There was a funny incident recently. A session on improving presentation skills was being conducted.
The speaker said that there were three key things to watch out for.
- Listening
- Questioning
- Messaging
The speaker then said that he wanted the audience to pick any one of the three key focus areas that they believed were their strong point.
Everyone picked one of the three and put that into the chat box (most sessions happen online nowadays you see!).
Everyone except one chap. He picked Listening and Questioning.
The speaker said you’ve to pick only one. So he picked Listening.
But it’s funny no? The guy who picked Listening as his strong suit couldn’t listen to the requirement, which was to pick only one! Sums me up well many times, when I’m just physically present but mentally far far away someplace…