Reflection – Story telling 

 Challenge 

 Every year , NITJ hosts an alumni - meet where the alumni of the past 25 years are invited to attend a   conference . This conference is instrumental in bringing about changes in the institute as alumni are   also stakeholders of the institute . The number of alumni attending the conference marks the success   of the event . The challenge is inviting the alumni and convincing them to attend the conference . Our   usual methods of emailing and phone calls were showing minimal results and there was a general   lack of interest from the other side . 

 Selection 

 To handle this , I chose to use ‘ Story telling ’ tool . This tool makes us present our case in a way of   connecting individuals rather than giving a plain monochrome detailing . It gives a means to assign   some meaning there by increasing the value of the proposition that we are about to make . Story   telling is essentially a means to express oneself . In our scenario , we had to make the alumni listen to   us and convince them to form a part of the conference and contribute to the growth of the institute . 

 Application 

 The first step we took is to upgrade from emails to calling , so that it makes the whole prospect of   inviting more personal . In the phone calls too , we made sure that we recharged the phones of our   team so they wo n’t run out of balance and can make conversations without any hindrance . The   team , instead of making a call that would sound equivalent to a system - generated - call , tried to make   conversations . Before talking of the alumni meet , we talked of their whereabouts and how they   were doing in their respective life . And using that information , we turned it into a cause for their   presence in the event . The alumnus would be delighted to hear that he is useful to the students and   be ready to attend the event . 

 Insight & Approach 

 The major insight I gained is how a story connects people and how a little opening up from my side   can get a wow from the person I am talking to . Talking about their experiences and how their   experience can help us out is a major contributor for the success of the event . The main thing we did   is to get the angle of pride in re - visiting the college and contributing to the growth . By doing this , we   managed to tap the top most need in the Maslow ’s need hierarchy – self - actualization . 

 From this module , I learned how to define the problem , get ideas , come at an idea that will impress   and checking if it really works . This has made the entire process of dealing with the situation easy . 

 The learning launch could have been another tool that can be used for this model . The entire   marketing model could have been studied and the leanings could have been implemented in each   and every step of the whole process rather than just the conversation . For example , having fun   activities planned around the conference so that they enjoy it as well and improving the hospitality   standards . 


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 – Story telling 

 Challenge 

 Every year , NITJ hosts an alumni - meet where the alumni of the past 25 years are invited to attend a   conference . This conference is instrumental in bringing about changes in the institute as alumni are   also stakeholders of the institute . The number of alumni attending the conference marks the success   of the event . The challenge is inviting the alumni and convincing them to attend the conference . Our   usual methods of emailing and phone calls were showing minimal results and there was a general   lack of interest from the other side . 

 Selection 

 To handle this , I chose to use ‘ Story telling ’ tool . This tool makes us present our case in a way of   connecting individuals rather than giving a plain monochrome detailing . It gives a means to assign   some meaning there by increasing the value of the proposition that we are about to make . Story   telling is essentially a means to express oneself . In our scenario , we had to make the alumni listen to   us and convince them to form a part of the conference and contribute to the growth of the institute . 

 Application 

 The first step we took is to upgrade from emails to calling , so that it makes the whole prospect of   inviting more personal . In the phone calls too , we made sure that we recharged the phones of our   team so they wo n’t run out of balance and can make conversations without any hindrance . The   team , instead of making a call that would sound equivalent to a system - generated - call , tried to make   conversations . Before talking of the alumni meet , we talked of their whereabouts and how they   were doing in their respective life . And using that information , we turned it into a cause for their   presence in the event . The alumnus would be delighted to hear that he is useful to the students and   be ready to attend the event . 

 Insight & Approach 

 The major insight I gained is how a story connects people and how a little opening up from my side   can get a wow from the person I am talking to . Talking about their experiences and how their   experience can help us out is a major contributor for the success of the event . The main thing we did   is to get the angle of pride in re - visiting the college and contributing to the growth . By doing this , we   managed to tap the top most need in the Maslow ’s need hierarchy – self - actualization . 

 From this module , I learned how to define the problem , get ideas , come at an idea that will impress   and checking if it really works . This has made the entire process of dealing with the situation easy . 

 The learning launch could have been another tool that can be used for this model . The entire   marketing model could have been studied and the leanings could have been implemented in each   and every step of the whole process rather than just the conversation . For example , having fun   activities planned around the conference so that they enjoy it as well and improving the hospitality   standards .
### Output: 