Communicating Science

If you find Communicating Science a valuable resource, please visit RoguePublishing.ca and contribute to its continued development. Print copies of Communicating Science are available at Amazon.com and contribute to its continued development. Communicating Science an introductory guide for conveying scientific information to academic and public audiences clarity content precision coherence concision Roy Jensen Common grammatical considerations Writing for the reader (page 3) • Write as if you are talking to the reader. • Write in a positive and professional tone. • Write to persuade the reader of your ideas and conclusions. clarity content coherence precision concision Strategies for quality writing (page 9) • Keep the subject and verb close together. • Put appropriate information in the topic and stress positions. • Present information in logical progressions. Common tenses and voices (page 25) • If something is true today, write it in the present tense. • If something occurred and is complete, write it in the past tense. • If something will or should happen, write it in the future tense. • Endeavor to write in the active voice. It is engaging and easier to read. • Use the passive voice to put emphasis on the action or when the subject committing the action is unknown. Minimize the use of nominalizations (page 32) • Use verbs to convey the desired information. Other considerations • subject-verb agreement (page 34) • parallel grammatical structure (page 37) • British vs. American English (page 39) Common revisions (page 42) As you write and review work, continuously ask yourself: • What information does this phrase add? • What other meaning can a reader infer? • How can I rewrite this sentence to improve its readability? Formatting common information (page 61) Formatting scientific information (page 65) Communicating Science an introductory guide for conveying scientific information to academic and public audiences clarity content precision coherence concision Roy Jensen Communicating Science: an introductory guide for conveying scientific information to academic and public audiences ISBN 978-0-9937397-3-6 Copyright, ©, 2016 by Roy Jensen. All rights reserved. Electronic edition You may distribute this resource provided it is distributed unaltered and in its entirety, and distributed for free. It is NOT PERMITTED to charge “cost recovery” or “distribution” fees, include this resource as a “free bonus” in a paid resource, or indirectly charge for this resource in any way. No part of this resource may be reproduced by any process, converted to another form, or used wholly or partly in another resource without the written permission of the author. If you have any comments, questions, or requests please use the Contact link on RoguePublishing.ca Versions of this resource ISBN 978-0-9937397-2-9 (print edition) ISBN 978-0-9937397-3-6 (electronic edition) Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Jensen, Roy, 1971–, author Communicating Science: an introductory guide for conveying scientific information to academic and public audiences / Roy Jensen. Second edition Includes index. Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-0-9937397-2-9 (paperback) – ISBN 978-0-9937397-3-6 (pdf) – 1. Communication in science. I. Title. Q223.J45 2016 <