pLAY Statement
Categories: Graduate Students, Postdocs
June 11, 2018; 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
The ability to communicate your research to diverse audiences takes practice. In this workshop you will learn how to tell the story of what you do and why it is important in a supportive and playful environment. Guided exercises will move you toward the goal of clear and cohesive lay statements for future fellowship or grant applications.
Please bring 3 copies of a brief lay statement (less than 500 words) from a previous fellowship submission or one you are writing for a new application or manuscript.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Annelies Ransome is the Associate Director for Operation in the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at Stanford University. She performs with improv groups and has studied improvisation with the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, Keith Johnstone, creator of TheaterSports™ and author of “Impro,” Patricia Ryan Madson, author of “Improv Wisdom,” BATS Improv and ComedySportz. Annelies received her BA from Georgetown University and was previously the Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs in the School of Engineering at Stanford University.