Interview with storyteller and author Matthew Dicks: How you can use stories to level up your personal and professional life.

Cybersecurity Mentors Podcast

Today, we're thrilled to have Matthew Dicks with us—an acclaimed author whose nonfiction works like Storyworthy, Someday Is Today, and his latest, Stories Sell, have captivated audiences globally. Beyond his books, Matthew is an influential speaker, elementary school teacher, and co-founder of the storytelling organization Speak Up. He teaches storytelling and public speaking at esteemed institutions such as Yale and Harvard and collaborates with leading companies like Amazon and Slack.
Matthew's storytelling prowess is unmatched, being a record 56-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 9-time GrandSLAM champion. His captivating stories have graced The Moth Radio Hour, their weekly podcast, and TED Talks.
Join us for an exciting conversation about the transformative power of stories in our personal and professional lives.

• https://matthewdicks.com/
• Storyworthy Academy
• Stories Sell: Storyworthy Strategies to Grow Your Business (book)
• Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling (book)
• Someday Is Today: 22 Simple, Actionable Ways to Propel Your Creative Life (book)
• Homework for Life - Tedx Talk (video)
• Speak Less. Expect More. - TedxTalk (video)
• Live Life Like You Are 100-Years Old - Tedx Talk (video)
• The Art of Manliness Podcast episode with Matthew Dicks
• Adam Anderson - Threat Captain

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1. Interview with storyteller and author Matthew Dicks: How you can use stories to level up your personal and professional life. (00:00:00)

2. The Power of Storytelling (00:04:27)

3. Teaching 5th Grade (00:08:27)

4. The books Storyworthy and Stories Sell (00:17:31)

5. Teaching Storytelling (00:20:35)

6. The importance of storytelling in cybersecurity (00:23:18)

7. Homework for Life (00:32:06)

8. John gets an F on his homework (00:38:55)

9. What is a story? (00:41:20)

10. Never have I ever story (00:46:03)

11. The importance of vulnerability in storytelling (00:49:13)

12. Public speaking and storytelling (00:52:35)

13. How not to make a slide deck (00:57:36)

14. Be different (01:03:08)

15. Where to find out more about Matthew (01:04:39)