by Alan | Jan 9, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!
Saw an unusual distractor today. A manager came to a class to give some validation to the training effort. It was intended to be informal, and it was. Conversational, candid, took questions, and impromptu. So far so good. The prop to add to the effect? Coffee.Which...
by Alan | Jan 8, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!
Heard a speaker today give a little blurb along the lines of: “oh, here’s something else I meant to say a few minutes ago. Sorry about that. I want to add it now.” This is exactly what goes through your mind when you glance at those notes and realize...
by Alan | Jan 3, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, PowerPoint
Observing another presentation today. Presenter well above average both in content and delivery. But… There’s always a but.Large audience so there had to be a mic (or at least, someone convinced them there had to be a mic). Presenter had clearly gone to...
by Alan | Jan 2, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, Leadership
I don’t often run with the big dogs. Most often I don’t even qualify to shovel their… wood chips. And I figure most of the time there’s a reason the big dogs are in the front. So I was a bit surprised when I was directed to an archive of Bill...
by Alan | Jan 1, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery
I don’t know when I started noticing it, but the phrase “You know what’s really interesting…” begins an awful lot of sentences, and most of the time that I find people using it, I’d be inclined to disagree with them. I’d rate...
by Alan | Dec 24, 2005 | Communication skills, Delivery
Saw a headline today: “Procrastinators Important To Retailers”. Glad to know that I’m of value. Seems that everyone always has something to do at the last minute. And it becomes hectic and rushed, with limited results. I know of very few people who...
