tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91109873124710590212024-03-08T12:35:27.401-08:00BNI Education 'at its best'Coach Linda McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893824327813599749noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110987312471059021.post-54907281100187670322008-01-28T13:05:00.000-08:002008-01-28T14:11:08.791-08:00Let's Start Talking!<span style="font-size:85%;">I recently gave an educational presentation to several <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">BNI</span> chapters. It went great in two of them, but just okay with the third. As is turned out, that third chapter consisted of about 14 people, seven of whom could have provided that presentation themselves and done a better job. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I am here to tell you that it really helps to know your audience. By the way, I knew pretty quick with one simple question that THIS audience was different. That helped me to shift things a bit.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Do you ever feel as though you are preaching to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">choir</span>? <strong>How can you raise the bar in your education moments?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Or perhaps the opposite happens and you feel as though what you are offering is just not being heard at all. <strong>What do you do the 'shake' it up a bit and get them to listen?</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I look forward to hearing your thoughts!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Linda</span>Coach Linda McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893824327813599749noreply@blogger.com0