After diving deeper into my project and starting to discuss it more with my peers, I've learned more about how to effectively communicate what my work is and what the purpose of my project is. Not everyone has the same background and experience with my research, and it took me some time to realize what aspects are worth giving details on and which aspects are better to summarize more simply. Some strategies I would implement is starting off with a basic sentence and then diving a bit deeper into what the project revolves around, and describe the overall goal first. Whether it's describing how it affects society as a whole, a specific aspect in the research field, or whether it contributed additional evidence to a previous study, I would want to emphasize that before going into other details. I think using more simple terms rather than specifics is a big lesson I learned the first day of the fellowship. For example, my project revolves around Neurofibromatosis Type II. I am so used to saying that term, but when someone else was asked to describe my project for me, he stated it was a "big-name disease," and I realized saying NF2 or describing it as a genetic disorder would have provided a better understanding. I would also describe whether or not previous studies on this topic have been done and how my project specifically is unique within the field. If it's a presentation of some kind, I would like to include pictures, graphs, or diagrams and describe what is defined by these graphics and what results we got from the study. I think keeping things as concise as possible, but still getting the main points across is the most important aspect of a describing our research. At the end, I would like to summarize the main topic and main purpose again and ask if anyone had any questions as well.
In the future, I would like to work in healthcare and communicating our work is a big part of the field whether it's at a conference, to our peers, coworkers, students, friends, and more. Everyone has expertise in different fields and learning how to describe the project and the purpose of our project is vital in getting new medications and treatment out into the world. There are people in all kinds of fields that I would have to interact with such as physicists, other scientists, engineers, patients, and the general public, and learning how to effectively communicate is vital. Sometimes communication with the government, the HR department, or insurance companies can come into play too and it's important to be able to discuss our research, goals, and more. All in all, talking to my peers within the fellowship has already given me a deeper understanding in effectively communicating my work, what a research presentation should look like, and how to get the research to a broader audience and as I am sure I will implement this as a future healthcare worker as well.
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