How To Master Storytelling ft. David Perell

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

May 24, 2024

Duration

1h 50m

Channel

My First Million

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Become a better writer with these frameworks that have made us millions 👉 https://clickhubspot.com/uwl 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 — 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 — 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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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Shaan Puri

  guest

  Entrepreneur and co-host of the My First Million podcast.

• David Perell

  host

  Writer and creator of Write of Passage, focused on writing and online education.

• Sam Parr

  host

  Entrepreneur and co-host of the My First Million podcast.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of My First Million, featuring Shaan Puri and David Perell, How To Master Storytelling ft. David Perell explores Shaan Puri’s practical frameworks for storytelling, virality, and writerly voice Shaan Puri explains how to build a “binge bank” of content so that future readers can quickly gain trust and admiration even if early posts get low engagement.

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