On episode #86 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling!
In our follow up segment, we discuss listener comments and upcoming events.
In our Homework for Life segment, I talk about how contrast can often serve as an effective engine for storytelling.
Next we listen to a story by Talia Pollock.
Amongst the many things we discuss include:
- Humor
- The raising of stakes throughout a story
- Allowing important moments to linger
- Strategic characterizations of characters
- Bending stories to fit the needs of the speaker
Next we answer a question about the cost of living a certain kind of life.
Lastly, we each offer a recommendation.
RECOMMEDATIONS
Elysha:
Cheer on Netflix
Matt:
Calling for help in grocery stores
LINKS
- Pre-order Party in my Plants: https://partyinmyplants.com/the-book/
- Purchase Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling: https://amzn.to/2H3YNn3
- Purchase Twenty-one Truths About Love: https://amzn.to/35Mz1xS
- Homework for Life: https://bit.ly/2f9ZPne
- Matthew Dicks’s website: https://matthewdicks.com
- Matthew Dicks’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/matthewjohndicks - Matthew Dicks’s blog:
https://matthewdicks.com/matthewdicksblog - Subscribe to Matthew Dicks’s weekly newsletter:
https://matthewdicks.com/matthewdicks-subscribe - Subscribe to the Speak Up newsletter:
https://matthewdicks.com/subscribe-speak-up - Subscribe to Matthew Dicks’s blog:
https://matthewdicks.com/subscribe-grin-and-bare-it
