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Lisa Ferguson: "The Sailboat"

Lisa Ferguson: "The Sailboat"

FromSpeak Up Storytelling


Lisa Ferguson: "The Sailboat"

FromSpeak Up Storytelling

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Length:
77 minutes
Released:
Apr 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On episode #94 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our follow up segment, we share a listener's tip on digital whiteboards and discuss upcoming online events.  STORYTELLING SHOWS 2020 April 18: Solo show, MOPCO Improv Theater STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS 2020 April 18: Storytelling workshop (beginner), MOPCO Improv Theater April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, and 27: Advanced storytelling workshop  July 27-31: Storytelling boot camp, CT Historical Society In our Homework for Life segment, I talk about working through a moment, seeking as many possible meanings as possible before settling on a story.  Next we listen to a story by Lisa Ferguson. Amongst the many things we discuss include: Expressing big ideas in tiny moments Strategies for telling stories from childhood Process language  The "less is more" nature of description and details Launching a story with stakes Next Elysha answers a question about being married to Matt and a question about telling stories when specific moments are seemingly absent from the story.   Lastly, we each offer a recommendation.  RECOMMEDATIONS Elysha: Knives Out (film) Saturday Night Live At-Home episode (04.11.2020) Matt: John Krasinski's "Some Good News" _______________________________________________ Support Speak Up Storytelling through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/speakupstorytelling Purchase Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling: https://amzn.to/2H3YNn3 Purchase Twenty-one Truths About Love: https://amzn.to/35Mz1xS  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 Subscribe to Matthew Dicks's weekly newsletter:  http://www.matthewdicks.com/matthewdicks-subscribe Subscribe to the Speak Up newsletter:  http://www.matthewdicks.com/subscribe-speak-up Subscribe to Matthew Dicks's blog: http://www.matthewdicks.com/subscribe-grin-and-bare-it
Released:
Apr 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Learn to tell better stories from the producers of Speak Up, a Hartford-based storytelling organization. Bestselling author, 53-time Moth StorySLAM champion, and 7-time GrandSLAM champion Matthew Dicks partners with his wife, Elysha Dicks, to share stories recorded from years of Speak Up shows. More importantly, they offer tips, feedback, strategies, and advice on these stories, all in an effort to help you tell your best stories.