Learn about the storytelling process through video & podcasts

Bonnie Willison, video and podcast producer from Wisconsin Sea Grant, shared insight into the creative storytelling process for developing news articles, podcasts, social posts, videos, or other content. She shared her expertise on what good storytelling can do, the tactics she uses in her day-to-day work, examples, and practical advice to get started with storytelling.

Recordings

1. September 2023 slides
2. Captioned September 2023 video
3. Captioned September 2023 video with audio descriptions

Resources

Check out the slide deck and session video:

• September session slides
• September session captioned video
• September session captioned video with audio descriptions

Storytelling resources & examples

• Sea Grant “Introduced” episode 8: “Crayfish Crisis” (podcast)
• “Using Narratives and Storytelling to Communicate Science with Non-expert Audiences” (research article)
• “Testing Maple Sap, Fish and Wild Rice for PFAS” (video)
• “Storycraft” by Jack Hart (book)
• Transom “Sound School” (podcast)
• Join the Podcasting@UW Community of Practice listserv (note: you need to be logged into Gmail through your wisc.edu account)
• University Communications general information and specific storytelling resources

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