Other Communication Resources

Psychosocial aspects of language, including language variety:

An Ancient Solution to Our Current Crisis of Connection (John Bowe, Guest Essay, New York Times)
‘Don’t Lose Your Accent!’ (Ilan Stavans, Guest Essay, New York Times)
Everyone Has an Accent (Roberto Rey Agudo, New York Times)
What does your accent say about you? (Melissa Hogenboom, BBC): Accents can be subject to subtle forms of prejudice, but does that mean some are more appealing and trustworthy than others?
Sometimes ‘Proper’ Speech Isn’t ‘Correct’ Speech (John McWhorter, New York Times)
John McWhorter’s column and newsletter (New York Times): Dr. McWhorter, a Columbia University linguist, explores how race and language shape our politics and culture.
I Sound Like A Scholar [video - below; 3:10] (The Language & Life Project at NC State University): This short video showcases that scholars come from a variety of linguistic backgrounds and celebrates the diverse dialects of all of the student, faculty, and staff scholars at NC State.
Hark the Sound of Dialect Diversity at UNC-Chapel Hill [video - below; 9:39]: This video was created as part of an initiative supported by Thrive@Carolina that seeks to explore and promote dialect diversity and awareness on UNC’s campus.
Talking Black in America [video - below; 56:48] (The Language & Life Project at NC State University): Talking Black in America follows the unique circumstances of the descendants of American slaves and their incredible impact on American life and language. Filmed across the United States, it is a startling revelation of language as legacy, identity and triumph over adversity.

I Sound Like a Scholar [3:10] (The Language & Life Project at NC State University)

Hark the Sound of Dialect Diversity at UNC-Chapel Hill [9:39]

Talking Black In America [56:48] (The Language & Life Project at NC State University)

general communication guides:

The MIT Communication Lab CommKit - A Peer-to-Peer Scientific Communication Resource for Graduate Students: A collection of guides to successful communication in the biological sciences, written by the MIT Broad Research Communication Lab Fellows.
Nature Education's Scitable module on scientific communication: Short presentations on giving oral presentations, slide design, and answering questions, as well as materials on writing scientific papers.

science communication (communicating with non-expert audiences):

9 reasons why you should be doing science communication (Soph Talks Science)
Scientists Are Turning Up The Volume (Greg Breining, AAMCNews): If scientists don’t advocate for their medical research, who will? More researchers are recognizing the importance of communicating with and engaging the community about their work.
Opinion: Finding the plot in science storytelling in hopes of enhancing science communication (Martinez-Conde & Macknik, PNAS): Storytelling and narrative can help communicate science to nonexperts and improve the odds of science communication success.
Guide for Communication (The Turing Way): This guide covers topics related to effective communication in research.
ComSciCon: The Communicating Science workshop organized by graduate students, for graduate students.
Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science: The Alda Center’s graduate and professional development programs help make science engaging and accessible.
Taste of Science: An organization creating STEM-themed events in-person, and online with scientists, artists, communicators and you!

data visualization:

Fundamentals of Data Visualization: A Primer on Making Informative and Compelling Figures (Claus O. Wilke)
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (Edward R. Tufte)