story beginnings

2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Sep 3, 2024 by Matthew Dicks · across every show →

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Sep 3, 2024
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Dicks: Most storytelling mistakes happen at the beginning and the end
“So I would say most of the mistakes are made in the beginnings of stories where they fail to Engage the audience. And at the ends of stories where they fail to actually say anything.”
Matthew Dicks Sep 3, 2024 ▶ 41:31 Matthew Dicks: The Storytelling Expert
Sep 3, 2024 negative
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Dicks: Beginning a story with expository background is a mistake
“That's how most people start the story, which is, I need to teach you a whole bunch of stuff so that the story will make sense. That's the worst way to begin a story, because no one has ever sat down and said, boy, I hope he teaches me a lot of stuff before he…”
Matthew Dicks Sep 3, 2024 ▶ 40:07 Matthew Dicks: The Storytelling Expert
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