Example Reflection-Storytelling

Challenge and Selection

Storytelling is one of the most effective tools that many of us use many times in a day. I work in  a place where development and research is the primary objective. People in development side  often gets disappointed because of unsatisfactory results after so much hard work and pressure.  They often use to give up on the ideas of the research after constant failure in the development.  They storytelling is the method that creates a bridge between me and the others through which  we share our life experiences no matter how good or bad it is, we share our mistakes we did  earlier which taught us a good lesson. I tell a story to inspire and motivate people not to give up  easily and it helps them as they start relating the story of mine to their own current situation.  They visualize themselves stepping into my shoes and tell me what differently they could have  done if they were in my place. The relation between my stories and the current situation is the  key that motivates them and tells them to try again until the success tells them to stop.

Application

There is a story when I used storytelling as a tool. I was in the Information Technology  Department of the Research and Development Wing of my company and me and my colleagues  were working on a particular software which can help the company to protect its data from any  outsider. We were in the process of developing that software as we could not use any third-party  application because of the possibilities of the data theft. While developing that software we faced  several failures and there was a time when many of my colleagues gave up so I told them a story  about my final year in college when everyone was sitting in campus placement and many of them  got selected very early by the companies. Me and my friends, on the other hand, were not able  to make it to the final interviews of the companies. We faced several number of rejections. The  whole semester passed and few of my friends got selected. That was a very demotivating time  for me as I did not know what to do and also there was a lot of pressure of final year studies as  well as project.

Insight and Approach

Then, gradually my friends started to give up and were planning to sign out from the placements,  but I did not lose my hope, instead I started to see whether something was lacking in my skills or  whatever I studied. The moment I found out what was lacking I started working on it and told my  friends to do so. Alongside my placements I also started working on my final year projects and  studies. I gained more and more ideas of what was lacking as I started working on my studies and  projects. In a month or two, I got selected in the job in which I am working in right now.

This story of mine really motivated them to move forward and not give up easily on the project  we were working on. They were quite relieved after listening to the story. I received a lot of  appreciation after this from the listeners.

Storytelling is very effective in many circumstances. I learned this after doing this course.  Storytelling can make a big impact on the listeners and can change the way of their thinking.  Stories are bound to attract people so that they can relate to it and it helps them make the hard  decisions in their own life.


Example Reflection - Storytelling Challenge and Selection Storytelling is one of the most effective tools that many of us use many times in a day . I work in a place where development and research is the primary objective . People in development side often gets disappointed because of unsatisfactory results after so much hard work and pressure . They often use to give up on the ideas of the research after constant failure in the development . They storytelling is the method that creates a bridge between me and the others through which we share our life experiences no matter how good or bad it is , we share our mistakes we did earlier which taught us a good lesson . I tell a story to inspire and motivate people not to give up easily and it helps them as they start relating the story of mine to their own current situation . They visualize themselves stepping into my shoes and tell me what differently they could have done if they were in my place . The relation between my stories and the current situation is the key that motivates them and tells them to try again until the success tells them to stop . Application There is a story when I used storytelling as a tool . I was in the Information Technology Department of the Research and Development Wing of my company and me and my colleagues were working on a particular software which can help the company to protect its data from any outsider . We were in the process of developing that software as we could not use any third - party application because of the possibilities of the data theft . While developing that software we faced several failures and there was a time when many of my colleagues gave up so I told them a story about my final year in college when everyone was sitting in campus placement and many of them got selected very early by the companies . Me and my friends , on the other hand , were not able to make it to the final interviews of the companies . We faced several number of rejections . The whole semester passed and few of my friends got selected . That was a very demotivating time for me as I did not know what to do and also there was a lot of pressure of final year studies as well as project . Insight and Approach Then , gradually my friends started to give up and were planning to sign out from the placements , but I did not lose my hope , instead I started to see whether something was lacking in my skills or whatever I studied . The moment I found out what was lacking I started working on it and told my friends to do so . Alongside my placements I also started working on my final year projects and studies . I gained more and more ideas of what was lacking as I started working on my studies and projects . In a month or two , I got selected in the job in which I am working in right now . This story of mine really motivated them to move forward and not give up easily on the project we were working on . They were quite relieved after listening to the story . I received a lot of appreciation after this from the listeners . Storytelling is very effective in many circumstances . I learned this after doing this course . Storytelling can make a big impact on the listeners and can change the way of their thinking . Stories are bound to attract people so that they can relate to it and it helps them make the hard decisions in their own life .