Friday, August 24, 2007

Polished presentations at SES










  1. HAHAHAHA. Good one. You know, I've always thought that you could use a little polish. Perhaps you should look into a Dale Carnegie course.

  2. I can't believe I missed you. I was um, at the bar, and then at that one party and then at that other party and then... Oh, you say you were at sessions? Perhaps that why we never crossed paths. ;)

    And I wouldn't worry about being polished. In my blog comments, someone said my presentation wasn't all that helpful, but I was quirky. At least your "but" was preceded by affability.

    PS - the kool-aid is extra-tasty when spiked with vodka.

  3. Hi Rick--apologies. If I'd known the history I wouldn't have gone there. And drinks are on me at the next SES if (or should I say when) you nail it.

  4. @Vanessa: it never ceases to amaze me the number of people I say, 'yeah, we should hook up at SES' and then, lo and behold, we never do. Clearly I need to reset my priorities and start drinking. (Maybe _that_ is how I get more polished?!)

    @Ken: No worries. I've had a big chuckle over this... look forward to meeting you at the next SES.

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