Summary of Matthew Dicks & Dan Kennedy's Storyworthy

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Get the Summary of Matthew Dicks & Dan Kennedy's Storyworthy in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Whether we realize it or not, we are always telling stories. On a first date or job interview, at a sales presentation or therapy appointment, with family or friends, we are constantly narrating events and interpreting emotions and actions. In this compelling book, storyteller extraordinaire Matthew Dicks presents wonderfully straightforward and engaging tips and techniques for constructing, telling, and polishing stories that will hold the attention of your audience (no matter how big or small). He shows that anyone can learn to be an appealing storyteller, that everyone has something “storyworthy” to express, and, perhaps most important, that the act of creating and telling a tale is a powerful way of understanding and enhancing your own life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Dec 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669344438

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Insights on Matthew Dicks's Storyworthy

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The author has taught storytelling workshops all over the world, and the most common reason people attend is to learn how to tell better stories. The author enjoys teaching the craft of storytelling, and has grown his one-and-done workshop into a full-fledged career.

#2

Whatever you do, storytelling will help you. While you are reading this book, you will learn how to find, craft, and tell stories that will connect you to other people. Compel them to want to know more about you and the things you care about.

#3

There is no set curriculum for storytelling, which makes it an art rather than a science. But if you apply the author's strategies and methods, you will become a highly effective storyteller.

#4

The ability to tell a good story is extremely important to being a great salesperson.

#5

Personal stories connect with the reader on a deeper level than a folktale or a fable because they require honesty and vulnerability. They cannot be told by a skilled storyteller, but by the author himself.

#6

Your story must reflect change over time. A story cannot simply be a series of remarkable events. You must start out as one version of yourself and end as something new. The change can be infinitesimal. It need not reflect an improvement in yourself or your character, but change must happen.

#7

Only the best stories should be told, and the best stories are those that are unique to you. Everyone has unique experiences and stories, so be sure to share yours.

#8

You must tell your own story and not the stories of others. People would rather hear the story about what happened to you last night than about what happened to