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Subject:Re: If you had 15 minutes... From:Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Suzette Leeming <suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:50:58 -0400
I wouldn't. Preaching never works. Instead I would focus on a subject
of interest and tie it into what you do (or can do). Find a nit-picky
problem in the office that's communications related, solve it, and
then showcase it.
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Suzette Leeming
<suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> If it were me, I would present on the value of technical communications in a
> company. In my company, there isn't much respect for what I do, and I accept
> that that's my fault - I haven't sold myself and my skills enough. They like
> the end result, but have no appreciation for what it took to get there.
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