Story telling

Challenge & Selection

A great story has risk a to the storyteller, a risk in the story that has to be resolved  for the audience, and risk that the story might not work. Over sanitized stories,  like stories by committee, often become crappy stories.

Sometimes organizations fear talking about challenges they face; they fear being  vulnerable, as I mentioned. Yet, stories without challenges are not stories at all.  Challenges create tension and risk that have to be resolved for the audience that’s  part of great storytelling and taking your audience on an emotional journey.    Your audience feels risk there is no getting around it. Storytelling is how you  acknowledge it and show your audience how to resolve it.  Today, companies  need to be more afraid of not risking anything. Now that’s scary. Storytelling  allowed people to make sense of the world and derive deeper meaning from  their lives since the beginning of human history. The techniques and delivery  methods of good storytelling may have changed since then, but the power of  storytelling to move us and provoke a deeper sense of connection between us  has stayed consistent. As a writer, developing your storytelling skills and  learning how to spin your own experiences into a story takes practice, but there  are tried and true methods of improving your craft.

Application

Storytelling is one of the ancient art forms of communication. Organizational  Storytelling is one of the latest management trends, and there has been an  increased rise in storytelling research as well as consultation. The application of  storytelling lends itself to the study of the latest research in this area. There has  been a vast number of studies documenting organizational stories as well as  vouching about the effectiveness of storytelling. Studies in organizational stories  date back to the early 1980s. Subsequent reviews have tried to analyze or  categorize organizational stories. This paper focused more on the application of  stories in organizations from a practical point of view. The objective of the paper  was to understand the current use of stories in the workplace and recommend its  use according to Indian work settings. This paper attempted to review the latest

research on organizational storytelling with suggestions to its application in  Indian organizations.

Inside & Approach

Storytelling is a powerful tool that great leaders use to motivate the masses and  masterful writers harness to create classic literature. If you’re just getting  started writing and telling stories, here are some storytelling tips that can help  you strengthen your narratives and engage your audience

These are the approaches

1. A profile. Find the people behind a story, the characters driving the issue. You

can profile not just a person, but a place, an event, even a building.

2. Explanatory piece. Show readers why something happen or how something

functions.

3. Issues and trend stories. Ask yourself if there is a larger picture to explore.

Trends are not exclusively related to culture or lifestyle; think crime or economy.

4. Investigative. Look into wrongdoing, “follow the money,” analyze power

struggles, and make use of available documents.

5. Narrative. A story with a character, scenes, and tension.  6. Descriptive/Day in the life. The alternative to a narrative, focusing on a

particular moment, such as a ride-along with the police, a visit to the new  museum.

7. Voices or perspective story. Have people tell a story in a unique way: Q&A,

roundtable discussion, a rail of quotes, or vignettes.

8. Visual story. Photographs, graphics or illustrations might be the best ways to tell

some stories.


Story telling Challenge & Selection A great story has risk a to the storyteller , a risk in the story that has to be resolved for the audience , and risk that the story might not work . Over sanitized stories , like stories by committee , often become crappy stories . Sometimes organizations fear talking about challenges they face ; they fear being vulnerable , as I mentioned . Yet , stories without challenges are not stories at all . Challenges create tension and risk that have to be resolved for the audience that ’s part of great storytelling and taking your audience on an emotional journey . Your audience feels risk there is no getting around it . Storytelling is how you acknowledge it and show your audience how to resolve it . Today , companies need to be more afraid of not risking anything . Now that ’s scary . Storytelling allowed people to make sense of the world and derive deeper meaning from their lives since the beginning of human history . The techniques and delivery methods of good storytelling may have changed since then , but the power of storytelling to move us and provoke a deeper sense of connection between us has stayed consistent . As a writer , developing your storytelling skills and learning how to spin your own experiences into a story takes practice , but there are tried and true methods of improving your craft . Application Storytelling is one of the ancient art forms of communication . Organizational Storytelling is one of the latest management trends , and there has been an increased rise in storytelling research as well as consultation . The application of storytelling lends itself to the study of the latest research in this area . There has been a vast number of studies documenting organizational stories as well as vouching about the effectiveness of storytelling . Studies in organizational stories date back to the early 1980s . Subsequent reviews have tried to analyze or categorize organizational stories . This paper focused more on the application of stories in organizations from a practical point of view . The objective of the paper was to understand the current use of stories in the workplace and recommend its use according to Indian work settings . This paper attempted to review the latest research on organizational storytelling with suggestions to its application in Indian organizations . Inside & Approach Storytelling is a powerful tool that great leaders use to motivate the masses and masterful writers harness to create classic literature . If you ’re just getting started writing and telling stories , here are some storytelling tips that can help you strengthen your narratives and engage your audience These are the approaches 1 . A profile . Find the people behind a story , the characters driving the issue . You can profile not just a person , but a place , an event , even a building . 2 . Explanatory piece . Show readers why something happen or how something functions . 3 . Issues and trend stories . Ask yourself if there is a larger picture to explore . Trends are not exclusively related to culture or lifestyle ; think crime or economy . 4 . Investigative . Look into wrongdoing , “ follow the money , ” analyze power struggles , and make use of available documents . 5 . Narrative . A story with a character , scenes , and tension . 6 . Descriptive / Day in the life . The alternative to a narrative , focusing on a particular moment , such as a ride - along with the police , a visit to the new museum . 7 . Voices or perspective story . Have people tell a story in a unique way : Q&A , roundtable discussion , a rail of quotes , or vignettes . 8 . Visual story . Photographs , graphics or illustrations might be the best ways to tell some stories .