Speak Up Storytelling Matthew and Elysha Dicks

Thank you for such a great podcast. I loved you book Storyworthy. ( I also loved Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend.)
I use this stuff all the time now to tell stories and it is life changing.

I heard Matthew on the Art of Manliness podcast, watched the TED talk, and now listen to SpeakUp religiously. I won’t have room for other podcasts until I clear all the back episodes.

I’m 30 days into Homework for Life and just ordered the book Storyworthy and am signing up for one of Matthew’s storytelling workshops.

What I really appreciate about the podcast is the structure Matthew and Elysha follow. It breaks up the podcast into meaningful sections and make it easy to pause at a transition or end of a story. Elysha is a delightful foil to Matthew and wish them many long and happy years together and great success.

This podcast is changing how I view myself and the world around me and is helping me to be more present and to see my life and what is going on around me in a new way.

I started listening to Speak Up in May 2019. I went all the way back to the beginning and am just now listening to episode 20.

I have Matt’s book, Storyworthy, but have yet to read more than the first few pages. In my defense, I’ve only had it a week. I also have yet to start Homework for Life. Though I can see the benefit of doing so.

I find myself using some of the story telling rules put forth in the podcast in my professional communication. I find these rules helps me to better communicate with my bosses, my coworkers, and my customers. Even if I’m not actually telling them a “story.”

I also have begun to write Christmas and Easter plays for the children’s department at my church. I’m excited to put these rules into practice for our next production.

Finally, I absolutely LOVE the recommendations section of the podcast. I have already watched YouTube videos and downloaded apps recommended my Matt or Elisha. Most recently (from episode 19) I have purchase Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls from Amazon as a gift for my niece. I expect I will buy that book several more times as gifts for young girls in my life. What a fantastic recommendation!

I listen to this podcast every day. I think I will be a little sad when I finally catch up to current episodes and have to wait a week between each one.

Cheers!