Official description

This course will provide the framework for the development of effective communication skills that will help you, as a scientist, throughout your careers. We will focus on the various ways one communicates to a diversity of audiences.
We will start off with a brief introduction to the philosophy of scientific reasoning and its distinction from other means of rationalizing natural phenomena. We will then consider what constitutes effective writing, excellent presentations and persuasive public speaking. The course will also provide you with skills to be a more effective science communicator to a more general audience. These will be developed by practice and by receiving extensive feedback from classmates and the course instructor.