Storytelling in academic writing

Learn how your research paper can benefit from a strategic use of storytelling to make it clear, engaging, and readable.

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About the event

This writing workshop will teach you how to tell good stories in your academic writing by creating tension, structuring the text, arguing convincingly and by utilizing versatile writing tools.

After participation, you will be able to use a handful of writing exercises alone and together with colleagues to develop your research and write clear and readable research papers.

The workshop is open for PhD candidates and postdocs who would like to become better writers.  

Instructor

Åsmund H. Eikenes has a PhD from UiO and has published both quantitative and qualitative research. He is the author of six books, including a textbook about storytelling in science communication, three popular science books and a novel.

He has been teaching science communication and storytelling for many years, and his workshops are known for enthusiasm, a hands-on approach and plenty of post-it notes. He currently works as a content designer at the design and innovation agency Halogen. 

Registration

Attendance is limited to 35 participants and the registration form will be closed once maximum capacity is reached. 

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Published Mar. 28, 2023 4:41 PM - Last modified May 15, 2023 10:38 AM