dgiacalone13's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
apriladventuring's review
5.0
Not many books make me take notes anymore, but I found myself needing to pull out a notebook or the notes app on my phone to jot down thoughts.
The author’s many stories dispersed throughout this book were interesting and moving. He did a great job using them as examples and pointing out exactly where and how he implemented various techniques.
This is a useful skill for anyone, whether or not you plan to be a professional storyteller. His “Homework for Life” exercise in particular is something everyone should try!
The author’s many stories dispersed throughout this book were interesting and moving. He did a great job using them as examples and pointing out exactly where and how he implemented various techniques.
This is a useful skill for anyone, whether or not you plan to be a professional storyteller. His “Homework for Life” exercise in particular is something everyone should try!
randomscrabble's review against another edition
3.0
Appreciated the tips and advice provided by the author, but what I liked the most was the solid case on behalf of storytelling and how we can apply it to our everyday lives.
I feel inspired to try and write a few memories of my own, there's so many moments that have marked me and to immortalize them feels imperative now.
It got a little repetitive in some parts, although it might just feel that way because the book uses the same stories to show us examples and pointers, it did serve the purpose of not having to write a new story every time; also the author is a teacher so cannot blame him.
Overall I'm glad I picked this one up thanks to a Twitter recommendation, I expect to put some of the stuff it taught me to good use.
I feel inspired to try and write a few memories of my own, there's so many moments that have marked me and to immortalize them feels imperative now.
It got a little repetitive in some parts, although it might just feel that way because the book uses the same stories to show us examples and pointers, it did serve the purpose of not having to write a new story every time; also the author is a teacher so cannot blame him.
Overall I'm glad I picked this one up thanks to a Twitter recommendation, I expect to put some of the stuff it taught me to good use.
rossbm's review against another edition
5.0
(listened as audiobook)
Storyworthy teaches readers how to tell engaging and meaningful stories from their own lives. The author, Matthew Dicks, was already a teacher and novelist before he embarked on his storytelling career by attending a Moth event. I hadn’t heard about the Moth and the type of storytelling that it promotes before reading this book.
Dicks distinguishes between personal, true, stories (which the book is about) and what he calls “folktales”. The book is a “how to” on developing and presenting stories. It’s an entertaining read given that Dicks intersperses stories and anecdotes throughout .
Some of main main takeaways:
- homework for life to cultivate ideas for stories
- Stories let you connect with people and entertain them. Also allow you to develop more meaning in your life.
- Point of story is a 5 second moment of transformation. Everything should be based on that
- Once have end of story, then decide on beginning, which should be opposite of end.
- Techniques for keeping story vivid such as always having location, compressing time and using present tense
Overall, a very good book. Better than some of these business books on stories that I have attempted to read
Storyworthy teaches readers how to tell engaging and meaningful stories from their own lives. The author, Matthew Dicks, was already a teacher and novelist before he embarked on his storytelling career by attending a Moth event. I hadn’t heard about the Moth and the type of storytelling that it promotes before reading this book.
Dicks distinguishes between personal, true, stories (which the book is about) and what he calls “folktales”. The book is a “how to” on developing and presenting stories. It’s an entertaining read given that Dicks intersperses stories and anecdotes throughout .
Some of main main takeaways:
- homework for life to cultivate ideas for stories
- Stories let you connect with people and entertain them. Also allow you to develop more meaning in your life.
- Point of story is a 5 second moment of transformation. Everything should be based on that
- Once have end of story, then decide on beginning, which should be opposite of end.
- Techniques for keeping story vivid such as always having location, compressing time and using present tense
Overall, a very good book. Better than some of these business books on stories that I have attempted to read