REFLECTION- STORYTELLING

CHALLENGE & SELECTION

Storytelling is a great tool that has always been very useful. I  am a product designing student and I feel the story telling tool  is really beneficial for us. We do not have written exams  whereas we have to give jury. In a jury we have to present all  our work done during the semester in front of a panel and they  judge you on your skills, the way you present your work and  your confidence. Being a shy student at school it took me a lot  of time opening up. I was not really confident while speaking in  front of group of people. That hesitation was also noticed by  some of my teachers while I was giving jury and they told me to  improve on it. Then I started using the tool of storytelling and  eventually I gained confidence. I started my jury with a story  line and eventually describing all my work and learning. With  this the jury did not loss interest and I was easy to explain  things in form of story.

APPLICATION

I have a story of how I used the story telling tool. In one of our  semester we were sent for a craft documentation research. In  the research we had to choose a cluster who makes handmade

crafts and lives in village. I choose the cluster of Imlikhera who  made handmade loi shawls. After the research was done I had  to present it in front of few people. In that I had to share how I  choose this cluster, what was the whole experience, details  about the craft and life of a craftsmen and their struggle. While  telling about my journey I started it in a form of story and as  the story moved ahead I covered all the points in it. The  audience was really immersed in my story

INSIGHTS & APPROACH

I started off by saying that hey everyone I am Dawn and I stay  in a small village named Imlikhera which is near Haridwar in  Uttrakhand. My father is a weaver and he makes handmade loi.  With this story line I explained about the loi craft in detail, the  life and struggles of craftsmen, their traditions and cultures. My  story was appreciated and it was far more interesting to listern.  Everyone praised me a lot for my work and my teachers were  really happy. Sometimes little story can make wonders.This  course helped me a lot in improving and also made me see this  as a tool in a new way. I can now always be very confident  while im speaking in front of masses. I never knew that this  course can work wonders for me as a person and a designer.

