Comments on: Rush job http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/01/rush-job/ Not valid unless signed Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:40:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Katherine Coble http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/01/rush-job/#comment-36205 Katherine Coble Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:03:12 +0000 http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/01/rush-job/#comment-36205 You don't sound like you have a bad attitude at all. You sound like you have a frustrated and disappointed attitude. You have something you care about very much, and you tried to not only express that caring but respect the time of others. It hurts to be disrespected and disregarded and I imagine the scenario you describe left you feeling a bit of both. Other speakers sucked the energy out of the room and disregarded the rules. As far as your effectiveness as a speaker, you never really can tell what others will take away. Although had I been in the audience, I'm sure I would have taken more away from your speech simply because by respecting the time of your audience you acknowledged them and their importance, thus made an impact. And now I'm just babbling so I'll stop. You don’t sound like you have a bad attitude at all. You sound like you have a frustrated and disappointed attitude.

You have something you care about very much, and you tried to not only express that caring but respect the time of others.

It hurts to be disrespected and disregarded and I imagine the scenario you describe left you feeling a bit of both. Other speakers sucked the energy out of the room and disregarded the rules.

As far as your effectiveness as a speaker, you never really can tell what others will take away. Although had I been in the audience, I’m sure I would have taken more away from your speech simply because by respecting the time of your audience you acknowledged them and their importance, thus made an impact.

And now I’m just babbling so I’ll stop.

]]> By: Art Ruch http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/01/rush-job/#comment-36204 Art Ruch Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:03:03 +0000 http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/01/rush-job/#comment-36204 No, you don't sound like you have a bad attitude. You sound like someone who is rightly annoyed at others' inconsideration and selfishness. I'm sure you're presentation was the best anyway! I'm sorry we weren't there this year. My work schedule now includes Friday night (oh, for joy ^). I considered taking off for it but I'm taking next Friday off for a different reason so that wasn't very practical. No, you don’t sound like you have a bad attitude. You sound like someone who is rightly annoyed at others’ inconsideration and selfishness.

I’m sure you’re presentation was the best anyway!

I’m sorry we weren’t there this year. My work schedule now includes Friday night (oh, for joy ^). I considered taking off for it but I’m taking next Friday off for a different reason so that wasn’t very practical.

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