Oct 14, 2019
On episode #68 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling!
In our follow up segment, we discuss last week's episode and plans for an upcoming episode. We also discuss a recent review of the podcast and decisions related to the use of profanity in storytelling. Elysha also congratulates listeners for their recent ukulele playing,.
STORYTELLING SHOWS 2019-2020
November 2: Great Hartford Story Slam, Hartford
Flavor Company
November 9: Sara Kaplan:
Champion of the World at Emmanuel Synagogue, West Hartford,
CT
November 23: Twenty-one Truths About
Love book release, CT Historical Society, Hartford,
CT
December 14: “Crafty” at CT Historical Society, Hartford,
CT
January 11: “Still Life: Stories of Stopping
and Slowing Down” at the Wadsworth Atheneum
April 4: Speak Up at the Unitarian Universalist
Society, Manchester, CT
STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS 2019
October 25-27: Storytelling workshop (beginners),
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
November 9: Storytelling workshop (Beginner), CT
Historical Society
November 16: Storytelling workshop (Advanced), CT
Historical Society
December 6-8: Storytelling workshop (advanced),
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
January 25: Storytelling workshop (Beginner), CT
Historical Society
February 22: Storytelling workshop (Advanced), CT
Historical Society
In our Homework for Life segment, we talk about a strategy to find hidden stories in your life via seemingly microscopic moments, and an especially useful strategy to use if you're trying to find a story to match a theme
Next we listen to a story by Bobby Klau.
Amongst the many things we discuss include:
Humor in storytelling through word choice, tonality, and misdirection
Scene setting and re-establishing
Singing as a part of storytelling
The crucial "but" at the beginning of stories
RECOMMEDATIONS
Elysha:
Matt:
Text from The Anthologist
LINKS
Purchase Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling
Purchase Twenty-one Truths About Love
Homework for Life: https://bit.ly/2f9ZPne
Matthew Dicks's website: http://www.matthewdicks.com
Matthew Dicks's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/matthewjohndicks
Matthew Dicks's blog:
http://www.matthewdicks.com/matthewdicksblog
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