Monthly Archives: December 2009

Monday Morning Quarterbacking III

Another in a series looking at some of the more technical sides to communication.  And at least it was written (albeit not posted) on a Monday morning… What news of the lowly semicolon?  Of all forms of punctuation, perhaps none is more ignored, and perhaps maligned, than the semicolon.  I would venture to say that more people have used the
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Both Ends of the Spectrum

Yesterday, my family and I went to a matinee holiday concert of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, followed by our attendance at a home Bulls game (they actually won in OT against the Atlanta Hawks). One child’s take on the day’s activities: “At the concert, we weren’t supposed to make any noise.  And at the Bulls game, they wanted us to make as much
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Sorry, Not My Job

Sometimes you just can’t make stuff up when it comes to dealing with people who work for big companies that serve the general public.  Like a utility. As part of relocating (which I recently did from Philadelphia to Chicago), I had to return a couple of digital cable boxes.  The online locator for the nearest office to my home apparently
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Can You Hear Me Now?

Occasionally I have been asked what is the most important skill related to communications, marketing or business development, at least in the professional services environment in which I dwell.  I always answer with one word:  Listening. Most people, when they hear my imparted wisdom, usually wait to see if I’m planning to add anything to that.  “That’s it?” they ask. 
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