THE POWER OF STORY

1. THE POWER OF STORY
INSPIRED BY
SUSAN CONLEY

2. ABOUT ME
I AM PARAMPREET SINGH, STUDENT OF THAPAR UNIVERSITY,PATIALA. PURSUING
MY B.E IN ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATIONS.
I AM A MBA ASPIRANT.

3. THIS IS WHERE MY STORY STARTS
THERE IS A POWERFUL STORY OF
ME ASPIRING FOR MBA IN AN
ENGINEERING COLLEGE.

4. The Power of Storytelling
Stories have power. They delight, enchant,
touch, teach, recall, inspire, motivate,
challenge. They help us understand. They
imprint a picture on our minds. Want to
make a point or raise an issue? Tell a story.
— Janet Litherland

5. “Tell me a fact and I’ll learn. Tell me
the truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a
STORY and it will live in my heart
forever”. - Indian proverb -
STORY TELLING

6. “No doubt about it, the best speakers are
good storytellers. The best writers are
good storytellers. The best leaders are
good storytellers. The best teachers and
trainers and coaches are
good storytellers.
STORY TELLING

7. WHAT FAMOUS PERSONALITIES HAVE TO SAY

8. WHAT EINSTEIN HAS TO SAY !!

9. WHAT SUSAN CONLEY THINKS..
Susan Conley believes
in the power of stories to
transform students' lives and
change communities.

10. WHAT SHE THINKS...
STORIES GIVE ACCESS TO
INNER LIVES, THEY GIVE
CHILDREN RICH
IMAGINATION AND
DEEP FANTASIES.

11. LIVING ALCHEMY OF A
WRITER TEACHING A CHILD
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIVES
TRANSFORMATION. LIVES
ARE CHANGED BY STORY TELLING.
WHAT SHE THINKS...

12. STRONG TELLING
How we tell stories seems to be a mysterious
process that millions around the world want to
be able to do, but 99.9% effectively fail. Why is
it so hard for storyteller and audience to be
one?

13. STRONG TELLING
What we communicate can change the lives of
the writer and the audience. However, why
stories matter and how to tell them better may
not be as mysterious as it seems.

14. Julian Friedmann Says...
Julian Friedmann has
worked with writers for
over 40 years; he
believes understanding
that storytelling is more
about the audience
than the writer will
result in better
storytelling.

15. IRA GLASS HAS A SAY ...

16. HOW STORIES CHANGED LIVES ….
STORY OF OLIVER

17. OLIVER S STORY...
● HAD SPEECH IMPEDIMENT
● STORY WRITING AND TELLING HELPED HIM
● HIS FATHER WAS DEEPLY MOVED TO HEAR HIM
● HE WAS STRUGGLING TO FIND HIS VOICE BUT
NOW HE WAS TELLING STORIES

18. SUSAN CONLEY STORY
SUSAN HAD BREAST CANCER.
SHE WROTE HERSELF OUT OF
CANCER BY WRITING AND
TELLING STORIES ABOUT
HER CANCER.

19. 15 MINUTES THEORY
● IF CHILDREN READ AND WRITE FOR 15 MINUTES IN
A DAY THEN....
● THEY GRADUATE
● GET JOBS
● BECOME EMOTIONAL LITERATE

20. STORY HELPS IN
ACCESSING INNER LIVES
AND CREATES HOPE,
FEAR, PASSION AND IT
CREATES COLLECTIVITY.
IT CHANGES A LIFE.

21. Muchas Gracias
Created by Parampreet Singh, TU, Patiala during an
internship by Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow.
www.IIMInternship.com