by Alan | Nov 19, 2005 | Communication skills, Delivery
Talking with the ‘rents tonite. They were lamenting in typical old-school fashion how today’s society lacks any sort of personal communication. Every time they have a problem, they call tech support and get a phone menu without a real person. The computers...
by Alan | Nov 17, 2005 | Communication skills, Don't!, Sales
Sitting in the driveway yesterday monitoring the bike and scooter races… Up walks two predictably dressed men (boys? They look younger all the time) who have made their stops at each house along the street. I resist the urge to go inside to avoid them. Their...
by Alan | Nov 16, 2005 | Communication skills
Went to the local FCA banquet last night. The guest keynote speaker was Brian Roberts. I’ve gotten in the habit of setting my expectations rather low when folks who don’t speak in public much are on such a podium. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised.There...
by Alan | Nov 15, 2005 | Communication skills, Delivery
what you’re going to tell them.Loved 86% of Dave Gray’s Communication Nation post today. If folks would follow his simple advice, we could rid the world of sorry presentations in a hurry. But I will take a minor issue with #4. Not that you shouldn’t...
by Alan | Nov 14, 2005 | Communication skills, Don't!, PowerPoint
Seems I’m not the only one who gets bored easily in the average presentations. As I expand my blog reading (if only there was more time!), I discover more and more folks who seem put off with the norm of business presentations. Today’s gem was from Garr...
