Sign of the Times
07/07/2005 02:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
izmeinaIzzie is at the wonderful Angel Waffles Cafe getting her weekly fix of podcast downloads. For the first time in weeks and weeks, it is a glorious sunny Thursday. After the chaos, misery and mayhem of the last few weeks or so, finally seem to be getting the better of those Dementors who have been lurking so so much lately. But still got problems with headaches. Wondering how much of that is due to feeling like those ickle green cells are going to explode since we haven't been able to offload any thoughts into either of the Izzie Pensieves.
Been so so busy that we never even had time to think about let alone squiggle about last week's wonderful Friday morning meeting and the fact that Izzie will be chairing the meeting tomorrow. The theme of the day is "Sign of the Times" so it's just the perfect excuse to be most mysterious and Trelawneyish and talk even more than usual in riddles. And Izzie never needs an excuse to don her pink and fluffy cardigan (worn for special occasions)
Chairing a meeting is infinitely more difficult than doing a five minute speech - even one that you have done absolutely no preparation for whatsoever and are making up on the spot. You need ten pairs of eyes and the appearance of authority and competence even if you are actually totally clueless and nervous. But playing the little Hitler doesn't work either (unless you can actually enforce your threats ;)) because that only encourages people to come up with more devious means to test you and try get you all flustered and befuddled.
Last week, instead of the usual speeches, we had one of the members doing a 15 minute Powerpoint presentation - on the art of doing presentations. And she was damned good too. She had done this one before but due to popular demand, was requested to do it again. But she added a few wicked twists - namely the powerpoint slides from hell - in total contrast to the rest of her excellent presentation - (keep it simple stupid, less is more and bigger is better etc etc) this thing had five different fonts in just as many sizes - lots of whizz bang graphics - but best of all - a mainly beige background and white and yellow text. It was the sort of thing deserving of all 3 unforgiveable curses. Judging by the giggles and groans of the audience, such graphical monstrosities seemed all too familiar. Oh and the whole time she did the PP presentation from hell segment - she kept reading straight off the screen and standing in front of it so half the audience couldn't see it. Certainly got the point across very well.
So now the program director has tossed the gauntlet looking for more volunteers. It has to be between 10-15 minutes - preferably 10 and can be on any topic you like (but preferably something that would be of interest to a general audience) So this is one more thing to add to the Izzie to do list. Needless to say, will not be volunteering until we have actually practised and played around with both Powerpoint and Keynote and done the deed. Would be way too much pressure otherwise to do it with only 2 weeks notice. Well - we already know what our 3 theme colours will be.
Well. Must be off on the broomstick. Got some pink fluffy kitten plates to buy.
Been so so busy that we never even had time to think about let alone squiggle about last week's wonderful Friday morning meeting and the fact that Izzie will be chairing the meeting tomorrow. The theme of the day is "Sign of the Times" so it's just the perfect excuse to be most mysterious and Trelawneyish and talk even more than usual in riddles. And Izzie never needs an excuse to don her pink and fluffy cardigan (worn for special occasions)
Chairing a meeting is infinitely more difficult than doing a five minute speech - even one that you have done absolutely no preparation for whatsoever and are making up on the spot. You need ten pairs of eyes and the appearance of authority and competence even if you are actually totally clueless and nervous. But playing the little Hitler doesn't work either (unless you can actually enforce your threats ;)) because that only encourages people to come up with more devious means to test you and try get you all flustered and befuddled.
Last week, instead of the usual speeches, we had one of the members doing a 15 minute Powerpoint presentation - on the art of doing presentations. And she was damned good too. She had done this one before but due to popular demand, was requested to do it again. But she added a few wicked twists - namely the powerpoint slides from hell - in total contrast to the rest of her excellent presentation - (keep it simple stupid, less is more and bigger is better etc etc) this thing had five different fonts in just as many sizes - lots of whizz bang graphics - but best of all - a mainly beige background and white and yellow text. It was the sort of thing deserving of all 3 unforgiveable curses. Judging by the giggles and groans of the audience, such graphical monstrosities seemed all too familiar. Oh and the whole time she did the PP presentation from hell segment - she kept reading straight off the screen and standing in front of it so half the audience couldn't see it. Certainly got the point across very well.
So now the program director has tossed the gauntlet looking for more volunteers. It has to be between 10-15 minutes - preferably 10 and can be on any topic you like (but preferably something that would be of interest to a general audience) So this is one more thing to add to the Izzie to do list. Needless to say, will not be volunteering until we have actually practised and played around with both Powerpoint and Keynote and done the deed. Would be way too much pressure otherwise to do it with only 2 weeks notice. Well - we already know what our 3 theme colours will be.
Well. Must be off on the broomstick. Got some pink fluffy kitten plates to buy.
