View potential questions for the Science Communication Academy panels to get the conversation started during the sessions.

Understanding Communication Professionals Panel

1. Can you tell us about your job and how it's tied to science communication? ​
2. What does your job look like on a day-to-day basis?​
3. What does your job look like when you're doing science communication? ​
4. What can researchers do to make your life easier when they're working with you?​
5. What are some areas you've seen researchers struggle with when working with communication professionals?​
6. What advice would you give researchers when they're pitching story ideas to university communication professionals? Journalists?

Translating for the Public Panel

1. Can you tell us your name and title? ​
2. What is your background in science communication?​
3. Where do you think researchers struggle the most in communicating with the public? ​
4. What are the most important things to address when communicating with the public? ​
5. What are your favorite research stories to tell to the public?

Interviewing Panel

1. What is your job and how does it tie to interviewing? ​
2. What are you looking for when you're interviewing someone?​
3. How does interviewing with journalists differ from interviewing with in-house PR staff?​
4. What can researchers expect when they're being interviewed? ​
5. How can they prepare ahead of the interview?​
6. What should they wear?​
7. How do you handle being asked sensitive questions or questions that are not related to the research?