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· Jun 5
“Who am I to talk about this?”
If that’s stopped you from posting, you’re not alone.
Impostor syndrome is loud in academia.
But you don’t need to be a prof to share your work.
Start messy. Start with your “why.”
You’re more ready than you think. 💬
#SciComm #PostgradLife
If that’s stopped you from posting, you’re not alone.
Impostor syndrome is loud in academia.
But you don’t need to be a prof to share your work.
Start messy. Start with your “why.”
You’re more ready than you think. 💬
#SciComm #PostgradLife
Show your face, not just your findings.
People connect with people. A behind-the-scenes photo can make your science relatable and human.
💬 Would you post more if you didn’t feel awkward about it?
🔁 Follow for encouragement and fresh #PipetteTips weekly.
People connect with people. A behind-the-scenes photo can make your science relatable and human.
💬 Would you post more if you didn’t feel awkward about it?
🔁 Follow for encouragement and fresh #PipetteTips weekly.
October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Show your face, not just your findings.
People connect with people. A behind-the-scenes photo can make your science relatable and human.
💬 Would you post more if you didn’t feel awkward about it?
🔁 Follow for encouragement and fresh #PipetteTips weekly.
People connect with people. A behind-the-scenes photo can make your science relatable and human.
💬 Would you post more if you didn’t feel awkward about it?
🔁 Follow for encouragement and fresh #PipetteTips weekly.
Headlines are not paper titles.
On social media, nobody is looking for PubMed content. Make your post titles punchy, benefit-driven, and short.
💬 What’s a dry headline you could rewrite right now?
🔁 Follow for more weekly tips on #SciComm that sticks.
On social media, nobody is looking for PubMed content. Make your post titles punchy, benefit-driven, and short.
💬 What’s a dry headline you could rewrite right now?
🔁 Follow for more weekly tips on #SciComm that sticks.
October 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Headlines are not paper titles.
On social media, nobody is looking for PubMed content. Make your post titles punchy, benefit-driven, and short.
💬 What’s a dry headline you could rewrite right now?
🔁 Follow for more weekly tips on #SciComm that sticks.
On social media, nobody is looking for PubMed content. Make your post titles punchy, benefit-driven, and short.
💬 What’s a dry headline you could rewrite right now?
🔁 Follow for more weekly tips on #SciComm that sticks.
Use your voice. Literally.
Reading your content out loud reveals awkward phrases and confusing sentences. If it sounds weird, it reads weird.
💬 Ever tried this before submitting a paper or talk?
🔁 Follow for more clarity tips.
Reading your content out loud reveals awkward phrases and confusing sentences. If it sounds weird, it reads weird.
💬 Ever tried this before submitting a paper or talk?
🔁 Follow for more clarity tips.
October 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Use your voice. Literally.
Reading your content out loud reveals awkward phrases and confusing sentences. If it sounds weird, it reads weird.
💬 Ever tried this before submitting a paper or talk?
🔁 Follow for more clarity tips.
Reading your content out loud reveals awkward phrases and confusing sentences. If it sounds weird, it reads weird.
💬 Ever tried this before submitting a paper or talk?
🔁 Follow for more clarity tips.
“So what?” is your most important question.
Before you post or present, ask: Why should anyone care? The answer is your hook.
💬 Try this with your latest result. What’s your “so what”?
🔁 Save this tip and follow for more every week.
Before you post or present, ask: Why should anyone care? The answer is your hook.
💬 Try this with your latest result. What’s your “so what”?
🔁 Save this tip and follow for more every week.
September 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“So what?” is your most important question.
Before you post or present, ask: Why should anyone care? The answer is your hook.
💬 Try this with your latest result. What’s your “so what”?
🔁 Save this tip and follow for more every week.
Before you post or present, ask: Why should anyone care? The answer is your hook.
💬 Try this with your latest result. What’s your “so what”?
🔁 Save this tip and follow for more every week.
Your figure needs a story.
Don't just drop a chart, but walk us through what it shows and why it matters. Add a takeaway line below it.
