Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Storytelling was very useful during my studies , especially for public presentation . In a   consulting project for my Masters , we were assigned a client hoping to expand to new   ventures . As a new Coffeehouse , they had several ideas to sell more coffee but lacked the   founding for it . Banks and government were not willing to lend them money without a business   plan and they had no concept of what was needed to create one . 

 After brainstorming , choosing viable solutions for their issues , we made a presentation with   our findings . We chose to do a talk which included a PowerPoint presentation , separating the   targets in short , medium and long - term objectives . For some of the topics , we also added   Excel and online resources . We chose these tools because they seemed easy to understand   and to handle once we no longer be involved in the project . 

 Application 

 During the talk , we clarified what issues were the most relevant for the company , using not   only PowerPoint , but also charts and Excel to provide easy solutions . Among these answers ,   my part of the presentation were various Excel sheets , design to keep accountability of what   was purchased , sold or disposed due to expiration . This was intended to help create a   business plan , so the company could access that much needed to grow . 

 I tried to be clear on how important this was for any sustainable business , and how crucial it   was for an owner to know their organization inside and out . After the talked , I approached the   owner and once again insisted that with the very small step of keeping track of how the   company was doing , they would be able to not only get the founding needed but also know   better what was happening daily . 

 We pitch many different ideas and the owner only seemed engaged and interested when we   mentioned financial aid through government or NGOs . 

 Insight & Approach 

 At the time , we tried our best to clarify what issues were the most important and which could   have waited , but perhaps we did not tell the story in a compelling enough way . None of the   practical ideas that we gave were taken to term and the client chose to use crowdfunding   instead . Needless to say , that the crowdfunding did not reach the money needed to make the   business grow and according to several reviews online the Coffeehouse is no longer   operative . 

 I find this disappointing , as I would argue that we provided all the necessary ideas and tools   for the business to grow . While I believe that there are people who do not have the patience   required to follow those steps , I also think that perhaps if we had explained our view in a more   compelling way this would not have happened . 

 Finally , I find that a more on - hand approach , where we would have been more involved in the   implementation of the new ideas , could have been beneficial for the company . As students ,   we were limited on time ( this project was abroad ) and resources to make that happen . If I had   the opportunity to do this again , I would tried to be more practical and show them myself how   to take the more important tasks to term . 


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: Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Storytelling was very useful during my studies , especially for public presentation . In a   consulting project for my Masters , we were assigned a client hoping to expand to new   ventures . As a new Coffeehouse , they had several ideas to sell more coffee but lacked the   founding for it . Banks and government were not willing to lend them money without a business   plan and they had no concept of what was needed to create one . 

 After brainstorming , choosing viable solutions for their issues , we made a presentation with   our findings . We chose to do a talk which included a PowerPoint presentation , separating the   targets in short , medium and long - term objectives . For some of the topics , we also added   Excel and online resources . We chose these tools because they seemed easy to understand   and to handle once we no longer be involved in the project . 

 Application 

 During the talk , we clarified what issues were the most relevant for the company , using not   only PowerPoint , but also charts and Excel to provide easy solutions . Among these answers ,   my part of the presentation were various Excel sheets , design to keep accountability of what   was purchased , sold or disposed due to expiration . This was intended to help create a   business plan , so the company could access that much needed to grow . 

 I tried to be clear on how important this was for any sustainable business , and how crucial it   was for an owner to know their organization inside and out . After the talked , I approached the   owner and once again insisted that with the very small step of keeping track of how the   company was doing , they would be able to not only get the founding needed but also know   better what was happening daily . 

 We pitch many different ideas and the owner only seemed engaged and interested when we   mentioned financial aid through government or NGOs . 

 Insight & Approach 

 At the time , we tried our best to clarify what issues were the most important and which could   have waited , but perhaps we did not tell the story in a compelling enough way . None of the   practical ideas that we gave were taken to term and the client chose to use crowdfunding   instead . Needless to say , that the crowdfunding did not reach the money needed to make the   business grow and according to several reviews online the Coffeehouse is no longer   operative . 

 I find this disappointing , as I would argue that we provided all the necessary ideas and tools   for the business to grow . While I believe that there are people who do not have the patience   required to follow those steps , I also think that perhaps if we had explained our view in a more   compelling way this would not have happened . 

 Finally , I find that a more on - hand approach , where we would have been more involved in the   implementation of the new ideas , could have been beneficial for the company . As students ,   we were limited on time ( this project was abroad ) and resources to make that happen . If I had   the opportunity to do this again , I would tried to be more practical and show them myself how   to take the more important tasks to term .
### Output: 