How to Tell Travel Stories that Actually Interest People: Advice from 5-Time Moth GrandSLAM Champion Matthew Dicks

Have you ever returned from a trip and a friend says, “How was it? Tell me everything!” And then you start saying things like, “The food was great. Nice people. Incredible sunset.” Pretty soon you’re both bored and move on. 

But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are storytelling techniques that we can all learn to better connect with people, not just about our travels, of course, but about everything. 

In this episode, Matthew Dicks — a five-time Moth GrandSLAM storytelling winner and the author of Storyworthy — coaches us on the craft of storytelling. And at the end of the show, he weaves all of the advice he shares into a travel story of his own. I’ve summarized his top tips on postcardacademy.co for your reference. 

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