💬 How often do you write captions for your visuals?
🔁 Follow for tips to make your data unforgettable.
Don't just drop a chart, but walk us through what it shows and why it matters. Add a takeaway line below it.
💬 How often do you write captions for your visuals?
🔁 Follow for tips to make your data unforgettable.
September 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Your figure needs a story.
Don't just drop a chart, but walk us through what it shows and why it matters. Add a takeaway line below it.
💬 How often do you write captions for your visuals?
🔁 Follow for tips to make your data unforgettable.
Don't just drop a chart, but walk us through what it shows and why it matters. Add a takeaway line below it.
💬 How often do you write captions for your visuals?
🔁 Follow for tips to make your data unforgettable.
Your audience is smart.
Don’t confuse unfamiliarity with lack of intelligence. Respect your audience by guiding them, not overwhelming them.
💬 Who do you write for: peers, policymakers, or the public?
🔁 Hit follow for more #PipetteTips on connecting better.
Don’t confuse unfamiliarity with lack of intelligence. Respect your audience by guiding them, not overwhelming them.
💬 Who do you write for: peers, policymakers, or the public?
🔁 Hit follow for more #PipetteTips on connecting better.
September 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Your audience is smart.
Don’t confuse unfamiliarity with lack of intelligence. Respect your audience by guiding them, not overwhelming them.
💬 Who do you write for: peers, policymakers, or the public?
🔁 Hit follow for more #PipetteTips on connecting better.
Don’t confuse unfamiliarity with lack of intelligence. Respect your audience by guiding them, not overwhelming them.
💬 Who do you write for: peers, policymakers, or the public?
🔁 Hit follow for more #PipetteTips on connecting better.
Analogies are your friend.
Comparisons make abstract concepts click. Example: “Mitochondria = powerhouse of the cell.”
💬 What’s your favorite analogy in science?
🔁 Save this and follow for weekly science communication tips.
Comparisons make abstract concepts click. Example: “Mitochondria = powerhouse of the cell.”
💬 What’s your favorite analogy in science?
🔁 Save this and follow for weekly science communication tips.
September 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Analogies are your friend.
Comparisons make abstract concepts click. Example: “Mitochondria = powerhouse of the cell.”
💬 What’s your favorite analogy in science?
🔁 Save this and follow for weekly science communication tips.
Comparisons make abstract concepts click. Example: “Mitochondria = powerhouse of the cell.”
💬 What’s your favorite analogy in science?
🔁 Save this and follow for weekly science communication tips.
Clarity beats complexity.
If your reader has to re-read a sentence to understand it, you’ve already lost them. Make your point obvious the first time.
💬 What’s one scientific phrase you wish more people explained clearly?
🔁 Follow for more Pipette Tips every week!
If your reader has to re-read a sentence to understand it, you’ve already lost them. Make your point obvious the first time.
💬 What’s one scientific phrase you wish more people explained clearly?
🔁 Follow for more Pipette Tips every week!
August 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Clarity beats complexity.
If your reader has to re-read a sentence to understand it, you’ve already lost them. Make your point obvious the first time.
💬 What’s one scientific phrase you wish more people explained clearly?
🔁 Follow for more Pipette Tips every week!
If your reader has to re-read a sentence to understand it, you’ve already lost them. Make your point obvious the first time.
💬 What’s one scientific phrase you wish more people explained clearly?
🔁 Follow for more Pipette Tips every week!
A visual beats 500 words.
The brain processes images faster than text. Use figures, charts, or sketches to make your science stick.
💬 What’s one figure you could turn into a standalone post?
🔁 Follow us and make your work more visible. 🧪
The brain processes images faster than text. Use figures, charts, or sketches to make your science stick.
💬 What’s one figure you could turn into a standalone post?
🔁 Follow us and make your work more visible. 🧪
August 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A visual beats 500 words.
The brain processes images faster than text. Use figures, charts, or sketches to make your science stick.
💬 What’s one figure you could turn into a standalone post?
