Comments on: Stating the Obvious to the Oblivious http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/09/12/stating-the-obvious-to-the-oblivious/ Business Development, Marketing, Common Sense & Creativity Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:46:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mary Schmidt Marketing Troubleshooter » Advertising: Your Point of View Or Your Customers? http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/09/12/stating-the-obvious-to-the-oblivious/comment-page-1/#comment-142973 Mary Schmidt Marketing Troubleshooter » Advertising: Your Point of View Or Your Customers? Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:01:46 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/09/12/stating-the-obvious-to-the-oblivious/#comment-142973 [...] not a tech super-geek who lives and dies in the bowels of his computer. And so on. Related Posts: Stating The Obvious To The Oblivious (Over and Over Again) Self-Love Or Effective Advertising? The All-Knowing, All-Seeing [...] [...] not a tech super-geek who lives and dies in the bowels of his computer. And so on. Related Posts: Stating The Obvious To The Oblivious (Over and Over Again) Self-Love Or Effective Advertising? The All-Knowing, All-Seeing [...]

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]]> By: mary http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/09/12/stating-the-obvious-to-the-oblivious/comment-page-1/#comment-36870 mary Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:46:26 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/09/12/stating-the-obvious-to-the-oblivious/#comment-36870 It's a funny thing with presentations - I'll say something that I think is utterly brilliant - and people are totally unimpressed. Then, I say something that I think is a "given" and everyone perks up and starts taking notes. Well, there ya go. And, like you Michele, I've learned to not try to cram everything into one session or presentation. It is an ongoing learning curve, isn't it? It’s a funny thing with presentations – I’ll say something that I think is utterly brilliant – and people are totally unimpressed. Then, I say something that I think is a “given” and everyone perks up and starts taking notes. Well, there ya go.

And, like you Michele, I’ve learned to not try to cram everything into one session or presentation.

It is an ongoing learning curve, isn’t it?

]]> By: Michele Miller http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/09/12/stating-the-obvious-to-the-oblivious/comment-page-1/#comment-36769 Michele Miller Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:22:51 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/09/12/stating-the-obvious-to-the-oblivious/#comment-36769 I'm in agreement with you and Bud - if an audience isn't getting my point, it's my fault, not theirs. I've learned so many important lessons in presenting... that something I may think is simple is profound to someone outside my universe; that giving everything in one presentation is overload, not generosity; and that it's up to me to know where the line is between entertainment and information. I learn something new with every presentation and have a notebook of post-presentation notes to self to prove it. The learning curve never ends... I’m in agreement with you and Bud – if an audience isn’t getting my point, it’s my fault, not theirs. I’ve learned so many important lessons in presenting… that something I may think is simple is profound to someone outside my universe; that giving everything in one presentation is overload, not generosity; and that it’s up to me to know where the line is between entertainment and information. I learn something new with every presentation and have a notebook of post-presentation notes to self to prove it. The learning curve never ends…

]]> By: CustomersAreAlways http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/09/12/stating-the-obvious-to-the-oblivious/comment-page-1/#comment-36669 CustomersAreAlways Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:37:18 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/09/12/stating-the-obvious-to-the-oblivious/#comment-36669 Thought for the Day: My Duh! Isn’t Your Duh!... Kathy Sierra of Creating Passionate Users makes a point to her readers:“…When I hear comments like, "You wasted all that space to say, "Care about your customers", I wonder why we don't. Or rather, I wonder why we all say..... Thought for the Day: My Duh! Isn’t Your Duh!…

Kathy Sierra of Creating Passionate Users makes a point to her readers:“…When I hear comments like, "You wasted all that space to say, "Care about your customers", I wonder why we don’t. Or rather, I wonder why we all say…..

]]> By: Bud Bilanich http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/09/12/stating-the-obvious-to-the-oblivious/comment-page-1/#comment-36552 Bud Bilanich Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:10:56 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/09/12/stating-the-obvious-to-the-oblivious/#comment-36552 Mary: You are right on in this post. If an audience doesn't get what I'm saying, I beleive it's my fault -- not theirs. I have to modify my message and communication style to make sure it fits with their interests and needs. To me, this is just a common sense, but common sense that is often overlooked by many speakers. I like your blog Bud Bilanich The Common Sense Guy www.CommonSenseGuy.com Mary:
You are right on in this post.
If an audience doesn’t get what I’m saying, I beleive it’s my fault — not theirs. I have to modify my message and communication style to make sure it fits with their interests and needs. To me, this is just a common sense, but common sense that is often overlooked by many speakers.
I like your blog
Bud Bilanich
The Common Sense Guy
http://www.CommonSenseGuy.com

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