Reflection – Storytelling

Challenge & Selection

Being a practitioner in HR , I frequently use story telling as a tool to engage audience

(employees) , whether it is an induction Program or a training slot . Being the employee base  inclusive of the students who are just passes out of school or housewives , storytelling comes

handy as it allows me as trainer to reach every nook of the mind and let the content reach

every corner. Since these people are fresh moulds , it becomes a greater responsibility of the  trainer to shape these fragile minds into the industry associates . I generally ask them to share  the story related to the topic , so that the they can relate it better , I do also share stories of my  life or any inspirational story so that they could visualise and connect to the application part

of content.

Application

Sharing the story of storing telling on “ Seek to understand “ . It the story of the time when I  was taking my 2nd batch of Train the trainer . Generally at the beginning of the session I set  rules like no use of mobiles phones during the session , In the case of any urgent call , you  may get up and move to take call without disturbing others . But this class was different . I

was continuously observing Preksha, using her mobile at very often . I was controlling

myself a lot , not to get diverted with that , I do not wanted to pin point her , for this in the

class because , As a trainer I would have lost her as a audience and also because as a trainer ,

you have to accept the audience .

During the lunch break , I could not stop myself from asking her that why was she using  mobile , more often , even when it was clearly been told not to use the cellular devices , to  my shock , the girl was suffering from the obsession of using the mobile phone and was

clinically been treated for the same . She said “ I was trying to use as less as I could , It was  not like that , that I am not paying attention to your session , but could not stop , even if she

wished too . Emotions on her face explained all . This incident grew me as a trainer .

Insight and approach

“This incident grew me as a trainer , This has taught me there are no bad students there are  always the bad trainers. I being the trainer had full authority , and would have scolded her in  the first place , I could not have chance to to gain the trust which I had gained during the  lunch hour “.    I opened up this story to the audience of the 88th Batch  while teaching them “ There are no  Bad students , there are bad trainers . “ The session invited a lot of debates as it is off course ,  not easy to call yourself bad .    This story , somewhere strike the emotional cods of the trainees and there was complete  silence for a minute , and this was my time to set the context and  begin the journey of  learning . Sometimes a story do more than the 100 pages of text .     This couse made me see this tool in a new horizon . Now I do prepare a story and give let the  audience visualise the same . I now illuminate the path better as a trainer.


Reflection – Storytelling Challenge & Selection Being a practitioner in HR , I frequently use story telling as a tool to engage audience ( employees ) , whether it is an induction Program or a training slot . Being the employee base inclusive of the students who are just passes out of school or housewives , storytelling comes handy as it allows me as trainer to reach every nook of the mind and let the content reach every corner . Since these people are fresh moulds , it becomes a greater responsibility of the trainer to shape these fragile minds into the industry associates . I generally ask them to share the story related to the topic , so that the they can relate it better , I do also share stories of my life or any inspirational story so that they could visualise and connect to the application part of content . Application Sharing the story of storing telling on “ Seek to understand “ . It the story of the time when I was taking my 2nd batch of Train the trainer . Generally at the beginning of the session I set rules like no use of mobiles phones during the session , In the case of any urgent call , you may get up and move to take call without disturbing others . But this class was different . I was continuously observing Preksha , using her mobile at very often . I was controlling myself a lot , not to get diverted with that , I do not wanted to pin point her , for this in the class because , As a trainer I would have lost her as a audience and also because as a trainer , you have to accept the audience . During the lunch break , I could not stop myself from asking her that why was she using mobile , more often , even when it was clearly been told not to use the cellular devices , to my shock , the girl was suffering from the obsession of using the mobile phone and was clinically been treated for the same . She said “ I was trying to use as less as I could , It was not like that , that I am not paying attention to your session , but could not stop , even if she wished too . Emotions on her face explained all . This incident grew me as a trainer . Insight and approach “ This incident grew me as a trainer , This has taught me there are no bad students there are always the bad trainers . I being the trainer had full authority , and would have scolded her in the first place , I could not have chance to to gain the trust which I had gained during the lunch hour “ . I opened up this story to the audience of the 88th Batch while teaching them “ There are no Bad students , there are bad trainers . “ The session invited a lot of debates as it is off course , not easy to call yourself bad . This story , somewhere strike the emotional cods of the trainees and there was complete silence for a minute , and this was my time to set the context and begin the journey of learning . Sometimes a story do more than the 100 pages of text . This couse made me see this tool in a new horizon . Now I do prepare a story and give let the audience visualise the same . I now illuminate the path better as a trainer .