🔁 Follow us and make your work more visible. 🧪
The brain processes images faster than text. Use figures, charts, or sketches to make your science stick.
💬 What’s one figure you could turn into a standalone post?
🔁 Follow us and make your work more visible. 🧪
Don’t start with the method.
Hook first, then details. Lead with why your research matters, then explain how you got there.
💬 What’s the most exciting part of your project? Start with that.
🔁 Hit follow for tips that help you tell better science stories. 🧪
Hook first, then details. Lead with why your research matters, then explain how you got there.
💬 What’s the most exciting part of your project? Start with that.
🔁 Hit follow for tips that help you tell better science stories. 🧪
August 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Don’t start with the method.
Hook first, then details. Lead with why your research matters, then explain how you got there.
💬 What’s the most exciting part of your project? Start with that.
🔁 Hit follow for tips that help you tell better science stories. 🧪
Hook first, then details. Lead with why your research matters, then explain how you got there.
💬 What’s the most exciting part of your project? Start with that.
🔁 Hit follow for tips that help you tell better science stories. 🧪
Ditch the jargon.
Technical terms alienate non-specialists. Use plain language so your work resonates with more people.
💬 What’s one word you always have to explain to others?
🔁 Follow for weekly #PipetteTips that bridge the gap. 🧪
Technical terms alienate non-specialists. Use plain language so your work resonates with more people.
💬 What’s one word you always have to explain to others?
🔁 Follow for weekly #PipetteTips that bridge the gap. 🧪
August 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Ditch the jargon.
Technical terms alienate non-specialists. Use plain language so your work resonates with more people.
💬 What’s one word you always have to explain to others?
🔁 Follow for weekly #PipetteTips that bridge the gap. 🧪
Technical terms alienate non-specialists. Use plain language so your work resonates with more people.
💬 What’s one word you always have to explain to others?
🔁 Follow for weekly #PipetteTips that bridge the gap. 🧪
A weak title goes ignored
Your title is 80% of your impact. Great titles create curiosity and promise value.
💬 Want feedback on your title? Drop it below and let’s workshop it. 🧪
🔁 Save this and follow for more tips that grab attention.
Your title is 80% of your impact. Great titles create curiosity and promise value.
💬 Want feedback on your title? Drop it below and let’s workshop it. 🧪
🔁 Save this and follow for more tips that grab attention.
July 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A weak title goes ignored
Your title is 80% of your impact. Great titles create curiosity and promise value.
💬 Want feedback on your title? Drop it below and let’s workshop it. 🧪
🔁 Save this and follow for more tips that grab attention.
Your title is 80% of your impact. Great titles create curiosity and promise value.
💬 Want feedback on your title? Drop it below and let’s workshop it. 🧪
🔁 Save this and follow for more tips that grab attention.
Clarity Wins
If you try to explain too much at once, people retain nothing. Focus on a single, strong message.
💬 What’s your core message in your latest post or paper? 🧪
🔁 Follow for more weekly #PipetteTips on clear science communication.
If you try to explain too much at once, people retain nothing. Focus on a single, strong message.
💬 What’s your core message in your latest post or paper? 🧪
🔁 Follow for more weekly #PipetteTips on clear science communication.
July 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Clarity Wins
If you try to explain too much at once, people retain nothing. Focus on a single, strong message.
💬 What’s your core message in your latest post or paper? 🧪
🔁 Follow for more weekly #PipetteTips on clear science communication.
If you try to explain too much at once, people retain nothing. Focus on a single, strong message.
💬 What’s your core message in your latest post or paper? 🧪
🔁 Follow for more weekly #PipetteTips on clear science communication.
