In 'Storyworthy,' Matthew Dicks provides a comprehensive guide on the art of storytelling. The book is divided into three parts: Finding your story, Crafting your story, and Telling your story. Dicks shares his own stories to illustrate key points and offers tips and exercises to help readers improve their storytelling skills. He emphasizes the importance of identifying a 'five-second moment' of transformation or realization in every story and provides techniques for making stories engaging and memorable. The book is designed to help anyone become a better storyteller, whether for personal or professional purposes, and highlights how storytelling can deepen connections with others and enhance one's own life[1][3][5].
The Boron Letters are a collection of letters written by Gary C. Halbert to his son Bond during his time in the Boron Federal Prison Camp in the 1980s. These letters provide a comprehensive education on direct marketing, copywriting, and general life advice. Halbert shares his insights on various subjects, including market analysis, headline creation, marketing promotions, and personal health. The letters are known for their practical advice and the fatherly guidance Halbert offers to his son. They have become a cult classic in the world of copywriting and direct response marketing, offering valuable lessons that are still relevant today[2][4][5].
Episode 589: Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with David Perell to reveal every framework he knows to become a better storyteller, a better writer, and a better creator of binge-worthy content.
This episode was originally recorded for the podcast “How I Write,” hosted by David Perell. —> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2BnqYArwaw
Want to see Sam and Shaan’s smiling faces? Head to the MFM YouTube Channel and subscribe - http://tinyurl.com/5n7ftsy5
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:16) Binge bank
(6:03) Storytelling
(8:05) Intention & Obstacle
(14:22) Hasan Minhaj
(15:53) Writing vs Speaking
(18:06) Pacing
(19:01) Hooks vs Frames
(22:30) Viral tweets
(26:49) MrBeast
(27:26) Storyworthy
(29:10) 5-second moment of change
(32:02) Origin Stories
(42:07) Tony Robbins
(43:25) Transformations
(44:12) Steven Bartlett
(46:17) Viral videos
(49:09) Miss Excel
(56:04) Change your state & focus
(58:31) Paul Graham
(1:03:43) Advice to writers
(1:06:53) Writer's voice
(1:11:48) Dave Chappelle vs Netflix
(1:18:18) Distribution
(1:21:40) Twitter / X
(1:32:34) Writing with humor
(1:45:02) Newsletters
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Links:
• Write of Passage - https://writeofpassage.com/
• David on Twitter - https://twitter.com/david_perell
• David’s Website - https://perell.com/
• David Perell on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0a_pO439rhcyHBZq3AKdrw
• David’s Podcast - https://writeofpassage.com/how-i-write
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
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• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Pitch your startup for a shot at a $1M investment with Sam Parr as the MC https://clickhubspot.com/pitch
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