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Friday, November 20, 2015

What's Your Story by Sankalp Kohli : A Review


BOOK TITLE: What’s Your Story
ASIN: B0170HIIIG
AUTHOR: Sankalp Kohli
GENRE: Non - Fiction
NUMBER OF PAGES: 40
FORMAT: Digital
SERIES / STANDALONE: Standalone

HOW I GOT THIS BOOK: The author sent me a Kindle copy in exchange for a quick and honest review!

SUMMARY:
"Captivating tête-à-têtes... conclusive sales pitch... impressive business plans... successful job interviews... exciting presentations... they all involve people.
Your triumph or failure, here, is a function of how deep your impact was.
For a storyteller, creating an impact can be as easy as striking a conservation, but for those unaware of this prowess it can be as difficult as putting a man on moon.
People around the world have been increasingly using stories to mesmerize and influence their audiences.
Storytelling is not a science, it's an art. Only and only practice can help you master it.
'What's Your Story' delves into the world of stories and offers key mantras of storytelling to the readers.
A must read for budding managers, entrepreneurs, engineers, leaders, authors and CEOs.
'Next time you want to create an impact? Go ahead, tell a story.'

REVIEW:
The book of stories and storytelling – not unheard of, but definitely piqued my interest.

FIRST IMPRESSION:
The book’s cover was a riot of colours. With images of colourful balloons and the title given in a collage of colours, it is difficult not to notice it when browsing through books either online or in a bookstore.

The summary seemed eye catching and the book is very short, making it a quick read.

MY COMMENTS ABOUT THE BOOK:

What I expected in a book about storytelling:
  • Tips on writing stories, or making them better sounding
  • A motivational boost for budding storytellers
  • And maybe some account of how people who had written stories that went on to become famous.
What I noticed while reading:
  • A book that convinces you that everyone has it in them to be storytellers
  • Interesting anecdotes about people who found success with their ability to tell stories instead of boring facts
  • The author’s personal experiences in storytelling and his success following that
Sankalp is the author of four books, and he talks about how stories made him the successful person that he is. ‘What’s your story’ is a book on storytelling. It talks about how the author became a successful storyteller from someone who was not very well versed in English. It talks about how famous people used stories to sell their facts. It talks about the effect of good storytelling versus simple presentation of facts.

The book is a good read – one that shows you how effective stories are when compared to facts. It does not necessarily show you how to tell a god story. It tells you how good stories can make you successful. It does not emphasize on what makes a story interesting. Rather, it talks about how interesting stories can make a great impact.

WHAT I LIKED:
  • The title, the cover and the length of the book
  • The chapter divisions are sensible and follow a good sequence
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER:
  • The book had many anecdotes, most of them interesting. But a few more about how to tell a story effectively could have been welcome
  • The language needs a little more work in some places. And some (very few) unnecessary pauses and phrase breaks could have been avoided
VERDICT:
A book on storytelling and its effects. Why not?

RATING: 3.5/5

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Born and brought up in Kanpur, Sankalp is a MBA Graduate from NMIMS, Mumbai. An entrepreneurial soul with an imprint of a perfectionist, he is a workaholic who believes in turning every single moment of life into something more constructive and fruitful.

He is a person who holds his parents above all, especially his mother. All his dreams and aspirations are driven by one belief--that of making his parents proud.

His earlier works with the pen, in the form of 'Because…Every Raindrop is a HOPE' and 'When I Found You, I Found Myself' has resonated loudly with his readers. With his third book, 'Hackster' he has ventured into a new genre where his contemporary and provocative self, comes alive in a sci-fi thriller.

On a professional front, Sankalp is a Self-Driven Management professional and a storyteller with over four years of managerial experience and around 4 GB of stories from the corporate world. His success in the corporate world is a direct function of his storytelling skills.

When out of office, he is mostly chasing his dream of creating an impact in the world. He has a strong belief that, writing and storytelling, if understood properly, can act as a very powerful tool for budding engineers, managers and entrepreneurs of India. An Ex-speaker at IIMs and IITs, he has conducted various highly interactive events and seminars on 'How to Lead with a Story' and 'The Art of Storytelling' in colleges across India.

He is currently working on a venture which aims at making use of stories in teaching. Armed with the thought of bringing about a change in the education industry of India, he continues his uphill journey with profound faith.

EDITIONS AVAILABLE: Kindle

PRICE: Rs. 49 for Kindle edition

BOOK LINKS:
http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B0170HIIIG?keywords=what's%20your%20story&qid=1448038784&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

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