Don’t tell stories! Don’t carry tales, are comments we have all heard all along our lives. Are stories negative? Do stories matter?
After all every single person we meet including ourselves are story tellers in our own ways. We spin tales after tales, some real some fictional depending on situations, people, age or need. Story telling is a very ancient and powerful communication tools from time immemorial.
Story telling used to be very closely associated to grandparents, leisure and vacation. But in the larger perspective this art form has a very close connection with certain skills that determine our personality.
It is a skill that needs to be nurtured and honed for communication to improve. It controls inhibitions, increases scope of emotional expressions and helps in voice modulation. Since communication depends heavily on interest and narration, story- telling skills go a long way in helping the speaker reach the audience.
On the other hand listening to stories plays a pivotal role in enhancing the listening skills of people. Focus today is missing inherently thanks to the fast paced life that people are forced to lead. It increases curiosity, thinking skills and of course stretches imagination.
Stories can be used in classrooms and business alike because of the versatility that the medium holds. An interesting conversationalist cracks the best deals in life!