Half-Life Your Message
A Quick, Flexible Tool for Message Discovery
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12431024 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elyse L Aurbach (0000-0002-9595-037X, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, corresponding author), Katherine E Prater (0000-0001-8615-207X, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA), Brandon Patterson (0000-0002-3748-3865, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA), Brian J Zikmund-Fisher (0000-0002-1637-4176, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 669-677 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-5470 • E-ISSN: 1552-8545 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1075547018781917 |
| OpenAlex | W2811142286 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
Academic writers and presenters need concrete activities to help them learn how to communicate more effectively. We describe such a tool, called “Half-Life Your Message,” which is adapted from a commonly used improvisational theater game and can be applied in three minutes to distill a central thesis for any communication effort. Users can increase the value provided by Half-Life Your Message by scaffolding its application with an introduction and opportunity to self-reflect and debrief. We emphasize the tool’s utility based on our experiences in using it ourselves and in teaching it to undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty
Debriefing · Human–computer interaction · Improvisation · Multimedia · Value (mathematics · Visual arts · World Wide Web · Advanced Text Analysis Techniques · Computer Science · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Psychology · Social Psychology · Wikis in Education and Collaboration
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |