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  1. The Strength of Story Telling

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    Dec. 19, 2017, 2 p.m.
    ...shine light on living as a scientist in Beijing, talking to people about taking beautiful photographs of...We build narratives around the self, too — when talking to friends or dates or colleagues we tell tales...struggles in papers. They recount accomplishments in talks and interviews. They even tell short stories during...
  2. How to Lead a Great Meeting

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    Feb. 9, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...the agenda ensures that everyone gets a chance to talk and less vocal team members still have their voices...items, and Accountability Agendas: Send around talking points for the meeting a day in advance. This gives...project moving. Use time wisely Meetings are for talking, not reading: Send around relevant documents, like...
  3. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Tools for Science Writing

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    April 28, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...with high frequency of use in black. This paper talks more about the development of the De-jargonizer....Managers, Programming, & Productivity": This podcast talks about Mendeley, Zotero, and other citation managers...management: the pomodoro technique": This podcast talks more about using the Pomodoro method in grad school...
  4. Networking Follow-up: I Met a Person. Now What?

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    Jan. 12, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...for informational or career purposes.  Don’t only talk about work or ask for things. Connect with people...frequently and ask me how I’m doing with nothing else to talk about. I know absolutely nothing about them and ...basis. It is also not at all necessary. Once you’ve talked with a person a few times, if it was a positive...
  5. Advice for Scientists Starting a Lab

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    April 29, 2014, 1:43 p.m.
    ...communication amongst the team so getting everyone talking to each other cannot be undervalued.” Connie Cepko...comments that it is also surprising “ how easily people talk themselves out of great projects as ‘impossible'...the influence from his two PhD advisers who were “chalk-and-cheese”. While one was an established Professor...
  6. A Novice's Perspective on Neuroscience - SfN2017

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    Dec. 15, 2017, 2:07 p.m.
    ...organized by Story Collider and which featured a talk about the different parts of the brain stimulated.... Neuroscientists use lots of cool tools While walking around the exhibition area, I got a sampling of...gait tracking technologies, and brain monitors. Walking around the poster presentation area, I honed in...
  7. Form Your Own Peer Mentoring Group: A How-To Guide for Scientists

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    Feb. 18, 2014, 4:22 p.m.
    ... to grad students and postdocs I have started to talk to trainees more about peer mentoring. They want...common questions I get is, “What are we going to talk about?” There are an infinite number of ideas on...your goal progress as a group. Practice your job talks for one another (trainees never get to present formally...
  8. Science communication: 9 Strategies to Get Your Foot in the Door

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    Sept. 27, 2017, 1:23 p.m.
    ... festivals and outreach If you are comfortable talking in public, volunteer at science festivals. Or engage...stage for a Science Slam – a sort of competitive TED talk – to win the audience’s applause with your performance...passionate about science communications and loves talking about science, nature, agriculture and bananas....
  9. PhD Applications After COVID

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    Jan. 5, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ... mini-interviews; these professors will not only talk about their own interests, but will ask you questions...information about the campus even if you can’t visit. By talking with people at the institution, you can get a better...you outside of just the program requirements: by talking to current students about the work environment ...
  10. The Scientific Conference Poster Session: Tips for Success

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    Aug. 29, 2019, 12:50 p.m.
    ... Introduce yourself: I always find it odd when I walk up to someone’s poster, and then he/she dives right...poster where the presenter spends the entire time talking to the poster, as opposed to engaging with you?...Even the most prepared of us can find ourselves talking to our posters, so if you find yourself in this...
  11. How to Be an Excellent Trainee

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    Sept. 26, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...graduate student. This is the person you report or talk to on a daily basis who will help you get on your...independent performing the technique you trained to do? Walk through the protocol mentally (or physically where... to your mentor. Pro tip! Consider physically walking through the protocol, by going to each space in...
  12. Filming Science Videos in the Age of Social Distancing

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    May 20, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... prove to be difficult. Shipping the gear, and walking everyone through the recording process was going...could simply boot up Zoom and record themselves talking to their webcams.  Build: I sent the participants...from my previous cycles that I wanted to be able to talk to people and direct them. For interviews, being...
  13. Replacing Paper: Tips for Choosing an Electronic lab Notebook

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    Blog Post
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    July 10, 2018, 1:08 p.m.
    ...easier. If you can talk to an ELN support team directly, they should be able to walk you through your ELN...of use of the software. We identified that when talking about ELN costs and limited budgets, “a large percentage...
  14. Finding Your Science Policy Path

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    Sept. 22, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...and unknown. In fact, in less than two years of walking away from the bench, I have worked for seven different...trajectory. If there’s one thing everyone loves, it’s talking about themselves--so don’t be shy and reach out... many places-- not just the government. When you talk to folks about science policy, there is often discussion...
  15. With an Eye Towards the Future, We Look Back at the March for Science

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    Oct. 24, 2017, 1:54 p.m.
    ...various science demonstrations, and students could walk around and ask scientists questions about their ... science!", read my sign.  People asked, and we talked.  That's a win. Mark Lucera is a PhD trained scientist...learning to communicate their science to the public, talking to policy-makers, and broadly defending science...
  16. Addgene’s New Way to Help You Share Science

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    Nov. 14, 2013, 4:10 p.m.
    ...Scientist at Addgene, my first thought was “I get to talk to scientists from around the world making breakthrough...with PIs, lab managers, and grad students. We’ve talked about their hot-off-the-presses papers, the awesome...
  17. Fueled by Coffee at #SfN14

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    Nov. 18, 2014, 7:15 p.m.
    ... is well needed to keep up with all the awesome talks, symposiums, poster sessions, exhibit booths, happy... being done with plasmids. I heard an impressive talk about the use of optogenetics tools to inhibit epileptic...
  18. Grad School Advice Part 2: Building Community

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    Oct. 6, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...younger graduate students   Check Out Angela Depace's Talk on "Precision and Plasticity in Mentoring" We'd...Niroshi and Ben for taking the time to sit down and talk to us and wish them the best of luck in life beyond...
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