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Introductions
Your turn!
•Introduce yourself (give 4 points about your career to-date).
•Do you have previous experience of visiting a
school/volunteering?
•What do you hope to get from this session today?
•Why did you choose science as a career? What is the best
thing about your job?
Smart Futures
• Smart Futures is a Government initiative working with industry,
research and education partners to promote science, technology,
engineering and maths (STEM) careers to post-primary students in
Ireland.
• Main aim is to improve the coordination of outreach resources
and encourage students to consider/retain STEM subjects at post-
primary and third level.
• Objective is to grow awareness of what scientists do and what
skills they use/require.
Smart Futures
• Co-ordinated by the SFI Discover Programme partnering with the
Engineer’s Ireland STEPS programme as well as PharmaChem
Ireland, Royal Society of Chemistry and Institute of Physics.
What do we know?
• 9 of the top 10 global pharma-chemical companies are located in
Ireland.
• Ireland is the largest net exporter of pharmaceuticals in the
world.
• 7 of the top 10 selling medicines are produced here.
• 52k+ people employed in Irish and multinational Life Sciences
companies (in areas like Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Medical Devices,
Diagnostics, BioPharma, Food).
What do we know?
• Approx. 120 overseas companies have plants in Ireland.
• BioPharma: move towards personalised medicine and niche
products / converging products (i.e. IT and medical devices).
• 86k people employed in physics-based jobs and approx. 80 jobs per
week announced in ICT sector.
• Starting salaries for science, tech and engineering
graduates are between €24k- €31k (CSO show that pharma
workers earn almost 30% more than national average).
Why now?
Higher + Ordinary 2013
Maths 50,856
Biology 31,500
Chemistry 8,155
Agri Science 7,414
Physics 6,448
Engineering 4,881
Applied Maths 1,599
Technology 1,075
Communication: consider your audience
How would you present to a student group?
• How to present to a primary school audience?
• How to present to a post-primary school audience?
• How is science or technology relevant to the group in
question?
• What questions would you expect from the group?
Great public speaking is…?
• Use humour, personal stories and conversational language – don’t
patronise!
• Practice with a timer and allow time for questions.
• Project your voice, don’t mumble - be heard!
• Be personable, ask students direct questions, use first names.
• Connect with teacher pre-visit to agree content, pitch, age group
etc.
• Use ice-breakers and transform nervous energy into enthusiasm.
• Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking.
Reflect Reflect Be yourself Be yourself Connect
with teacher before visit
Connect with teacher before visit
Consider your clothes, body language, and
tone
Consider your clothes, body language, and
tone Buddy up
Buddy up
Bring/Use Props
Bring/Use Props Enjoy!Enjoy!
Praise, praise, praise Every idea is a
good idea!
Praise, praise, praise Every idea is a
good idea!
Keep it informal and avoid acronyms/
jargon!
Keep it informal and avoid acronyms/
jargon!
Volunteer Tips for Success
Scientists help us produce safe food
Food Science Agriculture Microbiology Meteorology Ecology Technology Manufacturing
Scientists help us look good and keep us healthy
Health Nutrition Pharmaceuticals Cosmetics Genetics Chemistry Microbiology Nanotechnology
Scientists work in hospitals and clinics
Scientists work with engineers to develop new devices, technologies and processes to improve health
Scientists work in the field
Scientists work on renewable fuels and energy sources to create a cleaner environment
Scientists work in the developing world
Scientists work to create better living conditions for people - e.g. clean water, fuel, food and medicines
Scientists work in all kinds of environments
Marine Biology Oceanography Ecology Sensors Astronomy Research
Scientists work in the world of finance and cybersecurity
Data analytics Physics Applied Maths Statistics Cryptography Programming
Creativity, Innovation, Curiosity
Develop good observation skills – be inquisitive, open-minded and question everything!
Dos and Don’ts
Information on Child protection and other issues
•Read and sign Smart Futures child protection sheet
•Teacher must stay in the room at all times!