Comments on: BioMed Central launched a YouTube Channel

By: portrait artist

portrait artist — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:58:21 +0000

This looks like a good idea. I just hope that this is not similar to those documentary videos I’ve seen way back in college. They are boring and instead of motivating me to watch it from start to finish, I usually fell asleep.

By: Bertalan Meskó

Bertalan Meskó — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:48:15 +0000

Eliene: Perfect question! And this line is the sentence of the day:

“No matter how experienced or inexperienced the scientist, it is clear that they desperately want to learn how to be professional communicators, but rarely have the opportunity to do so.”

Some months ago, I had a post about the modern scientist and I stated that communation skills became very important for scientists, even if they like it or not.

http://scienceroll.com/2007/08/17/the-modern-scientist/

By: planetultramarathon

planetultramarathon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:24:09 +0000

Looks good. quite amazing the way that the web is going.

Belinda

http://www.agedcareact.wordpress.com

By: sueorkin

sueorkin — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:57:08 +0000

Thanks for sharing. – Sue Orkin

By: BioMedCentral on YouTube « Health Informatics Blog

BioMedCentral on YouTube « Health Informatics Blog — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:52:55 +0000

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By: Eliene Augenbraun

Eliene Augenbraun — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:25:50 +0000

I love the idea of pairing open access with video. The problem will be what it has always been, however. Scientists never learn to communicate well in any medium besides a classroom, if even there. We have interviewed nearly a thousand scientists (www.sciencentral.com) and have found that most scientists are grateful for a thorough preinterview and all the other prep work we invest in them. I have given seminars at AAAS and other meetings about communicating science to a broader public than people within their fields. No matter how experienced or inexperienced the scientist, it is clear that they desperately want to learn how to be professional communicators, but rarely have the opportunity to do so. Yes, there are blow-hards who believe they are as great at film-making as they are at, say, walking on water… but leave them aside. Here is my real question:

Who will teach scientists to communicate effectively through video?