Take time to make the changes

I’ve seen a rash of presentations in recent days that have recycled PowerPoint slides.  The mere fact that I know this is a problem.  But it usually manifests itself in words as well as the faulty visual.  Some examples:

Presentation date wrong
Presentation group or place wrong
Times on slides (break at 2:15!)
Custom information that doesn’t apply

It’s been accompanied [...]

March 31st, 2009 | Category: Communication skills, Content, PowerPoint, public speaking | Comments are closed

How not to win a customer

A girl was flirting with a boy.  This went on for several weeks.  The girl found out the boy was seeing someone else.  She got red-hot mad and told her friend about it.  “But I thought you told me he wasn’t your type and you wouldn’t go out with him,” the friend queried.  “I wouldn’t,” the [...]

March 3rd, 2009 | Category: Customer Service, Don't! | Comments are closed