYouTu...
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// LINKS FOR THIS VIDEO:
Science Bob website: www.sciencebob.com
Steve Spangler’s experiments website: www.stevespanglerscience.com
‘Sick Science’ KZfaq channel: / sickscience
Royal Institution KZfaq channel: / theroyalinstitution
Royal Institution Playlist of demos for families to explore together: www.rigb.org/families/experim...
Books mentioned: George’s Marvellous Experiments by Penguin, Dr Michelle Dickinson’s Kitchen Science Cookbook, Mr Shaha’s Recipes for Wonder.
Screaming Jellybaby video included by Rob Butler: • Video
How to make your own Flying Reindeer bottle rockets: • How to make Reindeer R...
My video on Ri channel of one of my favourite demos: • Can You Guess What The...
// ABOUT GREG:
Greg is a very successful Science Presenter & Producer. He hosts multiple TV series for the BBC - in the UK and worldwide, has recently had his own BBC Radio 4 series, and has hosted science content on KZfaq for 10 years (mainly for BBC Earth but also for clients including Honda Racing F1 and AXA). Greg also hosts international events, gives keynotes on his science adventures, and delivers Science Communication training around the world. More info can be found at www.gregfoot.com. Greg is also the Creative Director of the sciencemedia.studio - more info about that below.
// CREDITS & THANKS:
The Course is a sciencemedia.studio production, written by Greg Foot, filmed & edited by Kūmba Creative.
sciencemedia.studio is a specialist consultancy & digital-first production studio that helps you tell your science stories on KZfaq, on podcast, on stage, and through expert science communication training. To discuss a project get in touch via www.sciencemedia.studio
Thanks also go to Dr Paul McCrory, Dr Jon Copley & SciConnect, Maddie Moate, Jonathan Sanderson, Robin George Andrews & Andrew Steele for their helpful discussion and input to the Course; to The Wellcome Trust, The Francis Crick Institute, The Royal Institution and the KZfaq Space London team for welcoming us to film with them; to Google for supporting the production of this Course; and to everyone else I have had the pleasure of working with as part of one of my science communication projects over the past 15 years.