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The science
of storytelling
Andy Jones
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2. Verbal storytelling
3. Visual storytelling
4. The importance of emotion
5. Creating stories in med comms
1. Basic principles
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We are all
storytellers…
“What unites people?
Stories. There’s nothing in
the world more powerful
than a good story…”
Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones
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The Heider Simmel effect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=76p64j3H1Ng
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3. Visual storytelling
4. The importance of emotion
5. Creating stories in med comms
1. Basic principles
2. Verbal storytelling
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‘Classical’ language brain regions
BROCA’S AREA
Helps in producing
coherent speech
WERNICKE’S AREA
Helps in processing speech
and understanding language
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Impact of ‘smell’ words on brain function
González J et al. Reading cinnamon activates olfactory brain regions. Neuroimage 2006;32:906–912
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Impact of ‘smell’ words on brain function
Olfactory bulb
González J et al. Reading cinnamon activates olfactory brain regions. Neuroimage 2006;32:906–912
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Impact of ‘smell’ words on brain function
Olfactory cortex
González J et al. Reading cinnamon activates olfactory brain regions. Neuroimage 2006;32:906–912
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Impact of metaphors on brain function
Lacey S et al. Metaphorically feeling: comprehending textural metaphors activates somatosensory cortex. Brain Lang 2012;120:416–421
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Impact of metaphors on brain function
Sensory cortex
Lacey S et al. Metaphorically feeling: comprehending textural metaphors activates somatosensory cortex. Brain Lang 2012;120:416–421
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What happens in our brain when listening to a story?
Stephen GJ et al. Speaker–listener neural coupling underlies successful communication. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010;107:14425–14430
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Mirroring
Neural coupling
Stephen GJ et al. Speaker–listener neural coupling underlies successful communication. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010;107:14425–14430
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3. Visual storytelling
4. The importance of emotion
5. Creating stories in med comms
1. Basic principles
2. Verbal storytelling
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Time for some numbers
>100,000digital words consumed by
the average US citizen per day
MarketingProfs. How our brain processes different kinds of content
Using the word ‘video’ in an email subject line…
increases
opening rates by19%
and clickthrough
rates by 65%
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The importance of visuals
Visual cortex
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The importance of visuals
50%
the rate at which the
brain processes images
in comparison to words
60x faster
3x moreinfographics ‘liked’ on
social media versus
any other content
MarketingProfs. How our brain processes different kinds of content
Visual cortex
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The ‘Memory Palace’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=58&v=3WPY3I8yTkY
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3. Visual storytelling
4. The importance of emotion
5. Creating stories in med comms
1. Basic principles
2. Verbal storytelling
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ThalamusHypothalamus
Hippocampus
Amygdala
The limbic system
(memory)
(emotion)
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Amygdala
The limbic system
Dopamine
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Oxytocin
Hippocampus
The limbic system
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3. Visual storytelling
4. The importance of emotion
5. Creating stories in med comms
1. Basic principles
2. Verbal storytelling
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Setting
Drug/MoA
Background/
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Tension
Problem
Unmet need
Action
Methods
Results
Climax
Conclusions
Resolution
Discussion
Implications
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The advisory board – where story listening
is just as important as storytelling…