Example Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge and Selection 

 I am a Training Consultant who delivers behavioral training and thus deal with a lot of people who   struggle with opening up and expressing their emotions . Now the kind of clients or people I am talking   about are basically well - educated , well - experienced in their domain but the only thing that at times   becomes an obstacle for them is ‘ speaking up ’ . While I was their facilitator for the ‘ Communication &   Public Speaking ’ session , I decided to show a new perspective of this whole topic to them which would   make it more experiential and interactive . For this particular challenge , I selected the ‘ Storytelling ’   approach and helped the participants learn better . 

 Application 

 Now , my way of approaching these participants was to initiate a story and actually take them to a world   of visualization . For this activity , I decided to get few resources ready which included canvas boards ,   papers , paint and brushes . When I showed the resources to the participants , most of them straightaway   refused to paint saying they have n’t done it before . I was glad there were a handful of them , probably   the ones who liked painting , who were interested in the activity . I did n’t compel them initially and began   with the activity . I started narrating a story of a little girl who had prepared for an elocution competition   and went up to the stage to speak in school . Unfortunately , as she was very nervous she forgot few lines   and ended up going blank on stage . That silence that day in the auditorium still haunts her and thus she   never takes up opportunities to speak and express herself . When she grew up , she had friends who   motivated her to speak and she finally gained strength to speak . Today she is a great speaker and a well- known personality . When I was narrating this story , there was one participant who had actually painted   this whole story . He had shown a little girl who was afraid and ended up crying and on the right side   how she overcame her fear and became a great speaker . He portrayed that girl ’s journey on a canvas   and everyone around him were impressed . In no time , all the participants who actually refused to paint   got excited to be a part of this activity . We slowly had participants coming onstage and speaking their   own story of struggle , their challenges and how they keep trying to overcome it . The whole story was   being visualized by the class and it was being beautifully pictured on the canvas . 

 Insight & Approach 

 For me , well , for any Trainer it is a moment of joy to see transformation happen ripple by ripple . With   almost none of them wanting to be a part of this activity and having an audience who struggled to   speak , I very soon ended up having an interactive and fun session . The whole essence of this activity was   narrating a story which they could relate and also helping them visualize the scene and paint it . Now , it   did n’t matter how beautiful the painting was , but it did matter how well they could convert their   visualization onto the canvas . I see this tool as a very powerful tool to help people realize their   challenges , help them build a Learning Mindset and see opportunities rather than constraints . I believe   this tool has the power to attract people with different mindsets to take the next step and ace at their   goals . 

 Since , I understood what magic this tool can do , I have decided to use it the most and keep the learning   from the presentation minimal in my training . I have realized it is how you make the people feel and 

 now really teach or preach them . And storytelling is no doubt a great tool to help people feel and   visualize the scenarios and relate it to their personal challenges and struggles . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Example Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge and Selection 

 I am a Training Consultant who delivers behavioral training and thus deal with a lot of people who   struggle with opening up and expressing their emotions . Now the kind of clients or people I am talking   about are basically well - educated , well - experienced in their domain but the only thing that at times   becomes an obstacle for them is ‘ speaking up ’ . While I was their facilitator for the ‘ Communication &   Public Speaking ’ session , I decided to show a new perspective of this whole topic to them which would   make it more experiential and interactive . For this particular challenge , I selected the ‘ Storytelling ’   approach and helped the participants learn better . 

 Application 

 Now , my way of approaching these participants was to initiate a story and actually take them to a world   of visualization . For this activity , I decided to get few resources ready which included canvas boards ,   papers , paint and brushes . When I showed the resources to the participants , most of them straightaway   refused to paint saying they have n’t done it before . I was glad there were a handful of them , probably   the ones who liked painting , who were interested in the activity . I did n’t compel them initially and began   with the activity . I started narrating a story of a little girl who had prepared for an elocution competition   and went up to the stage to speak in school . Unfortunately , as she was very nervous she forgot few lines   and ended up going blank on stage . That silence that day in the auditorium still haunts her and thus she   never takes up opportunities to speak and express herself . When she grew up , she had friends who   motivated her to speak and she finally gained strength to speak . Today she is a great speaker and a well- known personality . When I was narrating this story , there was one participant who had actually painted   this whole story . He had shown a little girl who was afraid and ended up crying and on the right side   how she overcame her fear and became a great speaker . He portrayed that girl ’s journey on a canvas   and everyone around him were impressed . In no time , all the participants who actually refused to paint   got excited to be a part of this activity . We slowly had participants coming onstage and speaking their   own story of struggle , their challenges and how they keep trying to overcome it . The whole story was   being visualized by the class and it was being beautifully pictured on the canvas . 

 Insight & Approach 

 For me , well , for any Trainer it is a moment of joy to see transformation happen ripple by ripple . With   almost none of them wanting to be a part of this activity and having an audience who struggled to   speak , I very soon ended up having an interactive and fun session . The whole essence of this activity was   narrating a story which they could relate and also helping them visualize the scene and paint it . Now , it   did n’t matter how beautiful the painting was , but it did matter how well they could convert their   visualization onto the canvas . I see this tool as a very powerful tool to help people realize their   challenges , help them build a Learning Mindset and see opportunities rather than constraints . I believe   this tool has the power to attract people with different mindsets to take the next step and ace at their   goals . 

 Since , I understood what magic this tool can do , I have decided to use it the most and keep the learning   from the presentation minimal in my training . I have realized it is how you make the people feel and 

 now really teach or preach them . And storytelling is no doubt a great tool to help people feel and   visualize the scenarios and relate it to their personal challenges and struggles .
### Output: 