by Alan | Jul 19, 2007 | Content, Delivery, public speaking
it will. And it did.I met with the Raleigh Ruby Meetup on Tuesday night. They were a GREAT group who was really participative and seemed to really appreciate the topic (‘Bore No More’) and the format. I had a few slides to demonstrate some major points...
by Alan | Jul 17, 2007 | Communication skills, Content, Delivery, public speaking
Back to our professor from yesterday. During his presentation, he was stopped at least three times and asked to explain a word he used. That’s a sure cue that you aren’t speaking their language (undoubtedly, others had additional questions that...
by Alan | Jul 16, 2007 | Communication skills, Delivery, public speaking
Setting: lecture by a professor where the audience was voluntary. I don’t know of a class of people who need less credibility when it comes to the subject matter — this person was clearly the expert. This particular subject matter was of some dispute, and...
by Alan | Jul 8, 2007 | Communication skills, Customer Service, public speaking
First-person customer service nightmare, courtesy of Time-Warner Cable, who houses the hardware that Earthlink sells me cable service over.My broadband fritzed for no apparent reason. I recycled everything on my end to no avail. I call TWC, skipping Earthlink...
by Alan | Jul 8, 2007 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!, public speaking
Heard a preacher today who evoked memories of a standard Southern Baptist hell-fire-brimstone sort. If I read what he had to say, I’d probably be compelled to read every word. I found listening to be painful, and it appears I was not alone.After a very...
by Alan | Jun 25, 2007 | Communication skills, Delivery, Parenting, public speaking
Getting back to some of the many presentations I saw at conferences in the past month. I am still digesting all the stuff I’ve seen, and I selfishly feel that I have benefited more than I’ve helped others this month. But in rational moments, I realize...
