I often wonder if I’m the only one to hear what I hear. On a flight today where the flight attendant was less than stellar — let’s just say she wasn’t the fastest jet in the squadron. Somehow my “apple juice” ended up red (cranberry), and she felt compelled to go on and on well [...]
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Today was a monumental day in the life of the Hoffler family. My first Tee-ball game as a parent. Watching the wee one line it up to smack (dribble) it the first time was a moment I hope I never forget. The funny moments of the game are almost too numerous to count. Many of these [...] Our local newspaper ran a front page article today on the use of PowerPoint. Who knew that such skills were worthy of the #1 spot in the daily news? And with it’s opening paragraph leading the way: Some of the world’s most satisfying naps, deepest daydreams and most elaborate notebook doodles are inspired by the following [...] Been carrying on an email dialog with someone for the past few weeks about a topic near and dear to my heart. He’s offering advice — I’m desparately looking for some. It’s a matter of heart vs. fact vs. prudence vs. regret. I’ve stated facts. He’s come with the voice of experience. In concluding his [...] Had one of those cute parenting moments today. Today was the wife’s birthday. I took the kids with me this morning to pick up a birthday cake, dropping it by my sister-in-law’s for delivery at our house later in the evening. My three-year-old daughter was along and was admonished multiple times that we weren’t going [...] Struck up a conversation with a fellow Toastmaster today on “What makes the difference?“ We watch Toastmasters and speakers all the time. Some get better and some do not. Some offer lots of ways for their evaluator to help them, some barely even offer a hint of weakness. Certainly some things are just genetic or [...] It’s a common tactic for presenters who want to appear more interactive, give their audiences a chance to warm up, and kill a bunch of time. The personal introductions. But they rarely work, and never work in large groups. A group of 50 tonite spent an hour (of a two-hour program) going through each member [...] Sat through a seminar tonite that had great content and a presenter whose delivery was confident and polished, but there were just a few issues that really could have been improved. One was the Q&A period (which fortunately did not end the program). Group size was roughly 50, and several of the questions ended up [...] |
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