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Asked by anon-176020 to Simran on 15 Jun 2018.
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Simran Chopra answered on 15 Jun 2018:
Hello
Thats a great question!
What I would say is be respectful and gain trust. When you are in a new setting or asking people to interact with your invention or tell you about their lives you have to be considerate about their privacy, background and emotions.
Treat them like people, not users or data and be empathetic. Also, maybe offer food to treat the ice and start conversations, that is what I do 😛
Hope that helps.
🙂
Simran
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Comments
Mark commented on :
Oooohh that’s a good question!
I think passion is important. If YOU find something exciting and interesting, and you aren’t afraid to show it, then others will get excited too.
Find something easy to learn and teach, or does something really cool, and start with that.
Also, don’t think of yourself as a scientist, think of yourself as someone who just wants to show someone else something cool. Everyone is really a scientist at heart, if they are curious about the world they live in.
Ali commented on :
What a fantastic question! I agree with Mark. When you really love something (like science) its really obvious when you talk about it – the passion is infectious!
Ali commented on :
I was thinking about your question over the weekend – I love it when someone asks you such a good question it sticks with you 🙂 *fistbump
You need to think about how you’re explaining things. Keep it simple. It’s not about how much info you can give people, it’s doing it in a way that makes sense to them.
And watch other people. Prof Alice Roberts and Prof Brian Cox are fantastic – you can learn so much from watching them and how they talk about science.
And then after all that, volunteer for I’m a Scientist Get Me Out of Here. That’s the best test for how good you are at engaging people in science that there is! 🙂