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Competency: Communication

PennIRM Socially Distanced Seminars: Preprints in Conversation

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance and impact of preprint servers like never before. But are these tools right for you? What do preprints mean for exposure? Trainees? Research quality?

Join us on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 1 PM EDT for a seminar with our own Joel Boerckel, Ph.D.: “Preprints in Conversation: An Argument for Preprint Adoption by Researchers in the IRM.” Joel will be discussing his personal experience with preprints and sharing why he thinks this tool is ripe for widespread use. Come learn more about this science communication strategy and discuss the state of preprints in 2020, whether you have used them or not.

Join via BlueJeans: https://bluejeans.com/177291289

iBiology Online Course, “Share Your Research: How to Give a Good Talk”

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Registration is now open for iBiology’s new course, “Share Your Research: How to Give a Good Talk.” This is a free, 5-week course hosted by iBiology staff that begins July 27th, 2020. Hear from practicing scientists and professional science communicators about how to give an engaging research talk.

Learn more about the course on the iBiology blog.

Share Your Research

Penn Libraries, “Summer Workshops”

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Trying to figure out how to have a productive summer? Looking for training? Exploring new skills? From R to archives, the Penn Libraries is offering a variety of workshops and series to help you make the most of Summer 2020.
 
Check out their calendar as well as their online guide which contains links to register for workshops in seven tracks, plus recordings and materials from completed workshops.

The workshops will cover the following topics:

Penn Libraries, “Introduction to Illustrator: Scientific Diagrams”

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Do you have data you want to share with the world, but get stuck whenever you leave Powerpoint? Lexi Voss, Visualizationist for the Penn Biomedical Library, will walk you through the basics of Illustrator and get you on the path to professional diagrams and figures.

Registration is required to receive workshop materials.

Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Registration: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/6785818

Penn Libraries, “Intro to Visual Design Principles and Elements”

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This workshop will introduce you to a few key visual design principles and elements for designing a flyer, poster, or any other visual image.  We’ll help train your eye to identify these things and understand how they impact your creative work to help you make better choices that lead to more polished and eye-catching designs. 

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Registration: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/6779960

BGS Improv Workshop (June 29 – August 3)

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Interested in improving your communication through improvisation? Sign up for the summer session of the BGS Improv Workshop! The course is planned to run on Mondays (June 29 – August 3) 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Please note that space is limited – the max cap for the course will be 10 students

Sign up Link: https://forms.gle/3GJ1vnjGvMNVJRyP7
Course Syllabus: https://wp.me/a7VPdt-Mr

Please reach out to Laura Ohl with any questions.