Week 4: "Effective Communication and Story telling" and "Resolving the issue from our previous interview"

Effective Communication and Storytelling

Effective Communication

    Effective Communication is essential in technopreneurship. First, the ideas of entrepreneurs to be pitched to the customers, thus, having the skills to communicate effectively to your customers is a must have in your arsenal in order to be an entrepreneur. Second, entrepreneurs need to convey their goals and vision to their customers, thus effective communication is necessary that everyone's minds are aligned towards one goal. Lastly, entrepreneurs need to negotiate with their customers, having an effective communication is important in presenting clear and persuasive ideas in understanding and responding to their needs. 

Storytelling

    Storytelling is essential in technopreneurship. First, storytelling helps convey the message of the entrepreneurs's brand. It helps allows the entrepreneurs to connect with the customers and stakeholders., inspiring them with it, and making it memorable. Second, storytelling builds relationship with customers, inventors, and partners by creating a shared sense of mission and vision. It allows them to build trust and rapport. Lastly, storytelling allows entrepreneurs to be identified as a disruptor to the society, diffentiating them from competitors by highlighting what makes their brand unique and special. 

    In Conclusion, effective communication and storytelling are important skills to learn in order to build trust and relationship with your customers, and stakeholders. It gives an opportunity to present your brand and catch the heart of those in harmony with your vision and mission. 

 Resolving the Issue from the previous Interview

    Previously, each member of the group gathered 5 respondents to be interviewed. First, we asked them problems that they have encountered as a student in their respective courses, work, or field. Next, we presented them our solutions to specific problems, and asked them to choose the best idea that they connect with. Enter the top 3 ideas from the third week. Afterwards, we asked them what are the features they feel that's needed to be added on the ideas that they have chosen, and the features that they do not want to see when it's implemented. 

      However, the HEARTSEEKERS found out that this was not the appropriate approach in implementing solutions to customers. Instead, we asked them the problems they have encountered relating to each ideas that the HEARTSEEKERS have in mind while the solution is unbeknownst to them. Lastly, we asked them how they somehow have managed to solve their problems. 

            For instance, one of HEARTSEEKER's ideas was the IC Availability, which aims to create an application that provides customers knowledge beforehand whether the item they want to buy on a specific store is available or not. This way, the customers can decide beforehand to visit the store or not. In this idea in particular, I asked them: 

 

    "kanang magpalit kag requirements para sa school projects ninyo rap (respondent's nickname), unsa imo gina encounter na problem?"

        In this way, it allows the interview to remain neutral and unbiased. As a result, it yielded a better interview outcome wherein we realized that it's not only the Computer Engineering students or proffesionals, Electrical Engineering students or professionals, nor Electronic Engineering students or professionals that relate to this problem, but basically every course, and field of work, such as Architecture, Civil Engineering, and I.T. I also realized that we not only need to interview customers, but also the business owners, or someone who has connection to that specific store, such as security guards, salesperson, etc.