In everyday life, work, and science projects, people generally don’t like to talk about risk. There is a perception that talking about risk will stop something from happening (e.g. a project).

Communication of your science is core to your science having impact, and the well-established way to present scientific findings is in the form of an abstract.

Scientific experiments need to be replicable, otherwise the credibility of any results you get may become questionable if no one else can demonstrate what you did.

There is truth behind the saying, “a picture tells a thousand words”, because humans interpret images better than written words.

Communications can present the greatest risks to a project, as such, most funding organisations will require you to create a communications plan with your project.

It takes a certain kind of person, commitment and perseverance to be a successful scientist, in any field or application…but take a moment to think about all the skills that you have developed as a scientist.