This prompts me to recall a presentation a four man group needed to make as part of an advanced marketing certificate in the early nineties. I led off with off with a precis of our topic. Didn’t realise I talked for the whole time allotment. We still topped that presentation. Goes to show marketers can talk under water. :)
This is one thing I never liked about Oprah’s interviews. Oprah talked and talked and barely gave the interviewee a chance to say yes or no. I tuned in to hear the interviewee.
For years, I studiously avoided the mandatory weekly Managers Meetings that my company insisted on. Finally, due to circumstances far and beyond my control, I was forced to chair these gab fests. I promptly set the corporate record for the shortest meetings. My longest ( because we had lots to cover ) was 24.5 minutes. My all-time best was 9.5 minutes. ( Yes, I carried a stop watch ! )I come from the school that says anything after fifteen minutes is a redundancy and a waste of time. My Department Managers caught on real quick and came prepared to be concise and effective.
Most of the corporate meetings I attended were ended by the people that had the room scheduled after us. A flurry of emails covered the missed material. Most of which was unnecessary anyway.
I had never considered the usage of an agenda when elected president of a small organization. The secretary and board members before me tended to drag on and on, throwing out important matters at the last moment and depriving us of time to really contemplate them.-I presented them with an Order of Business and asked for any amendments. None were given, I gave the secretary early opportunity to say whateve needed saying and request whatever needed requesting, same with the others. They tried to bring up last minute items when we got to the part which said, CLOSE MEETING. I pointed out they were out of order and let them fume for a month. It still took a few meetings to convince them they couldn’t sneak things in on us or force decisions by surprizes.-Things went better.
JayBluE almost 11 years ago
Well, on the bright side, the speaker doesn’t have to worry about being nervous, anymore…..
Linguist almost 11 years ago
Brevity is the soul of wit – This guy is just a nitwit !
Aussie Down Under almost 11 years ago
This prompts me to recall a presentation a four man group needed to make as part of an advanced marketing certificate in the early nineties. I led off with off with a precis of our topic. Didn’t realise I talked for the whole time allotment. We still topped that presentation. Goes to show marketers can talk under water. :)
sbchamp almost 11 years ago
Nap time!Gots lots
Perkycat almost 11 years ago
This is one thing I never liked about Oprah’s interviews. Oprah talked and talked and barely gave the interviewee a chance to say yes or no. I tuned in to hear the interviewee.
Fetching almost 11 years ago
An excellent interviewer…James Lipton — Inside the Actor’s Studio….
Linguist almost 11 years ago
For years, I studiously avoided the mandatory weekly Managers Meetings that my company insisted on. Finally, due to circumstances far and beyond my control, I was forced to chair these gab fests. I promptly set the corporate record for the shortest meetings. My longest ( because we had lots to cover ) was 24.5 minutes. My all-time best was 9.5 minutes. ( Yes, I carried a stop watch ! )I come from the school that says anything after fifteen minutes is a redundancy and a waste of time. My Department Managers caught on real quick and came prepared to be concise and effective.
curmudgeon68 almost 11 years ago
Most of the corporate meetings I attended were ended by the people that had the room scheduled after us. A flurry of emails covered the missed material. Most of which was unnecessary anyway.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 11 years ago
I had never considered the usage of an agenda when elected president of a small organization. The secretary and board members before me tended to drag on and on, throwing out important matters at the last moment and depriving us of time to really contemplate them.-I presented them with an Order of Business and asked for any amendments. None were given, I gave the secretary early opportunity to say whateve needed saying and request whatever needed requesting, same with the others. They tried to bring up last minute items when we got to the part which said, CLOSE MEETING. I pointed out they were out of order and let them fume for a month. It still took a few meetings to convince them they couldn’t sneak things in on us or force decisions by surprizes.-Things went better.