Reflection - Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Storytelling is a design thinking tool that is used most of the time . Our days revolve around telling   stories and doing things that will become stories later on . What we see on the television and what   we hear on the radio are all stories . People love stories , it ’s innate to everyone . That ’s why when   you want to capture someone ’s attention , you tell a story . Stories can be told through letters ,   pictures , and by talking . The latter , or public speaking , is one of the most common ways of   storytelling . Public speaking has generally three goals : to inform , to persuade , and to entertain . As   an Electronics Engineering student , it is not only necessary to have knowledge about our field , but   it is also essential that we know how to communicate effectively . In this way we can connect with   people of the same interests and even people with of different fields more effectively . This will   also be useful for the future when we communicate with potential business partners and clients . 

 Application 

 I am not fond of talking in front of a big audience . I can write about my thoughts on paper but I   always have a hard time discussing them in front of people . Now that I am on my final year , a lot   of subjects require us to speak in front . I try to practice speaking in front of a mirror every now   and then . My stage fright and lack of confidence hinders me to speak in public confidently . My   other problem is I overthink about what I am going to say that in the end I forget to tell the really   important information . For one of my classes I need to present a report and this time I tried to use   the design thinking tool Storytelling . I tried not to focus on the technicalities and instead drew a   storyline . I began with the problem followed by the needs and from that the story flowed logically .   The needs were justified and the story moved on to the solution to the problem . Next to that was   the objectives and the discussion of the different methods and processes that will take place in   order to achieve the proposed solution . Story telling also helped me catch and hold the attention   of the audience . I was still nervous but it was an improvement compared to my other reports in   the past . 

 Insight and Approach 

 Storytelling helped me a lot to improve myself . I learned that even if you know all the terms and   different technicalities , it is nothing if you ca n’t catch the attention of the audience . Catching their   attention is hard but holding the audience ’ attention is harder . You need to have a remarkable   story if you want to hold their attention and to have what you ’re saying ingrained in their minds . I   think this tool will be very helpful for everyone because everyone deserves to be heard and   remembered . With this design thinking tool , anyone can achieve the goals of public speaking .   These are to inform , to persuade , and to entertain . 

 My classmates also applied this design thinking tool in their presentations and I think we all   improved compared to our previous performances . We were more confident in speaking in front . 

 There is still a long way to go but I think if we practice storytelling more and more we will be able   to engage with people from different fields more effectively . This is a gain for everyone . 

 I think storytelling is the simples design thinking tool among the tools discussed in this course   because it is innate to almost all of us . We love telling and hearing stories . We can further develop   ourselves through using design thinking tools such as these in the future . 


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 

 Storytelling is a design thinking tool that is used most of the time . Our days revolve around telling   stories and doing things that will become stories later on . What we see on the television and what   we hear on the radio are all stories . People love stories , it ’s innate to everyone . That ’s why when   you want to capture someone ’s attention , you tell a story . Stories can be told through letters ,   pictures , and by talking . The latter , or public speaking , is one of the most common ways of   storytelling . Public speaking has generally three goals : to inform , to persuade , and to entertain . As   an Electronics Engineering student , it is not only necessary to have knowledge about our field , but   it is also essential that we know how to communicate effectively . In this way we can connect with   people of the same interests and even people with of different fields more effectively . This will   also be useful for the future when we communicate with potential business partners and clients . 

 Application 

 I am not fond of talking in front of a big audience . I can write about my thoughts on paper but I   always have a hard time discussing them in front of people . Now that I am on my final year , a lot   of subjects require us to speak in front . I try to practice speaking in front of a mirror every now   and then . My stage fright and lack of confidence hinders me to speak in public confidently . My   other problem is I overthink about what I am going to say that in the end I forget to tell the really   important information . For one of my classes I need to present a report and this time I tried to use   the design thinking tool Storytelling . I tried not to focus on the technicalities and instead drew a   storyline . I began with the problem followed by the needs and from that the story flowed logically .   The needs were justified and the story moved on to the solution to the problem . Next to that was   the objectives and the discussion of the different methods and processes that will take place in   order to achieve the proposed solution . Story telling also helped me catch and hold the attention   of the audience . I was still nervous but it was an improvement compared to my other reports in   the past . 

 Insight and Approach 

 Storytelling helped me a lot to improve myself . I learned that even if you know all the terms and   different technicalities , it is nothing if you ca n’t catch the attention of the audience . Catching their   attention is hard but holding the audience ’ attention is harder . You need to have a remarkable   story if you want to hold their attention and to have what you ’re saying ingrained in their minds . I   think this tool will be very helpful for everyone because everyone deserves to be heard and   remembered . With this design thinking tool , anyone can achieve the goals of public speaking .   These are to inform , to persuade , and to entertain . 

 My classmates also applied this design thinking tool in their presentations and I think we all   improved compared to our previous performances . We were more confident in speaking in front . 

 There is still a long way to go but I think if we practice storytelling more and more we will be able   to engage with people from different fields more effectively . This is a gain for everyone . 

 I think storytelling is the simples design thinking tool among the tools discussed in this course   because it is innate to almost all of us . We love telling and hearing stories . We can further develop   ourselves through using design thinking tools such as these in the future .
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