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Speak Up Storytelling

Jul 30, 2018

On episode #11, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk about finding excellent stories in your everyday life using Matthew's strategy "Homework for Life," including how moments seemingly inconsequential moments can become good stories. They also talk about how Homework for Life is useful for fiction writers, too.

Then we listen...


Jul 23, 2018

On episode #10, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk about finding excellent stories in your everyday life using Matthew's strategy "Homework for Life," including how moments from today can unearth valuable and sometimes unbelievable moments from the past. They also talk about how not every moment is destined to be a...


Jul 16, 2018

On episode #9, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk about finding excellent stories in your everyday life using Matthew's strategy "Homework for Life," including how a storytelling deep dive into a particular day can often yield fantastic results and how stories that stretch across long periods of time should be told...


Jul 9, 2018

On episode #8, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk about finding excellent stories in your everyday life using Matthew's strategy "Homework for Life," including how some stories can take weeks, months, or years to tell.

Then we listen to Sharon Snow's story about her search for her father and the family she ultimately finds,...


Jul 2, 2018

This special episode of Speak Up Storytelling features the second half of the launch event for Matthew Dicks's new book:

Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling. 

In this episode, you'll hear Matt tell two more stories and teach short lessons on storytelling after...