I am consistently on the lookout for ways to improve. A number of the storytelling podcasts I have recommended so far are more about enjoying a story, learning about a topic, or sharing a particular view. The Speak Up podcast helps me to meet a different need: getting better at telling stories. Matthew and Elysha Dicks have been doing the podcast for about 1 year, but have been producing the Speak-Up storytelling show for far longer. In addition to that, Matthew Dicks has won The Moth monthly and grand slam multiple times. A few months ago, Matt wrote a book “Storyworthy” see my book review here (https://stop365.blog/2019/01/25/book-review-storyworthy/) .

The podcast  features people who have told stories as a part of the Speak Up shows. It covers what went well with the crafting of the story, and what else the storyteller could consider to make it even better. What I love about this insight is that it gives me insight into things to try with storytelling. I’m still trying to read more books about storytelling, but time is limited. So podcast like “Speak Up” are a great way to learn while I drive. If you are a person, looking to improve how you tell stories, this is one way to get better while driving around the DC area.

Check out the Podcast for yourself here:

http://speakupstorytelling.com/

Published by Nick Baskerville

After years of being an instructor in the military and the and the fire service, I realized I needed to improve my delivery. My students needed me to improve delivery. But how do I improve my delivery? Simple. I finally took a member of Toastmasters up on the invitation to come to a meeting. It wasn't long until I joined. Along the way of improving my skills at delivering a message, I came to understand that of all the ways to get a point across, telling stories is the best way to get it done. Around this time, another friend from Toastmasters told me about The Moth monthly story telling shows. What better way to test out my theories on storytelling. It's in my travels there to the shows that I found more and more shows, and classes, and events centered around storytelling. Despite how many people know about the storytelling world, not many people know about the storytelling world. So now, I'm out to tell the world about storytelling.

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