Something crazy happened today.
I know that most people in general don’t read blogs. Walk into any store (or classroom) and look around. Chances are none of those people know what an RSS feed is or have ever heard of Web 2.0? I understand that, but today in my English class we were discussing an article in the newspaper about the CEO of Sun Microsystems Inc. wanting to “disclose significant financial information through blogs” (similar article in the Boston Globe here).
I was blown away. The teacher asked if anyone could explain what a blog was and no one could do it. A few students tried and all they could come up with was that a blog is one of those things you can do on Myspace. I raised my hand but the teacher must have been satisfied with the answer …
How do you take it? What do you do about it?
I am not easily offended, especially when I know that what I’ve done is successful and appreciated by others. I take offense the same way I take suggestions from a stranger. I think about it and improve or realize they don’t have a clue what they’re talking about and move on.
Unfortunately some people don’t take offense that way. Instead of learning they run away and then try to fight back. But you can’t win that way and you never will. You need to think and grow otherwise you’re just pushing yourself further down.
I have no regrets and I look forward to where I’m headed, because each day things are getting just a little bit brighter.
The other day I found this quote by Albert Einstein that I really liked. Einstein has a lot of really good quotes but this is probably my favorite.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new”.
For me, this year has been full of trying new things. I’ve made lots of mistakes but I’ve also had lots of success and it’s all becuase I stepped out of my comfort zone and tried new things.
What’s your favorite quote this month?
The Webmaster Jam Session was this past Friday and Saturday in Dallas, Texas. CoffeeCup Software put on the event and from what I’ve seen they did an excellent job.
I was not at the Jam Sessions but they did a lot of things I really like.
These are a must for a great conference (or jam session) and to make it even better, they let the first 1,000 people get in free. Were you there?
These are notes I took in my English 101 class. And since I have really bad hand-writing this seems like a good place to keep them. You’ll see more of these later.
To understand and effectively communicate with your audience the key is to remove any differences between you and your audience. You do this by:
Teaching your audience what you know.
Explaining how you see the situation/problem in order to show your attitude.
Adapting the way you present your information to meet their needs.
You do this by:
Getting straight to the point. Not rambling.
Keeping it clear and simple. Saying what you mean to say.
Putting everything in order.