by Alan | Oct 16, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, PowerPoint, public speaking
Watching some sports talk ‘analysis’ tonite — three ex-jocks trying to elaborate on the finer points of a game that admittedly is not my number one passion. I was having trouble paying attention, and tried to figure out the reason why. I think I...
by Alan | Oct 11, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, public speaking, Toastmasters
I placed second in tonite’s Toastmasters’ Division Evaluation contest. While I won the Area contest, I joke that I finished second to last (only two competitors). Everyone in tonite’s competition had won twice already, and everyone was good. After...
by Alan | Sep 27, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, public speaking, Toastmasters
Took in a Toastmasters’ speech contest tonite. I’m always challenged and entertained by what folks can come up with — the human mind is so creative! But I suppose it’s what I do that makes it tough to get past what I consider to be critical...
by Alan | Sep 26, 2006 | Communication skills, Customer Service, Delivery, Don't!, Leadership, public speaking
I ran across a(nother) web site the other day that had titles, content, and an animated GIF with a little bulldozer that said “Pardon our mess. This site is under construction.” I’ve never understood why web developers (or probably more accurately,...
by Alan | Sep 24, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, Leadership, Parenting, public speaking
Spent the weekend looking through a viewfinder as the videographer at a friend’s daughter’s wedding. One of the tips I got long ago about videography is to put the camera on the level you want things to be seen at. For kids, especially, this means...
by Alan | Sep 11, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, Leadership, public speaking
I hate meetings. But I found myself in several today, covering several walks of life. One of them even had a phone contingent on the line, from more than a few locales. I happened to be with some other people in the same room attending the meeting, but I witnessed...
