Georgia Tech College of Sciences Presents “At Ease: Using Improvisation to Speak to Anyone about your Research"
Written by Ruth Schowalter, M.S. Applied Linguistics & ESL, Certified InterPlay Leader ( Reposted from February 2017 Atlanta InterPlay) What does a 90-minute InterPlay science communication “sample” workshop with professors look like? Journey with me to Georgia Tech, an urban campus located in Midtown Atlanta to find out! First of all, the February afternoon right before the 3:00 PM start of the workshop was overcast, with the gray skies releasing tiny shards of cold rain. Fortunately for me, I escaped the unfriendly weather by taking a bright yellow trolley to the Marcus Nanotechnology Building, where the Director of Science Communications, Maureen Rouhi, was administering the final touches to name badges, refreshments, and room arrangements. Tables were removed and chairs lined up around the room’s edges, leaving space for improvisational movement. One-by-one professors arrived as if in a Harry Potter movie, being teleported from their busy labs and offices ...