Interview on Science Pitches with Christopher Tobe Okolo (PhD Student)

According to PhD Student Christopher Tobe Okolo, who delivered a Science Pitch and was interviewed, the ESPRIT model clarifies a story’s design and structure. It ensures a focused and understandable presentation of a project’s uniqueness and breaks down scientific details into sizable chunks that are understood. The Science Pitch Canvas is a presentation guide covering the uniqueness, personality, research background, and audience benefits. Most times, science ends in a publication. The ESPRIT model challenges us to think more in-depth and highlights potential pitfalls to overcome. The Science Pitch simplifies research into digestible, relatable content beyond complicated research papers. We can spark audience interest with fascinating stories. Passion is crucial and needs to be expressed to and seen by scientific and non-scientific communities. Drama and personality are key elements for a passionate talk. Scientists seem to talk in a very black box: in numbers that are neither visualized nor translated into stories. Pull out your lab coat and leave the lab, be human, and interact on a very personal level, creating stories out of research. Think about your work as stories and movies. How do you translate and visualize numbers and Excel data sheets into motion pictures? You can express your work by making a movie or playing a Netflix out of your research, making a theater out of your science work. Think about how you can explain your work in easy-to-understand terms outside science. Create a vision of what you are doing. It spots more interest and creates availability and audience connection.