Storytelling for Researchers (with Duncan Yellowlees)

Published: 24 May 2022

Heard about this storytelling thing and want to know more? This is the workshop for you. Stories are one of the most effective ways to engage audiences with your work. Research is ripe for finding impactful tales, from personal anecdotes to making the best use of examples, storytelling is an invaluable skill for anyone who wants to present with impact.

Thursday 22nd of June

9.30am - 12.30pm

Hope Room, The Studio

Duncan Yellowlees

Heard about this storytelling thing and want to know more? This is the workshop for you. Stories are one of the most effective ways to engage audiences with your work. Research is ripe for finding impactful tales, from personal anecdotes to making the best use of examples, storytelling is an invaluable skill for anyone who wants to present with impact.

By the end of this session, participants will:

  • Know why storytelling is powerful
  • Understand which stories to tell
  • Know how structure can help engage audiences

Relevant for all types of research, communication, these are the tools that allow you to engage and stand out at your next conference, funding pitch or lecture series. 

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Duncan Yellowlees been training presenters for over a decade and gets really excited about working with research. He feels there is so much fascinating and powerful work being done and he gets to help researchers find their voice, enabling them to share it out to the world. He geeks out about research storytelling and finding creative ways to engage audiences. In his spare time he also hand makes kitchen knives (no really).

Twitter: @D_Yellowlees

Website: www.duncanyellowlees.com

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First published: 24 May 2022