Storytelling in Science: What Is a Story Arc, and How Does that Relate to my Research?

Science and stories are about problem-solving, so why do they seem so separate?

There is a push back in the scientific/technical community about storytelling, but at their root, science and stories share a lot of similarities. This session will discuss how you can use storytelling ethically in science and how you can elaborate on them with visual stories.

In this session, we will review common storytelling structures, how you can use that in a technical presentation, and practice with your own presentation. We will cover how you can ideate and get to the root of what your presentation, which might be different than you originally thought, and we’ll discuss how you can use that in a visual or verbal story.

We will also cover how you can use analogies and metaphors instead of stories and how to achieve the ultimate goal: to connect with your audience.

Learners will:
• Be given examples of the different story structures and apply these with their own presentation.
• Brainstorm and answer questions to help ideate stories within their topic that they might not have been aware of
• Learn why stories are powerful, and how they can be used to connect with their audience
• Apply these principles to their upcoming presentation.