by Alan | Oct 19, 2005 | Communication skills, Delivery
I was again blessed to win the Toastmasters humorous speech contest (now at the division level) tonite. I’m continually amazed at the different talents in this organization — everyone brings something a little different to the table, and there is always a...
by Alan | Oct 18, 2005 | Communication skills, Parenting
Took in the 2005 N.C. State Fair today. Everything I abhor (except the food) all in one place. It’s an amazing place to watch people, waste a lot of money, make a 4-year-old boy very happy, and get exhausted all in a very short amount of time.Carny’s are...
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...
by Alan | Oct 16, 2005 | Communication skills, Don't!
Sat in on three days of class this past week. Liked the instructor; reminded me of me in style and presentation — what’s not to like? 🙂 Great sense of humor, command of the material, comfortable, helpful. But…Couple of logistical issues really...
by Alan | Oct 14, 2005 | Don't!, Sales
Back to our friend’s sales call earlier in the week…This person had clearly not analyzed the audience. He didn’t know even how to pronouce the company’s name, had no idea what sort of activity the people in the room actually did, and proceeded...
