Earlier this year I downloaded an audiobook called Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks and I was blown away by all the amazing secrets of storytelling he shares from his own experience as an international best selling author, 48-time winner of The Moth Story Slam and 6 time Grand Slam champion.

Matthew is also the creator of Homework for Life, a daily practice of writing down your most story-worthy moments each day and filling your world with stories. This one tool alone has been transformative for me.

In this first part, Matthew talks about how he got started with telling stories and shares some of his insights into what makes a good story or a 'meh' story.

Make sure you join us next week for part 2 by subscribing to 'Speaking of Influence'.

You can find out more about Matthew Dicks on his website https://matthewdicks.com/

Listen to the Speak Up Storytelling podcast with Matthew and his wife Elysha

And remember, you can check out the whole episode and more on YouTube https://youtu.be/ZW3Ad6lZ_SE

Support the show (https://speakinginfluence.supercast.tech/)

Mentioned in this episode:

Go from competent to captivating

Progressing professionally as a speaker isn't just about doing the reps; it's about outperforming. We need to outperform our competition, but more than anything, we need to keep outperforming ourselves so that we rise up and over all obstacles and plateaus and fill your speaking calendar with repeat bookings and new referrals. Visit presentInfluence.com to find out how John can help you take your speaking career to the next level. With years of speaker coaching and working alongside some of the biggest name speaker training businesses, you can be sure you're in good hands.

Take the Speaker Strengths Archetype Assessment

Want to know if you're a sage or an entertainer? You might even have more than one archetype. Learn your strengths so that you can lean into them and your potential weaknesses so that you can shore them up. Go to https://present-keynote.scoreapp.com to find your archetype today