Matthew Dicks - Storyworthy

Become More Memorable & Entertaining

When you tell great stories, people remember what you say and, more importantly, how you make them feel. Use stories to elevate daily interactions, you never know where it will lead.

Connect more deeply with the people in your life

A story is a powerful way to connect with others on a deep and emotional level by allowing us to share our experiences and perspectives, which creates empathy and understanding. By sharing our own stories and actively listening to others, we create meaningful and lasting relationships.

Help You in Your Career & Business

Whether interviewing for jobs, networking with professional contacts, creating marketing and sales decks, or leading your teams, storytelling is at the core of your success. A good story is inspiring and encourages your audience to take action or adopt a new perspective..

Becoming a better storyteller

Sharing stories is the most important skill you can develop because it is so widely applied in many situations. Create viral content, build stronger relationships, and stand out from the crowd using storytelling.

Be Happier

Once you start collecting stories, you will realize how much richer, larger, and more complete your life really is. Even if you never plan to tell a story to an audience, your life will be forever changed by examining it through the lens of storytelling.

The moment I began Speaking... I fell in love with Storytelling

Win the hearts and minds of your audience by using storytelling as your secret weapon.

Storyworthy Course Modules:

Module #1 - The Storyteller: An Introduction to Storytelling

• My Journey Into Storytelling
• Understanding Industry Trends: Who Works With Me and Why?
• The Economics of Storytelling: Leveraging Pre-existing Skills (Watch Now)
• Employee Buy-In: Why People Love Storytelling
• Zig vs. Zag: Dare to Be Different
• Professional AND Personal: Why Both Elements are Key

Module #2 - Finding Stories

• The Best Storytellers Have the Most Stories
• Homework for Life
• First Last Best Worst
• Where Oh Where
• "Why do you do the things you do?"
• 3-2-1
• Injecting Storytelling Into Your Business

Module #3 - What is a Story?

• What is a Story?
• The Frame of Your Story
• Beginnings
• Endings
• Telling Your Story in Scenes
• See Your Scenes
• Vulnerability

Module #4 - Emotionally Connecting To Your Audience

• Why You Can't Be Steve Jobs
• Mapping Emotions
• Surprise
• Daily Practice: Surprise
• The Subtle Art of Sharing Oneself
• What Should You Share?

Module #5 - Perspective

• Perspective: When, Why, and How?
• Second Person
• Third Person

Module #6 - Humor

I share my strategies for creating humor in stories including:

• Nostalgia
• One of These Things
• Definitions
• Exaggeration
• and many more...

Module #7 - The Curse of Knowledge

What is the curse of knowledge, how to avoid it, and the pitfalls of storytelling.

Module #8 - Story Archive

Get access to Matt's entire story archive!

About the Creator

Matthew Dicks

Acclaimed for his storytelling on stages, the radio, and in novels and nonfiction, Matthew’s wonderfully straightforward and engaging strategies and techniques for constructing, telling, and polishing any story prove without a doubt that anyone can learn to be an appealing storyteller; that everyone has something storyworthy to express; and perhaps most importantly, that the act of creating and telling a story is a powerful way of understanding and enhancing one’s own life.

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