Dear Members,
On one of the WA groups, Administrator of the forum has brought a topic for discussion. Today's topic is on decision on art of story-telling. He has raised the following questions:
Is Story telling an art?
Does story telling help to solve problems of employees?
I have given replies to his questions. My replies are as below:
Do the examples cited while narrating story create an impact on the minds of employees to transform themselves in their personal as well as Professional life?
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Dear Rajaram,
The replies to your questions are as below:
Q. 1 Is Story telling an art?
Reply: - Of course, story telling is an art. It is an art because while story, story teller needs to have voice modulation and supporting hand movements. Objective story-telling is to influence the other party. Therefore, appropriateness of the story to the situation at hand is also important.
_Let me give example of *Kirtan* that is told in Maharashtra. In the Kirtan, mostly the stories from Ramayana and Mahabharata are told. Many of us know those stories, still _Kirtankar_ hooks us to that place because the method of explanation is marvellous. One does not get bored while listening what is known to him/her._
Q. 2 Does story telling help to solve problems of employees?
Reply: - No. Story-telling is not a problem-solving tool. However, it can be used to advance one’s argument. It can be used in counselling sessions. If time permits then job interviewees may quote an incident to an behaviour question.
Q. 3 Do the examples cited while narrating story create an impact on the minds of employees to transform themselves in their personal as well as Professional life?
Reply: - A story supposed to have only one example and not multiple examples. Yes, story must create an impact on the minds of the persons but _transformation_ of personal or professional life is too big goal. Story-telling helps in shaping the attitude of the persons or inculcate values.
Final Comments: - _As stated earlier, story-telling is an art. But to master this art, one needs to have that kind of reading. Just telling examples or incidents from life is not sufficient. To master the art of story-telling, one needs to mingle with the diverse elements of the society. To elicit other’s experiences, one should talk less and listen more. Secondly, after listening the incident, one should note down, which example is suitable for what purpose. Lastly, management professionals should read business dailies, periodicals etc to enrich their stock of the stories._
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
On one of the WA groups, Administrator of the forum has brought a topic for discussion. Today's topic is on decision on art of story-telling. He has raised the following questions:
Is Story telling an art?
Does story telling help to solve problems of employees?
I have given replies to his questions. My replies are as below:
Do the examples cited while narrating story create an impact on the minds of employees to transform themselves in their personal as well as Professional life?
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Dear Rajaram,
The replies to your questions are as below:
Q. 1 Is Story telling an art?
Reply: - Of course, story telling is an art. It is an art because while story, story teller needs to have voice modulation and supporting hand movements. Objective story-telling is to influence the other party. Therefore, appropriateness of the story to the situation at hand is also important.
_Let me give example of *Kirtan* that is told in Maharashtra. In the Kirtan, mostly the stories from Ramayana and Mahabharata are told. Many of us know those stories, still _Kirtankar_ hooks us to that place because the method of explanation is marvellous. One does not get bored while listening what is known to him/her._
Q. 2 Does story telling help to solve problems of employees?
Reply: - No. Story-telling is not a problem-solving tool. However, it can be used to advance one’s argument. It can be used in counselling sessions. If time permits then job interviewees may quote an incident to an behaviour question.
Q. 3 Do the examples cited while narrating story create an impact on the minds of employees to transform themselves in their personal as well as Professional life?
Reply: - A story supposed to have only one example and not multiple examples. Yes, story must create an impact on the minds of the persons but _transformation_ of personal or professional life is too big goal. Story-telling helps in shaping the attitude of the persons or inculcate values.
Final Comments: - _As stated earlier, story-telling is an art. But to master this art, one needs to have that kind of reading. Just telling examples or incidents from life is not sufficient. To master the art of story-telling, one needs to mingle with the diverse elements of the society. To elicit other’s experiences, one should talk less and listen more. Secondly, after listening the incident, one should note down, which example is suitable for what purpose. Lastly, management professionals should read business dailies, periodicals etc to enrich their stock of the stories._
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar