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You will learn how to:

• streamline the process of making a story
• tailor your story to different audiences, from peers to lay people
• structure your story in a logical and engaging way
• and present your topic in a vivid, concrete and accessible way

You can use the to create various stories and for various audiences: from grant applications to stakeholder meetings and peer discussions, from blog posts to policy papers, and from hour-long lectures to one-minute pitches.

In this course you learn our method hands-on. You work on a story about your topic throughout the course, learning to use our method by applying it to your case. During the training sessions, we explore the principles behind each step of our method in short exercises. You apply these principles in home assignments, which we then use as raw material to work with during the next session.

You also learn by reflecting, discussing and exchanging feedback. Our online meetings are very interactive. In plenary discussions, there is ample time to discuss our formats, tools and ideas. In breakout sessions, you exchange one-on-one feedback on each other’s stories. At the end of each session, the trainer is available to answer remaining questions and discuss your case.

The Analytic Storytelling method can be used to create any type of story, for any audience. For practical reasons, this course focuses on creating an opening for a presentation for non-expert audiences. This makes it easier to exchange feedback with fellow participants.

The course consists of

• Four morning sessions of about 3 hours each.
• Four preparatory assignments: one for each session.

You will need to submit the first assignment about one week before the start of the course.

Study load

In addition to the scheduled sessions, you should take into account an extra study load of approximately 12 hours in total. This study load generally consists of homework assignments in preparation for the next session.

Group Size

10 to 12 participants

Number of credits

1.0 EC

Trainers

You will be trained by one of the professionals of Analytic Storytelling. combine analytic skills with storytelling expertise. Their professional backgrounds and experiences range from scientific research, philosophy and science journalism, to theatre, painting and creative writing.

Course certificate

You will receive a certificate of completion if you attend both sessions of the course and complete all the course requirements (i.e. assignments).

This course is free for GSLS PhD candidates. However: free of charge does not mean free of responsibility. Once you have signed up for a course, we expect you to attend. For every late cancellation or no-show we have had to disappoint others who would have liked to attend. This is our policy:

• You may cancel free of charge up to 4 weeks before the start of the course. After this date you can only cancel if you have a GSLS PhD candidate to replace you in the course. Send the name and contact information of your replacement to pcc@uu.nl, at least 2 working days before the start of the course;
• We expect that you actively attend the full course, but at least 80%. It is mandatory to attend the first session. If you are absent the first session you cannot follow the remaining of the course;
• Not meeting the above requirements means you will be charged a no-show fee (€ 200). We will send the invoice after the course has ended. We are unable to make any exceptions, unless you have a valid reason (i.e., illness or death in the family 1^st/2^nd degree or partner). Your supervisor has to send an e-mail to pcc@uu.nl indicating the reason.