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Essential Programming

Forge meaningful, trust-based connections through communication

• Creating Connections: An Introduction

  Online or In-Person

  Duration: 1-2 hours, depending on client needs

  Designed to introduce organizations and their researchers to the Alda Method, this interactive session shares simple applied improvisational exercises and fundamental communication strategies.

  Participants will begin to explore ways to build trust and engage audiences in science through effective communication. They will practice new skills and techniques in pairs or small groups, and offer and recieve feedback from their peers.

  This program is ideal for conferences, professional society meetings, and other large-scale gatherings.

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• The Essentials

  Online Only

  Duration: 3 hours
  Participants: Up to 16 individuals

  This program is designed to offer busy scientists and researchers an intensive introduction to the importance of building trust and listening deeply as core aspects of communication. Through a layered series of applied improvisational and communication exercises, participants will explore and practice using communication strategies that are responsive to the needs of others.

  Like all Alda Center programs, The Essentials combines applied improvisational exercises with communication strategies to help others engage with the wonders of science.

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Signature Program: Expand your Skills

Develop and apply communication skills to a variety of situations

• Signature Science Communication Program

  In-Person Only

  Duration: Two days, 8 hours/day  
  Participants: Groups of 16 or 32

  This program is designed to help researchers explore and practice using communication strategies that respond to the needs of others, including developing a short talk for a non-expert audience. Participants will also learn to apply science communication skills to build trust in difficult situations, and to use narrative strategies to engage others with science.

  The two-day program is a comprehensive and engaging chance to experiment with and adopt practices from the Alda Method, the Center's unique approach to science communication that blends applied-improvisation exercises and communication strategies.

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A Unique Approach to Communication Training

The hallmark of the Alda Center's programming is the Alda Method. Its combination of applied improvisation exercises and communication strategies creates an experience that can shift scientists' focus away from technical information and jargon. The Alda Method helps scientists' recognize a piece of their audiences' world views, and find ways to fit their work into that broader context. Doing so builds trust and long-lasting understanding, which in turn, reveals the importance of science and research to others.

Program participants should expect a fully immersive experience. Movement, laughter, and engaging conversations with peers and Alda-certified instructors are fundamental parts of all our programs.

20,000 people have learned to build trust and foster engagement.

Through Alda Center professional development programs, thousands have adopted strategies to foster mutual trust, empower authentic interpersonal connections, and invite others to share in the wonder and joy of science.

Join Them.