Scientific Writing in Layman's Terms

Internal event (Charité)

Module Communication Skills

You will learn how to write about scientific subjects so that also a layman can understand it for instance in press releases or on websites.

Scientific Writing in Layman's Terms

Jochen Müller is a science journalist and moderator as well as trainer for science communication. In a one day workshop, he will coach early career scientists how to write about scientific subjects so that also a layman can understand it for instance in press releases or on websites.

1. Introduction

• Theory: forms of communication and reader-oriented writing
• Rules and hints for lay comprehensible communication
• Analysis and optimisation of examples of real communication

2. Editing

• Presentation of current professional publications by course participants
• Partner exercise change of perspective: presentation of the publication by the partner
• Group feedback and discussion

3. Finalisation

• Writing exercise: creating a communication from contents of the editing round
• Correction round, group feedback and optimisation of the messages 

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