by Alan | Feb 2, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!
This is a common one. Saw it again yesterday. Presenter has pile o’ notes and the uniquitous spinning-transition PowerPoint slides, reaches the last slide in a rush, looks up with relief, and utters, “Well, we’re about out of time. Are there any...
by Alan | Jan 21, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!
“I guess it’s about time to get started…” Heard that as a meeting opening today, 15 minutes behind the posted start time. Can’t speak for anyone but me, but it took me a good 30 minutes to overcome the start. Presenters shouldn’t be...
by Alan | Jan 12, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!, PowerPoint
Listening to a presentation (with PPT) today where the presenter hit a busy slide and said, “I’ll give you a minute to look this over.” Which is the correct thing to do (overlooking the fact that the busy slide should have been axed altogether),...
by Alan | Jan 9, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!
Saw an unusual distractor today. A manager came to a class to give some validation to the training effort. It was intended to be informal, and it was. Conversational, candid, took questions, and impromptu. So far so good. The prop to add to the effect? Coffee.Which...
by Alan | Jan 8, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!
Heard a speaker today give a little blurb along the lines of: “oh, here’s something else I meant to say a few minutes ago. Sorry about that. I want to add it now.” This is exactly what goes through your mind when you glance at those notes and realize...
by Alan | Jan 6, 2006 | Don't!, Sales
Did business with a company almost exactly a year ago. I searched them out via Internet, ordered via same, and had a rush on the item ordered and thus provided my cell phone as the contact number. They’ve provided the ubiquitous monthly email spam to keep in...
