by Alan | Feb 27, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!
Heard this in a meeting today, but it could have been most any day. I hear it a lot. I dislike it every time. It’s a Top Ten Pet Peeve (T2P2).”As Susie Queue just said…” or “To repeat what John Q. just told you…”Then why on...
by Alan | Feb 27, 2006 | Business, Communication skills, Delivery, Leadership
Was asked to come to a meeting at 9am (0900) today. Monday at 9. Full house — all but two people were on time. Meeting organizer started with a soliloquy that went something like this:”Isn’t it hard to get here at 9 o’clock? I was running...
by Alan | Feb 26, 2006 | Business, Communication skills, Delivery, Sales
Spent the weekend helping the in-laws’ business. My job for an entire weekend — man a ticket booth and take money while giving out tickets. I rate this assignment as just above latrine duty. There just isn’t a nice way to say “six dollars,...
by Alan | Feb 24, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery
Had a reunion weekend with my buds from high school last weekend. In addition to just having a great time, we managed to solve all of the political, philosophical, and practical issues of the current era. And in just three days.One of the funnier aspects of the...
by Alan | Feb 23, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery
Heard an interesting communications story in Toastmasters today. It is captured pretty effectively on wikipedia, but the gist is that when Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg address, there are conflicting reports as to the audience response, and we don’t happen...
by Alan | Feb 23, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery
Heard a conversation today discussing various translations of the Bible. One person commented, “When I hear someone reading from a different version than I have in front of me, I can’t read along. I just have to listen.” The problem is not limited to...
