Effective Visual Communication of Science Workshop

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Aim

You will learn the Seyens Method™—a comprehensive design philosophy, process, and set of strategies tailored specifically for scientists to visually communicate your own complex ideas so your messages are effortlessly understood by scientists or non-scientists.

It is a structured, no-fluff, memorable, easy-to-follow, useful and fun training that will empower and enable you to create effective images, slides, posters, and grants. 

You will immediately apply the new skills to communicate your own science, draw a graphical abstract and discuss it with your peers and receive actionable feedback on your images and slides.

Workshop Content

1. Self-Study Module - Mandatory Fundamentals, Slides & Homework (5h) before the Live Workshop

  • Fundamental Visual Communication: understand how human visual perception and psychology shape our interpretation of visual information. Discover a science-based design method to visualise your research, making it easily comprehensible. We will cover the strategic use of layout, eye-flow, colours, and typography applied to all types of scientific images.

  • Slides, Posters, Grants: you will learn how to apply the Seyens Method™ design philosophy and strategies introduced in the Fundamentals to slides, posters, and grants. This will give you a holistic approach that builds from the first principles, makes sense and is easy to remember and apply.

  • Homework: submit your images and slides to receive personalised feedback.

2. Live Workshop - on Zoom (4.5h) 

  • Recap and Q&A: an effective review of self-study topics and optional 1-on-1 consulting with the facilitator to address your individual challenges.

  • Feedback on your submitted materials: you will get actionable suggestions on how to improve your own scientific images and slides

  • Graphical abstract drawing exercise: you will draw a sketch of your research

  • Peer-instruction group discussion: you will give and receive informed and structured feedback to improve yours’ and other participants’ images.

Practical Information

  • Date & Time of the Live Workshop: Friday, October 24, 2025, from 9:00 to 13:30

  • Venue: Online

  • Participants: Up to 18 PhD students.

Trainer

Dr. Jernej Zupanc, Founder of Seyens Ltd.

My mission is to empower scientists to effectively communicate their ideas and findings, maximising the impact of their research. I am passionate about teaching and communication, continually seeking innovative approaches from various fields that scientists can quickly and easily apply. I simplify these principles into engaging learning experiences that provide participants with immediate results.

Recognising that time is our most valuable resource, I strive to ensure that time spent in my training is a valuable long-term investment for scientists. Close to 7000 researchers from research institutions and multinationals have attended my training, and I look forward to the opportunity to work with you.

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