Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

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 One tool that I ’ve used for as long as I remember but never realized I did is – Storytelling . I   got into competitive debating back when I was 7 ( I ’m 20 now ) and I ’ve come to develop a   habit of creating compelling stories out of facts . It is because of my way of sharing information   that I ’m a celebrated speaker almost everywhere I go – both in a professional capacity and a   personal one . 

 Through storytelling , it becomes much easier to retain people ’s attention and get them to   listen to you . I ’ve realised storytelling is much more than good articulation – it is a method to   “ open people up ” , as stories enable empathy like nothing else . 

 In the recent past , I ’ve had the opportunity to work in the development sector – one of the   most emotionally scintillating fronts I put my work ethics to . My storytelling method of   interaction not only made the beneficiaries get comfortable with me , but also led them to   become more cooperative and reactive towards my work . 

 In college , where everyone is just as smart as you or smarter – meaning homogeneity is   practically unavoidable – where it ’s not just academic competition but also social competition   - it becomes increasingly important to be able to hold people ’s attention to not just share   your opinions , but for them to matter too . Storytelling helps me do that . 

 Approach & Application 

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 When freshers came to college and I became a senior , I remember being on a panel where   we were supposed to address how failure hits us all in some ways and how we can still make   the most of the situation . 

 I started by telling them about how I ’ve always heard – “ What do you mean you ’ve   encountered failure ? You ’re the school topper and a national - level debate champion ! ” 

 I told the gathering – “ Those people are right , I have not seen failure in the more conventional   ways – I ’ve not failed classes , but on a lot of occasions , I ’ve failed myself . And it ’s hard to get   others to acknowledge that , or to get myself to even articulate it well . So many years of   writing and debating , and I still can not find a way to articulate that failure without making it   sound like a first - world problem , or getting it entirely dismissed . “ 

 The crowd was listening . It was not a How - To Guidebook about navigating one ’s way through   failure . It was a real person talking about their story . A lot of people could relate . 

 I continued . 

 “ Soon after college commenced , I encountered failure , or to put it candidly , rejection . Basking   in the former glory as the ‘ prima donna ’ of my school , a major shock came along when I   could n’t make it to the intellectually challenging clubs of my college . Shortly , the resilience of   the human soul endured and I could look back at the disappointment more objectively and   realised that there lied immense opportunity in the awakening ; I could outwork and outstudy   everybody who was privileged enough to get access to world - class opportunities growing up .   I comprehended that this rejection was a mandatory step for redirection in the pursuit of   success . Ever since , I think of my life as two phases ; pre - rejection and post - rejection . Indeed ,   My life did n’t change significantly but I AM CHANGING my life significantly . ” 

 Almost all of the people sitting in that room reached out to me later on , and even to this date ,   one year later , juniors reach out to me for help . 

 That ’s the power of storytelling – it makes the listeners take action . 

 Insight 

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 Well , this one particular incident not only led me to mentor a lot of juniors but also helped   me navigate my way . Even though I set out to only help people , I got a lot back in return . I   learnt new things – about other people and myself . 

 I ’ve used storytelling a lot of times , unknowingly . But now that I have much deeper insight   into how it can make real impact , I can take more conscious decisions to present all my ideas   in a storytelling manner to get the best results . 


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: Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 

 One tool that I ’ve used for as long as I remember but never realized I did is – Storytelling . I   got into competitive debating back when I was 7 ( I ’m 20 now ) and I ’ve come to develop a   habit of creating compelling stories out of facts . It is because of my way of sharing information   that I ’m a celebrated speaker almost everywhere I go – both in a professional capacity and a   personal one . 

 Through storytelling , it becomes much easier to retain people ’s attention and get them to   listen to you . I ’ve realised storytelling is much more than good articulation – it is a method to   “ open people up ” , as stories enable empathy like nothing else . 

 In the recent past , I ’ve had the opportunity to work in the development sector – one of the   most emotionally scintillating fronts I put my work ethics to . My storytelling method of   interaction not only made the beneficiaries get comfortable with me , but also led them to   become more cooperative and reactive towards my work . 

 In college , where everyone is just as smart as you or smarter – meaning homogeneity is   practically unavoidable – where it ’s not just academic competition but also social competition   - it becomes increasingly important to be able to hold people ’s attention to not just share   your opinions , but for them to matter too . Storytelling helps me do that . 

 Approach & Application 

 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 

 When freshers came to college and I became a senior , I remember being on a panel where   we were supposed to address how failure hits us all in some ways and how we can still make   the most of the situation . 

 I started by telling them about how I ’ve always heard – “ What do you mean you ’ve   encountered failure ? You ’re the school topper and a national - level debate champion ! ” 

 I told the gathering – “ Those people are right , I have not seen failure in the more conventional   ways – I ’ve not failed classes , but on a lot of occasions , I ’ve failed myself . And it ’s hard to get   others to acknowledge that , or to get myself to even articulate it well . So many years of   writing and debating , and I still can not find a way to articulate that failure without making it   sound like a first - world problem , or getting it entirely dismissed . “ 

 The crowd was listening . It was not a How - To Guidebook about navigating one ’s way through   failure . It was a real person talking about their story . A lot of people could relate . 

 I continued . 

 “ Soon after college commenced , I encountered failure , or to put it candidly , rejection . Basking   in the former glory as the ‘ prima donna ’ of my school , a major shock came along when I   could n’t make it to the intellectually challenging clubs of my college . Shortly , the resilience of   the human soul endured and I could look back at the disappointment more objectively and   realised that there lied immense opportunity in the awakening ; I could outwork and outstudy   everybody who was privileged enough to get access to world - class opportunities growing up .   I comprehended that this rejection was a mandatory step for redirection in the pursuit of   success . Ever since , I think of my life as two phases ; pre - rejection and post - rejection . Indeed ,   My life did n’t change significantly but I AM CHANGING my life significantly . ” 

 Almost all of the people sitting in that room reached out to me later on , and even to this date ,   one year later , juniors reach out to me for help . 

 That ’s the power of storytelling – it makes the listeners take action . 

 Insight 

 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 

 Well , this one particular incident not only led me to mentor a lot of juniors but also helped   me navigate my way . Even though I set out to only help people , I got a lot back in return . I   learnt new things – about other people and myself . 

 I ’ve used storytelling a lot of times , unknowingly . But now that I have much deeper insight   into how it can make real impact , I can take more conscious decisions to present all my ideas   in a storytelling manner to get the best results .
### Output: 