Review: Putting stories to work, by Shawn Callahan

The Grey Lit Café

Anthony Haynes writes: Many scientists and researchers have come to realise that communicating their work effectively requires them to tell a story.
But how?
One resource is brilliant at answering that question: Putting stories to work, by Shawn Callahan. This review introduces some of Callahan's key insights and recommendations.
Reference
Shawn Callahan, Putting stories to work (Pepperberg Press).
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Credits

• Sound production: Bart Hallmark
• Music: from Handel's Water Music, courtesy of the United States Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra

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