Traditionally, the Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures have always adopted a deficit model for communication, with one or two invited scientists giving lectures to an audience present at the Royal Institution (Ri) and, since 1936, an audience watching the lectures on television at home. As trends in public engagement have tended towards more dialogue or participatory models, the Ri has made efforts to create a programme of events around the lectures: extending the experience outside of the lecture theatre and giving audiences more opportunities to experience live events and participate in discourse. In this paper, we explore data collected as part of an 18 month evaluation of the Christmas Lectures and their associated events. We focus on data collected at events designed to create live and interactive experiences beyond the lectures and evaluate these participatory approaches. The paper shares this learning to enhance the extension of traditional science communication towards science participation.

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圣诞讲座：将体验延伸到演讲厅之外

传统上，皇家学会的圣诞讲座一直采用赤字模式进行交流，由一到两名受邀科学家向皇家学会 (Ri) 的观众进行讲座，自 1936 年以来，观众在家中通过电视观看讲座。随着公众参与的趋势趋向于更多的对话或参与模式，Ri 已努力围绕讲座创建活动计划：将体验扩展到演讲厅之外，并为观众提供更多体验现场活动和参与讨论的机会. 在本文中，我们探讨了作为圣诞节讲座及其相关活动的 18 个月评估的一部分收集的数据。我们专注于在旨在创造讲座之外的现场和互动体验的活动中收集的数据，并评估这些参与式方法。本文分享了这一学习成果，以加强传统科学传播向科学参与的延伸。