During quarantine, as I’ve had to watch more video calls than I ever wanted to in my life, I’ve found myself drawn to the lower stakes presentations done through podcasts. Listening to lectures doesn’t just give me something to do but engages me. The techniques used in podcasts encourage me to not only seek out more but consider making my own, as well.
Month: April 2020
Strategies For Improving Your Writing: Parallelism
There are many concepts that intermediate and developing writers will have to learn to make improvements in their work. First, it’s grammar and spelling. Eventually, writers need to explore more complex concepts to elevate their skills and gain more control over their literature. Parallelism is one of these concepts. It is used by every successful author and scholar, and you should learn it too. But don’t click away if you’ve already been introduced to this topic, there will be valuable information in this article for writers of all levels.
The Important Art of Visual Health Communication
We often take for granted the intersection of visual communication and public health advocacy. When I worked in sexual health advocacy, for example, zines and comic books as advocacy tools were devalued as cute but ultimately insignificant efforts, more arts than prevention science.
During the coronavirus crisis, however, the importance of visual health communication has shown itself in the overabundance of visual information circulating on the internet and in the scarce places we may visit. Stores have X’s on the ground to indicate where we should stand to practice social distancing; workplaces and dorms are posting signs on basic hygiene practices. The UN is even calling for informative art posters during this global pandemic.
A poster detailing how to limit the spread of COVID-19. From a dorm at St. Cloud State University
Not every message is created equally, however.