Storyworthy
by Matthew Dicks
A champion storyteller teaches how to find and tell true stories from your own life: the 'homework for life' practice of writing one story-worthy moment each day, the five-second moment every story turns on, and how to start, end and avoid cliches. It is specific, funny and useful far beyond the stage.
Read it if…
you want to be a better speaker, writer or dinner guest and think your life is not interesting.
Skip it if…
you want business storytelling frameworks; this is personal narrative craft.
Three things you will actually use
- Do homework for life; moments accumulate.
- Find the five-second moment of change.
- Start as close to the end as possible.
Do this first
Tonight, write one sentence about the most story-worthy moment of your day. Repeat daily.
Our verdict
The best practical book on telling true stories; generous and precise.
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