STEM Communication......The Relentless Rewards

Why Science Communication is Rewarding and Relentless. Increase Public knowledge and STEM Entry.

My Experience of STEM Communication

During my Bachelor Degree in Astrophysics I began to become heavily involved in Science Communication, I came from a rough area and people like me in the area didnt really look to go into higher education, maybe for lack of belief in the ability to learn, or the thought that education is not needed. So I took this opportunity to give back to the Public and tried to target individuals that showed keen interest but may not have that "belief" factor.

I worked at many events with the National Museum in Wales, covering topics like Solar eclipses, asteroids and meteorites, and dinosaurs. These were public events so I had the opportunity to speak and communicate with many different types of people.

I also worked for a Science communication company called Science Made Simple based in Cardiff. This role involved gonig to primary schools and covering topics about Astronauts, where the children would have a morning presentation and a workshop in the afternoon.

I found both environments equally rewarding. It was lovely to see that many of the public were very keen to get involved and ask questions. Children would ask the most interesting questions that adults may not consider and the adults would ask more "intelligent" questions. Each age group were always grateful and happy with the responses.

What I learnt from this experience that STEM Communication is something that takes time. It must be presented in the right way to suit a given audience. It is a case of repitition a lot of the time, it may take a few different ways of explaining to an individual the same concept, but explained correctly they would understand.
Exposure is very important, for a dedicated STEM Communicator exposure is fundamental. You need an audience in order to teach them and pass on knowledge.

The right trigger could potentially give us a new scientist who has the potential to change the world. This is the mindset I carry when working in STEM Communication.

Here on Steemit, there are times were i repost an article. The concepts I like to write about are things I have thought that are interesting topics, something that has the potential to really pull someone into to science. So it is a shame if an article isnt seen by many, especially when care and thought has been put into it. It's not a case of making more STEEM on here, although it's nice, its for the people, the whole purpose of this platform. This is my reason for double posting, if anyone has comments I'd like to know what you think.