Training and inspiring through others through KWENTO (stories)

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Rizal Philippines
September 10, 2017

The Kong  story on training reminds me of the importance of story telling. I won at MM many eons ago in the CMLI story telling contest besting other candidates from vaunted exclusive schools and public schools thanks to my very strict coach and English teacher (head of the English dept, she gave me a grade of 85 though in her subject despite this achievement  - that is another story though)

I overlooked the importance of story telling despite two important advice:

1. From Fr.   Ben  the former Pres of Ateneo, (is much better than the younger and supposed to be much more dynamic leader that leadership training is about making kuwento and that the younger generation learns of the values and strategies from the kuwento relayed  from generation to generation

2.  The public speaking course of Cale Carnegie from ETIOP which  I also took eons of years ago emphasized that speeches should be stories or kuwento peppered with human  interest (that appeals or suits your intended audience) rather than pompous ideologies or theories.

3.  We were advised on sales presentation as former detailman of a local pharma that isnow  multi billion multi national, to have jokes (even green ones) to capture the  attention of your prospect.

And so yesterday, in a sales meeting in Calapan in one of our SBUS which was attended by some former and new seller, I had many kuwento for the welcome remarks and the Q and A portion.   I think we captured the interest and imagination of many by that approach

And so we remember the kuwentos of our lives.  MMK