Preparing a Five-Minute Talk
There are a suite of quotations — attributed to Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, Woodrow Wilson and others — that go approximately like […]
Tag: storytelling
Review – Storycraft
Storytelling is a powerful tool, though it’s often an unfamiliar one for scientists. Since I just wrapped up my series on the […]
The Hero’s Journey, Part 4: Concept-Driven Nonfiction
Last time (minus that pesky interruption), we looked at how a character-driven hero’s journey gets constructed in nonfiction. Today, we’ll take a […]
The Hero’s Journey, Part 3: Character-Driven Nonfiction
Last week I offered a generic look at what a nonfiction hero’s journey looks like. Today I’ll get specific by deconstructing a character-based example.
The Hero’s Journey, Part 2: In Non-Fiction
Let’s take a look at how the Hero’s Journey gets used in non-fiction.
The Hero’s Journey, Part 1: The Classic Version
To tell better scientific stories, let’s delve into a classic fictional storytelling structure: the Hero’s Journey.
Deconstructing Good Scicomm
In my workshops, I often recommend that when you find a piece of scicomm that you like, take a little time to […]