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Storytelling for Science Communication (Udemy.com)

Find your Science Storytelling Superpower!

4.5
1,571 reviews

Created by: Ginny Smith

Last updated July 2021

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What you will learn

  • Classical principles of story-telling
  • What makes great science story
  • Finding the story in any area of research
  • Using language appropriately
  • Adapting to different audiences

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  • Length0.8 hoursshorter than 91% of them
  • Last updatedJuly 2021earlier than 75% of them

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Course Description

We all love a good story- whether it’s the latest bestselling fiction book or a cheesy soap. And science is full of stories- stories of discovery, of persistence, of hope. Finding these stories can help take your public engagement to the next level, whatever medium you use to communicate.

By the end of the session, participants will:

- think of their work as a story to be told, rather than a collection of facts

- know what makes a story engaging, and how to use this in their own public engagement

- consider the audience when structuring their story

- have developed their science story, and adapted it to a range of audiences

Whether at a conference, a science festival or in the pub, all scientists need to be able to talk about their work in an engaging and understandable way. This practical, hands-on session will help scientists develop their communication skills, so they are confident talking to diverse audiences in a range of environments.

By the end of the session, participants will:

- understand what makes someone an engaging speaker

- be confident judging whether props, slides etc are appropriate, and using them thoughtfully

- have developed a range of ways to include their audience in a presentation, to make it a two-way interaction

- be able to handle some common “difficult” situations and audience interactions

- take away a short (2 min) presentation they have developed and practiced during the session
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Instructor Details

Ginny Smith

A science writer and presenter with expertise in psychology & neuroscience, Ginny has a talent for making the complex comprehensible and a passion for brain science. She teaches at the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education, is a regular blogger and video presenter for the Cosmic Shambles Network and hosts the British Psychological Society’s Psych Crunch Podcast. She has written 4 books for DK publishing, and her latest book for adults; ‘Overloaded; How every aspect of your life is Influenced by your Brain Chemicals’ is now out. She founded Braintastic! Science, which produces spectacular science shows and resources to help young people understand and get the best out of their brains. She also shares her skills as a science communication trainer and consultant, providing scientists and organizations with techniques to grab their audiences attention, and keep it.

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By Pankaj Nirmalkar on 9/25/2026

This can make the story more engaging, creative, and thought-provoking.

By Andrew Maritz on 9/22/2026

It does not really impact the work that i do - the course seems enforced on us employees

By Tina Feng on 9/17/2026

Yes, I love writing and journaling. This is definitely my favourite learning course.

By Jaleel Ali on 9/9/2026

Beautiful course on storytelling. Got a kickstart here. I would like to go bit deeper on this subject to understand more.

By Kelly Schweitzer on 9/9/2026

I am thoroughly enjoying this course. I love the presenter, she has a way of keeping you engaged. I'm also enjoying the clues/hints on how to tell a great story.

By Vollambatla Arun Kumar on 9/4/2026

This is course is good. Something I hearing newly is Science Communication Word for the first time. Had great learning.

By Varun Podichetty on 8/30/2026

Telling the story in different order changed how I understood it. It created suspense and made me pay closer attention to connect the events. Instead of knowing everything from the beginning, I discovered important details gradually, which made the story more interesting and engaging.

By Di Mo on 7/13/2026

I like the story-telling approach, but would like some tips regarding how to tailor it to different levels of background knowledge and keeping the story succinct if it feels like a lot of context and nuance is needed.

By Annu Singh on 7/9/2026

Scientists and science communicators frequently find that sharing early drafts with a dedicated community, through platforms such as Nature Careers, leads to valuable structural insights and better audience engagement.

By Rhalena Thomas on 6/29/2026

This course had a lot of easy to follow assignments for thinking about ideas for a story and thinking about that is important in telling a story. The link to the text editor that highlights words that are not in the 10 hundred common words was broken for me. The examples link worked. I think that text editor would have been very helpful to get feedback on which words are jargon or not. Clearly telling a good story clearly needs a lot of practice. I think this course provides a lot of straightforward things to keep in mind and a good guide on how to write a good science story.

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Storytelling for Science Communication
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  • Price: $10.99
  • Provider: icon Udemy
  • Updated: icon July 2021
  • Level: Beginner Beginner
  • Language: icon English
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