CeNS/SFB1032 joint Workshop on Visual Communication

This workshop is organised by CeNS and SFB1032

When:
Thursday 22 Feb 2024, 09:00 → 17:00

Where:
TBA

You will learn to visually communicate your complex research ideas and results so your messages are effortlessly understood by any specific audience (scientists or non-scientists). We will primarily focus not on aesthetics but on how knowledge on human visual perception can help you design effective scientific images, slides and posters with a step-by-step method.
You will design a graphical abstract of your research, discuss it with peer scientists in a group exercise, and get actionable advice and feedback on your own images. It is an immersive workshop, comprehensive, structured, memorable, easy to follow, useful and fun.

 

Content:

The training is offered as blended learning that combines an onsite workshop and a self-study module.

Onsite workshop

• Communicating with scientific vs non-scientific audiences
• Visual perception and what humans find intuitive
• Layout: simplifying comprehension through a structured layout
• Eye-flow: effortlessly guide the audience through the design
• Colors: how to amplify, not 'fancify'
• Feedback on participants' materials: you will get actionable suggestions on how to improve your own scientific images and slides
• Graphical abstract drawing exercise: you will draw a sketch of your research
• Group peer-instruction exercise: we make groups so everyone learns to give and receive informed feedback to peers.

Self-study module

• Typography for legibility, structure and aesthetics
• Slides that amplify messages and don't distract when presenting
• Posters: strategy and process for creating posters that attract and explain

Trainer - Dr. Jernej Zupanc, Founder of Seyens Ltd.:

My goal is to help scientists effectively communicate your ideas and findings and make an impact with your research. Teaching and communication are my professional passions. I read and study eclectically and am always looking for approaches from different fields that can be easily applied by scientists. I distill the principles and practices into easy to understand and fun learning experiences. Time is our most valuable resource and I want the time spent in my training to be the best long-term investment a scientist can make. I’ve worked with over 5000 researchers from 150 excellent research institutions and hope to work with you too.