How To Master Storytelling

My First Million

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

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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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My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano