Creating Connections: An Introduction to the Alda Method

Co-sponsored by the Mass General Research Institute and the Center for Faculty Development

The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science’s Creating Connections program is a two-hour live, online workshop designed to help scientists and researchers learn to engage and inspire diverse audiences through effective communication, with a particular focus on virtual interactions.

Participants will learn how to balance being prepared with responding in the moment to address questions. The program emphasizes universal communication strategies, including avoiding jargon, and technical skills for creating engagement online, including camera angles and sound levels.