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The Science Comedy Program

Partner with science communicators and comedians to develop a talk that contains 20% humour (and 80% science!).

Through this program you will master storytelling techniques, enhance your public speaking skills, and improve your stage presence.

The program is online and is highly interactive.
The program involves up to 8 sessions - including three sessions where you will meet 1:1 with a science communications or comedy professional.
We guarantee your talk will be funny if you follow our techniques and methodologies!

Over 300 people have been trained in this program since inception in 2022. While most participants are scientists, health workers and academics, this program is also for anyone who wants to infuse humour into their presentations. Previous participants have included engineers, economists, sales reps, IT professionals, humanitarians, and much more.

The training is $550 including GST. Most participants get their workplace to cover the costs as this program yields significant benefits for workplaces and their staff.

For example talks of previous participants, please check out our YouTube channel.

How it works

Training is in three sections. The first section includes a series of workshops where you will learn communication, speechwriting and joke-telling techniques. The second section involves 1:1s with our team. And the third section involves the practical elements of being on stage and having great stage presence!

We work across Australia with individuals, ARC Centres of Excellence, universities, conferences, faculties and much more.

We offer bespoke packages for organisations who are interested in our training.

Individuals who Alumni from our program feature in comedy and arts shows across Australia

Who can join?

The program is available to a wide range of people - not just scientists. In the program, we feature those who have a background in science, social science, academia or a technical area such as engineering, IT, finance, sanitation, development and many more. Our speakers have given talks on cancer, emojis, toilets, communicable diseases, ecosystems, energy, astronomy, psychology, and many, many, more.

Speakers are from a range of organisations including universities, non-profits, government and the private sector. The demographic is mixed - about 1/3 of participants are not born in Australia and over half are women.

This course is designed for those with experience and also complete newcomers who are interested in upskilling their communications ability. Almost all of the people in our program do not have experience in comedy. Most are not advanced public speakers.

The program does incur a fee. Over 95 per cent of participants obtain workplace funding to cover the fee. Self-funding is also an option.

What are the benefits of science comedy?

The science comedy program has several key benefits including:

Strengthening your public speaking and communication skills

Improving your stage presence when at conferences and speaking with funding bodies
Increasing your ability to think quickly on your feet
Improving your speechwriting skills
Learning how to harness humour to win over audiences
Boosting your profile and career opportunities

Want proof that participants love this program? Check out our Google Reviews - a lot of previous participants have written about their experience of the program.

Additional info about our training & courses

Testimonials from program particiants

"Incredibly professional and helpful. Performing was unreal. "

Hannah Kunst
"Great program connecting scientists to amused audiences."

Sally Hurst
"Super fun and I learned heaps! Great experience."

Lorenzo Logi
"Dave is a really nice and supportive facilitator."

Taylor Szyszka
"I learnt a lot and had an awesome time doing it!"

Joel Raymond
"It was fun and a great way to meet diverse, intelligent people!"

Amanda Khoury
"A blast! I highly recommend this program"

Lachlan Gray
"A very cool way to learn some skills for future presentations."

Zoe Xirocostas
"This program helped me get on the National Science Quiz!"

Paige Erpf
"Very fun to present my research in this way."

Toby Kovacs
"This program gave me so much! I can apply these tools to any talks."

Inna Osmolovsky
"So much fun to weave jokes into my science talks."

Faraidoon Haghdoost
"Such a unique experience being able to feature in a comedy show."

Tanja Rosenqvist
"I really enjoyed the experience - would recommend it!

Kovi Rose
"This was a lot of fun. Great way to learn some new skills."

Jared Bergman
"A great way to present my science and research."

Levi Tegg

FAQs

We have a wide range of people who join the program. If you have an interesting story to tell about your workplace and can discuss where things are heading in future, then we hope you put in an EOI for the program. If in doubt, submit an EOI – it only takes 60 seconds!
The program is $495 ex GST for workers and businesses. It is $365 for students and those who are self-funding.
The program packs in a LOT OF VALUE. It is incomparable compared to other courses, some of which cost over $1,000 for a few hours of training.
This program includes multiple 1:1 sessions, weeks of training and, of course, you’ll star in a major arts festival that would otherwise be impossible to enter.
You’ll have access to specialised expertise from master storytellers and comedians.
Interested? Fill out our 60-second EOI now!
The program is designed with a busy working professional in mind.
The eight workshops are largely held as ‘lunch and learns’ so that they don’t eat into your standard work hours or your leisure time on weekend or after work.
Within the program, you will be required to create an 8-minute talk with slides.
The talk will become 10-minutes when we factor in approx. 2-minutes for the audience to react to your talk with cheers and laughs.
For additional information about the program, including when the workshops are held, please fill in the EOI.
No you don’t. You might be surprised to find out that we actually prioritise applicants without experience in science comedy as it’s most exciting for us to work with newcomers.
Our program has a distinct methodology that is simple and easy to follow. It is foolproof – especially for scientists or academics who are used to following clear processes and structures.
We will teach you joke-writing methodologies. Additionally, you will have a lot of written and video resources. Plus, of course, you’ll have facetime with our facilitators and the workshops.
All of the speakers in our YouTube channel are performing their science comedy talks for the very first time!
They followed our methodology and we guarantee success for anyone who follows our science comedy framework. Check out their videos here.
Better yet, fill out the EOI today!
We promise there is no need for you to be funny in real life or feel pressure to be funny on stage. A lot of comedians aren’t funny aren’t funny in real life.
We will teach you the methods, tips and tricks for script writing and stage presence, which will help you to effortlessly ooze charisma and tell jokes on stage.
You won’t be afraid of any future presentations after you graduate from the Science Comedy Program!
Fill out the 60-second EOI today!
No you don’t. We will teach you everything in this program. Our facilitators are master public speakers and you’ll learn all the best tips, tricks, techniques and methods from them.
Please fill our this 60-second EOI to be considered for the Science Comedy Program.
When a program opens in your city, we will be in touch. We shortlist applicants on a first come, first serve basis, so submitting an early application means you’re more likely to feature in the program.
All shortlisted applicants will have a short 10-minute call with our facilitators to ensure alignment.
Not all applicants are shortlisted. We do not provide feedback to those who are unsuccessful.
Now.
The EOI only takes 60 seconds.
We contact applicants on a first come, first serve basis.
We will contact you as soon as a Science Comedy Program opens in your area.