Tanya Bhattacharya, Business Storyteller & Story Coach, Storywallahs
- Tanya became a storyteller at 11. The vivid scenes, larger-than-life people and how they played a pivotal role in shaping her thoughts & personality would find their way into her diary each night.
- She would look at the ordinary and find something extraordinary that needed to be filed away for future reference.
Podcast
Overview
Telling stories through the medium of acting was even more entertaining than writing! Tanya Bhattacharya engaged in storytelling at a very young age and today connects many people worldwide with a story.
Today in the episode, THE BRAND CALLED YOU is keen to know this storyteller’s story.
0035: – About Tanya Bhattacharya & her journey.
- Tanya became a storyteller at 11. The vivid scenes, larger-than-life people and how they played a pivotal role in shaping her thoughts & personality would find their way into her diary each night.
- She would look at the ordinary and find something extraordinary that needed to be filed away for future reference.
- While she pursued English Literature at Delhi University, she got drawn to dramatics.
- Tanya has been a corporate trainer for more than 16 years and continues to use a highly energetic & engaging style of narrative while she blends elements of experiential learning for greater impact.
04:48- Tell me about what you do at Storywallahs.
- We help organizations, business leaders, start-up founders, teachers, brand managers, educators and change makers leverage storytelling.
- Using the power of stories, we help organizations accelerate their D&I (Diversity & Inclusion) journeys, build a culture of Innovation and roll out change management programs.
- As performers, we travel the world to collect and tell stories, and as educators, we help schools transform how children learn through stories.
- I share the Art of Business Storytelling with leaders who need to leverage the power of stories to inspire their teams, build their brands, promote the organisational brand and influence their stakeholders.
21:22- What three lessons do you want our listeners and views to learn from your experience and our conversation?
- Make your stories relevant so that an audience can relate.
- Tell your truth in the story, and if necessary, go as deep as possible to get the truth.
- Tell the truth well.
12:15- How important are anecdotes in storytelling?
- Don’t be a scissor; you can be a tape instead. You can find connections and build something instead of cutting it off. It will serve you well.
- Many times, good advice and desirable behaviors can be propagated. The cultures of organizations can be propagated through great anecdotes.
- History always repeats itself for the better or, the worse. History is lost if we don’t tell stories and share anecdotes.
- An anecdote helps people to remember the story
07:37- What goes into crafting a good story?
- The purpose of a story is to demystify ideas.
- It should simplify the complex
- It should be memorable, and people should be able to recall it.
- The key to doing that is to find connections.
- Stories convert experts’ speech into human speech.
- A good story connects people, evokes emotions and builds common ground.
RESOURCES:
You can connect with Tanya Bhattacharya | on LinkedIn
Visit: https://storywallahs.com/
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- Tanya became a storyteller at 11. The vivid scenes, larger-than-life people and how they played a pivotal role in shaping her thoughts & personality would find their way into her diary each night.
- She would look at the ordinary and find something extraordinary that needed to be filed away for future reference.
- While she pursued English Literature at Delhi University, she got drawn to dramatics.
- Tanya has been a corporate trainer for more than 16 years and continues to use a highly energetic & engaging style of narrative while she blends elements of experiential learning for greater impact.
