Storytelling

Challenge/Selection

They say humans are emotional creatures. Story telling allows us to digest and understand information

more easily because it connects information to emotions. It is a powerful tool that we can use to impart

messages to other people. This is where we use our imaginations and see our self or profession. Our

brains becoming more active when we tell stories. The language processing starts with the brain, where we

put words into meanings, through this we build good communication between the speaker and the listener.

As an electronics engineering student, one of our challenge is to know how we could create and tell rational

stories while pitching our ideas and proposing our design project. It’s hard to have and main the interest of

the listeners, also to persuade others, therefore this tool is very essential for me as a future engineer when

it comes to communicating my clients and selling my products.

Application

Storytelling is embedded in my daily life. It is a great tool for self-expression and social interaction. Most of

the subject requires us to pitch our ideas regarding the proposed topic especially in the design project. I

have experience pitching a topic in front of the panelist and my co student. Honestly, I am afraid talking in

front of big crowd. I have stage fright and I am not confident enough to speak in public. My proposed topic

in design project is entitled “Automatic Eye Controlled Wheelchair” it will benefit the paralyzed and immobile

persons. The project will help them to drive their own wheelchair without the need of others. I started the

pitch by saying imagine yourself being paralyzed and not being able to move any of your body parts. It is

one of the technique to make the presentation catchy to the audience.  I also gathered information and read

several studies regarding the topic to support my ideas. I want them feel that there is a need of this project.

And this is the storytelling scheme, as what Chen and Jamshed Diaz said on Design Thinking

for Innovation, Storytelling is very compelling. It connects people to their needs, and emotion that leads to

better understanding.

Insight & Approach

Five weeks of the course really help me doing the design project. Storytelling tool will help me to persuade

the interest and maintain the attention of the audience. I got techniques and knowledge to my professors in

this course. It made me realize not to focus on technical side but also in delivering such ideas into words. I

have to practice having confidence in speaking and building networks.  I will surely apply all the tools

specially the storytelling tool in sharing my ideas, proposing projects and marketing products. I also

recommend this to other people to arrive with better presentation.


Storytelling Challenge / Selection They say humans are emotional creatures . Story telling allows us to digest and understand information more easily because it connects information to emotions . It is a powerful tool that we can use to impart messages to other people . This is where we use our imaginations and see our self or profession . Our brains becoming more active when we tell stories . The language processing starts with the brain , where we put words into meanings , through this we build good communication between the speaker and the listener . As an electronics engineering student , one of our challenge is to know how we could create and tell rational stories while pitching our ideas and proposing our design project . It ’s hard to have and main the interest of the listeners , also to persuade others , therefore this tool is very essential for me as a future engineer when it comes to communicating my clients and selling my products . Application Storytelling is embedded in my daily life . It is a great tool for self - expression and social interaction . Most of the subject requires us to pitch our ideas regarding the proposed topic especially in the design project . I have experience pitching a topic in front of the panelist and my co student . Honestly , I am afraid talking in front of big crowd . I have stage fright and I am not confident enough to speak in public . My proposed topic in design project is entitled “ Automatic Eye Controlled Wheelchair ” it will benefit the paralyzed and immobile persons . The project will help them to drive their own wheelchair without the need of others . I started the pitch by saying imagine yourself being paralyzed and not being able to move any of your body parts . It is one of the technique to make the presentation catchy to the audience . I also gathered information and read several studies regarding the topic to support my ideas . I want them feel that there is a need of this project . And this is the storytelling scheme , as what Chen and Jamshed Diaz said on Design Thinking for Innovation , Storytelling is very compelling . It connects people to their needs , and emotion that leads to better understanding . Insight & Approach Five weeks of the course really help me doing the design project . Storytelling tool will help me to persuade the interest and maintain the attention of the audience . I got techniques and knowledge to my professors in this course . It made me realize not to focus on technical side but also in delivering such ideas into words . I have to practice having confidence in speaking and building networks . I will surely apply all the tools specially the storytelling tool in sharing my ideas , proposing projects and marketing products . I also recommend this to other people to arrive with better presentation .