Challenge 

 I work in the IT industry where presentations are generally boring . People usually tend to clog the slides   with too much information and tend to read from the slides whatever is written . One of my role in the   organization is of a trainer and one of my challenge was to train senior leaders to improve presentation   skills , to be able to sell better – whether to the clients or to the employees within the organization . This   was becoming important as internally as well as externally we were receiving feedbacks of how the   presentations by leaders were becoming ineffective . 

 Selection 

 To overcome the challenge I thought of choosing Storytelling as a tool to improve the presentation skills .   The reason why I chose this was due to the fact that presentation is nothing but how effectively you are   able to convey your message to the audience , and what better way to do it than through stories . Since   early age we have been fascinated by stories , whether in books or movies . We have also seen and read   some great leaders present the most difficult messages via effective story telling ( examples would be   Nehru ’s speech on the eve of India ’s independence ) . The best presentations we remember for long time   are those which weave a story ( e.g. the stories we have used in this course ) 

 Application 

 To apply Storytelling , I read a lot of articles and books and also attended few trainings myself ( like the   Nancy Duarte ’s training ) . Once I understood this better myself , I started first with looking at   presentations I had created ( and realized how bad those were ) . I redid my own presentations to format   them like stories – to start with a big statement , to alternative talk about what is and what could be , and   to end with a promise of better things . Once I was through with this , I shared these with the same   audience I had given the presentations to earlier ( although not to clients but mostly internal   employees ) . I took their feedback and further improved on it . 

 Post this I started working on a training around Storytelling catered towards senior leaders . This needed   to change the process for them , so the entire training required to have lot of examples and videos on   what has not worked and why . It also needed to have counter examples and videos on how storytelling   could change things and how it has worked over many years ( like Martin Luther King ’s speech , like Steve   Job ’s presentation on iPhone launch ) . 

 Once I had the initial training done , I took it to my boss and walked him through it . I incorporated the   feedback he gave and then did a sessions with a small group of leaders . Once this was done , I again   modified based on feedback and the launched it wider . 

 Insight 

 The main insight I gained about this challenge was the importance of what method / tool to use to solve   a problem . Another insight was about the audience and creating the training keeping them in mind . 

 During applying the concept with self , I learnt the requirement to make gradual changes – not to turn   around the presentation upside down . The initial sessions with the leaders helped me understand their   challenges ( e.g. why it was required to clog or overcrowd the slide in some cases ) 

 I also learnt about design thinking concepts ( which I realized now after attending this course ) on how   smaller , incremental progress helps , on prototyping and on the use of Storytelling as a tool . 

 Approach 

 What I would like to do next time is revisit the new insights I have gained in this course . I would maybe   like to use Visualization as well to help improve presentation skills . I will also like to do incorporate   feedback process – so I will start with talking to the leaders first and understand their problems and   POV , understand what they know about storytelling , etc . 

 From this course , I will remember all the stories whether is it about Geoff and George , MeYouHealth or   the Good Kitchen . Those concepts will remain with me for a long time because of these stories . And   hence I will apply new ways of training folks on story telling by incorporating more visuals and videos . 


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: Challenge 

 I work in the IT industry where presentations are generally boring . People usually tend to clog the slides   with too much information and tend to read from the slides whatever is written . One of my role in the   organization is of a trainer and one of my challenge was to train senior leaders to improve presentation   skills , to be able to sell better – whether to the clients or to the employees within the organization . This   was becoming important as internally as well as externally we were receiving feedbacks of how the   presentations by leaders were becoming ineffective . 

 Selection 

 To overcome the challenge I thought of choosing Storytelling as a tool to improve the presentation skills .   The reason why I chose this was due to the fact that presentation is nothing but how effectively you are   able to convey your message to the audience , and what better way to do it than through stories . Since   early age we have been fascinated by stories , whether in books or movies . We have also seen and read   some great leaders present the most difficult messages via effective story telling ( examples would be   Nehru ’s speech on the eve of India ’s independence ) . The best presentations we remember for long time   are those which weave a story ( e.g. the stories we have used in this course ) 

 Application 

 To apply Storytelling , I read a lot of articles and books and also attended few trainings myself ( like the   Nancy Duarte ’s training ) . Once I understood this better myself , I started first with looking at   presentations I had created ( and realized how bad those were ) . I redid my own presentations to format   them like stories – to start with a big statement , to alternative talk about what is and what could be , and   to end with a promise of better things . Once I was through with this , I shared these with the same   audience I had given the presentations to earlier ( although not to clients but mostly internal   employees ) . I took their feedback and further improved on it . 

 Post this I started working on a training around Storytelling catered towards senior leaders . This needed   to change the process for them , so the entire training required to have lot of examples and videos on   what has not worked and why . It also needed to have counter examples and videos on how storytelling   could change things and how it has worked over many years ( like Martin Luther King ’s speech , like Steve   Job ’s presentation on iPhone launch ) . 

 Once I had the initial training done , I took it to my boss and walked him through it . I incorporated the   feedback he gave and then did a sessions with a small group of leaders . Once this was done , I again   modified based on feedback and the launched it wider . 

 Insight 

 The main insight I gained about this challenge was the importance of what method / tool to use to solve   a problem . Another insight was about the audience and creating the training keeping them in mind . 

 During applying the concept with self , I learnt the requirement to make gradual changes – not to turn   around the presentation upside down . The initial sessions with the leaders helped me understand their   challenges ( e.g. why it was required to clog or overcrowd the slide in some cases ) 

 I also learnt about design thinking concepts ( which I realized now after attending this course ) on how   smaller , incremental progress helps , on prototyping and on the use of Storytelling as a tool . 

 Approach 

 What I would like to do next time is revisit the new insights I have gained in this course . I would maybe   like to use Visualization as well to help improve presentation skills . I will also like to do incorporate   feedback process – so I will start with talking to the leaders first and understand their problems and   POV , understand what they know about storytelling , etc . 

 From this course , I will remember all the stories whether is it about Geoff and George , MeYouHealth or   the Good Kitchen . Those concepts will remain with me for a long time because of these stories . And   hence I will apply new ways of training folks on story telling by incorporating more visuals and videos .
### Output: 