Networking Skills for Early Career Scientists - IRIS Workshop 2018

Course date and time: Monday, 11 June, 1:00pm-5:00pm
Course location: IRIS Workshop, Albuquerque, NM
Course instructors: Wendy Bohon, IRIS; Beth Bartel, UNAVCO; Maite Agopian, EarthScope

Goal: Give student and early career attendees the skills and confidence to effectively network during the IRIS Workshop.

Description: This workshop style short course takes a hands-on approach to learning the tricks of science communication, focusing on effective networking. We will work on perfecting your "elevator speech" for different audiences, learning how to use social media to expand your online network and promote your research, present tips for giving a good media interview and practice networking skills you can utilize during meetings and conferences. While this workshop is geared towards early career scientists the tips and tricks are useful for scientists at any career stage.