by Alan | Nov 4, 2005 | Business, Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!, Leadership, Parenting
Since I just blogged an example using F-words, I thought I better clarify — quickly — what I meant in my previous entry.I’m continuously amazed at the amount of foul language that emanates from keynote speakers, managers, public emails, CEOs, and...
by Alan | Nov 3, 2005 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!
Joked with a presenter today who ended a class with “well, I guess that’s all we have”. His defense was the topic was a rough one with some unpleasant facts/discoveries, and was best abandoned. While I might agree with the topic and conclusions that...
by Alan | Nov 3, 2005 | Communication skills, Don't!
Had a faithful reader submit today’s nugget. He was on a conference call where the first stated objective was to end on time. And then they didn’t. It went on and on. And on.I’ve been in similar situations. Problem with this situation is you...
by Alan | Oct 30, 2005 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!, Parenting
Had a moment of inconsolable crisis tonite. Our kids got helium baloons at lunch today, and despite repeated warnings, our daughter let hers go upon coming home and it rose out of reach to our cathedral ceiling in the living room. For the next ten minutes, we heard...
by Alan | Oct 23, 2005 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!
Caught a little of the Weather Channel’s “coverage” of Hurricane Wilma this morning (since it’s headed sorta towards my hometown, there is more than a passing interest). In the span of two commercial breaks, I became completely uninterested in...
by Alan | Oct 17, 2005 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!
Back to our class from last week.To review: great presenter, good material. But logistics needed a slight improvement.Today’s topic: Time. Time management for the class was loose, at best. Most breaks ran over 10-15 minutes (and a maximum of 24 minutes) due to...
