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Speak Up Storytelling: Matthew Dicks
On episode #47 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we pass on some advice about computer screens from a listener and an unexpected benefit of Homework for Life from another. Then we solicit some suggestions and advice on publicizing my next novel, Twenty-one Truths About…
Read MoreSpeak Up Storytelling: Sarasweet Rabidoux Kelsey
On episode #44 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we introduce the “new” new cover of my next novel, discuss a bizarre coincidence, respond to a heartwarming email from a listener, and ask listeners for feedback on a reward for Homework for Life champions. In…
Read MoreSpeak Up Storytelling: Matthew Dicks
On episode #43 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we talk about a moment on a Moth GrandSLAM stage and a moment in a classroom that unearth two potential stories. Then Elysha departs, and we listen to Matthew Dicks’s story about an unusual late night…
Read MoreI lost The Moth GrandSLAM on Tuesday night. This is how I feel about losing.
On Tuesday night, I competed in a Moth GrandSLAM at the Cutler Majestic in Boston. It was my 25th GrandSLAM championship since 2011, but no matter how many of these championships I compete in, the GrandSLAM never gets old for me. It’s my favorite storytelling show by far. I told what I thought might be…
Read MoreSpeak Up Storytelling: Ted Zablotsky
On episode #42 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we read a heartwarming email from a listener about Homework for Life and our new favorite review from a listener. In our Homework for Life segment, we talk about how storyworthy moments can often be identified by…
Read MoreA man of many sexual exploits. Apparently. Maybe.
Happily, I have a thick skin. As an author of several books and a person who writes on the Internet in a variety of contexts, I receive a lot of less-than-glowing responses and reviews. These come in the form of online reviews, tweets, emails, and Facebook messages. While a vast majority of my book reviews…
Read MoreSpeak Up Storytelling #29: Matthew Dicks
On episode #39 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew Dicks talks storytelling! With report cards and parent-teacher conferences filling Elysha’s week, she takes some time off from the podcast, shifting our format again. I’m going it alone this week. Rather than posting a re-run, we have some exciting new content for you. Hope you…
Read MoreSpeak Up Storytelling #37: Steve Brouse
On episode #37 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling along with storyteller and guest host Steve Brouse! In our followup segment, we talk about how a listener is using Homework for Life to remain in communication with his son, who is completing basic training. We also review listener feedback…
Read MoreStoryworthy: The Illustrated compendium
Someone far more creative and clever than I will ever be read my book, Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling and created this amazing illustrated set of notes. If you read the book, you’ll see how remarkably accurate these notes are. They truly capture the most important aspects…
Read MoreSpeak Up Storytelling #35: Ophira Eisenberg
On episode #35 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we hear from a teacher who is using Homework for Life in her classroom and a listener who had to do one of the strangest things I’ve ever heard of in a storytelling show. We also…
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