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Published April 11, 2020
NPR interviewed Melanie Green about how narrative in storytelling can connect and inspire people. In health care contexts, for example, people are more likely to change their lifestyles when they see a character they identify with making the same change, said Green. Anecdotes can make health advice personally important to a patient, she finds.
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