A lecture given in a science communication PhD course at Chalmers/University of Gothenburg. The lecture focuses on written content that the researcher produces (blog posts etc.).
Per Olof ArnäsPhD, Transportation expert in love with the 21st century
8. Blog post types
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The How-To post
The Curated Post
The Feature Story
The 'Why' Post
The Listicle
The Thought
Leadership Post
The 'What' Post
The Interview Post
The FAQ Post
The Fun Post
The SlideShare/
YouTube Post
The Infographic Post
The Newsjack
Me & My Mac by Martin Gommel on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
9. Me & My Mac by Martin Gommel on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
Choose topic
What you like
What you’re good at
Perceived demand?
What you can tell
a story about
It does not need to
be cutting edge!
10. Me & My Mac by Martin Gommel on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
Stylistic tricks
Write in your own
(speaking) voice
KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid!
Start with the
most important
Could
(Would?)
I read
(and understand)
it on my phone?
Try to keep it
informal
11. The web is
visually oriented
Images can be used to force
readers to engage in, and
remember, content
12. By focusing on real-
time data collection,
processing and
exploitation, the
transport industry
will finally be able to
adress the famous
“long tail” of mass
customization.
13. By focusing on real-
time data collection,
processing and
exploitation, the
transport industry
will finally be able to
adress the famous
“long tail” of mass
customization.
"Fabulous" High Five! by ★ spunkinator on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
14. By focusing on real-
time data collection,
processing and
exploitation, the
transport industry
will finally be able to
adress the famous
“long tail” of mass
customization.
finally
"Fabulous" High Five! by ★ spunkinator on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
23. Me & My Mac by Martin Gommel on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
Tags and categories
Tags are used
more freely
Makes content searchable
Categories are
stricter/fewer
Use tags as you
would use keywords
for a paper
Use categories to
sort your posts into
groups
24. Exercise:
What is the title of your
first (next?) blog post?
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30. Thank you,
and keep sharing!
Science communication in practice
Per Olof Arnäs, Chalmers
Slides on slideshare.net/poar
Image by Alexandra Galvis on Flickr (CC-BY,NC)