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First impressions happen online. When someone Googles your lab, what do they find? A good site clearly shows your work, publications, and contact info. It’s your hub for collaborators, funders, and students. Social posts fade. A website gives you control. Is your lab ready? 🧪
July 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
First impressions happen online. When someone Googles your lab, what do they find? A good site clearly shows your work, publications, and contact info. It’s your hub for collaborators, funders, and students. Social posts fade. A website gives you control. Is your lab ready? 🧪
Your work deserves to be seen. At VoxSci, we help scientists and founders amplify their voice, clarify their message, and build authority. Stop being the best-kept secret in your field. The world needs what you’re building. 📩 DM us to get started. 🧪
July 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Your work deserves to be seen. At VoxSci, we help scientists and founders amplify their voice, clarify their message, and build authority. Stop being the best-kept secret in your field. The world needs what you’re building. 📩 DM us to get started. 🧪
Linktree ≠ Website. Scientists using Linktree are like publishing only in the Methods section: limited, impersonal, and no trust. A personal/lab website offers: ✅ Central hub for research/media, ✅ Control over storytelling. Follow us for more scicomm tips
July 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Linktree ≠ Website. Scientists using Linktree are like publishing only in the Methods section: limited, impersonal, and no trust. A personal/lab website offers: ✅ Central hub for research/media, ✅ Control over storytelling. Follow us for more scicomm tips
“Who am I to talk about this?”
If that’s stopped you from posting, you’re not alone.
Impostor syndrome is loud in academia.
But you don’t need to be a prof to share your work.
Start messy. Start with your “why.”
You’re more ready than you think. 💬
#SciComm #PostgradLife
If that’s stopped you from posting, you’re not alone.
Impostor syndrome is loud in academia.
But you don’t need to be a prof to share your work.
Start messy. Start with your “why.”
You’re more ready than you think. 💬
#SciComm #PostgradLife
June 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“Who am I to talk about this?”
If that’s stopped you from posting, you’re not alone.
Impostor syndrome is loud in academia.
But you don’t need to be a prof to share your work.
Start messy. Start with your “why.”
You’re more ready than you think. 💬
#SciComm #PostgradLife
If that’s stopped you from posting, you’re not alone.
Impostor syndrome is loud in academia.
But you don’t need to be a prof to share your work.
Start messy. Start with your “why.”
You’re more ready than you think. 💬
#SciComm #PostgradLife
If your audience is confused, it’s not their fault; it's your missed opportunity.
3 quick ways to avoid losing them:
- Define your core message in one sentence.
- Cut jargon. Keep precision.
- Lead with value, not credentials.
#ScienceCommunication
3 quick ways to avoid losing them:
- Define your core message in one sentence.
- Cut jargon. Keep precision.
- Lead with value, not credentials.
#ScienceCommunication
June 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
If your audience is confused, it’s not their fault; it's your missed opportunity.
3 quick ways to avoid losing them:
- Define your core message in one sentence.
- Cut jargon. Keep precision.
- Lead with value, not credentials.
#ScienceCommunication
3 quick ways to avoid losing them:
- Define your core message in one sentence.
- Cut jargon. Keep precision.
- Lead with value, not credentials.
#ScienceCommunication
“Science is boring.”
You’ve heard that, right?
If you're a scientist, maybe it even stung a little.
You’ve heard that, right?
If you're a scientist, maybe it even stung a little.
May 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“Science is boring.”
You’ve heard that, right?
If you're a scientist, maybe it even stung a little.
You’ve heard that, right?
If you're a scientist, maybe it even stung a little.
Your science deserves to be seen, understood, and supported!
If you’re wondering where to start:
📋 We made a free checklist to help you audit your own communication presence. buff.ly/3NXwGqf
Whether you work with us or not, it’ll make a difference.
If you’re wondering where to start:
📋 We made a free checklist to help you audit your own communication presence. buff.ly/3NXwGqf
Whether you work with us or not, it’ll make a difference.
May 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Your science deserves to be seen, understood, and supported!
If you’re wondering where to start:
📋 We made a free checklist to help you audit your own communication presence. buff.ly/3NXwGqf
Whether you work with us or not, it’ll make a difference.
If you’re wondering where to start:
📋 We made a free checklist to help you audit your own communication presence. buff.ly/3NXwGqf
Whether you work with us or not, it’ll make a difference.